Comparison

ZenPace vs Sound Bath Journeys

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

Head to head
About

ZenPace

This app helps practitioners stay on schedule with a seamless soundtrack and gentle gongs instead of jarring alarms. Design sessions visually with named segments and precise timestamps, choosing from a curated sound library. It offers background playback and works offline, ideal for maintaining a calm atmosphere during treatments.

Highlights
  • Customizable ambient soundscapes
  • Visual session timeline editor
  • Harmonic gong transitions
  • Curated music and gong library
  • Offline functionality
  • Background playback
  • Keep-awake mode
Features
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ZenPace is an ambient session-management app built for therapists, masseuses, and practitioners who need to stay on schedule without breaking the atmosphere. STAY IN FLOW Instead of jarring alarms or constant clock-watching, ZenPace lets you curate a seamless soundtrack of relaxing music with soft, harmonic gongs at the exact moments you need them. These gentle transitions signal when to move to the next phase of a treatment — without disrupting your client's experience. VISUAL SESSION BUILDER Design your sessions with an intuitive visual timeline. Add gongs at precise timestamps, name each segment (e.g. "Head & Neck", "Back Work", "Cool Down"), and preview sounds before committing. Use smart presets to quickly create evenly-spaced intervals. CURATED SOUND LIBRARY Choose from a growing catalog of ambient music tracks that loop seamlessly in the background, and handpicked gong sounds — from singing bowls to temple bells, wood taps to brass chimes. Every sound is designed to blend naturally into a calm environment. KEY FEATURES - Create unlimited custom sessions with named segments - Visual timeline editor with drag-and-insert gong placement - Expanding library of ambient music tracks + gong sounds - Smart presets: "Every X minutes" or "N equal parts" - Beautiful glass morphism UI with animated aurora backdrop - Background playback — audio continues when your phone is locked - Keep-awake mode for hands-free use during sessions - Haptic feedback on transitions - Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese - Works 100% offline — no account, no internet, no tracking DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS - Massage therapists - Physical therapists - Osteopaths and chiropractors - Yoga and meditation instructors - Spa and wellness professionals - Sound healers and energy workers - Any practitioner who values presence SUPPORT THE DEVELOPER If ZenPace brings value to your practice, you can show your appreciation with an optional tip — right from the app. Every contribution helps keep ZenPace alive and growing. No ads. No subscriptions. No data collection. Just a calm, reliable tool for your practice — with an optional tip jar if you'd like to show your support.

About

Sound Bath Journeys

Experience immersive sound baths with authentic crystal and Tibetan singing bowls. This app offers focused listening sessions tuned to the seven chakras, allowing you to customize your experience with a unique mixer and flow presets for meditation, sleep, and stress relief.

Highlights
  • Authentic crystal and Tibetan singing bowl recordings
  • Seven chakra channels with individual volume control
  • Customizable mixer for personalized soundscapes
  • Preset flow sequences (All Together, Ground Up, Crown Down)
  • Flexible session durations (15-60 minutes)
  • Background audio playback
  • No guided voice or distracting visuals
Features
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Unwind with authentic singing bowl sound baths — recorded from real crystal and Tibetan bowls, tuned to each of the seven chakras. Sound Bath Journeys isn't another general meditation app. It's a focused, immersive listening experience built around the resonant, calming power of singing bowls — and now it flows and evolves as you listen. WHAT'S INSIDE - Crystal Bowls — Clear, bright quartz crystal tones for mental clarity and energetic alignment - Tibetan Bowls — Warm, complex overtones from traditional Himalayan alloy bowls for deep grounding - 7 Chakra Channels — Individual bowl stems for Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown - Custom Mixer — Adjust volume and stagger timing for each chakra channel to craft your perfect session - Flow Presets — Choose All Together, Ground Up (root to crown), or Crown Down sequences - Live Transitions — Glide seamlessly from one journey or mix into another. No hard stops, no silence — the sound crossfades so your session stays continuous - Forest Ambience (one-time unlock) — Settle in beside a real river, deep in a living forest - Bells & Chimes (one-time unlock) — Drift through a luminous world of bells, chimes, and koshi - Ethereal (one-time unlock) — NEW: a gong-led journey with ocean drum, rain tower, thunder drum, galaxy ball, and flexatone, all played live by hand - Density Control — Thin out or fill in each ambient layer to shape how sparse or lush your soundscape feels - Mood Presets — One-tap Tranquil, Balanced, and Mystical blends for the premium journeys - Flexible Duration — 15, 30, 45, or 60 minute sessions to fit your schedule HOW IT WORKS Choose your journey. Set your duration. Press play. The bowls do the rest. No guided voice. No distracting visuals. Just sustained, resonant tones designed to settle your nervous system and quiet mental chatter. LIVE TRANSITIONS Build a session that breathes. Move between crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, forest, bells, gongs, and your own custom mixes — and every change crossfades smoothly in real time, so the sound never cuts out or jars you back to the room. Adjust volumes, timing, and density while it plays and hear it shift live. FREE FOREVER, ONE UNLOCK The complete sound bath experience is free: both crystal and Tibetan bowl journeys, all seven chakra channels, the custom mixer, flow presets, Live Transitions, and every session length. One single purchase — no subscription, ever — unlocks all premium journeys (Forest Ambience, Bells & Chimes, and Ethereal) and adds their sounds to the custom mixer with Density controls and mood presets. Buy once, keep it forever. DESIGNED FOR - Meditation practice — deepen your sit with immersive bowl tones - Sleep — let sustained frequencies ease you into rest - Stress relief — downshift your nervous system after a long day - Yoga & breathwork — use as ambient accompaniment for movement practice - Sound healing — explore chakra-aligned frequencies at your own pace REAL RECORDINGS, NOT SYNTHS Every bowl in Sound Bath Journeys was individually recorded from handcrafted instruments. Crystal bowls are pure quartz. Tibetan bowls are traditional alloy. The bells are real metal and wood. The gongs and percussion of Ethereal are played live by hand. The forest's river is a real field recording; its birdsong, crickets, and frogs are all performed live on traditional instruments — bird whistles, water jars, and hand-carved callers — not synthesized, not stock samples. You hear the real thing — overtones, resonance, and all. Background audio playback lets you close the app and keep listening. Set it and forget it. Download Sound Bath Journeys and give your mind the space it needs.

Screenshots

ZenPace4 screens
Sound Bath Journeys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ZenPace at none against Sound Bath Journeys's shown. ZenPace also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Sound Bath Journeys's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. ZenPace sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sound Bath Journeys sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ZenPace against 5.0 for Sound Bath Journeys. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sound Bath Journeys has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZenPace ships an update every 2 months, Sound Bath Journeys every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ZenPace versus Sound Bath Journeys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenPaceSound Bath Journeys
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLouis PerreauRemnant Workshop, Inc.

Customer experience

ZenPace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sound Bath Journeys

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ZenPace

One-time3
  • A Kind Breath$1.99
  • A Warm Embrace$3.99
  • A Deep Bow$8.99
1 purchases

Sound Bath Journeys

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$0.99

Questions

Is ZenPace free?
ZenPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sound Bath Journeys free?
Sound Bath Journeys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ZenPace or Sound Bath Journeys?
ZenPace and Sound Bath Journeys are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 16 ratings respectively.
Do ZenPace or Sound Bath Journeys have ads?
Sound Bath Journeys shows ads; ZenPace does not.
Which is updated more often, ZenPace or Sound Bath Journeys?
ZenPace ships an update every 2 months, and Sound Bath Journeys every 2 weeks. Most recently, ZenPace was updated on October 16, 2026 and Sound Bath Journeys on October 24, 2026.

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