Count Mantras vs Little Khalsa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Count Mantras
This app serves as a spiritual companion for Hindu mantras, offering a digital mala for counting repetitions and tracking daily practice streaks. It includes a library of sacred texts with explanations and supports multiple languages.
- Digital mala with customizable counts
- Audio playback of Hindu mantras
- Extensive library of sacred texts
- Daily practice streak tracking
- Multilingual support (21 languages)
- Explanations of beliefs and knowledge
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**Count Mantras** is a beautiful japa companion for Hindu mantras, a mala of 108, and a daily streak. **JAPA & MALA** Tap the lotus, use the volume buttons, or press Play / Next on the lock screen. Choose a traditional count — 11, 21, 27, 54, 108, 1008 — or enter your own. Watch the beads fill, hear a soft chime, and offer one complete round. **LISTEN** Hear Gayatri, Mahamrityunjaya, and other mantras spoken. Pick a female or male voice and slow the pace to 0.5× while you learn. **SACRED LIBRARY** Gayatri Mantra, Mahamrityunjaya, Om Namah Shivaya, Ganapati, Hanuman Chalisa (full reading), Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, Om Namo Narayanaya, Sri Ram japa, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Guru mantra, Shanti mantra, Murugan (Om Saravanabhava), Ayyappa saranam, Venkateswara, and Chamundi. Each mantra includes Sanskrit, transliteration, meaning, when to chant, and cultural context. **BELIEFS & KNOWLEDGE** Short guides on why 108, what japa is, how to use a mala, Om, sandhya, and bhakti. **LANGUAGES** 21 languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Nepali, Sanskrit, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Chinese. Switch anytime in Settings. Search to find yours quickly. **STREAKS** Keep a daily lamp of practice. See malas today, lifetime japas, and recent history. **DESIGN** Temple gold and saffron, high-resolution lotus, diya, mandala, and Om artwork, plus celebration animation when a mala is complete. Ads appear in a few places so Count Mantras can stay free. Japa counts, language, and streak stay on your device. Made with devotion by **Sai Laksha Technologies**.
Little Khalsa
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Little Khalsa promotes a basis for everyone to practice a daily Simran routine. This app requires some advance information, so registration takes place via a short contact in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Little Khalsa at none against Count Mantras's shown. Little Khalsa also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Count Mantras | Little Khalsa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sreedhar Lakshmanan | Websingh |
In-app purchases
Count Mantras
No in-app purchases
Little Khalsa
No in-app purchases
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