Comparison

Lief App vs WaveMind Pro

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

Head to head
About

Lief App

This smart patch discreetly tracks heart rate and variability to help you manage stress. It offers drug-free biofeedback exercises to train your body's stress response, promoting mindfulness and control.

Highlights
  • HRV tracking
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Biofeedback exercises
  • Stress response training
  • On-demand stress relief
  • Drug-free solution
Features
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Lief is a discreet, clinically-accurate smart-patch that measures your heart rate and heart rate variability. It trains you to control your body’s natural stress response through guided, gentle, and safe biofeedback exercises. Lief’s on-demand stress relief intervention is a 100% drug-free solution to improve your health and to remain mindful and in control throughout your day.

About

WaveMind Pro

Enhance relaxation, focus, sleep, and mental well-being with science-informed binaural beats and guided sessions. Connect a compatible EEG headband for live neurofeedback training and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Binaural beat frequency library
  • Guided focus and relaxation sessions
  • Live neurofeedback with BrainBit hardware
  • Progress tracking
  • Personal preset library
Features
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Train your attention using your own brainwaves. Connect a compatible BrainBit EEG headband and WaveMind turns your live brain activity into feedback you can see and hear. The music swells as you settle into a calm, alert state. The video brightens when you hold it. Drift, and it fades. Nothing to interpret and nothing to score — you just notice, and your attention learns the rest. No headband yet? Start free with the binaural-beat library and guided sessions. LIVE NEUROFEEDBACK • Four-channel EEG from the temples and the back of the head • Sessions for calm-alert focus, easing a mind that is running too hot, and eyes-closed relaxation • Every session opens with a 45-second measurement of your own resting state, so you train against yourself rather than someone else's average • Blinks, movement and jaw tension are filtered out, so noise never counts as progress • Live EEG trace, frequency readout, time-in-target and session history FEEDBACK YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO SIT THROUGH • Video, podcasts organized by show, classic audiobooks, generative fractals and music — the reward is the thing you already wanted to watch or listen to • Brain-training games, including Mind Tree, that grow while you hold your state • Background Mode for eyes-closed practice with the screen off NO HEADBAND REQUIRED • Binaural-beat frequency library • Guided focus and relaxation sessions • Progress tracking and a personal preset library BUILT BY A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST WaveMind is made by BrainFit Studio, a South Carolina wellness practice, and is built on the same session structure its founder uses in his own work — personal baselines, honest signal quality, and feedback that pauses rather than pretends when the signal is not clean. WHAT YOU NEED WaveMind works on its own for binaural beats, guided sessions and games. Live neurofeedback requires a compatible BrainBit or BrainBit 2 EEG headband (Bluetooth LE), sold separately. SUBSCRIPTIONS WaveMind Premium and WaveMind Neurofeedback+ are offered as auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ AVAILABILITY / JURISDICTION The BrainBit Headband and BrainBit Flex8 are general wellness EEG devices carrying FCC and CE certification. WaveMind is offered as a general wellness product and is not marketed as a medical device in any region. IMPORTANT HEALTH DISCLAIMER WaveMind is a general wellness and relaxation product. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. The BrainBit Headband and Flex8 are wellness/research EEG devices, not medical devices. WaveMind is not a substitute for professional medical advice — always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider, in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions.

Screenshots

Lief App4 screens
WaveMind Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WaveMind Pro at 100% against Lief App's 45%. WaveMind Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Lief App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WaveMind Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Lief App's written reviews are positive against 100% of WaveMind Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lief App ships an update every 5 weeks, WaveMind Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lief App versus WaveMind Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLief AppWaveMind Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB178 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBrainBot, Inc.Your Kind of Happy LLC

Customer experience

Lief App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive44.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative46.8%

WaveMind Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lief App

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Unable to download latest update
  • App bricked after update
  • Stuck on pulsing screen
  • Won't connect on iPhone or Mac
  • Self-pacing (buzzing) not working
Show 14 more
  • Annoying check-in feature cannot be turned off
  • App cannot be opened
  • Cancel subscription button not working
  • App crashes upon opening
  • App kicks user off after update
  • App crashes multiple times when opened
  • App does not reliably download data
  • App unstable after recent updates
  • App crashes, kills battery
  • App chews through cell data
  • App not connecting reliably to internet
  • App does not work without connection
  • Device keeps telling user they are stressed
  • App takes a long time to load

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add button to turn off vibration
  • Make subscription more affordable
  • Sell device outright
  • Provide clear instructions/manual
  • Improve data breakdown and comparison
Show 1 more
  • Allow adding notes for activities/moods

WaveMind Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lief App

No in-app purchases

None

WaveMind Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lief App free?
Lief App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WaveMind Pro free?
WaveMind Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lief App or WaveMind Pro?
WaveMind Pro is rated higher. Lief App averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while WaveMind Pro averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Lief App or WaveMind Pro have ads?
Neither Lief App nor WaveMind Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lief App or WaveMind Pro?
Lief App ships an update every 5 weeks, and WaveMind Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lief App was updated on October 3, 2026 and WaveMind Pro on October 10, 2026.

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