Loving Kindness vs Studio 8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loving Kindness
Cultivate compassion and positive emotions with daily meditation mantras. This app offers customizable loving-kindness practices to foster empathy and well-being, integrating seamlessly into your routine. Reduce anxiety and improve relationships through this ancient Buddhist technique.
- Daily meditation mantras
- Customizable mantras
- Topic selection
- Personalized scheduling
- Gentle reminders
- Cultivate empathy and kindness
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Embrace compassion and nurture positive emotions with the Loving Kindness app. Loving Kindness meditations, also known as metta meditations, are an ancient Buddhist practice that inspires feelings of empathy, interconnectedness, and kindness toward all beings… including yourself. With the Loving Kindness app, you’ll receive gentle reminders throughout your day encouraging you to take a moment, leave your surroundings aside, and focus on your heart-center. Tailoring your Loving Kindness mantras to your lifestyle is simple: - Choose topics that resonate with you. - Customize your mantras to include people or groups in your life that need a little extra Loving Kindness. - Select a schedule that works for you. - And let the Loving Kindness app do the rest! We’ll deliver the customized, pre-written Loving Kindness mantras you want, when you want them, so you can effortlessly integrate this powerful practice into your daily routine. It’s up to you how you choose to use your mantras: on their own, for a short burst of inspiration and contemplation, or to enhance your current meditation practice. But whether you’re a beginner or an experienced meditator, one thing stays the same. The Loving Kindness app will help you cultivate a more positive and caring mindset. The power of Loving Kindness meditations is undeniable; they’ve been scientifically proven to increase feelings of empathy, compassion, and overall well-being. Plus, they can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, lower stress, and improve relationships. Everyone could use a little bit more Loving Kindness in their lives, and our app brings it right to your phone. So start spreading compassion and goodwill today with the Loving Kindness app. Privacy Policy: https://monkeytaps.net/privacy Terms of use: https://monkeytaps.net/terms
Studio 8
Manage your membership, sign up for classes, and stay updated on events for a yoga studio. This app provides a convenient way to access your personalized member portal.
- Personalized member portal
- Class sign-up
- Membership management
- Event notifications
- Studio updates
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Download this app and access your personalized member portal to sign up for classes, manage your membership, and stay in the know about the events of Studio 8 Hot Yoga
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Studio 8 at none against Loving Kindness's 6. Studio 8 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0.0 vs 18.0). Loving Kindness's advantage is ratings volume (5.4K vs 1). On price, rating 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. Loving Kindness sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Studio 8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Studio 8 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loving Kindness has 5.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Loving Kindness | Studio 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monkey Taps | Nicolette's Alchemy LLC |
Customer experience
Loving Kindness
Studio 8
Bugs and requests
Loving Kindness
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard not disappearing after name changes
- Purchased content not unlocking properly
- Language settings causing content issues
Requested features
4 requests- Option to customize or remove 'difficult ones' feature
- Ability to add more names to the app
- Multilingual support for messages
- Lifetime purchase option instead of subscription
Studio 8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Loving Kindness
- Loving Kindness Premium$4.991 Month
- Loving Kindness Premium$9.991 Month
- Loving Kindness Premium$14.991 Year
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- Loving Kindness Premium3 Days trial$47.991 Year
- Self Growth Essentials$139.991 Year
- Loving Kindness Premium$99.99
Studio 8
No in-app purchases
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