Simple Scales vs Working Mindfully
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Scales
Manually log your weight and have it securely stored in your device's health data. This app also calculates and saves your Body Mass Index, simplifying health data tracking.
- Manual weight entry
- HealthKit integration
- Body Mass Index calculation
- Secure data storage
- Regular health data tracking
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Simple Scales is the quickest way to track your body measurements in Apple Health. Save readings from traditional bathroom scales using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Support for Weight, BMI, Height, Body Fat Percentage, Lean Body Mass, and Waist Circumference in Imperial and Metric. Large, clear numbers and simple controls make each entry easy. Slide the ruler, use large buttons, or turn the Digital Crown on Apple Watch, then tap to save. Choose your preferred units and keep just the measurements you use in view. Keep your latest readings close with Widgets and Complications, and make Simple Scales part of your routine with Shortcuts. Built with privacy in mind: Simple Scales never collects or tracks your personal health measurements.
Working Mindfully
This app offers audio and video content designed to improve the mental health of individuals in business settings. It provides tools to manage stress, overcome anxiety, and enhance productivity through guided mindfulness and meditation.
- Audio and video content
- Stress management tools
- Anxiety relief
- Productivity enhancement
- Guided mindfulness sessions
- Meditation for business professionals
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A staggering 79% of employed adults in the UK experienced work-related stress in 2020 - an increase of 20% from 2018 (Perk Box – The UK Workplace Stress Study). Supporting employees with the tools to handle stress will not only improve employees’ wellbeing but can also improve productivity and engagement within a company. Working Mindfully delivers audio and video content to help the mental health of people in businesses and organisations. With Andrew Johnson as the person behind the brand, a meditation and mindfulness coach with over 25 years of experience and a background in Hypnotherapy, our content can be tailored to address your teams’ needs. Andrew’s ‘Meditations with a Purpose’ have had over 17 million streams and downloads worldwide, teaching listeners how to relax, cope with stress, overcome anxiety, break habits and achieve their full potential. Working Mindfully delivers all the good stuff, without the woo woo.
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Verdict
Simple Scales and Working Mindfully both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Working Mindfully's written reviews are positive against 53% of Simple Scales's. Working Mindfully also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Simple Scales's advantage is ratings volume (515 vs 1) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Working Mindfully is free to download; Simple Scales costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Simple Scales against 4.0 for Working Mindfully. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scales has 515 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Simple Scales's written reviews are positive against 100% of Working Mindfully's.
Simple Scales ships an update every 6 months, Working Mindfully every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Scales | Working Mindfully |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (515 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 515 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toast Studio Australia | Universal Relaxation Ltd |
Customer experience
Simple Scales
Working Mindfully
Bugs and requests
Simple Scales
Reported bugs
12 issues- Can only set weight in certain increments
- Doesn't show history
- Doesn't show how far you have come
- Apple Watch complication is useless
- Wouldn't weigh
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- Not letting me do anything but enter weight
- No direct link to change units
- Apple Watch app not working
- Apple Watch app loads but has a blank line
- Will not work on Apple Watch
- Crashes constantly
- Almost never loads on the Apple Watch
Requested features
7 requests- Show history
- Graph of progress
- Show healthy BMI range
- Direct link to change units
- Apple Watch complication to convey information
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- Fix crashing issues
- Fix Apple Watch loading issues
Working Mindfully
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Scales
No in-app purchases
Working Mindfully
No in-app purchases
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