Comparison

Foyer vs Dune Virtual Space

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

Head to head
About

Foyer

Features
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Make room for a little quiet. Foyer lets you build ambient rooms from rain, fire, forests, cities, water, and everyday sounds. Place each sound around you. Move it closer to make it louder. Move it left or right to shape the space. SAVE PLACES YOU WANT TO RETURN TO Give each room a name and cover. Foyer remembers every sound and its position, so your desk, bedtime, or reading room is always ready. MADE FOR HEADPHONES The spatial mix gives every sound a place around you. Supported AirPods add head tracking, so the room stays anchored as you turn. QUIET CONTROLS Start, pause, or switch rooms from the lock screen and Control Center. Set a sleep timer and let Foyer fade out gently. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. Foyer does not record your listening. Your rooms stay on your device, with optional iCloud sync after you unlock. START FREE Play up to three sounds at once and save up to five rooms. One purchase unlocks unlimited sounds and rooms, AirPods head tracking, and iCloud sync on iPhone and Mac. No subscription. Yours to keep.

About

Dune Virtual Space

Features
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Everyone can have a personal altar and meditation space. Dune brings daily Buddhist practice, quiet meditation and study to your iPhone and iPad, connected with Dune Academy (https://dune.yoshinn.com). Wherever you are, let the heart find peace and the mind find home. YOUR PERSONAL SPACE Create a peaceful setting for worship, offerings and quiet sitting. Use meditation timers, ambient music and singing-bowl sounds. Switch between altar and meditation modes while keeping their own settings and local history. Choose backgrounds from Photos or Files, with image-quality guidance before use. Record or import your own teaching and guided-practice audio, organize folders, and listen with playback-position memory, speed controls, continuous play and a sleep timer. AirPlay, screen mirroring and Apple TV bring your space to a larger screen without requiring a subscription. DAILY WISDOM AND BUDDHIST EVENTS Read sourced daily wisdom with original text, interface-language text, explanations and source links. Explore Buddhist events, meditation retreats and teachings in a calendar with category, region, attendance-mode and date filters. Save content for offline reference. Confirm event details with the organizer before attending. THREE CLEAR ACCESS LEVELS β€’ Guest: Your first altar and first meditation space, basic worship, meditation timing and simple local history stay free, with no registration. Customize the first spaces and use personal audio and the big-screen experience without a paid subscription. β€’ Free member: Register with Apple, Google, or email and use My Study, My Library, Dune Scripture Vault browsing and downloads, and practice statistics. Apply to a class with its code or QR code; class resources require admission. Identity-verification applications are available after signing in. Returning, switching sections or briefly backgrounding does not sign you out while the App keeps running. β€’ Subscriber: Includes free-member features, additional altar and meditation spaces, and creating, saving and sharing practice-method and meditation-space packages. Existing monthly and yearly subscriptions provide the same benefits for different billing periods. Free membership is separate from a paid subscription. LIBRARY AND TRUST Organize your personal materials and explore published resources in Dune Scripture Vault. Downloading, exporting, sharing and backup follow each resource's permissions; some resources link to the official source. The Vault does not accept user file contributions. Optional individual, Dharma-teacher and temple verification identifies a sharer's identity and content source; it does not rank traditions or teachings. PRIVACY AND CONTROL Most personal settings, recordings and simple history stay on your device. Membership uses a verified sign-in identity and a device key for secure access. Personal cloud practice sync is optional and off by default; approved class records follow class rules. Delete membership in Account after signing in again. Account deletion does not cancel an App Store subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel them in your App Store subscription settings. English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are supported. Privacy Policy: https://dune.yoshinn.com/assets/dune_academy/legal/privacy/lama-en.html Terms of Use: https://dune.yoshinn.com/assets/dune_academy/legal/terms/lama-en.html

Screenshots

Foyer4 screens
Dune Virtual Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Dune Virtual Space at 4 against Foyer's 2. Dune Virtual Space also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Foyer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dune Virtual Space sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foyer ships an update every 5 days, Dune Virtual Space every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Foyer versus Dune Virtual Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoyerDune Virtual Space
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size84 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorent BerrezYoshinn CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Foyer

One-time1
  • Unlock Foyer$9.99
2 purchases

Dune Virtual Space

Subscriptions2
  • Lama Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Lama Yearly$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Foyer free?
Foyer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dune Virtual Space free?
Dune Virtual Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Foyer or Dune Virtual Space have ads?
Neither Foyer nor Dune Virtual Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Foyer or Dune Virtual Space?
Foyer ships an update every 5 days, and Dune Virtual Space every 9 days. Most recently, Foyer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dune Virtual Space on October 31, 2026.

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