Comparison

Yoga | Down Dog vs Experiment with Light

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

Head to head
About

Yoga | Down Dog

This app generates a unique yoga, meditation, Pilates, or HIIT workout every time you start. It's fully customizable to your skill level, focus, pace, and time, offering over a million possible configurations. Syncs with Apple Health and is available in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Brand-new yoga practice every time
  • Over ten styles of yoga
  • Customizable focus on 19 body areas
  • Choice of 6 yoga teachers
  • Includes meditation, Pilates, and HIIT
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Available in multiple languages
Features
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Down Dog builds a brand-new yoga practice every time you press start — tailored to your level, focus, pace, and time. With over a million possible configurations, no two sessions are the same. Whether you're brand new to yoga or have been practicing for decades, Down Dog adapts to where you are today. OVER TEN STYLES OF YOGA Vinyasa, Restorative, Yin, Wake-Up Yoga, and more. Easily switch between styles to get the practice that's right for you. BEGINNER FRIENDLY Start with Beginner 1 and build up at your own pace. Unlock new poses and more variety as you level up. TARGET WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Use the Boost feature to focus your practice on any of 19 body areas - backbends, hip openers, core, shoulders, and more. Select a primary and a secondary boost to customize every practice, or get more variety in your routines by rotating through them all. TOTALLY CUSTOMIZABLE PRACTICES "Like" poses to see them more often. "Dislike" poses to skip them. CHOOSE YOUR VOICE Choose from 6 different yoga teachers to be guided by a voice you love. STAY CONSISTENT Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals. Build streaks and develop a practice that works for your schedule. YOUR FULL WELLNESS TOOLKIT One subscription unlocks our full library of practice types, all in one app: Meditation - guided sessions for stress, sleep, focus, and mindfulness Pilates - core, posture, and stability HIIT - fast, efficient workouts that build strength and cardio fitness Switch between them anytime. No extra downloads, no extra fees. SYNCS WITH APPLE HEALTH Track your practice alongside the rest of your wellness data. MULTIPLE LANGUAGES All yoga practices are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, and Ukrainian “I LOVE your app. I am a physician and I recommend it to my patients all the time, for those suffering from anxiety and panic disorder to those with low back pain. I can’t thank you enough for bringing yoga back into my life- making it so accessible, approachable, and convenient.” -James “Love it, as always. You guys have changed my life. I’m not a T-Rex anymore and I can move without back pain. Thank you :)” -Sharon “Restorative mode is perfect for my 71 year old body!” -Margaret “I am absolutely thrilled with the quality of this practice. I felt like I was in a studio and I was really sweaty and challenged. Well done!” -Emily “After just one Yin session, I can feel a *huge* difference in my flexibility.” - Alexandra Integrates with the Apple Health app! Down Dog's terms and conditions can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/terms Down Dog's privacy policy can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/privacy

About

Experiment with Light

Access Quaker "Experiment with Light" meditation recordings and scripts. Choose from four versions with male or female voice options, or read the full script. This app works offline once installed.

Highlights
  • Meditation recordings
  • Full scripts
  • Multiple versions
  • Male/female voice options
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Recordings and scripts for all versions of the Quaker Experiment with Light. Four different versions with a choice of male or female voice recording as well as the full script for those who prefer reading it. Once installed, the app doesn’t require any internet access and works offline.

Screenshots

Yoga | Down Dog4 screens
Experiment with Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Experiment with Light at none against Yoga | Down Dog's 10. Experiment with Light also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Yoga | Down Dog's advantage is ratings volume (327K vs 4) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Yoga | Down Dog sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Experiment with Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yoga | Down Dog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yoga | Down Dog has 327K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Yoga | Down Dog's written reviews are positive against 100% of Experiment with Light's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoga | Down Dog ships an update every 2 weeks, Experiment with Light every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Yoga | Down Dog versus Experiment with Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoga | Down DogExperiment with Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (327K ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings327K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB267 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoga Buddhi Co.Alain Foussat

Customer experience

Yoga | Down Dog

All ratings327,161 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews1,823 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.7%

Experiment with Light

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

Bugs and requests

Yoga | Down Dog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues causing practices to go out of sync
  • Inability to cast to TV
  • Draining battery life due to background activity

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a library of pose explanations and modifications
  • Allow adjusting music volume separately from instructions
  • Offer a Yoga Sculpt option
  • Add a meditation component to practices
  • Provide a way to exclude certain poses from a practice

Experiment with Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Yoga | Down Dog

Subscriptions7
  • Down Dog Membership$2.991 Month
  • Pro Membership$3.991 Month
  • Down Dog Membership$7.991 Month
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  • Pro Membership2 variants$12.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription2 variants$12.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription$99.991 Year
  • Pro Membership2 variants$99.991 Year
None

Experiment with Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yoga | Down Dog free?
Yoga | Down Dog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Experiment with Light free?
Experiment with Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yoga | Down Dog or Experiment with Light?
Yoga | Down Dog is rated higher. Yoga | Down Dog averages 4.9 out of 5 from 327K ratings, while Experiment with Light averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Yoga | Down Dog or Experiment with Light have ads?
Neither Yoga | Down Dog nor Experiment with Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoga | Down Dog or Experiment with Light?
Yoga | Down Dog ships an update every 2 weeks, and Experiment with Light every 3 weeks. Most recently, Yoga | Down Dog was updated on November 4, 2026 and Experiment with Light on November 3, 2026.

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