Comparison

Shipping Forecast Mindfulness vs Shapo

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

Head to head
About

Shipping Forecast Mindfulness

This app provides spoken weather forecasts from the UK Met Office, designed for relaxation and focus. It offers customizable forecast lengths and can sync mindfulness minutes to your Health app.

Highlights
  • Spoken UK Met Office forecasts
  • Customizable forecast lengths (short, medium, long)
  • Syncs mindfulness minutes to Health app
  • Text-to-Speech voice
  • Relaxation and focus aid
Features
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The Shipping Forecast from the UK Met office is a tight, compact meteorological forecast for the areas around the UK and Ireland used by boats in the region. Due to its poetic structure, it has a listenership far beyond its intended audience. It lends itself nicely to relaxation and focus. These minutes can be saved to Health app for mindfulness credit. Depending on your available time, you can select between short, medium and long versions and the Text-to-Speech voice will read the dynamic forecast.

About

Shapo

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Train smarter. Ride stronger. Stay consistent — with Shapo. Shapo is your intelligent cycling coach, designed to help you reach your training goals through personalised, adaptable plans. Whether you're preparing for a single event, aiming for a new FTP, or simply riding to feel stronger, Shapo builds a structured plan that fits your life — not the other way around. What Shapo Offers: • Personalised Training Plans – Get the Most Out of Your Workout Whether you’re looking to build your strength, speed, or endurance; maintain your fitness and flexibility; lose weight; or prepare for an event, Shapo can build a training plan to fit your goals. Tell Shapo your goals, available time, and fitness level — and it builds a custom cycling plan designed just for you. • Adapts to Your Life and Preferences Shapo evolves with you. If your schedule changes, you skip sessions, or life gets in the way, your plan adjusts with a single tap. • Sync to Your Smartwatch for Finer Control of Your Health Connect Garmin, Apple Health Kit, or Google Health Connect to sync sleep, stress, and recovery data. Shapo monitors your health metrics and adapts before burnout or overtraining occurs. • Progress Feedback & Coaching Insights Get timely notifications when your FTP changes, training load becomes unbalanced, or trends in your recovery are detected – all with practical guidance. • Supports Multiple Training Types Your plan can include a holistic range of cycling, strength training, yoga, running, and recovery sessions – all based on your preferences and equipment. •Train for Any Event You can adjust your plan to help train for events with a fully personalisable event builder from; Solo to Group rides, Road, MTB, CX or Gravel races • Illness & Injury Handling Log when you're feeling unwell or injured, and Shapo will reduce your load, modify sessions, and keep your momentum going without pushing you too hard. After the 7 day free trial, Shapo requires an ongoing monthly or annual subscription to access all app functionality. Please see the terms of use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shipping Forecast Mindfulness3 screens
Shapo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shipping Forecast Mindfulness at none against Shapo's 2. Shapo's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 9 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Shapo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shipping Forecast Mindfulness asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shipping Forecast Mindfulness ships an update every 9 months, Shapo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shipping Forecast Mindfulness versus Shapo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipping Forecast MindfulnessShapo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer(optional.is)Shapo LTD

In-app purchases

None

Shipping Forecast Mindfulness

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shapo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Shapo Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.901 Year

Questions

Is Shipping Forecast Mindfulness free?
Shipping Forecast Mindfulness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shapo free?
Shapo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shipping Forecast Mindfulness or Shapo have ads?
Neither Shipping Forecast Mindfulness nor Shapo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shipping Forecast Mindfulness or Shapo?
Shipping Forecast Mindfulness ships an update every 9 months, and Shapo every 8 days. Most recently, Shipping Forecast Mindfulness was updated on November 2, 2026 and Shapo on October 30, 2026.

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