Comparison

MIEA Mindfulness vs UR Involved

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MIEA Mindfulness

Learn evidence-based mindfulness techniques designed for young adults to reduce stress, improve sleep, and foster self-compassion. This app serves as a companion to a formal class, offering guided meditations, progress tracking, and community features.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Meditation timer
  • Progress tracking
  • Teacher feedback
  • Community gratitude entries
  • Course concept review
Features
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Learn Mindfulness with Experts to Reduce Stress and Live Happier ~Find calm and clarity with MIEA Mindfulness~ Formerly known as Koru Mindfulness, the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults (MIEA) offers the only evidence-based curriculum designed to teach mindfulness, meditation, and stress-management specifically for 18- to 30-year-olds. The MIEA Mindfulness app is your companion for our Intro to Mindfulness class (formerly Koru Basic), giving you the tools you need to reduce stress, build self-compassion, and connect with your class and teacher. An account with MIEA is required to login to the app. This account is created when registering for a MIEA class. Why Choose MIEA Mindfulness? • Proven Curriculum: Backed by over a decade of development and feedback from educators and students. • Real Results: Research shows our students feel less stressed, sleep better, and live with greater mindfulness and self-compassion. • Trusted Experts: Designed by mindfulness teachers with years of experience working with emerging adults. Key Features • Class Companion: This mindfulness and meditation app is designed to support your Intro to Mindfulness class, offering tools for self-care and stress management. • Simple, Guided Practice: Access guided meditations and a meditation timer for daily practice. • Teacher Feedback: Get personalized feedback from your certified teacher to deepen your mindfulness practice. • Classmate Inspiration: Share and read gratitude entries to feel more connected to your community. • Quick Reference: Review key concepts from your course readings at any time. • Progress Tracking: Track your personal stats and your class’s collective progress. What Students Love About the App: • “I love the app—it’s really helped me feel and stay better.” • “It’s so helpful to get feedback from my teacher.” The Difference This Class Has Made: • “I’m worrying less and enjoying myself more.” • “It’s so much easier to fall asleep now that I have techniques for quieting my mind.” • “The biggest change for me is that I’m not so hard on myself anymore. It makes everything a whole lot easier.” Looking for a Class? • Find a Teacher: Visit miea.com/teacher-directory to connect with a certified instructor. • Go at Your Own Pace: Explore our self-guided mindfulness program at miea.com/self-guided.

About

UR Involved

Discover campus events and ways to get involved at the University of Richmond. Filter events by organization or activity, and add them to your personal calendar to stay informed.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Filter by organization
  • Filter by activity
  • Add events to calendar
  • Student engagement tools
Features
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Use the University of Richmond Events app to find out what events are happening and find out how you can get involved on campus! • Sort by campus organizations hosting events • Find events tagged with your favorite activities • Add events to your calendar so you don’t miss out! Powered by Presence. Presence provides a web and mobile platform to universities and colleges to help increase student engagement, assess involvement, allocate funding efficiently, and improve retention through simplifying and digitizing processes, collecting, structuring, and analyzing involvement data, and provides tools to help reach and engage more students.

Screenshots

MIEA Mindfulness4 screens
UR Involved3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: MIEA Mindfulness at 34 against UR Involved's 3. UR Involved's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UR Involved holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIEA Mindfulness has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MIEA Mindfulness versus UR Involved: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIEA MindfulnessUR Involved
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (34 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults LLCCheck I'm Here, LLC

Customer experience

MIEA Mindfulness

All ratings34 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

UR Involved

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

MIEA Mindfulness

No in-app purchases

None

UR Involved

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIEA Mindfulness free?
MIEA Mindfulness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UR Involved free?
UR Involved is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIEA Mindfulness or UR Involved?
UR Involved is rated higher. MIEA Mindfulness averages 3.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while UR Involved averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do MIEA Mindfulness or UR Involved have ads?
Neither MIEA Mindfulness nor UR Involved shows ads.

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