Sorta Zen vs Ninefold

It’s a meditation app. Eventually, you meditate. If you need a little help getting there, you can start with Touchscreen Meditation or a short daily talk. Then the app shuts up. The timer, Touchscreen Meditation, background sounds, and interval bells are free. The first 10 daily talks are free too. After that, the talks are an optional $20/year subscription that renews until canceled. There are no courses to complete. No libraries to browse. No streaks, badges, leaderboards, notifications, user accounts, mood tracking, sleep stories, ads, or little graphs implying you’re becoming a better person. Just a simple place to sit quietly for a while. Enlightenment not guaranteed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sortazen.com/privacy

Self-development you do, not content you consume. Built by a licensed therapist. 300+ practices across 9 paths. No AI chatbots. No courses. Just the work. Not another meditation app. Not another lesson-based course. Most self-help apps give you content to consume. Ninefold asks something of you. Each practice helps you notice something real: a pattern you hadn't named, a belief you'd been living by, a part of yourself you'd been avoiding. Nine paths of inner work: - Soma: the body, nervous system, and embodied presence - Shadow: what you've avoided, disowned, or hidden - Light: joy, strengths, gratitude, awe - Persona: the roles and masks you wear - Relational: attachment, boundaries, connection, communication, dynamics - Inner Script: the beliefs running underneath - Selves Within: inner critic, protector, inner child - Spirit: meaning, purpose, and direction - A Hidden Ninth Path, unlocked as you go What you'll find inside: - 300+ practices, from gentle reflections to deep work - A living mandala that reflects where you've been - Non-linear by design. Move through the paths however you want. Or tap the mandala for a suggestion tuned to where you've been. - Saved rituals with reminders, for practices worth repeating - Saved insights. Keep what matters and come back to it. - A personal timeline to map your story: past moments, present chapters, future visions. - Path Archives that surface patterns from your own work. No AI. The connections come from what you've written. Built by a therapist, for people ready to go deeper. Ninefold was built by a licensed clinician who wanted anyone serious about inner work to have a self-directed tool that actually goes somewhere. Influenced by CBT, attachment theory, mindfulness, somatic approaches, parts work, ACT, Psychodynamic and existential traditions, and others, the app translates psychological ideas into reflective, plain-language practices rather than clinical content. Whether you're between therapy sessions, deep into your own personal growth, or simply committed to knowing yourself better, this was made for depth. Start anywhere. Go at your own pace. The path is yours. Ninefold is a supportive self-development tool, not therapy or mental health care. If you're in crisis, please contact a licensed provider or call 988 (US). Begin with 14 days free. Lifetime access is open to the first 100 who join.