Comparison

Dojo vs Séance

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

Head to head
About

Dojo

This app personalizes meditation sessions based on your mood and available time, adapting to your progress and preferences. It integrates with wearables to track recovery and offers various sound frequencies for different states like sleep, focus, or unwinding. Users can also build custom sessions and share them.

Highlights
  • Personalized session generation
  • Wearable heart rate tracking
  • Customizable sound frequencies
  • Build and share custom sessions
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Adaptive learning based on recovery
Features
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TRAIN YOUR MIND LIKE A MARTIAL ARTIST Master the martial art of your mind. Like any martial art, it is built through practice, and the dojo is where you train. Tell Dojo how you feel and how much time you have. Sensei, your teacher in the app, puts together a session for right now: the practices, the narrator, the sounds and the length. Want it shorter or with less talking? Just say so, and the session changes right there. A TEACHER WHO ALREADY KNOWS YOU Sensei remembers your level, what you like and what helps, from your first session to your hundredth. Awake at 3 a.m., a big call in ten minutes, a slow start to the morning: each moment gets its own practice. SEE YOUR BODY SLIP INTO RECOVERY Meditate with Apple Watch, AirPods Pro 3, WHOOP or Fitbit and Dojo shows your heart rate live. After the session you see how far your body settled, measured against your own resting heart rate: Recovery, Deep recovery or Elite recovery. Sensei uses what settled you to shape your next sessions. No wearable? Dojo works fine without one. A FREQUENCY FOR EVERY SESSION Each session layers a guiding voice with music, nature sounds and a binaural beat: 2 Hz for sleep, 10 Hz to unwind, 14 Hz for focus. Best with headphones. MAKE IT YOURS, THEN SHARE IT Build your own session step by step from breathwork, body scans, mantras and quiet time, then choose the music and sounds. Send any session to someone you love with a link. SMALL SESSIONS ADD UP Progress keeps your streaks, practice minutes and heart-rate records in one place, so you can watch the habit build. FOR BEGINNERS AND EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS Never meditated? Start with two minutes. Years of practice? Ask for thirty minutes, mostly silence. Heart-rate information is for your own reference. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose or treat any condition. SUBSCRIPTIONS The yearly plan may begin with a 7-day free trial for eligible users. The monthly plan starts as a paid subscription. Available offers and eligibility are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.medidojo.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.medidojo.com/privacy-policy/

About

Séance

This app offers a structured daily path of short guided practices for calm, regulation, and rest. It provides lessons, check-ins, movement, and meditations designed for real life, adapting to your pace and needs.

Highlights
  • Daily guided practices
  • Phased program structure
  • Morning audio lessons
  • Evening journaling
  • Bedtime meditations
  • Adaptive progress tracking
  • Offline practice downloads
Features
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With so many options, it’s hard to stay consistent. Séance gives you a clear daily path of short guided practices for calm, regulation, and rest. Instead of endless scrolling, you follow a phased program designed for real life, with lessons, check-ins, movement, and meditations. Most wellness apps overwhelm you with content. Séance removes that friction. Open the app, follow the next step, and build a practice that deepens over time. HOW SÉANCE WORKS — A short morning audio lesson to anchor the day — Brief returns to the body between tasks — A deeper awareness or movement practice — Evening journaling to release the day — A bedtime meditation for sleep Weekends include longer restoration sessions and built-in rest days, so the practice stays sustainable. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE — Progress adapts to your pace. Nothing skips ahead, and nothing is lost if you miss a day. — Movement can be gentler or more challenging, depending on what your body needs. — Download practices for travel, commutes, and low-signal days. — Off days are there when you need a break or to catch up. — Empower yourself by learning over time what works for you or what doesn’t. WHY SÉANCE IS DIFFERENT — More than mindfulness: teaches self-regulation, not just momentary relaxation — Clear daily structure: follow a phased path instead of searching through endless content — Built for real life: short practices, flexible pacing, and built-in rest days — Supports home practice: create a dedicated space, with integrated tools designed for specific rituals Séance is not therapy or a medical treatment. It is a practical, experiential framework for awareness and nervous system regulation. Move gently, listen to your body, and consult a medical professional if needed.

Screenshots

Dojo4 screens
Séance4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dojo and Séance both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Dojo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Séance's. Dojo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (44 vs 14). Séance's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dojo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Séance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dojo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Dojo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Séance's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dojo ships an update every 3 days, Séance weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dojo versus Séance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDojoSéance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB145 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMedidojo Inc.Stories + Objects LLC

Customer experience

Dojo

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.6%

Séance

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Dojo

Subscriptions7
  • Dojo Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Dojo Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
2 purchases

Séance

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$15.001 Month
One-time1
  • Phase 1 Full Access$75.00

Questions

Is Dojo free?
Dojo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Séance free?
Séance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dojo or Séance?
Dojo is rated higher. Dojo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Séance averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Dojo or Séance have ads?
Neither Dojo nor Séance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dojo or Séance?
Dojo ships an update every 3 days, and Séance weekly. Most recently, Dojo was updated on November 8, 2026 and Séance on October 30, 2026.

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