# The Wanting Mind — Why We Want What We Want > Why We Want What We Want (iPhone/iPad app by kensaurus LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-wanting-mind/id6761361305 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [kensaurus LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889121291) - Category: Books, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 21 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-wanting-mind/id6761361305/reviews.md ## What is The Wanting Mind? Every philosopher, economist, and prophet diagnosed the same condition. Nobody connected them. Until now. The Wanting Mind is a free, beautifully illustrated interactive book that maps human nature onto a single spectrum — from Type 0 (the disengaged) through Type 4 (the transcendent). It explores why we extract, why we consume, and how some of us learn to generate and give back. READ YOUR WAY • Three reading themes: sepia, light, and dark • Adjust fonts, size, spacing, and column width to your liking • Pick up where you left off — progress saves automatically • Focus mode strips away all distractions for deep reading LISTEN WHILE YOU READ • 12 unique narrators bring each chapter to life • Karaoke-style word highlighting follows along in real time • Full podcast mode with speed control, skip, and seek EXPLORE THE IDEAS • 176 interconnected concepts in an interactive 3D knowledge graph • 530+ labeled relationships across philosophy, economics, psychology • Tap any highlighted concept for a popup with description, related ideas, and chapter appearances INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS • 22 interactive models: Piketty's inequality, Minsky's instability, Prisoner's Dilemma, and more • Adjust variables and see the math behind the ideas in real time • 40 real-world data indices with sparklines, trends, and interactive charts READ IN YOUR LANGUAGE • Full support for English, 中文, 日本語, and ไทย • CJK-optimized typography with proper line-breaking and emphasis marks A BOOK THAT LIVES ON YOUR DEVICE • 36 chapters across 8 sections • 147,000+ words of original analysis • 263 original illustrations across 15 art styles • 36 cinematic hero videos • 230 academic citations Completely free to read. No ads. No paywalls on content. Every chapter, every illustration, every narrator — all free. An optional Supporter upgrade unlocks reading history sync across all your devices, cloud-synced bookmarks, offline downloads, and new chapter updates as they're published — so you can read anywhere, anytime, and never miss what comes next. By kensaurus ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | The Wanting Mind — Lifetime Access | $6.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 of 5) ### 3.7.0 — 2026-08-06 Version 3.7.0 - A steadier, more consistent interface throughout — every dialog, panel, and overlay now shares the same open, close, and keyboard behaviour, so nothing shifts under you as you move around the book. - Themes are drawn from one source of truth, so sepia, light, dark, and high-contrast now match exactly across the cover, the reader, and the app's system bars on phones. ### 3.6.0 — 2026-07-14 Version 3.6.0 - Push notifications on both Android and iOS — daily reading reminders and streak nudges delivered even when the app is closed. Android uses Firebase Cloud Messaging; iOS uses Firebase Messaging with full FCM token registration. - Quieter, more reliable app launch — the category colour palette is now muted to match the book's typography, and shared thumbnail assets load from a single component so the catalog feels more consistent. ### 3.5.2 — 2026-07-10 Version 3.5.2 - Smoother, more reliable feedback reporting — sending a bug, idea, or question from anywhere in the app is now quicker and steadier. - Refreshed the app's foundations with the latest performance and security improvements under the hood. ### 3.5.1 — 2026-06-18 Version 3.5.1 - Smoother, more reliable feedback reporting — sending a bug, idea, or question from anywhere in the app is now quicker and steadier. - Refreshed the app's foundations with the latest performance and security improvements under the hood. ### 3.4.0 — 2026-06-15 Version 3.4.0 - A clearer offline experience — the app now opens reliably without a connection, shows when you're offline, and keeps your saved chapters ready to read. - A sync status in your account — see at a glance whether your reading is saved to the cloud, syncing, waiting, or offline, so you always know your progress is safe. - Report a problem — found something off? Send a quick report, with an optional screenshot, right from your account screen so we can follow up. ## More apps by kensaurus LLC - [glot.it](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glotit/id6761582648) - [Help Her Take Photo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/help-her-take-photo/id6762513666) - [yen-yen – Expense Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yen-yen-expense-tracker/id6764548441) All apps by kensaurus LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/1889121291 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*