the māla has 108 beads · a sacred number (108 is 1×2²×3³ · 27 nakshatras × 4 padas · 12 zodiacs × 9 grahas)
· the meru is the head-bead — you don't count it, you pause at it and turn around for another round.
tap anywhere on the circle (or press space) to advance. each round is a completed mantra cycle.