Comparison

OMY Armor vs Mala

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

Head to head
About

OMY Armor

Build and maintain a daily spiritual practice by tracking vows, rituals, and fasting. Earn points to advance through levels and visualize your commitment over time. Share progress with others or keep it private.

Highlights
  • Track custom or traditional spiritual vows (niyams)
  • Log fasting days with optional hour tracking
  • Visualize commitment with daily, weekly, and monthly charts
  • Earn points and progress through practice levels
  • Maintain streaks and celebrate milestones
  • Optional leaderboards for community comparison
  • Daily inspirational quotes
Features
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Build a Daily Sadhana Track your niyams, fasting, and streaks, and grow through levels as your practice deepens. OMY Armor helps you build and keep a daily spiritual practice, one niyam at a time. Rooted in the tradition of sadhana (disciplined practice), OMY Armor makes it simple to commit to daily vows and rituals, track them honestly, and watch your consistency grow over weeks, months, and years. TRACK YOUR NIYAMS, YOUR WAY Choose from traditional practices: Jap, Pranam, Varad Hasta, Maun/Silence, Prathna, Tu Tane Mal/Meditation, and more. Or build your own custom niyam. Track by count, minutes, a full day/hour/minute duration, or a personal checklist of types, perfect for things like a varied exercise routine. Setting time based targets is as easy as scrolling a wheel, just like setting a timer. NIYAM BANK Do more than your target on a strong day, and bank the extra. Draw on it later to cover a day you can't complete live, even a day you already know is coming, like travel. Nothing is lost, and your consistency stays honest either way. SEE YOUR REAL COMMITMENT, NOT JUST TODAY Your dashboard shows exactly how much you've actually logged against what your vow adds up to over the week, month, or year. Chart any niyam's trend across the week to see the shape of your practice, not just a single day. A monthly calendar shows your whole month color coded at a glance — tap any day to see that day's full detail right there, no need to leave the calendar. FASTING TRACKER Log fasting days alongside your niyams, with a running day count so you can see your commitment over time. Want more precision? Optionally log the exact hours you fasted too. STAY CONSISTENT WITH STREAKS Your current streak and best streak are always visible together, so you always know exactly where you stand. Complete every niyam for the day and feel it: a small celebration, a gentle haptic tap, because consistency deserves to be noticed. Reach 7, 21, 40, or 108 days and OMY Armor marks the milestone as you pass it. GROW THROUGH LEVELS Earn points for every niyam you complete and rise through five levels of practice, from Kindergarten all the way to University. Your progress is always visible, never hidden unless you want it to be. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Send a summary of your practice, level, points, streaks, days practiced, and a breakdown by niyam — to yourself or an accountability partner, right from the dashboard. JOIN OTHERS ON THE PATH, SAFELY Opt in to the leaderboard to see how your practice compares with sadhaks around the world, from India to Singapore and beyond. Or keep everything completely private. Every leaderboard name is screened automatically, and you can report or block anyone in one tap. It's your community, kept clean and entirely your choice to join. DAILY QUOTE Start each day with a quote of the day for reflection and inspiration. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device and syncs securely to your account. Hide your points, opt out of the leaderboard, or delete everything at any time. You're always in control. Whether you're keeping a single niyam or a full daily sadhana, OMY Armor gives you a quiet, focused space to stay committed to your practice, one day at a time.

About

Mala

Features
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Mala is an ad-free japa counter built for people who are serious about their daily practice. Tap anywhere on the screen to count—there's no need to look down. The digital mala turns one bead at a time with your taps, letting you know you've finished a round with a distinct haptic pulse and a gentle chime. If you'd rather listen, record a mantra in your own voice and let the app count for you. Every time the chant loops, Mala advances a bead. It’s perfect for when you want to keep your hands resting or your eyes closed. You can even fine-tune the pace, the pause between chants, and the audio tone until it feels perfectly natural. Any Mantra, Any Script Set up a new mantra just by typing its name. Use whichever script feels right to you—Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, or standard text. You can also customize your target, setting your beads per round to 108, 27, 21, or whatever fits your specific routine. Your Own Voice Record a single chant, trim it down, and Mala will loop it for you. You can dial back background noise, adjust the bass and treble, or choose a warm, clear, or deep tone to match your voice. And don't worry—your audio recordings never leave your phone. Home Screen Widgets Add a widget to count without even opening the app. You can seamlessly swipe between your different mantras directly from your home screen. Keep Your Record Mala automatically logs the date, duration, and bead count of every session. Look back at your practice on the calendar to see exactly what you chanted each day. If you count using a physical mala away from your phone, you can easily add those sessions by hand to keep your streak going. Gentle Reminders Choose the days and times you like to practice, and Mala will send you a prompt to begin. All notifications are generated locally by your device. 100% Offline and Private Mala never connects to the internet. There are no accounts, no sign-ups, and absolutely zero tracking. Your practice is entirely your own, and your data stays exactly where it belongs: on your phone.

Screenshots

OMY Armor4 screens
Mala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mala at 17.0 against OMY Armor's 26.5. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
OMY Armor versus Mala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOMY ArmorMala
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManan BhaktaAnnangi Kishore

In-app purchases

None

OMY Armor

No in-app purchases

None

Mala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OMY Armor free?
OMY Armor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mala free?
Mala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OMY Armor or Mala have ads?
Neither OMY Armor nor Mala shows ads.

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