Comparison

Soñata vs Samadhi

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

Head to head
About

Soñata

This app uses science-backed sound frequencies to promote mindfulness, reduce stress, and enhance emotional and mental well-being. It offers customized sound combinations to address specific needs like sleep, focus, pain relief, and trauma recovery. Explore pure frequencies to improve your quality of life and achieve balance.

Highlights
  • Mindfulness and balance
  • Stress reduction and relaxation
  • Customized sound frequencies
  • Targeted condition support
  • Pain relief and focus enhancement
  • Trauma recovery sounds
  • Animal sounds
Features
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RDR Soñata sound frequencies are for anyone who would like to explore and experience mindfulness and balance their emotional, mental, and physical being. Reduce your stress and increase relaxation to obtain optimal existence. RDR sound frequencies assist the mind and body experience breakthroughs – and cope with traumatic events and injuries. We are empowering all to increase quality of life for people, animals and plant-life through customized sound frequencies that target specific conditions. Create a combination of sound frequencies to address various needs. Science-backed tones aid relaxation, focus, stress management, and pain relief, benefiting various conditions including addiction, ADHD, arthritis, and more. 72 sounds cater to diverse needs, with animal sounds also available. Continuous development ensures support for all. Improve wellness seamlessly in daily life with pure frequencies. Improve your mood by addressing the culprit of your chronic pain. Safely explore and address the culprit behind your anger, or an inability to process your thought before reacting. Tap into the areas of your life that is normally closed off – and process progression with RDR as your ally in growth. Some focused areas include Veterans and trauma. As a Veteran co-owned business, it was imperative to create a program focusing on military Veterans with PTS(D), chronic pain, addiction, and anxiety. Because the Founder experienced several years of trauma, it was imperative to create a program for people, especially children, who experienced any and all kinds of trauma. The following sounds are the top heavily used seven sounds: Sleep sound helps you fall asleep. Use the speaker feature to listen to the sound and fall asleep and stay asleep comfortably. Relax and Realign sound allows you to pause your busy day and gives you that 15-minute break to realign all parts of you, resulting in new inspired, creative ideas. Focus sound is used when concentration on a task is required, especially when there are constant distractions. Pain sound can be used to relax muscles or when in physical pain. It will relax the nervous system and alleviate some pain in your body. Using the headphones or speakers feature, apply the device directly to the area with pain. The Post Traumatic Stress (Disorder) sound can be used by anyone who has experienced trauma of any kind. The RDR Concussion sound is used immediately upon experiencing a concussion, or if having headaches or when reducing the severity of TBI. The Manifest sound opens up the mind and presents you with the vibration to manifest goals and aspirations. The individual will increase self-awareness of the creative ideas to fulfil what you want manifested. Sonata Application Features: Free Access: Previously created sound count Access reference links Explore the User Guide section View account details Contact Us Access Terms & Conditions Sonata’s Premium Monthly & Yearly Subscription Plan includes access to: Create Sound Feature Browse available sounds Play sounds View sound details Add created sounds to My Collection Numerous studies demonstrate the efficacy of frequencies: https://business.calm.com/resources/clinical-studies/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32940419 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6924256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388327/ Sonata follows apple’s standard terms of use, which can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Samadhi

Features
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Samadhi is a quiet meditation companion built on the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Every morning, a single line of contemplation — drawn from the Dhammapada, the suttas, or recognized Theravada teachers like Ajahn Chah — meets you on the Practice tab. Read it, then sit. The card rotates deterministically by date, so every practitioner around the world reads the same verse on the same day. THE PATH (Pa Auk-aligned) Walk a traditional progression at your own pace: • Anapanasati (mindful breathing) • Metta (loving-kindness) • Kayanupassana (body mindfulness) • Vipassana (insight) • Kasina (concentration objects) • Jhana (deep absorption) • Upekkha (equanimity) Each stage names its living teachers — Pa-Auk Sayadaw, Sharon Salzberg, Mahasi Sayadaw, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Ajahn Brahm, and others — alongside curated reading from the canon. DHAMMA TAB Watch hand-curated YouTube playlists from Sama Meditation & Stories: Buddha's Dhamma, Buddha's Stories, Meditate in 10, Meditate in 20. DANA-SUPPORTED No ads. No paywalls. No subscriptions hiding the path. Optional one-time donations (Tea, Incense, Retreat) and recurring Monthly Supporter and Monthly Patron tiers let practitioners who benefit give back — just as the Dhamma has always been freely given. Monthly Supporter and Monthly Patron are auto-renewing monthly subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Nothing in the app is locked behind them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cjtoolseram.github.io/samadhi-docs/privacy PRIVACY Your sessions, streak, and reflections live on your device. No analytics. No tracking. No accounts. Your practice is yours. LANGUAGES English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. iPad: optimized layout with side-by-side Progress view and 2-column Dhamma grid. PRACTICE NOT METRICS Streaks live quietly on the Progress tab. Milestones celebrate steps along the Path, not raw session counts. The post-sit moment is silent — no dopamine hits, no badges popping. Samadhi exists to help a practitioner sit, not to help an app retain a user.

Screenshots

Soñata4 screens
Samadhi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Samadhi at every 11 days against Soñata's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Soñata sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Samadhi sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soñata ships an update every 2 months, Samadhi every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Soñata versus Samadhi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoñataSamadhi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRDR WELLNESS INCChumphon Jan Toolseram

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Soñata

Subscriptions4
  • Soñata Premium Access$7.991 Month
  • Soñata Premium Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Soñata Premium Access$79.991 Year
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  • Soñata Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
5 purchases

Samadhi

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Supporter$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Patron$14.991 Month
One-time3
  • Offer a Tea$2.99
  • Offer Incense$9.99
  • Support a Retreat$49.99

Questions

Is Soñata free?
Soñata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Samadhi free?
Samadhi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soñata or Samadhi have ads?
Neither Soñata nor Samadhi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soñata or Samadhi?
Soñata ships an update every 2 months, and Samadhi every 11 days. Most recently, Soñata was updated on September 6, 2026 and Samadhi on September 13, 2026.

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