Comparison

Principles In Action vs Mindirus

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

Head to head
About

Principles In Action

Explore life and work principles from a renowned investor through interactive case studies, video footage, and assessments. Discover personalized guidance and compare insights with friends to achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Interactive case studies
  • Behind-the-scenes video footage
  • PrinciplesYou Assessment
  • Personality test
  • Daily principle from Ray
  • Digital 'Coach' for principle guidance
  • Personal principle development section
Features
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Principles In Action is a free app that brings to life Ray Dalio’s best-selling book Principles: Life & Work. It combines the complete text of the book with behind-the-scenes video footage and interactive case studies of the principles in action during his time leading Bridgewater Associates Ray is one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, and he’s sharing the unconventional principles that helped him create unique results in life and business because he believes they can help any person or organization better achieve their goals. In addition to the book and supporting cases, the app also includes: • Take the PrinciplesYou Assessment in app to view results and add friends to compare. • Compare your assessment with your friends and see their results. • Read Ray's latest articles and reflections on the economy and markets. • Daily principle from Ray to help you get more out work and life. • Highlighted case-of-the-week and related principles. • Search function across all content in the app, including the full set of principles. • Converse with Digital Ray, Ray's AI twin which has been trained on tens of thousands of items from Ray's content library. • Dedicated section in the app for you to highlight, favorite, develop and record your own and others’ principles. • Additional content from Ray including studies on economics along with regular long form articles published on social media. Principles: Life & Work has been recommended by Bill Gates, Arianna Huffington, Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Mike Bloomberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Systrom, Jamie Dimon, and others.

About

Mindirus

This app creates a personalized, day-by-day study plan for various certification and academic exams. It uses AI to adapt practice questions to your weak areas and provides detailed explanations for correct and incorrect answers. Track your progress with a readiness score and full-length mock exams.

Highlights
  • Adaptive practice questions
  • AI-powered explanations
  • Smart, scheduled study plans
  • Readiness score for exam preparedness
  • Full-length timed mock exams
  • Flashcards with spaced repetition
  • AI coach for personalized guidance
Features
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Mindirus turns your exam prep into a clear, day-by-day plan — and adapts it to how you actually perform. Whether you're studying for CISSP, CCNA, CompTIA Security+, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, NCLEX, USMLE, MCAT, GRE, GMAT, SAT, ACT, CBEST, CAT, or JEE Main, Mindirus gives you a question bank built to real exam blueprints, explanations that teach you WHY answers are right or wrong, and a readiness score that tells you when you're actually prepared. WHY MINDIRUS • Adaptive practice — questions tuned to your weak domains, so every session counts • AI explanations — every question dissected: why the right answer wins and each distractor fails • Smart study plan — learn domain by domain, pass domain gate exams, then prove it with full-length mocks, all scheduled around your exam date • Readiness score — a pass-probability estimate grounded in your real performance • Full-length timed mock exams that mirror the real test format • Flashcards with spaced repetition (SM-2) for the facts that must stick • AI coach that knows your progress and answers like a tutor • Cheatsheets, domain study guides, and exam-day strategy built in • Streaks, daily goals, and achievements to keep you consistent BUILT FOR YOUR EXAM Every course follows the official exam blueprint — domains weighted the way the real test weights them. Content is refreshed as exams evolve. Privacy Policy: https://mindirus.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mindirus.com/terms Questions? support@mindirus.com — we read everything. SUBSCRIPTIONS Your first 7 active days are free — full access, no payment required. Then subscribe: Pro Monthly, Pro Annual (save 33%), or All-Access Annual. Subscriptions are auto-renewable and charged to your Apple ID account; they renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://mindirus.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mindirus.com/terms

Screenshots

Principles In Action4 screens
Mindirus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Principles In Action at none against Mindirus's 6. Principles In Action also leads on ratings volume (6.1K vs 4). Mindirus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Mindirus sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Principles In Action asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Principles In Action against 5.0 for Mindirus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Principles In Action has 6.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Principles In Action's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mindirus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Principles In Action ships an update every 3 months, Mindirus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Principles In Action versus Mindirus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrinciples In ActionMindirus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB54 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPRIOS, LLCUdabyte LLC

Customer experience

Principles In Action

All ratings6,065 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.0%

Mindirus

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Principles In Action

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Inability to open book or case studies
  • Lost progress and saved data
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to export user-added principles
  • Improved sync across devices
  • Better integration with book content

Mindirus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Principles In Action

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Mindirus

Subscriptions6
  • Single Course$14.991 Month
  • 3-Course Bundle$24.991 Month
  • All-Access$34.991 Month
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  • Single Course$119.001 Year
  • 3-Course Bundle$199.991 Year
  • All-Access$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Principles In Action free?
Principles In Action is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindirus free?
Mindirus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Principles In Action or Mindirus?
Mindirus is rated higher. Principles In Action averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Mindirus averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Principles In Action or Mindirus have ads?
Neither Principles In Action nor Mindirus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Principles In Action or Mindirus?
Principles In Action ships an update every 3 months, and Mindirus every 2 weeks. Most recently, Principles In Action was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mindirus on October 17, 2026.

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