Mantrika
A japa counter and mantra library for your daily practice.
Mantrika is a reverent, distraction-free companion for japa practice. Pick up your phone, tap to count 108, and complete a round eyes-closed — haptic on every tap, a bell at the end of each round, all with the screen off. A curated library of 30 Sanskrit mantras ships with the app: Devanagari text, IAST transliteration, IPA pronunciation guide, and bundled audio recorded by qualified pandits.
Mantrika
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A japa counter and mantra library for your daily practice
What you get
Mantrika was built for exactly this.
The core features that make Mantrika different from the generic alternatives.
Japa counter
Tap to count to 108 — haptic on every tap, a bell at the round complete — screen-off safe so your eyes can stay closed.
30 curated mantras
Gayatri, Mahamrityunjaya, Ganesh, Shiva, Devi, Vishnu, and more — grouped by tradition, each with Devanagari, IAST, IPA, and English meaning.
Pandit-recorded audio
Each mantra ships with a bundled recording; no streaming, no TTS, no approximations. Text auto-scrolls in sync with playback.
Daily sankalpa
Write today's intention before you sit. History kept privately on your device.
Sessions log
A calendar heatmap and chronological list of your completed rounds — no streak guilt, just your own record.
Lock-screen counter
A Live Activity shows your current round and count on the Dynamic Island and lock screen while you practice.
A note from the studio
“Sanskrit accuracy is the product. We would rather ship 30 curated mantras than 300 generated ones. The audio only ships after operator approval by a qualified pandit — no TTS, no approximations.”
How it works
Three steps. No account. No tracking.
01
Set your mantra
Browse the library by tradition, read the meaning, listen to the recording. Pick one — or keep the default Gayatri.
02
Count with your phone
Tap anywhere on the counter to advance. The haptic confirms every bead. A bell rings at 108. Your phone can face down — the practice runs in the background.
03
Log and return
When you're done, the session is saved quietly. The calendar shows you were here.
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Notify me when Mantrika ships.
It'll launch at $19 once — lifetime. Free tier: gayatri mantra fully unlocked — counter, audio, and detail — for free.
One email when it lands on the App Store. No drip sequence.
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From the journal
Notes on the practice.
- 01
Keeping a Japa Practice Alive — and Returning After You Lapse
Keeping a japa practice alive over years isn't about never lapsing. It's about how you return — and the quiet role of sankalpa in beginning, again and again.
2026-06-11
7 min read
- 02
Mala Beads vs a Counting App: An Honest Way to Decide
Mala beads vs counting app isn't a contest with a winner — each protects a different part of the practice. Here's how to choose without betraying the tradition.
2026-06-09
7 min read
- 03
A Morning Japa Practice for the Hour Before the Day Begins
A morning japa practice doesn't need an hour or a shrine — just the quiet before the phone. Here's how to build a small dawn sitting that survives real life.
2026-06-05
7 min read
- 04
Why Japa Practice Doesn't Stick — and It Isn't Discipline
Why japa practice doesn't stick usually has nothing to do with willpower. It's the streak trap, the perfectionism, and the slow drift of turning prayer into a metric.
2026-06-01
7 min read
- 05
What Repetition Does to a Restless Mind: The Science of Mantra
The science of mantra meditation is less mystical than you'd think — a repeated sound is one of the best anchors attention has, and the research helps explain why.
2026-05-26
8 min read
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