Mandalive® vs Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mandalive®
Explore emotions and behaviors through art therapy with over 150 mandala templates. This app facilitates self-awareness, healing, and personal growth by integrating positive and negative aspects of oneself. Color digitally or print for a tactile experience.
- 150+ mandala templates representing emotions
- Adjustable color palette and stroke options
- Random color selection tool
- Option to print and color on paper
- Integration of positive and negative emotions
- Digital coloring with various tools
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MANDALA ART THERAPY FOR WORKING WITH EMOTIONS & BEHAVIORS Mandalive® art therapy is designed to increase self-awareness and facilitate healing and growth through exploring emotions, qualities and behaviors. It consists of 150+ mandala templates that represent emotions, qualities, and behaviors, both positive and negative. They are arranged in pairs; e.g. anger/peacefulness, sadness/happiness, success/failure. This innovative approach to inner work, self-exploration, and healing helps you gain balance, energy, clarity, and confidence to live a more authentic and fulfilled life. FEATURES: - adjustable color palette and stroke options to set size, sharpness, and saturation - eyedropper to select the same color that you previously used - dice for random selection of color - "border-sense" option to stay within the lines o - possibility to “dissolve” the mandalas inspired by the practice of Buddhist monks - eraser if you need to make small adjustments - AirPrint to color with pencils or to display your work HOW TO USE MANDALIVE CHANCE OR CHOICE Choose an emotion or quality you want to color, or leave it up to the universe see what comes up for you! INTENTION Read the given intention or write your own to increase the overall effect of the therapeutic activity. COLOR IN APP OR ON PAPER Color directly within the app, or print it out and color with pencils. WHY DO WE INCLUDE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS & QUALITIES? We’re told all the time to let go of the negative and think positively. This causes us to repress the emotions and qualities we don’t like or fear will be judged as unacceptable. The problem is that when we deny these negative emotions or qualities without giving them expression or – at the very least – attention, we don’t really let go of them. Instead, they end up hidden in the unconscious, turning into our shadow selves, ready to enter our lives out of nowhere as annoying, unpleasant, or damaging behaviors and situations. Living only in the positive throws us out of balance. We’re much more dimensional than that! True balance involves an integration of all of the polarities (both sides) in our personalities. We’re meant to live the full spectrum of our emotions and traits. This gives us access to all of the unlimited possibilities the universe has to offer. If we continue to repress the negative, we become less authentic and less dimensional. However negative we believe our shadow selves to be, they actually contain a lot of positive mental energy and creativity, if we learn to use them with conscious intent. And Mandalive® is a great way to learn how to do that! IF YOU ENJOY THE FREE MANDALAS AND WANT TO COLOR MORE, YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO PREMIUM ACCESS WITH NEW DESIGNS BEING ADDED! WHAT IS MANDALIVE® PREMIUM ACCESS? Mandalive® Premium Access is a paid subscription with unlimited access to all the 150+ designs in the ever-growing Mandalive® Library! To choose from our subscription options, just click on the preferred option within the app. Premium Access subscriptions come in two auto-renew options: € 4.99/month € 24.99/year Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. TERMS OF SERVICE By using the Mandalive® app, you agree to our terms of service. Before downloading, read it carefully on http://mandalive.com/terms-and-conditions-en/
Self
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Meet Self-growth trainings - The Science-Backed App for Personal Growth Self-growth trainings isn’t just another self-help app. It's built on evidence-based psychological insights to help you better understand yourself and build meaningful skills for your well-being, relationships with other people and your work to enhance your well-being and satisfaction in life. Within one app you can explore powerful, research-backed training programs – all in one place: - Self-Care – Improve your relationship with yourself and reduce self-criticism - Dealing with Emotions – Boost emotional intelligence in relation to yourself and others - The Joy of Helping – Increase compassion satisfaction and reduce compassion fatigue, especially for helping professionals Coming soon: - The Pursuit of Happiness - Managing Stress - Closeness in Relationships - Recognition in Relationships Every training in Self-growth trainings app is developed by Professor Júlia Halamová and team from the Institute of Applied Psychology at Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at Comenius University, based on years of of psychotherapy experience and long-term psychological research. ------------------------------ What Choose Self-growth trainings? Designed by experts using the latest scientific research and tested through real-world studies. One app, many programs – within one free app, you can progressively grow in different areas. You can do exercises anytime, anywhere during the day, when you have the space and time. Choose your own journey – start with any topic, complete one or several, in any order. Each program focuses on a different area of self-development. ------------------------------ How it works 1. Choose a topic that fits your current needs. 2. Complete the initial self-assessment. 3. Receive one daily task, available from midnight. 4. Spend around 15 minutes per day on the exercise. 5. Complete 14 exercises over 14 days. 6. Take a final assessment to track your progress 7. Continue with another topic of your choice. 8. Return regularly as new, research-tested programs are added. ------------------------------ Completely Free, Backed by Research The Self-growth trainings app has been developed as part of several research projects and has been funded by grants. Thanks to this, the app is available to you completely free of charge. All self-development tasks and topics are developed based on the latest research in evidence-based treatments from the fields of emotion-focused therapy, positive psychology, emotions, neuroscience and other approaches. They were designed by Professor Júlia Halamová from the Institute of Applied Psychology at Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at Comenius University as part of the research grant VEGA 1/0578/15, VEGA 1/0075/19, VEGA 1/0054/24 a the EU NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia under the project No. 09I03-03-V04-00258. By using the app, you are also supporting rigorous international psychological research. ------------------------------ Want to Learn More? Visit our website for published research on the app’s effectiveness and more detailed information. https://www.self-growth-institute.com/en/self-growth-institute-eng/ ------------------------------ Terms & Conditions You can find our full terms of use and data privacy policy at: https://www.self-growth-institute.com/en/business-conditions-for-internet-applications/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Self at none against Mandalive®'s 2. Mandalive®'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Mandalive® sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Self asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mandalive® | Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOMUNIKACIA s.r.o. | EFT Institute Slovakia s. r. o. |
In-app purchases
Mandalive®
- 1 month$4.491 Month
- 1 year$23.491 Year
Self
No in-app purchases









