MyShaolin vs Rings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
MyShaolin
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MyShaolin is your companion for Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Qi Gong ā whether you are just starting out or have been practising for years. LEARN STEP BY STEP Courses guide you through a form lesson by lesson. Your goal path always shows where you are and what comes next. FOLLOW-ALONG VIDEOS From a 15-minute Qi Gong routine and Tai Chi forms to the classic Shaolin fist forms ā watch, follow along, repeat. SHORT BREAKS FOR BODY AND MIND The Garden of Balance offers guided breathing, meditation and gentle Qi Gong for a few calm minutes a day. STAY ON TRACK Set daily habits and training goals, get reminders and watch your practice grow. LISTEN AND READ Audio episodes and articles on history, philosophy and training ā at home or on the go. SUBSCRIPTION Some content is free to use. Full access to all courses and content requires MyShaolin Premium. The subscription is available monthly or yearly and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it at any time in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://myshaolin.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://myshaolin.app/legal/privacy Note: The exercises do not replace medical advice. Practise mindfully and at your own pace.
Rings
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Rings is a timer, a journal and a tracker for people who meditate on their own. No audio guides, no feed, no account ā a bell, silence and an honest record of your time. Every session is a ring Instead of bar charts, Rings draws a tree slice. You sat for twenty minutes ā a new growth ring appears. The longer the session, the thicker the ring; morning sessions are paler, evening sessions denser; today's ring is red. A week is a twig, a month is a slice, a year is a trunk ā something you want to keep growing. Timer ⢠Presets from 5 to 30 minutes, a custom duration up to 3 hours, or an open-ended session ⢠A warm-up before the start, a bell at the start and the end, interval bells ⢠Works with the screen locked; a pause leaves a visible mark on the ring ⢠Save your own presets Journal ⢠A note, a technique tag and how you felt before and after ā shown as a line, not a number ⢠Search, filters by tag and period, manual entries for sessions without the app ⢠Export to CSV Rings ⢠The slice for the month, the year and all time; tap a ring to open its entry ⢠Totals, averages, streaks with one rest day a week so a single miss does not break it ⢠Share your slice as a picture for your feed or stories Lessons ⢠The Basics course: ten short chapters ā posture, breath, the wandering mind, body scan, metta, habit ⢠Each lesson ends with a "Practise" button that starts the timer with the right settings Also ⢠Apple Health: mindful minutes are written after each session, with your consent ⢠Gentle reminders: a daily one at your time and an evening one if you have not sat today ⢠iCloud sync across your devices; your data never leaves your Apple account ⢠Light and dark "paper and ink" themes Rings Pro unlocks all sounds and interval bells, presets, the year and all-time slices, sharing, full statistics with tags and search, all ten lessons and CSV export. Free users keep a fully working timer and journal. Rings is a tool for habit and practice, not a medical product. Privacy Policy: https://grigorev-indi.tech/en/apps/rings-meditation-timer/privacy Terms of Use: https://grigorev-indi.tech/en/apps/rings-meditation-timer/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MyShaolin at every 3 days against Rings's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MyShaolin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Rings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyShaolin ships an update every 3 days, Rings every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyShaolin | Rings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shaolin Shifu GmbH | Alexander Grigoriev |
In-app purchases
MyShaolin
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Premium Yearly14 Days trial$59.991 Year
Rings
- Rings Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Rings Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









