Japa Counter: Mala & Mantra

Japa Counter is a digital mala for daily mantra chanting. Tap to count, and every japa you complete is written onto your own sacred sheet in Devanagari, so your practice leaves something behind instead of just a number.
A physical mala is not always in your hand. This one travels in your pocket, and your count is saved the moment you make it, so you can stop mid-round and return to exactly where you were.

THE COUNTER
- Tap to count. The mantra sits in the centre of the screen while you chant it.
- Counts to 108 and adds a completed mala, with a row of rudraksh beads filling as you go.
- See at a glance how many japs remain and how many rudraksh are left in the round.
- Reset the round from the header without losing your total.

YOUR SACRED SHEET
Traditional practice includes mantra lekhan, the writing of a mantra by hand. Japa Counter keeps that alongside the counting. Each japa you complete is written onto a parchment canvas in Devanagari, headed with the mantra name and its tradition and closed with the shanti path. Scroll the sheet to read every line you have written, then share it or download it as an image to keep.

AUTO JAPA
Set an interval in seconds or minutes and let the app count for you, so you can chant with your eyes closed, hands still, or while walking. Start and stop it whenever you like.

HEAR THE MANTRA
Turn on Speak on each japa and the app will pronounce the selected mantra on every count, which helps when you are learning a mantra or want to keep an even rhythm.

THE MANTRA LIBRARY
150+ mantras, each with the Devanagari text, a roman transliteration and the meaning in plain language.
- Browse by deity, including Shiva, Vishnu, Ram, Krishna, Ganesh, Hanuman, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Devi, Surya, Guru and Sai
- Drawn from Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakta, Vedic, Navagraha, Buddhist, Jain, Swaminarayan and Datta traditions
- Search by name, deity, script or tradition
- Copy any mantra to use elsewhere
- Add your own, with its English name and its text in Devanagari, and count that instead

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Chant along to Om Chant, Ram Dhun, Radhe Radhe, Hanuman Chalisa, Om Namah Shivaya, Gayatri Mantra, or the bansuri and Krishna flute pieces. All of them are included in the app.
BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY
Gentle vibration on every bead so you can count by feel with the screen face down. The screen stays awake while you are chanting and never interrupts a round. A dark theme for early morning and late night japa. No sign-up, no account, no advertising.
Japa Counter works entirely offline. The whole library is inside the app, and your counts stay on your device.

WHEN PEOPLE REACH FOR IT
- Morning sadhana before the house wakes up
- On a walk, a commute or a train journey, with auto japa running
- Sitting at home after darshan, or at a temple
- Ekadashi, Navratri, Shravan, Paryushan and other days with a number of rounds to complete
- Keeping a count promised to a guru
- Learning the pronunciation of a new mantra
- Building a written sheet over weeks as a record of a sankalp

WHY IT ASKS FOR SO LITTLE
Japa Counter uses vibration for bead feedback, and asks to save to your gallery only when you download a sacred sheet. It does not ask for your contacts, your location, your microphone or your camera, because it does not need them.
Chant with attention. Let the app keep the count.
Questions, or a mantra you would like added: support@japachantingcounter.com