Comparison

Shaolin Meditation vs Meditation

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

Head to head
About

Shaolin Meditation

Discover traditional Buddhist and Taoist meditation techniques and Qi Gong exercises from Shaolin monks. This app offers a detailed guide, natural soundscapes, and progress tracking to enhance mindfulness, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being.

Highlights
  • Traditional Buddhist and Taoist meditation techniques
  • Gentle moving Qi Gong exercises
  • Detailed 40-page instructional guide
  • Natural sound effects and ambient sounds
  • Progress tracking for silent meditation
  • Integration with Apple Health (Mindful Minutes)
Features
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Written and developed by a practitioner of internal arts, this application introduces highly effective traditional Buddhist and Taoist meditation techniques which are practiced by Shaolin monks in China, along with gentle moving Qi Gong exercises, in order to achieve peacefulness of mind, improve health and the quality of life, reduce stress, heal chronic sicknesses including tumors and cancers, learn to better understand yourself and people around, improve focus and concentration, expand awareness and sensitivity far beyond the common human range, learn to refine and purify internal energy (Qi), learn to understand deeper aspects of the mind, follow the intuition and inner knowledge, get in touch with the higher-self, the Tao and the secrets of the Universe. Most of these techniques have their roots in Taoist alchemical meditation and Qi Gong and have been practiced by Taoist and Buddhist masters for centuries. Whether you are a beginner interested in starting meditation and inner cultivation practices, or an advanced practitioner seeking to increase the depth of your knowledge and make your practices more consistent and regular, we've created a very detailed 40-page long meditation guide consisting of very condensed, highly valuable, refined by thousands of years of practice, information, accompanied by illustrations and energy flow charts. The details shared in some parts of this guide, can be very difficult to come by, even after studying numerous classic and modern books on the subject. Some of the techniques described in the app contain ancient secrets that haven't been revealed to public until the last 2-3 decades, many of which are still not openly shared even now. This app features a simple and intuitive interface with beautiful natural sound effects of recorded traditional Chinese instruments used by Buddhist monks during meditation, rhythmic sound of a Buddhist wooden block and a Taoist shamanic drum, bells and chimes, sea waves, water stream, a Tibetan singing bowl, as well as, a unique meditation method with a live burning candle. The configurability of the app makes it easy to be used for a variety of meditation methods, and our detailed in-depth instructions will allow you to bypass guided meditation altogether and save you much time that you would spend on researching genuine, reliable meditation techniques. An important and unique feature of this app is the ability to track your progress of silent meditation over the years of practice and inspire your continuous personal growth. As an optional feature, the app is integrated with Apple Health (HealthKit) and records your meditation statistics as Mindful Minutes. Instructional guide covers the following aspects in great detail: - posture - breathing - achieving inner silence - sitting and standing meditation techniques, from a beginning to a very advanced levels - Qi energy circulation and cultivation accompanied by energy flow charts - lifestyle and health advice and answers to many questions that may arise during your practices These techniques, when practiced regularly, will increase your overall energy level, improve your mood, mental and physical health, slow down your aging, improve your performance in sports and martial arts, reduce or eliminate your stress. improve your sense of intuition and will reconnect you with the nature, help you discover and come in touch with your deeper, mysterious self and align your being with the forces of the Universe and the Tao. If you want to start meditating and you have already heard of its benefits but don't know the proper techniques, or you've already tried different meditation methods, but feel that there is more to meditation than simply relaxing or listening to a soothing music or voice, or maybe you are already experienced in meditation and want to learn traditional Buddhist and advanced techniques and have a handy meditation timer which track your progress, this app is designed for people like you.

About

Meditation

Features
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These 5 basic exercises constitute a good practice in preparation for meditation. Use your breathing to focus your consciousness. The app contains animations for each exercise that show how to focus your consciousness in the body at the same time as your breathing. The animations are only indicative of speed. Find your own rhythm. Feeling discomfort in the head or body stop the exercises. In the first two exercises you can make an alternative exhalation to the ground. The exercises are inspired by the work of Jes Bertelsen and Bob Moore.

Screenshots

Shaolin Meditation4 screens
Meditation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Meditation at $0.99 against Shaolin Meditation's $6.99. Meditation also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Shaolin Meditation costs $6.99 and Meditation $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shaolin Meditation ships an update every 4 months, Meditation every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shaolin Meditation versus Meditation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShaolin MeditationMeditation
Price$6.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex MaximBo Kalvslund

In-app purchases

None

Shaolin Meditation

No in-app purchases

None

Meditation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shaolin Meditation free?
Shaolin Meditation costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meditation free?
Meditation costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shaolin Meditation or Meditation have ads?
Neither Shaolin Meditation nor Meditation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shaolin Meditation or Meditation?
Shaolin Meditation ships an update every 4 months, and Meditation every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shaolin Meditation was updated on September 30, 2026 and Meditation on October 14, 2026.

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