SilenceMind vs Pillgrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pillgrid
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Compare a finalized handoff’s frozen routine snapshots with today’s records, field by field. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Handoff and select a finalized packet. 2. Tap Changes since this packet to inspect before-and-current fields. 3. Share a change report or prepare a new packet when revised information needs to be handed over. The household routine board, physical stock ledger, immutable handoff records and archive remain available. WHAT TO KNOW Read-only comparison covers routines included in the original packet. It does not alter that packet or its acknowledgment and does not confirm use, instructions followed or a health outcome. Missing or archived routines are identified explicitly. iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SilenceMind at Free against Pillgrid's $0.99. Pillgrid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On update cadence, 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
SilenceMind is free to download; Pillgrid costs $0.99 up front. SilenceMind sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pillgrid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | SilenceMind | Pillgrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shaolie Lin | Robert Corbin |
In-app purchases
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
Pillgrid
No in-app purchases









