Comparison

Expain vs Hypnosis with Marion

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

Head to head
About

Expain

Features
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Tracking your pain is the first step to gain control over your pain. The Expain app lets you track and view your pain in an intuitive and simple way. To get started, select a body segment and enter how much it hurts. If you have pain in more than one segment, simply add more pain logs. If tracking your pain is not enough, use the Expain app to connect to the Expain Bluetooth Smart connected products. The app connects to Expain Change Neck & Shoulders, Expain Change Arm, Expain Activate Knee and Expain Relax Legs. The Expain Change products is biosensors that alert you with a gentle vibration when it detects a potential harmful muscle activity pattern.

About

Hypnosis with Marion

Features
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Hypnosis with Marion helps you relax, sleep better and release stress through guided hypnosis sessions. Created by hypnotherapist Marion van Dam, this app offers calming audio sessions designed to quiet a busy mind and support your nervous system. Inside the app you can explore sessions for stress, anxiety, better sleep and deep relaxation. Take a moment for yourself, press play and allow your body and mind to unwind. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Expain4 screens
Hypnosis with Marion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hypnosis with Marion at fortnightly against Expain's every 5 months. Expain's advantage is iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expain ships an update every 5 months, Hypnosis with Marion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Expain versus Hypnosis with Marion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpainHypnosis with Marion
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size64 MB51 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperExpain ASMarion van Dam

In-app purchases

None

Expain

No in-app purchases

None

Hypnosis with Marion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expain free?
Expain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hypnosis with Marion free?
Hypnosis with Marion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Expain or Hypnosis with Marion have ads?
Neither Expain nor Hypnosis with Marion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expain or Hypnosis with Marion?
Expain ships an update every 5 months, and Hypnosis with Marion fortnightly. Most recently, Expain was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hypnosis with Marion on October 27, 2026.

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