Oat Meditation vs SilenceMind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oat Meditation
This app offers a minimalist approach to mindfulness and meditation with guided sessions, breathing exercises, and white noise. It aims to help users calm their minds, improve sleep, and cultivate present moment awareness through gentle design and reassuring content.
- Guided meditation sessions
- Breathing exercises
- White noise for focus
- Sleep-focused audio content
- Unguided meditation options
- Mindfulness and stress-relief courses
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Make room for a quieter moment. Oat Meditation brings together guided meditation, breathing exercises, white noise and immersive nature soundscapes. Find a little space to pause before bed, settle into reading or return your attention to the present. Meditation at your own pace Explore mindfulness and loving-kindness practices. Choose full guidance, lighter guidance or an unguided sound environment to suit your experience and the moment. Breathing practice Follow the breathing ring and voice cues. Try 4-7-8 breathing, box breathing and other rhythms, with guidance volume and background sounds you can adjust. Sounds for rest and focus Listen to white noise, gentle music and environmental sounds while you read, work or take a break. Explore layered soundscapes inspired by the coast, rainforest, cities and places further away. Before bed Unwind with gentle audio and sleep-focused sessions designed for a quieter evening routine. Membership and purchases Membership is available through auto-renewing subscriptions or a one-time lifetime purchase. See the in-app purchase screen for currently available plans, billing periods, included content and local prices. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically for the selected billing period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Lifetime membership is a one-time purchase and does not renew automatically. Privacy Policy https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-for-Oat-Meditation-2f6a53a6b075802f8cd7ed31a8cf5372?source=copy_link Terms of Use https://www.notion.so/User-Agreement-Terms-of-Service-for-Oat-Meditation-2f6a53a6b075802a9f11dd340baad9dd?source=copy_link Contact lamzhonghang@gmail.com
SilenceMind
This app offers a unique Zen-inspired experience to help users find inner peace. By interacting with a virtual wooden fish, users can accumulate merits, track their progress, and make wishes. It features a minimalist design and supports Apple Watch for on-the-go practice.
- Virtual wooden fish cultivation
- Merit accumulation and tracking
- Personalized wish list creation
- Apple Watch standalone support
- Zen minimalist design
- Haptic and sound feedback
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Still Mind is a mindfulness app inspired by Zen aesthetics and modern design. Tap a virtual wooden fish, listen to calming audio, and make space for a quiet moment in your day. 【Wooden Fish Practice】 • Tap the wooden fish with animation, sound, and haptic feedback • Enable motion-based tapping by gently swinging your phone • Use immersive practice mode to focus on the present moment • See real-time “Merit +1” effects and track each practice session 【Merit Tracking & Progress】 • Automatically track today’s merit, total merit, available merit, and released merit • Browse daily practice history and activity sources • Unlock practice titles and follow your progress • Optionally join the merit leaderboard and share your practice record 【Wish List】 • Create and manage personal wishes • Set a merit goal and visualize progress • Dedicate available merit to a wish • Wishes are automatically marked complete when their goal is reached 【Buddhist Music, Meditation & Audiobooks】 • Browse and play Buddhist music, meditation audio, and audiobooks • Supports background playback and player controls • Cache audio locally for later offline listening • Save favorite audiobooks and manage offline downloads 【Apple Watch Support】 • Practice independently on Apple Watch • Tap the screen, move your wrist, or use the Digital Crown • Receive haptic feedback and record merit on your wrist • Sync data with iPhone; cached data remains available when disconnected 【Design & Privacy】 • A refined dark interface with bronze-gold Zen styling • Smooth animations and immersive interactions • Practice records, wishes, and cached content are stored locally on your device Still Mind — a quiet moment, whenever you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oat Meditation at every 2 days against SilenceMind's every 3 weeks. Oat Meditation also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 50%). SilenceMind's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Oat Meditation sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SilenceMind sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Oat Meditation ships an update every 2 days, SilenceMind every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oat Meditation | SilenceMind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiko Studio | Shaolie Lin |
Customer experience
Oat Meditation
SilenceMind
In-app purchases
Oat Meditation
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- 终生版$14.99
SilenceMind
- 一念随喜$0.99
- 莲灯供养$0.99
- 莲灯供养$2.99
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- 福慧供养$9.99
- 长明供养$24.99
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