Comparison

Motionless vs Vipassana

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

Head to head
About

Motionless

Features
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Most meditation apps talk at you. Motionless just watches one thing: how physically still you can sit. Wear your Apple Watch, or rest your iPhone on your lap, and try not to move. Motionless reads the motion sensor, most sensitively on your wrist, to catch the smallest fidget, sway, or scratch, and scores your stillness in real time. A gentle haptic on the wrist lets you know the moment you move, no sound, no lecture. It is built for the part of practice no one helps you with: the body. The itch you do not scratch. The urge to shift that you let pass. Motionless gives that invisible discipline a number, so you can watch it grow. WHY THE WRIST Your wrist is where movement shows up first, which is exactly where the Apple Watch sits. It is the most sensitive, most honest read on physical stillness, and almost no meditation app scores it. Your iPhone works too, rest it nearby and it measures the same way. WHY STILLNESS In zazen and vipassana, physical stillness is the practice, not a side effect. Motionless is a mirror for that, a high score is a nice signal, never the point. FEATURES - Real-time stillness score from the motion sensor, on Apple Watch or iPhone - A soft haptic nudge on your wrist the instant you move - One stillness score that stays comparable across every sensitivity level - Five sensitivity levels, from Beginner to Zen - Session summary: stillness %, movements, longest motionless streak - A shareable score card at the end of every sit - An optional daily reminder to keep the habit - History and trends across every sitting - Optional: log each sitting to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes - Everything stays on your device Sit down. Be still. See how still you really are.

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Vipassana

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Vipassana Meditation Timer A calmer, more elegant meditation companion for your daily Vipassana practice β€” simple, distraction-free, and built to help you show up again tomorrow. HOW IT WORKS Tap play, and the meditation audio begins β€” a fixed-length guided session, so there's nothing to configure. The timer keeps running even if your phone locks, so you can set it aside and simply sit. When the session ends (or you stop early), your time is logged automatically β€” no extra taps needed. BUILD A STREAK Enroll in a day-streak challenge β€” 10, then 20, then 50, then 100 consecutive days β€” and watch it build. Miss a day and the streak resets, but every tier you complete stays unlocked for good. An optional daily reminder helps you keep it going. TRACK YOUR PRACTICE Every session adds to your personal, lifetime meditation total. The History calendar marks the days you've meditated at a glance, alongside your full session log, so you can watch weeks and months of practice add up. MORE WAYS TO PRACTICE Choose from ambient sounds β€” rain, forest, ocean, waterfall β€” or optional downloadable guided instructions for Vipassana and Anapana meditation. Add your name in Settings for a warmer daily greeting. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no social feed, no leaderboard. Nothing is collected β€” your progress syncs only through your own iCloud. Just you, your sit, and your streak.

Screenshots

Motionless4 screens
Vipassana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Motionless at every 5 days against Vipassana's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motionless ships an update every 5 days, Vipassana every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Motionless versus Vipassana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionlessVipassana
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBiperion LLCNATURE SHINE

In-app purchases

None

Motionless

No in-app purchases

None

Vipassana

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Motionless free?
Motionless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vipassana free?
Vipassana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Motionless or Vipassana have ads?
Neither Motionless nor Vipassana shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Motionless or Vipassana?
Motionless ships an update every 5 days, and Vipassana every 3 weeks. Most recently, Motionless was updated on October 31, 2026 and Vipassana on October 31, 2026.

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