Comparison

Mindfield eSense vs Brainbit App

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

Head to head
About

Mindfield eSense

This app provides biofeedback training to help measure, reduce, and relax stress. It works with various sensors to track physiological data and offers customizable exercises with multimedia feedback. Track your progress over time and integrate training into your daily life.

Highlights
  • Biofeedback sensors (skin response, temperature, pulse, respiration, muscle)
  • Customizable breathing guide
  • Multimedia feedback (video, music, sound, vibration)
  • Unlimited measurement storage
  • Detailed data analysis with export
  • Smart bulb integration (Philips Hue)
Features
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The Mindfield eSense App turns your iPhone and iPad, together with the eSense Biofeedback sensors, into a comprehensive solution for stress measurement, relaxation training and self-awareness - in daily life, in training and coaching settings, and in research. **What is Biofeedback?** Biofeedback makes unconscious body signals such as skin conductance, skin temperature, pulse, breathing or muscle tension visible in real time. With targeted training you learn to influence these signals consciously - a scientifically well-documented approach for stress reduction and overall wellbeing. **Five sensors for precise biofeedback:** 1. **eSense Skin Response**: measures skin conductance (EDA, GSR) as a direct stress indicator. 2. **eSense Temperature**: captures skin temperature for effective hand-warming training. 3. **eSense Pulse**: Bluetooth chest strap for accurate heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) measurement. 4. **eSense Respiration**: breathing-belt add-on for the eSense Skin Response - captures breathing rate, depth and pattern. 5. **eSense Muscle**: measures muscle activity (EMG) for targeted relaxation and activation training. **Comprehensive app features:** - **Customisable breathing pacer** with breathing rate, hold times and resonance breathing - **Multimedia feedback** through video, music, sounds, vibration and Philips Hue Smart Bulbs - **Adjustable training programs (procedures)** for structured multi-step sessions - **Unlimited archive** with ZIP export, CSV/PDF data analysis and per-sensor data wipe for shared devices - **Real-time thresholds** for reactive video feedback (sharpness, brightness, colour) - **14 languages**, continuous updates, intuitive operation **Concrete use cases:** - Stress management and more recovery in everyday life - HRV training and resonance breathing for autonomic balance - Breathing exercises for mindfulness, sports and mental clarity - Hand-warming training to support circulation - Muscle relaxation for desk-bound tension - Focus and performance training **Cloud functions and eSense Web App:** - **Basic Plan**: cloud storage of measurements and access to the eSense Web App (esense.live) - **Premium Plan**: additional cloud storage of procedures, real-time streaming to the Web App and sharing of measurements - **Web App**: simultaneous display of multiple sensors - ideal for group supervision and professional use **OSC and LSL streaming (In-App Purchase, optional):** For researchers and power users: stream your eSense data in real time directly from the app. - **OSC (Open Sound Control)**: to receivers like Max/MSP, Pure Data, TouchDesigner, Processing - **LSL (Lab Streaming Layer)**: to LabRecorder, OpenViBE, MATLAB, BCI2000, pylsl and other LSL-compatible research tools Both protocols are bundled into a single In-App Purchase. **Who is the app for?** - **Individuals** who want to train stress, breathing and relaxation in a focused way - **Trainers and coaches** for structured training sessions, with a multi-user-friendly archive on shared devices - **Researchers and universities** for quantitative data collection with bridges to MATLAB, LabRecorder and custom LSL pipelines **Flexibility and mobility:** - Use at home, in a training or coaching setting, or on the go with iPhone or iPad - Integration into daily life for regular biofeedback training - Free app with continuous updates and fair value for high-precision biofeedback hardware **More information:** - Product overview and tutorials: mindfield-esense.com - Order sensors and accessories: mindfield-shop.com - FAQ & support: help.mindfield.de With precise sensors, a versatile app and cloud functions, biofeedback integrates seamlessly into daily life, training and research.

About

Brainbit App

This app visualizes your brainwave activity in real-time, helping you enhance meditation, train focus, and monitor sleep. It requires a compatible headband device for full functionality.

Highlights
  • Real-time EEG brainwave data
  • Monitor functional states (relaxation, concentration)
  • Enhance meditation practice
  • Analyze sleep stages and quality
  • Medical quality EEG
  • Professional grade spectrogram
Features
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BRAINBIT: Use your brain like never before Created by a team of scientists with more than 25 years of experience in professional medical equipment engineering. The free BrainBit app can only be used with BrainBit Headband device - available at https://brainbit.com/ BrainBit app is here to help you to see and understand what is going on inside the brain: enhance meditation practice with brain insight, train focus, monitor sleep, play with your mind! Put on your BrainBit Headband device, it connects to your mobile device via Bluetooth. Once connected, simply start the BrainBit app and choose what you want to do: Get your real time EEG brainwave data * Monitor and control your current functional state (relaxation, concentration, normal) * Meditate and watch your meditation level (we have 3 levels of meditation) (demo) * Analyze stages and quality of your sleep (demo) FEATURES * Medical Quality EEG * Real-time monitoring and recording of electrical bio signals produced by the brain, eye movements and muscles. * Track & measure state monitoring with easy to understand results and analytics * Professional grade spectrogram * Real time Level of delta, theta, alpha, beta rhythms * BrainBit headband is accompanied by Software Development Kit

Screenshots

Mindfield eSense4 screens
Brainbit App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mindfield eSense at 5.0 against Brainbit App's 3.7. Brainbit App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Mindfield eSense sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Brainbit App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindfield eSense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Mindfield eSense's written reviews are positive against 50% of Brainbit App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindfield eSense ships an update monthly, Brainbit App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mindfield eSense versus Brainbit App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfield eSenseBrainbit App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMindfield Biosystems Ltd.BRAINBIT INC.

Customer experience

Mindfield eSense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative43.6%

Brainbit App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Mindfield eSense

Subscriptions11
  • Skin Response, Basic,monatlich$3.991 Month
  • eSense Pulse, Basic, monatlich$3.991 Month
  • Temperature, Basic, monatlich$3.991 Month
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  • SkinResponse,Premium,monatlich$6.491 Month
  • all 4 eSense, Basic, monthly$6.491 Month
  • 4 eSense, Premium, monatlich$8.991 Month
  • Skin Response, Basic, jährlich$38.991 Year
  • Respiration,Basic,jährlich$38.991 Year
  • eSense Muscle, Basic, jährlich$38.991 Year
  • Alle 4 eSense,Basic,jährlich$60.991 Year
  • eSense Pulse,Premium,jährlich$60.991 Year
One-time8
  • additional eSense Videos$3.99
  • additional eSense Music$3.99
  • Frequency-Domain HRV Analysis$9.99
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  • OSC data$9.99
  • esense Hue$9.99
  • eSense Cloud$19.90
  • All purchases$47.99
  • esense Polar$129.00
None

Brainbit App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindfield eSense free?
Mindfield eSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brainbit App free?
Brainbit App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindfield eSense or Brainbit App?
Mindfield eSense is rated higher. Mindfield eSense averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Brainbit App averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Mindfield eSense or Brainbit App have ads?
Neither Mindfield eSense nor Brainbit App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindfield eSense or Brainbit App?
Mindfield eSense ships an update monthly, and Brainbit App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mindfield eSense was updated on August 3, 2026 and Brainbit App on August 18, 2026.

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