Comparison

UpDown vs Brightmind Meditation

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

Head to head
About

UpDown

Track your weight journey with a comprehensive journal that supports multiple family profiles. Visualize progress with charts, calculate BMI, and set reminders. Syncs with Apple Watch and Health for seamless health monitoring.

Highlights
  • Weight journaling
  • Multiple user profiles
  • BMI calculation
  • Progress charts
  • Reminders
  • Apple Watch & Health support
  • CSV export
Features
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A convenient weight journal with profiles for the whole family and notes in the history. It helps you track changes over days, weeks, months, and years, and the visual progress charts provide extra motivation to improve your results. In addition, the app offers BMI calculations, goal tracking, Apple Watch and Health support, flexible reminder settings, history export to CSV, and automatic iCloud synchronization. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Policy: https://matrapas.github.io/privacy/

About

Brightmind Meditation

This app offers a comprehensive meditation system designed to be simple yet profound. It provides a structured learning path with guided meditations, a curated app design, and a supportive community to foster transformative personal growth and stress relief.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive guided meditations
  • Structured learning Journey
  • Community Chat
  • Live Daily Sits
  • 1-on-1 Coaching
  • Retreats
Features
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Hi, I’m Toby and I created Brightmind. If you’re here, you probably already know meditation is valuable. The real question is: why Brightmind? Most people try meditation… and don’t get very far. Either it’s explained in a way that’s overly complex and abstract, or it’s so simple it feels nice, but doesn’t really change anything. That’s the problem Brightmind solves. Everything here is built on a single principle: as simple as possible, but no simpler. I’ve spent years training in monasteries and over two decades teaching meditation. This approach comes from what actually works. I’ve stripped away the unnecessary complexity, while keeping the depth that makes meditation truly transformative. You’ll feel that in three places. First, the guided meditations. Most apps give you hundreds of sessions that blur together. Focus on the breath, notice thoughts, relax. That’s a good start, but it lacks precision. Brightmind is a complete meditation system. You’ll learn a wide range of techniques, carefully organized so it feels approachable, not overwhelming. Second, the app design. Other apps give you a big library, so every time you open it, you have to decide what to do. And your learning never really builds. Brightmind gives you a single, expert-designed Journey. Just open the app and press play. Each session builds on the last, so learning sophisticated practices is a breeze over time. Third, the community. Meditation isn’t just about feeling calm, it’s about changing your life. And that’s hard to do alone. Brightmind helps you make meditator super friends with: -- Live daily sits -- Community chat -- 1-on-1 coaching -- Immersive retreats Put all this together, and something different happens. You don’t just relax. You build real skill. You actually get good at meditation. Brightmind is meditation made simple, but not simplistic. Let’s get started. ABOUT TOBY SOLA Toby Sola is dedicated to helping you build a feedback loop between your practice and your ability to make the world a better place. The more you meditate, the more effective you are. And the more effective you are, the deeper your practice becomes. Toby has been teaching meditation for two decades. His craft as a teacher has been refined through years of monastic training and close collaboration with the world-renowned teacher Shinzen Young. Toby is an award-winning designer and the founder of Brightmind. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Brightmind offers one auto-renewing subscription: $99.99 per year This price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary. Actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renewing subscriptions at any time from your Apple ID Settings. Refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy: https://www.brightmind.com/terms-and-privacy

Screenshots

UpDown4 screens
Brightmind Meditation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: UpDown at freemium against Brightmind Meditation's subscription. UpDown also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Brightmind Meditation's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (1K vs 16). 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. UpDown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Brightmind Meditation sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brightmind Meditation holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brightmind Meditation has 1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of UpDown's written reviews are positive against 80% of Brightmind Meditation's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UpDown ships an update every 4 weeks, Brightmind Meditation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UpDown versus Brightmind Meditation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpDownBrightmind Meditation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings)4.8 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better79.9% of reviews
Number of ratings161K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei IvanovBrightmind Community LLC

Customer experience

UpDown

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Brightmind Meditation

All ratings1,021 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative18.8%

Bugs and requests

UpDown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Brightmind Meditation

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/authentication problems
  • Meditations disappearing from the app
  • Resets to zero for meditation streaks

Requested features

3 requests
  • Monthly or flexible subscription options
  • Better integration of nature sounds
  • Improved user experience and stability

In-app purchases

3 purchases

UpDown

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Version (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • PRO Version (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Version (Lifetime)$29.99
18 purchases

Brightmind Meditation

Subscriptions18
  • Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • (No longer available) Monthly2 variants$12.991 Month
  • 70% Off Annual Subscription$28.491 Year
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  • 70% Off Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 50% Off Annual Subscription$46.991 Year
  • 50% Off Annual Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 50% Off Annual Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 30% Off Annual Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • 30% Off Annual Membership7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Brightmind Annual Subscription7 Days trial$94.991 Year
  • (No longer available) Annual3 Days trial$94.991 Year
  • (No longer available) Annual7 Days trial$94.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$94.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$94.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial2 variants$149.991 Year

Questions

Is UpDown free?
UpDown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brightmind Meditation free?
Brightmind Meditation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UpDown or Brightmind Meditation?
Brightmind Meditation is rated higher. UpDown averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Brightmind Meditation averages 4.8 from 1K ratings.
Do UpDown or Brightmind Meditation have ads?
Neither UpDown nor Brightmind Meditation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UpDown or Brightmind Meditation?
UpDown ships an update every 4 weeks, and Brightmind Meditation every 3 weeks. Most recently, UpDown was updated on September 9, 2026 and Brightmind Meditation on September 17, 2026.

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