Comparison

Kriya Timer vs Naam

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

Head to head
About

Kriya Timer

This app helps users time their daily meditation cycles with customizable configurations. It also includes a spiritual diary, chakra chanting, and a game with questions about spiritual teachings. Additional features offer a connection to spiritual networks and a library of inspiring content.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation timing
  • Meditation diary
  • Chakra chanting
  • Spiritual knowledge game
  • Links to spiritual networks
  • Inspiring book and video library
Features
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With Kriya Timer, you can time your daily cycle of techniques. Designed to offer up to 5 different meditation configurations, all of them fully customizable. Kriya Timer also has numerous functions that make it a very useful tool in your daily sadhana: a meditation diary, a chakra chanting section, the “Spiritual Diary”, a game with more than 1,000 questions about the life and teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, links to SRF and YSS social networks, the ‘God Alone’ function: a unique feature to maintain your spiritual connection with God and Guru throughout the day, and a library with very inspiring books and videos.

About

Naam

Features
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Jap first. Scroll later. Choose the apps that pull you in — Naam rests them behind a flame. Turn a mala, sit in dhyaan, and earn Focus Coins; spend the coins on a timed scroll break. When the break ends, the flame returns. No shame, no lectures. The feed can wait its turn. THE MALA One full round of 108 naams, bead by bead, on a turning mala. Pull or tap — whichever your hands know. Quarter marks at 27, 54, and 81 keep you placed. A finished mala earns +11 Focus Coins. FIVE NAAMS ॐ Om · राम राम Ram Ram · ॐ नमः शिवाय Om Namah Shivaya · हरे कृष्ण Hare Krishna · गायत्री मंत्र Gayatri Mantra. Devanagari first, transliteration always alongside. SIT IN DHYAAN A quiet timer with nothing to watch. Every full minute of stillness earns +2 coins. THE FLAME GUARD Built on Apple's Screen Time. You choose which apps rest behind the flame; Naam never hides or removes an app, and your selection never leaves your device. Switching the guard off is always free — nothing ever stands between you and that switch. SCROLL BREAKS 15, 45, or 120 minutes. Spend Focus Coins, the flame steps aside, and a countdown keeps the time honest. When it ends, the flame returns on its own. COINS ARE EARNED, NEVER SOLD There is no way to buy Focus Coins — not in the app, not with Naam Pro. The only path to a scroll break runs through your practice. YOUR SADHANA A daily streak, morning and evening practice markers, and your week at a glance. NAAM PRO The practice is free forever — jap, dhyaan, streak, and all five naams, never interrupted and never behind a paywall. On the free tier, starting a scroll break asks you to watch a rewarded ad; with Naam Pro you are never shown an ad. Naam Pro also shows your full practice history and adds the Sadhana widget to your Lock Screen. Choosing what the flame guards is free of ads for everyone, every time. Adding apps costs nothing. Removing apps costs 25 Focus Coins per save on every plan; your first removal is free, and so is anything you remove while setting Naam up. QUIET BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up. Your practice stays on your device. Naam is built for Hindu devotional practice — for anyone who wants the next unlock to begin with a remembrance. TERMS OF USE & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Naam's terms: https://naamjap.pro/terms/ Privacy policy: https://naamjap.pro/privacy/

Screenshots

Kriya Timer4 screens
Naam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kriya Timer at none against Naam's 2. Kriya Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Naam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Kriya Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kriya Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Naam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kriya Timer versus Naam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKriya TimerNaam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperàGoraCreativaRahul M

In-app purchases

None

Kriya Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Naam

Subscriptions2
  • Naam Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Naam Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Kriya Timer free?
Kriya Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Naam free?
Naam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kriya Timer or Naam have ads?
Naam shows ads; Kriya Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Kriya Timer or Naam?
Kriya Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Naam every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kriya Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Naam on October 31, 2026.

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