Comparison

YogiLab Vipassana vs Trace

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

Head to head
About

YogiLab Vipassana

Access deep Vipassana meditation sessions from anywhere and connect with a global community of meditators. Track your progress, compare meditation hours with friends, and participate in monthly virtual retreats.

Highlights
  • Deep Vipassana meditation
  • Global meditation community
  • Monthly virtual retreats
  • Progress tracking
  • Compare meditation hours
Features
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Meditate deeply and find your meditation community. The YogiLab app was built by meditators, for meditators. Now you can access deep Vipassana meditation from anywhere in the world, and join meditators globally in monthly retreats. Track your progress and compare your meditation hours with friends whilst going deeper into your own practice and connecting to the global meditation community.

About

Trace

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You already run the routine. trace keeps the record. Supplements in the morning, skincare at night, the gym three days a week — and progress photos scattered through your camera roll at different angles, in different light. When you ask "did the last 12 weeks change anything?", the honest answer is you can't tell. trace is a private regimen and progress journal. Define your stack, log it in one tap, capture aligned progress photos, and read your own timeline — all of it on your phone, none of it on a server. HOW IT WORKS • Add what you take and do — supplements, topicals, routines, anything. Unlimited items, no caps. • Log each item in one tap: taken, done, or skipped. Backdate when life happens. • Capture progress photos against a ghost overlay of your last photo — same angle, same light, actually comparable. • Check in with your weight and self-rated scores when you choose to. Optional, always skippable. • Read your timeline: photos, adherence, and check-ins on one axis. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. trace never asks for an email address. • Local-first. Your photos and records stay on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, and no third-party SDK touches them. • Face ID app-lock, a neutral alternate icon, and notifications that reveal nothing. • Export everything (your photos plus a file of all your records) or delete everything, any time, at no charge. Your record is never held hostage. WHAT TRACE DOES NOT DO • No advice. trace never suggests what to take, how much, or how often. It records what you say you did. • No scores. trace never rates your appearance. It shows you your own record and lets you judge. • No streaks, no guilt, no cheering. Skipped days are just data. • No quiz before you start, no countdown timers, no tricks. WHY THE CORE IS FREE Unlimited items, one-tap logging, aligned photo capture, the full timeline, before/after pairs, check-ins, app-lock, export and delete — free, with no ads. The apps in this category cap your items or hold your own data behind a paywall. trace doesn't. TRACE+ (OPTIONAL) trace+ lines the record up for you: correlation overlays that chart your adherence against your own check-ins (and flag when more than one thing changed), the compare studio with side-by-side photo grids, per-item reminder cadences, formatted PDF progress reports, and multiple profiles. $4.99/month or $29.99/year ($2.50/month, billed annually), with a 7-day free trial on both plans. Cancel any time in two taps, and trace reminds you before every renewal. trace+ never gates the free core. HONEST BY DESIGN trace shows your records side by side; it can't tell you why something changed — and it says so. When more than one thing changed in the same period, trace flags it instead of drawing a tidy line. trace is for adults. You must be 18 or older to use it. Part of the Bramley family of honest apps. trace is a journal, not advice. It provides no medical, dosing, or treatment guidance. Talk to a qualified professional about anything you take. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

YogiLab Vipassana3 screens
Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YogiLab Vipassana at none against Trace's 2. Trace's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Trace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. YogiLab Vipassana asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YogiLab Vipassana ships an update monthly, Trace weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
YogiLab Vipassana versus Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYogiLab VipassanaTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB39 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperYOGILAB PTE. LTD.Fuqiang UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

In-app purchases

None

YogiLab Vipassana

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Trace Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Trace Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is YogiLab Vipassana free?
YogiLab Vipassana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YogiLab Vipassana or Trace have ads?
Neither YogiLab Vipassana nor Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YogiLab Vipassana or Trace?
YogiLab Vipassana ships an update monthly, and Trace weekly. Most recently, YogiLab Vipassana was updated on November 4, 2026 and Trace on November 6, 2026.

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