Comparison

bliss by Gurudev vs SunUps

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

Head to head
About

bliss by Gurudev

This app offers a comprehensive approach to meditation, integrating ancient Vedic principles with modern technology. It provides guided sessions, breathwork, sacred sounds, and wisdom from a renowned spiritual teacher to support your inner journey and self-awareness.

Highlights
  • Guided Meditations
  • Breathwork exercises
  • Sacred Sounds & Vedic chants
  • Wisdom Library
  • Meditation Tracker & Stats
  • Community Circles
  • Live Events
Features
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Meditation has ancient roots – and so does bliss. Authentic, deeply profound, and rooted in Vedic principles of meditation that millions of people have benefitted from for thousands of years, bliss brings together meditation, sacred sounds, music, breathwork, and wisdom to support your inner journey. At the heart of bliss is renowned humanitarian and spiritual teacher Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a thought leader in yoga and meditation who has guided millions of people around the world toward effortless meditation and deeper self-awareness. If you’re new to meditation, you’ll find simple yet profound practices starting from just six minutes, along with routines, goals, and reminders to help you build a consistent practice. For seasoned meditators, explore 300+ Guided Meditations, Sacred Sounds, Vedic chants and mantras, meditation music, breathwork, binaural beats, and powerful tools to deepen your practice. Set challenges, reach milestones, earn trophies, and track your meditation journey with in-depth stats. bliss offers curated collections and playlists to take the guesswork out of meditation, so you can simply close your eyes and practice according to your mood, feeling, or time of day. Explore the Wisdom Library from Gurudev, featuring videos, transcripts, and timeless insights to help you learn, reflect, and grow. You can also Ask Gurudev, connect with others through Circles, join live events, and discover new ways to bring meditation into your everyday life. Discover, explore, immerse, and unwind with bliss - where ancient wisdom meets modern technology, right in the palm of your hand. WHAT’S INCLUDED: • Guided Meditations • Sacred Sounds – Vedic mantras and chants • Breathwork • Binaural Beats • Meditation Music • Meditation Timer & Tracker • Wisdom Library from Gurudev – videos and transcripts • Ask Gurudev • Mudra Meditations • Curated Collections – based on mood, desire, and time of day • Playlists – handpicked so you can just hit play • Circles – create or join communities and practice together • Live Events • Routines – build a consistent meditation practice • Personalized Reminders – set your own notifications • Mood Tracker – track how you feel before and after meditation • In-depth Stats – track your progress and consistency • Challenges – set milestones and stay on track • Trophies – unlock achievements as you progress • Meditation Community – connect, communicate, motivate, and meditate together • Wisdom Quotes – discover and share inspiring insights • Heart Rate Monitor • Location – see the places where you’ve meditated on a map • Surprises – leave post-meditation tokens of love for your friends Terms and Conditions https://www.sattva.life/terms Privacy Policy https://www.sattva.life/privacy-policy Disclaimer https://www.sattva.life/disclaimer.html

About

SunUps

Learn and practice Surya Namaskar, an ancient yogic exercise, with this personal trainer app. It guides you through the routine, tracks progress, and offers motivational features to make it a daily habit for improved energy and wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Guided Surya Namaskar routine
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Calorie and time calculation
  • Proximity sensor for automatic counting
  • Daily practice reminders
  • Guided relaxation
  • Social sharing and challenges
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Did you know there is one exercise which works wonders on your mind, body and soul? The secret lies in an ancient yogic practice called as Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations). SunUps is your personal trainer to help you learn Surya Namaskar and make it a daily habit. Use it to transform your body's biology to feel energised, productive and feel your best. One Surya Namaskar set comprises of twelve yoga positions in a particular order. SunUps is an easy to learn routine, and can be done anywhere, and doesn't require any exercise equipment. This efficient workout provides amazing benefits such as increased stamina, strength, flexibility and overall physical and emotional wellbeing. It is an adaptogen-- it helps restore balance to your mind and body. SunUps can be adopted by anyone who may or may not be seeking specific benefits. It can be done as a warm up to other yoga poses or as a cardiovascular workout. Sun Salutations is a way of showing gratitude towards the sun, and thus promotes an attitude of gratitude. The more one is grateful, the more one finds things to be grateful for! Sunups provides the convenience of learning, training and performing an amazingly efficient workout whenever and wherever you want; and improves your experience of working out as well as improves the quality of your life. For experts who already know Surya Namaskar, SunUps provides an engaging soulful flute music and Sun Chants as an accompaniment to your daily practice . Advanced trainees and Experts can challenge themselves by setting a goal for repetitions and monitor their streaks. SunUps also calculates the calories burned and the time you took to complete the sets. SunUps uses the proximity sensor of the device to detect the step in the set so as to automatically keep count of the sets completed so you can focus on the exercise than keep count. SunUps can also remind you to do the exercises until it becomes your daily health habit. A guided relaxation is also provided to relax after doing your SunUps. You can share your streaks and invite your loved ones to practice SunUps. Keep count of SunUps till date and and challenge others to accept your SunUps fitness challenge. Save your SunUps Scores and participate in a #5MillionSunUps for world peace and wellbeing. Guided instructions in English, Hindi and German. Ask your doctor if these exercises are right for you before you embark on this journey.

Screenshots

bliss by Gurudev4 screens
SunUps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: bliss by Gurudev at 4.8 against SunUps's 4.4. bliss by Gurudev also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 26) and review sentiment (84% vs 65%). SunUps's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. bliss by Gurudev sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SunUps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bliss by Gurudev holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bliss by Gurudev has 13K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of bliss by Gurudev's written reviews are positive against 65% of SunUps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bliss by Gurudev ships an update monthly, SunUps every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
bliss by Gurudev versus SunUps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbliss by GurudevSunUps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings) — better4.4 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better26
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShankara Multimedia ServicesShivachandra Javalagi

Customer experience

bliss by Gurudev

All ratings13,021 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.6%

SunUps

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

bliss by Gurudev

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Meditation timer not working as expected
  • Crashes when accessing downloaded content
  • Inconsistent syncing of meditation progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode for downloaded content
  • More customization options for meditation sessions
  • Integration with third-party fitness trackers
  • Better customer support and feedback channels

SunUps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

bliss by Gurudev

Subscriptions4
  • Sattva Digital$5.991 Month
  • Sattva Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Sattva Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Sattva Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time6
  • Om - Guided Meditation$0.99
  • Relax and rejuvenate with sri sri - Guided Meditation$1.99
  • Calm your mind - Guided Meditation$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Happiness with sri sri - Guided Meditation$1.99
  • Relax and let go with sri sri - Guided Meditation$1.99
  • Patanjali Yoga Sutras$7.99
1 purchases

SunUps

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Features$1.99

Questions

Is bliss by Gurudev free?
bliss by Gurudev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SunUps free?
SunUps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bliss by Gurudev or SunUps?
bliss by Gurudev is rated higher. bliss by Gurudev averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while SunUps averages 4.4 from 26 ratings.
Do bliss by Gurudev or SunUps have ads?
Neither bliss by Gurudev nor SunUps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bliss by Gurudev or SunUps?
bliss by Gurudev ships an update monthly, and SunUps every 6 weeks. Most recently, bliss by Gurudev was updated on November 7, 2026 and SunUps on November 3, 2026.

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