Comparison

Rest vs Sesshin

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

Head to head
About

Rest

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Key Features: - Six unique breathing modes: Focus, Calm, Relax, Energy, Sleep, and Wake Up - Intuitive interface with easy navigation - Beautiful animations to guide your breath - Motivational messages to reinforce positive habits Rest helps you incorporate mindful breathing into your daily routine, improving your overall well-being. Take a moment to breathe, refocus, and find your balance, all with a simple tap on your wrist.

About

Sesshin

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Sesshin is a minimal, distraction-free meditation timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, built for practitioners of Zen. Set your sitting duration, start your session, and let Sesshin guide the way. Traditional bells mark the beginning and end of each period. Wooden clappers signal kinhin (walking meditation) transitions. Quiet interval bells help you mark the middle of your sit without checking the clock. Features - Zazen & kinhin — Time a single seated period or a full sequence: zazen, kinhin walking, zazen - Traditional sounds — Bells and wooden clappers at each phase transition, with fully configurable counts - Enso arc — A circular arc traces session progress; a figure shifts between sitting and walking postures - Live Activity — Remaining time stays visible on the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen - Apple Watch — Full timer and complications on your wrist - HealthKit — Completed sessions saved as mindful minutes in Apple Health - Daily goal — Set a daily sitting goal and track your streak in History - Configurable — Adjust duration, bell counts, start delay, auto-progression, and interval bells to match your tradition No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. Just your practice.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rest at 18.0 against Sesshin's 26.2. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 6 level
Rest versus Sesshin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestSesshin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKomorebi Labs LLCDERRICK ORION CALLOWAY

In-app purchases

None

Rest

No in-app purchases

None

Sesshin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rest free?
Rest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sesshin free?
Sesshin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rest or Sesshin have ads?
Neither Rest nor Sesshin shows ads.

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