Comparison

Avena Health vs Munen

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

Head to head
About

Avena Health

Take control of your diet with personalized plans from online nutritionists. Explore thousands of diets and recipes, track your intake, and get exercise routines to build a sustainable healthy lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Personalized diet plans
  • Access to nutritionists
  • Extensive diet and recipe library
  • Food and water intake reminders
  • Macronutrient and calorie tracking
  • Video exercise routines
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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Avena Health is the platform that connects your day-to-day life with the plan set by your health specialists. Your specialist defines your plan, recommendations and routines. Avena Health helps you organize and follow it in a practical, clear and sustainable way, every day. We work with more than 15,000 specialists, available online and in person, focused on different health goals, lifestyles and life stages. With Avena Health you can: • Connect with your specialist and get your questions answered* • Receive and view your personalized meal plan* • Explore thousands of recipes and options for your day • Swap foods within your plan based on your preferences • Generate grocery lists automatically • Set meal and hydration reminders • Track your daily eating • Check the recommendations from your specialist • Access video workout routines • Connect your data with Apple Health (HealthKit) * Free if your specialist already works with Avena. If you don't have a specialist yet, it requires the paid program with a specialist (see Pricing). Avena Boost (subscription, purchase required) • AI habit analysis • Photo food logging • Weekly score and personalized insights Recipes and content Access more than: • 15,000 recipes • 500 types of meal plans Pricing • Downloading the app and creating an account is free. • If your specialist already works with Avena, using the app is free for you. • If you don't have a specialist yet, you can book your first consultation with a one-time in-app purchase. Ongoing monthly follow-up with your specialist is a paid one-to-one personal service, purchased separately. • Avena Boost is an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription, purchased in the app. It renews until you cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Important • Avena is a support tool. • All decisions about your health are made by your specialists. Legal • Terms of use: https://avena.io/terminos-y-condiciones/ • Privacy policy: https://avena.io/aviso-de-privacidad/ • Reference: World Health Organization – Healthy diet: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet

About

Munen

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You told yourself "just one minute." Then the light changed, the hours slipped by, and that quiet guilt showed up again. If that sounds familiar, take a breath. You're not weak, and there's nothing wrong with you. These apps are engineered by thousands of people to hold your attention — of course it's hard to look away. The problem was never you. Munen is here to help you find your way back — gently, at your own pace. Munen isn't another blocker that fights you until you rage-quit. It's a calmer companion that learns your rhythm and meets you where you are. Some moments it offers a short, mindful pause. Others, just a soft reminder. You always decide — Munen only helps you decide on purpose. A GENTLER WAY BACK • Friction that adapts to you. A hard day and a good day don't get the same wall. Munen softens or firms the pause based on how you're really doing — never one-size-fits-all. • A feeling, not a grade. Your day shows up as a warm zone — from Pause to Flow — a kind mirror that reflects your rhythm without ever judging you. And if the zone Munen reads doesn't feel like your day, you can gently adjust it yourself — you're always the final word. • Your reasons, right when you need them. As you reach for a distraction, Munen reminds you of the reasons you wrote yourself — the ones behind the better version of you you're reaching for — and offers a small, real alternative. A pause to choose, not a wall to resent. • Focus mode, for what matters. When you need to be present, start a focus session — set your own time or schedule it — and Munen quietly holds the distractions so you don't have to. • See your life come back. A calm progress screen shows the hours you reclaim, how your week is taking shape, and the small milestones you unlock along the way — quiet proof, gently celebrated, that the change is real. • A companion for the hard moments. Journal to understand yourself instead of escaping, and let AI reflect your entries back to you with a warm perspective on what you're feeling. Talk to a private AI Coach when you need it, and when the urge hits hard, lean on the SOS to ride the wave. (Premium) • A gentle weekly reflection. Once a week, Munen can turn your entries into a warm summary — what you felt, what you're learning, and one kind suggestion for the days ahead. (Premium) MADE TO CARE, NOT TO SHAME Guilt has never changed a single habit. Calm and self-trust do. Every screen in Munen is built to be on your side. YOURS, AND PRIVATE Your journal, your reflections, your progress — they stay on your device. We don't upload them to the cloud. Your inner world is yours alone. CLEAR AND HONEST Your zone comes from a simple, explainable process on your device — based on real signals like screen time, late-night use, and how often you open apps. No black boxes, no tricks. START FREE, TODAY The heart of Munen is free forever, with no ads: adaptive shields, zones, focus, journaling, streaks, and achievements. When you're ready for more, a 14-day free trial opens the AI companions. (Munen uses iPhone Screen Time to place its gentle shields.) You don't need to use your phone perfectly. You just need a little calm, and a way back. Munen walks it with you — one pause at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Avena Health4 screens
Munen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Munen at none against Avena Health's shown. Avena Health's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, update cadence 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. Avena Health sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $17.49 per month and Munen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avena Health ships an update every 6 days, Munen every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Avena Health versus Munen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvena HealthMunen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAvena Technologies, IncJose Guillermo Escobar De La Rosa

Bugs and requests

Avena Health

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recipes fail to load properly
  • Meal plans not syncing across devices
  • Water tracking feature not working
  • Notifications not reliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to substitute ingredients
  • Provide more English language support
  • Implement dark mode option
  • Allow tracking of custom meals and exercises
  • Add notes section to provide feedback to dietitian

Munen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Avena Health

Subscriptions8
  • Avena Premium2 variants$17.491 Month
  • Avena Premium.$17.491 Month
  • Avena Premium7 Days trial$48.991 Month
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  • Avena Boost Annual$49.991 Year
  • Avena Premium7 Days trial$63.996 Months
  • Avena Premium7 Days trial$76.996 Months
  • Avena Premium7 Days trial$82.993 Months
  • Avena Premium.$89.996 Months
One-time1
  • Avena$0.99
2 purchases

Munen

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Avena Health free?
Avena Health is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Munen free?
Munen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Avena Health or Munen have ads?
Avena Health shows ads; Munen does not.
Which is updated more often, Avena Health or Munen?
Avena Health ships an update every 6 days, and Munen every 8 days. Most recently, Avena Health was updated on November 11, 2026 and Munen on October 28, 2026.

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