Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen vs Healthy Minds Program by Humin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen
This app helps users track daily intake of 12 key healthy foods recommended by Dr. Greger. It also includes a weight tracker with HealthKit integration, based on principles from "How Not to Diet."
- Daily food tracking
- Dr. Greger's 12 recommended foods
- Weight tracker
- HealthKit integration
- 21 Tweaks feature
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Keep track of the foods recommended by Dr. Greger in his New York Times Bestselling book, How Not to Die, and now his new book, How Not to Diet. The 21 Tweaks feature, based on How Not to Diet, also provides a weight tracker. The weight tracker can use HealthKit to either save manually entered weight values or to read weight data from HealthKit enabled scales. In the years of research required to create the more than a thousand evidence-based videos on his website NutritionFacts.org, Michael Greger, M.D, FACLM, has arrived at a list of what he considers the most important foods to include in a healthy daily diet. Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen details the healthiest foods and how many servings of each we should try to check off every day. He explains his rationale in his book How Not to Die. All his proceeds from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements are all donated to charity. NutritionFacts.org is a non-commercial, non-profit, science-based public service provided by Dr. Greger, providing free daily updates on the latest in nutrition research via bite-sized videos. He has nearly a thousand videos on every aspect of healthy eating, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. Like this app, everything on the website is both free of ads and free of charge.
Healthy Minds Program by Humin
This app offers science-backed meditation and mindfulness practices to improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance social connections. It features guided lessons and assessments based on neuroscientific research, designed to fit into busy lifestyles.
- Science-backed meditation practices
- Guided lessons on focus and stress reduction
- Neuroscientific well-being framework
- Active meditation for busy lives
- Mobile mental and emotional well-being assessments
- Integration with Apple Health
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• 2024 Pick: Best Meditation App by Healthline, The New York Times Wirecutter, Vogue, and Sports Illustrated Well-being is a skill that can be learned. We’re here to guide you along the way. Backed by four decades of research from world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson and the team at Humin (formerly Healthy Minds Innovations) & the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, the Healthy Minds Program trains your mind through meditation and podcast-style lessons to develop skills for gaining focus, reducing stress, and maintaining positive social connections. Research with the Healthy Minds App showed that just 5 minutes a day of practice leads to a 28% reduction in stress, an 18% reduction in anxiety, a 24% reduction in depression, and a 13% increase in social connection. Featuring our scientific Awareness, Connection, Insight, and Purpose, Well-being Framework, the Healthy Minds Program is a holistic, all-encompassing meditation app that offers the best of both guided meditations and opportunities to learn. You’ll learn simple skills to enhance personal well-being, build healthy relationships, and improve communication, performance, and creativity. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– What makes us unique? Developed from Science: While many meditation apps can claim the scientific benefits of meditation, our practices are developed directly from neuroscientific research. You’ll also hear from the world’s foremost neuroscientists about neuroplasticity and how to train your mind. Made for Busy Lives: Our app features active meditation practices that fit into your busy lifestyle. Don’t have time to sit for 20 minutes? Put on an active practice and train your mind while you fold the laundry. Guided by Measurement: Thanks to our pioneering scientific research, the Healthy Minds Program offers the first mobile mental and emotional well-being assessments. Learn about your current level of well-being and contribute to cutting-edge research on the science of well-being. Our app also integrates with Apple Health to track your mindful minutes. Goes Beyond Mindfulness: Our guided path offers step-by-step instructions for becoming more present in the moment and developing a sense of purpose, meaning, and connection in life. Driven by Mission and Supported by Donation: The Healthy Minds Program is made possible by our donors, who support our vision of a kinder, wiser, more compassionate world. Unlike other apps that require a subscription, the Healthy Minds Program is available by donation, driven by a mission to translate science into tools to cultivate and measure well-being. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Read the End User License Agreement and Terms of Use here: https://hminnovations.org/terms-of-use Read our Privacy Policy here: https://hminnovations.org/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Healthy Minds Program by Humin at every 3 weeks against Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen's every 4 months. Healthy Minds Program by Humin also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen against 4.9 for Healthy Minds Program by Humin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 9.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen's written reviews are positive against 96% of Healthy Minds Program by Humin's.
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen ships an update every 4 months, Healthy Minds Program by Humin every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen | Healthy Minds Program by Humin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13K ratings) — better | 4.9 (9.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.2% of reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 9.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NutritionFacts.org | Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc |
Customer experience
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen
Healthy Minds Program by Humin
User reviews
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💯 Excellent app for tracking healthy eating
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎯 Helps ensure daily nutritional goals are met
- 🌱 Promotes a whole food, plant-based diet
- 🔗 Provides useful links and information
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Resets daily at midnight, can't log past days
- 📏 Serving size measurements not always accurate
- 🤯 Overwhelming for some with ADHD or dietary restrictions
- 🤢 Dislike of certain food icons (e.g. flax seeds)
- 🤔 Lack of customization options
Healthy Minds Program by Humin
From 9.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Best meditation app
- 🚀 Flexible and customizable
- 💡 Science-based approach
- 🙌 Excellent for beginners
- 🧠 Improves focus and awareness
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional technical issues
- 🕰️ Meditations could use more silence
- 🤖 Narrator can speak too fast at times
Bugs and requests
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen
Reported bugs
3 issues- Date/time tracking issues
- Inconsistent checkbox behavior
- Crashing or freezing on some devices
Requested features
7 requests- Add ability to track progress over time
- Allow custom items/goals to be added
- Integrate with other health/fitness apps
- Provide personalized serving size recommendations
- Add more food categories and variety
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- Include recipes and meal ideas
- Develop an Apple Watch version
Healthy Minds Program by Humin
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress not always saved correctly
- Connectivity issues causing data loss
Requested features
3 requests- Offline mode for meditations
- Ability to bookmark favorite sessions
- More personalization options
In-app purchases
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen
No in-app purchases
Healthy Minds Program by Humin
No in-app purchases
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