Comparison

Streak vs Samatha

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Streak

Features
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Achieve your fitness goals with Streak - Gym Log App! Want to track your progress in the gym and take your workout goals to new heights? Then the Streak - Gym Log app is just what you need! This app is designed to help you reach your fitness goals and build an impressive streak of workout gains. With the Streak - Gym Log App, you can accurately and effectively document every workout. Say goodbye to clumsy paper logs and unwieldy notebooks! The app offers a user-friendly interface where you can record all your exercises, weights, reps and sets. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced athlete, the Streak - Gym Log app can be customized to meet your individual needs.

About

Samatha

Features
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Samatha is a quiet instrument for practitioners of The Mind Illuminated (TMI), the meditation manual by Culadasa (John Yates, PhD). It is not a content library. It is the tool you reach for twice a day: a sit timer with a hand-tuned singing bowl, an honest check-in, and the traditional ten-stage painting β€” alive, interactive, and centered on where YOU are. THE SIT β€’ Wall-clock timer (survives locks and calls), gentle start and end bowls β€’ Mindfulness bells: halfway, every 5 minutes, or random β€” the honest startle test for subtle dullness β€’ Six-point preparation and four-step transition, straight from the practice β€’ Your last note to yourself, shown exactly when it helps: before you sit β€’ Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€’ A sit can never be lost β€” killed app, reboot: everything is restored THE HONEST STAGE LOGIC β€’ After each sit, check what you actually experienced β€” each observation votes β€’ A sit's lived stage is the median of its votes; in doubt, the lower one β€’ The app NEVER promotes you. After three consecutive diagnosed sits above your stage, it points you to the book's mastery criteria β€” you confirm, honestly β€’ Going back a stage after a pause is one tap. That's not failure, that's practice THE PATH β€’ The traditional ten-stage elephant painting, fully interactive β€’ Every stage: what to practice, what to avoid, the signs you're there, obstacles and graduated antidotes, mastery criteria β€’ A safety card for destabilizing experiences β€” because a serious tool carries the book's guardrails, not just its techniques YOUR JOURNAL β€’ Every sit, monthly sections, full CSV export anytime β€’ Automatic, private iCloud backup β€” your data never touches our servers (there are none) Free. No ads. No account. No tracking. Independent app, not affiliated with Dharma Treasure or the authors. Original text throughout.

Screenshots

Streak3 screens
Samatha4 screens

Verdict

The call

Streak and Samatha are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Streak versus Samatha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreakSamatha
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size37 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimo HoffschroeerAlexis Girard

In-app purchases

None

Streak

No in-app purchases

None

Samatha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Streak free?
Streak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Samatha free?
Samatha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Streak or Samatha have ads?
Neither Streak nor Samatha shows ads.

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