# Sankhya (सांख्य)

> Sankhya is a free japa mala counter for Android, offered as seva: no ads, no accounts, and everything stays on the phone. You count on a photographed mala, with your eyes closed if you like, and keep a sankalpa one day at a time.

## Facts

- Platform: Android 8.0 or later. Price: free. Languages: English, Hindi, Sanskrit.
- Malas: rudraksha and tulsi built in; sphatik, sandalwood, red sandalwood and lotus seed as small downloads.
- Counting: tap anywhere, or volume up; hold volume down to undo; works with the screen off.
- Eyes-closed mode: a dark screen with a diya, incense or darkness; the mantra and count stay faintly visible.
- Sankalpas: N malas a day for N days, every day with no end, or a total by a date; counted in malas or japa; missed days are shown gently, never as a broken streak; optional carry forward.
- Mantra library: 69 mantras across 15 traditions, in Devanagari, Roman letters and meaning; updated from the public repository without an app update.
- Privacy: no data collected; the app downloads only malas and the mantra list.

## Pages

- [Home, user guide, mantra library and FAQ](https://sankhya-bm0.pages.dev/)
- [Privacy policy](https://sankhya-bm0.pages.dev/privacy.html)

## FAQ

### Is Sankhya free?

Yes. Sankhya is free, with no ads, no subscriptions and nothing to unlock. It is offered as seva.

### Does Sankhya need the internet?

No. Counting, sankalpas, reminders and the mantra library all work offline. When the phone is online, Sankhya quietly checks for new mantras, and it downloads a mala only when you ask for one.

### Can I count with the screen off?

Yes. Press volume up to count and hold volume down to undo, with the screen off and the phone in your lap. A gentle vibration marks each bead and a longer one marks the end of the mala. If your phone stops apps in the background, turn on Keep counting with screen off in Settings.

### I missed a day. Is my sankalpa broken?

No. Sankhya counts the days you kept and shows a missed day gently, never as a broken streak. If you turned on carry forward, the shortfall is added to the next day.

### Where is my practice kept?

Only on your phone. There is no account and nothing is uploaded. To move to a new phone, export your practice as a spreadsheet from Your practice and keep the file.

### Which malas can I use?

Rudraksha and tulsi come with the app. Sphatik, sandalwood, red sandalwood and lotus seed are a small download each. The mala your mantra's tradition pairs with is suggested.

### My mantra isn't in the library.

Write your own in the first step of a sankalpa, in Devanagari or any script. You can also suggest it for everyone's library; new mantras reach every phone without an app update.

### I don't hear the beads.

Sounds follow your phone's media volume. If it is at zero, the counting screen shows Media volume is off; tap Turn up. Also check that Sound on each bead isn't set to Silent.