Meditation Assistant vs Petals
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Meditation Assistant
This application assists with both timed (via duration or ending at a specific time) and untimed sessions, with numerous customizations, including start/interval/end sounds and device behavior. It also provides a monthly overview of your progress. A major feature in this application is the ability to share your sessions online. Though entirely optional, sharing your progress online adds another dimension to your accountability. Now that you've gone public, as your meditation streak increases more users will see it as a goal of their own. One user has posted over 500 days of consecutive days of meditation. Your meditation streak is the number of consecutive days you have recorded at least one session. As your streak grows, "not breaking the chain" becomes quite important. Soon you will be meditating once a day, even if it's five or ten minutes out of your schedule.
Petals
The Open Source app Petals aims to help its users to either quit weed, reduce usage or simply know how much they're using. Features - Track consumption - Time-gate your consumption - Track usage - See statistics to understand your consumption - Damage reduction instructions - Export and Import as simple CSV files - Extra privacy with a personal PIN
| Feature | Meditation Assistant | Petals |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | ProductivityFitnessCalendar | ProductivityFitnessCalendar |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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