Comparison

bliss by Gurudev vs Dynamic Mind Practice

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

Experience ancient Vedic meditation practices with guided sessions, sacred sounds, and calming music. Track your progress, set reminders, and explore curated collections for a deeper mind-body connection. Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.

Highlights
  • Guided Meditations
  • Sacred Sounds (mantras & chants)
  • Meditative Wisdom
  • Meditation Timer & Tracker
  • Curated Collections & Playlists
  • Heart Rate & Mood Tracker
  • Progress Stats & Challenges
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

Dynamic Mind Practice

This app offers a deep relaxation mindfulness practice designed to alleviate fears, worries, anxieties, and sleep difficulties. It promotes calmness, positivity, focus, and mental clarity through a method developed over 50 years. Experience the benefits of stress release and improved consciousness states.

Highlights
  • Deep relaxation and stress release
  • Alleviates fears, worries, and anxieties
  • Improves focus and mental clarity
  • Aids in overcoming sleeping difficulties
  • Master jetlag with practice
  • Understanding brain wave states
Features
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The Dynamic Mind PracticeTM (DMP) is a deep relaxation mindfulness practice that has been found to relieve fears, worries, anxieties, physical tension and sleeping difficulties. It also helps us assists everyone who uses it to feel calmer, more positive and present, and creates the ability for us to think with increased focus and clarity. DMP is presented by Gita Bellin who has been teaching, lecturing and consulting internationally for sixty years. Gita and her team at Gita Bellin & Associates have been assisting people with the knowledge and skills that release stress. DMP has been shared with hundreds of thousands of people over 50 years, world-wide, by Gita and the many GBA teachers who have been trained to deliver the practice. DMP is being made available online for the very first time. Gita and her team wish to freely offer the Dynamic Mind Practice to anyone who would like to experience all the great benefits of doing this simple, yet powerful practice of deep relaxation and stress release. Gaining the skill of DMP is especially beneficial in overcoming all the current challenges that we are all facing, at this time. Within this App is an understanding and experience of the Dynamic Mind PracticeTM, including: how our brain waves link to our three major states of consciousness – waking, dreaming and deep sleep; a debrief and important explanation of how the DMP experience links with the Mastery of brain waves; the DMP Deep Sleep Practice; how to use the DMP to master jetlag; further information in regard to using the DMP in daily life.

Screenshots

bliss by Gurudev4 screens
Dynamic Mind Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dynamic Mind Practice at none against bliss by Gurudev's 14. Dynamic Mind Practice also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). bliss by Gurudev's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. bliss by Gurudev sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Dynamic Mind Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dynamic Mind Practice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bliss by Gurudev has 13K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Dynamic Mind Practice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bliss by Gurudev ships an update monthly, Dynamic Mind Practice every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
bliss by Gurudev versus Dynamic Mind Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbliss by GurudevDynamic Mind Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShankara Multimedia ServicesGBA Knowledge Foundation

Customer experience

bliss by Gurudev

All ratings12,686 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.1%

Dynamic Mind Practice

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dynamic Mind Practice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

bliss by Gurudev

Subscriptions5
  • Sattva Daily Meditation$1.997 Days
  • Sattva Digital$5.991 Month
  • Sattva Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
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  • Sattva Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
  • Sattva Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time8
  • Om - Guided Meditation$0.99
  • Presets$1.99
  • Relax and rejuvenate with sri sri - Guided Meditation$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Calm your mind - Guided Meditation$1.99
  • Happiness with sri sri - Guided Meditation$1.99
  • Relax and let go with sri sri - Guided Meditation$1.99
  • Patanjali Yoga Sutras$7.99
  • Wisdom Library$7.99
None

Dynamic Mind Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bliss by Gurudev free?
bliss by Gurudev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dynamic Mind Practice free?
Dynamic Mind Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bliss by Gurudev or Dynamic Mind Practice?
Dynamic Mind Practice is rated higher. bliss by Gurudev averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Dynamic Mind Practice averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do bliss by Gurudev or Dynamic Mind Practice have ads?
Neither bliss by Gurudev nor Dynamic Mind Practice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bliss by Gurudev or Dynamic Mind Practice?
bliss by Gurudev ships an update monthly, and Dynamic Mind Practice every 3 weeks. Most recently, bliss by Gurudev was updated on September 23, 2026 and Dynamic Mind Practice on September 18, 2026.

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