Comparison

Night Routine vs Sesshin

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

Head to head
About

Night Routine

Build a peaceful evening routine with a simple, customizable checklist. Track your consistency without pressure and wind down gently for better sleep. All your data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Simple checklist for evening tasks
  • Customizable routine steps
  • Gentle streak tracking
  • Skip steps without guilt
  • Nightly reminders
  • Quiet mode for reduced distraction
  • Private data storage
Features
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Build a calmer bedtime routine—one small step at a time. Night Routine gives you a simple checklist for the part of the day when willpower is running low. Choose the steps that matter to you, set one gentle reminder, and open the app straight to tonight’s routine. START WITH A ROUTINE THAT FITS Personalized onboarding helps you create a short routine around what usually gets in the way, whether that’s late-night scrolling, an inconsistent bedtime, forgotten self-care, or a mind that won’t switch off. TRY THE 7-NIGHT WIND-DOWN RESET Complete seven wind-downs at your own pace. Each night offers one practical idea to make bedtime easier. Miss a night? Nothing resets, and there’s no guilt. FOCUS ON ONE STEP AT A TIME Focused Routine removes the extra noise and shows only the next action. Your full checklist is always available when you prefer the complete view. SEE YOUR CONSISTENCY GROW Track completed nights, routine completion, history, and your current streak. The goal isn’t perfection—it’s making tomorrow night a little easier to begin. MAKE IT YOURS • Add, remove, reorder, or disable routine steps • Choose your bedtime and reminder time • Skip a night without affecting your streak • Share a completed-night streak • Keep your routine and progress on your device One routine. One reminder. A calmer way to close the day.

About

Sesshin

Features
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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

Night Routine4 screens
Sesshin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sesshin at none against Night Routine's 1. Night Routine's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Night Routine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sesshin asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Night Routine versus Sesshin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight RoutineSesshin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas SzarmackDERRICK ORION CALLOWAY

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Night Routine

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$2.99
None

Sesshin

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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