Opti Calm vs Elemind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opti Calm
Train your brain to reach optimal performance patterns with this app. It uses a compatible external brain-sensing accessory to provide visual and audio feedback, guiding you to a state of calm for meditation or high-pressure activities. Improve efficiency and recall your best performance brain patterns.
- Brain activity sensing integration
- Visual feedback (score, video, brain representation)
- Audio feedback (music volume)
- Calm brain training algorithm
- Performance optimization
- Meditation and sports training modes
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**This application requires a subscription with Opti Brain to use. **This application also requires an external accessory that senses your brain activity to use. Compatible brain sensing hardware includes: -Muse Headband, -Smith Lowdown Focus Glasses powered by Muse The brain sensing hardware will connect your brain activity to this app and help you BETTER YOUR BEST™ by training your brain to reach its optimum performance pattern! Visit MyOptiBrain.com and purchase a subscription to learn to reach your optimum potential today! The Opti Calm app is produced by Opti Brain, a company dedicated to performance optimization. Opti Calm features our Calm brain training algorithm. Calm (previously know as Serenity in Opti Train) teaches the brain to decrease in activity. This algorithm is popular for daily meditation because less brain activity is reflected by a clear mind. In addition, this algorithm is popular to train with in high-pressure, performance sports because it can help you create more efficiency in your brain. For example, in a repetitive task such as putting a ball or throwing a pitch your goal while practicing can be to decrease your brain activity which increases the efficiency of your brain. Your goal would be to perform the same motion (with a high success rate) with less thought. Opti Calm offers visual feedback to guide your brain to an optimized brain pattern in the form of a percentage score, a playing/pausing video, or a color-changing brain representation. When the video is playing, when your index is higher, when the brain is completely colored you have found your Calm. Visual feedback is ideal to use while sitting still when you are thinking meditatively about an upcoming performance. Opti Calm also offers audio feedback in the form of music increasing or decreasing in volume to guide your brain. When the music is the most quiet you have found your Calm. It is ideally used while in motion to BETTER YOUR BEST™. For example, let your favorite music (chosen from your personal iTunes library) guide your brain while putting a golf ball, shooting at a target, or throwing a pitch. The more you train with Opti Calm, the easier it will be to identify your best performance brain pattern. Then take your Opti Calm best pattern to your performance. If you don't remember, your brain will! Opti Calm's sister app Opti Brain allows you to view the brain maps from your trainings. When you save a training it becomes available to be mapped in Opti Brain. To see how much Calm was present in your training, select the brain icon featuring the same aqua color theme as Opti Calm on the setup screen in Opti Brain.
Elemind
This app uses neurotechnology to read and respond to your brainwaves, guiding you into deeper sleep. It analyzes EEG signals to deliver precise acoustic stimulation, helping you fall asleep faster and improve sleep efficiency without negative side effects.
- Real-time EEG brainwave tracking
- Personalized acoustic stimulation
- Faster sleep onset
- Improved sleep efficiency
- Detailed sleep stage analysis
- Data-driven sleep insights
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Elemind is pioneering neurotechnology for sleep that reads and instantly responds to your individual brainwaves and works naturally to direct your brain out of wakeful patterns into a deeper sleep, on-demand. Our patented algorithm tracks your EEG brain signals and delivers precise acoustic stimulation tailored to your brain’s natural rhythms - so you fall asleep significantly faster. Like noise cancellation for the brain, you can switch off the world and switch off the stress and go to sleep faster because with Elemind you actively drive your brain from an awake state to a sleep state. Elemind is clinically shown to improve sleep efficiency. It is designed to help you fall asleep as fast as the leading sleep drugs, without the negative side effects or next day grogginess. Which means that when you wake up, you’ll feel at your best and ready for whatever the day brings. The Elemind app is designed to pair with our EEG-based headband, which houses multiple sensors designed to accurately track your sleep. However, different from other sleep trackers, the Elemind headband analyzes your brain activity in real time to deliver precisely timed acoustic stimulation via a bone conduction speaker that has clinically been shown to get you to sleep faster. The app features: DETAILED SLEEP MONITORING Sleep isn’t a score to chase—it’s a rhythm to understand. Elemind skips oversimplified metrics and delivers data-driven insights that support healthier, more natural sleep—so you can wake up feeling truly restored. The Elemind app provides raw and derived metrics in clear visual formats like hypnograms and bar charts, paired with context that helps you interpret them. You’ll see how long you were in each sleep stage, how efficiently you slept, and how your sleep changes over time—all without being reduced to a grade. Elemind is a general wellness product, not a medical device. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent, or manage any disease or medical condition. Elemind is designed to support and encourage a healthy lifestyle and is intended for general wellness use only. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Opti Calm at 3.0 against Elemind's 2.3. Opti Calm also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Elemind's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Elemind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Opti Calm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Opti Calm holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elemind has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Opti Calm ships an update every 2 months, Elemind every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Opti Calm | Elemind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Optiherence | Elemind Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Opti Calm
Elemind
In-app purchases
Opti Calm
No in-app purchases
Elemind
- Elemind Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Elemind Annual1 Month trial$83.991 Year









