Dhyāna Lite vs meditation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dhyāna Lite
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The Dhyāna Lite app is a collection of wisdom for every day of the year from masters of Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. Dhyana refers to the mental state of stillness and freedom of thought. In Indian philosophy, the Sanskrit word dhyana stands for the higher states of consciousness of meditation. With Buddhism, the term came to China as Chan and to Japan as Zen. A bibliography of Buddhist wisdom can be found at https://bluefish.li/literatur/ The programme shows the texts against a background of images from all over the world. You can select the wisdom of the day, but also choose a random wisdom and create a list of personal favourites.
meditation
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A timer for meditation. Set a bell interval from 1 to 60 minutes and keep a log of your sessions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: meditation at every 8 months against Dhyāna Lite's every 28 months. Dhyāna Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dhyāna Lite ships an update every 28 months, meditation every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dhyāna Lite | meditation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Fischer / Toni Fischer | REIMEI, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY |
In-app purchases
Dhyāna Lite
No in-app purchases
meditation
No in-app purchases
