Comparison

Mindful Powers™ edu vs Mindiful

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

Head to head
About

Mindful Powers™ edu

This app offers a playful and skill-based approach to teaching children mindfulness. It helps kids manage stress, anxiety, and big emotions through guided sessions and a focus timer. Designed for ages 7-10, it aims to foster calmness and concentration.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided mindfulness sessions
  • Interactive 'Mindful Play'
  • Task timer for 'Focus Time'
  • Develops calmness and concentration
  • Helps manage stress and anxiety
  • Teaches navigating big emotions
Features
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Hello educators, please download this version of Mindful Powers™, as it is available with a volume discount for educational institutions. (Please note: The free version of our app has In App Purchase and cannot be installed using the device assignment and will not work with Family Sharing.) Want to try the first three lessons for free before you buy Mindful Powers™? Download the free version of the app. You can purchase the rest of the lessons in the app with In App Purchase after you've had a chance to give Flibbertigibbet a spin. Mindful Powers™ is an award-winning, kid-first, holistic approach to helping young minds learn and practice mindfulness so they can respond more effectively to stressful situations through the power of play. Built on a skills-based approach that helps children in early and middle childhood build a healthier relationship with life, stress, and anxiety, Mindful Powers™ empowers kids to bring calm to their lives at the touch of their fingertips. Ideal for kids aged 7 – 10 Mindful Powers™ is designed to be a part of your child’s daily routine. It is simple, easy, and fun to use, so kids can pick it up and use it at any point in their day. The two key features are: • Mindful Play | voice-guided mindfulness sessions • Focus Time | a task timer Mindful play: Through a series of 10 progressive and interactive voice-guided sessions, kids learn how to master the powers of mindfulness – the ability to know and understand what is happening in one’s head at any given moment, without getting carried away by it. Before each lesson, kids sooth their very own Flibbertigibbet™, who is in an agitated state, with the touch of their finger. This sensory-based repetitive interaction triggers the body’s rest and digest response, helping kids relax and regain focus. Focus time: The Flibbertigibbet™ self-set timer helps kids set mental parameters around a given task by applying focus time until completion. When the focus timer is on, Mindful Powers™ deters kids from using the device for any other purpose, encouraging them to work towards completing their tasks. Mindful Powers helps grow the following skills: • Calmness & relaxation • Stress & anxiety reduction • Concentration & focus • Navigating big emotions • Getting along with others “Mindful Powers™ is not a cookie cutter approach to mindfulness. Based on contextual behavioral science and inspired by an approach to therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, it recognizes that the mindfulness experience is a psychological experience that can be learned in small bits and gradually presented and trained.” — Dr. Roger Vilardaga, Assistant Professor at Duke University Mindful Powers Awards: • GOLD Winner: The Davey Awards, Best Mobile Apps/Site - Health & Wellness • GOLD Winner: The W3 Awards, Best Mobile Apps/Site - Family & Kids • Best Learning App: Kidscreen Awards 2019 — Original • Finalist: 2018 Cynopsis Imagination Awards - Mobile App – K6-11 The content and lessons included in Mindful Powers™ were developed in consultation with Dr. Roger Vilardaga, a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Duke University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences *Mindful Powers™ is not intended to clinically treat kids with behavioral and/or emotional challenges.

About

Mindiful

This app offers interactive exercises and tools to help children develop emotional intelligence and practice mindfulness. It includes guided breathing, mood tracking, and a digital journal designed for early learners.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Emotional intelligence activities
  • Stretching and spatial awareness
  • Relaxation and meditation techniques
  • Digital journaling canvas
  • Parental analytics and insights
Features
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Mindiful is a progressive, enriching, and entertaining children's mental health software platform comprised of early learning mental health exercises, insightful tools - like our journaling canvas, and analytics; all set in an immersive storybook interface. Great for both at-home use with parents/guardians or for use with teachers/clinicians. Early-Stage mental health resources for a better future! – – – CLOUD EXERCISES: Practice early-stage mental health exercises. -Bird Breathing: An introduction to breathing exercises. Paced Breathing: Learn to control and slow the pace of breath by following the bird’s wings up and down as you breathe in and out. Diaphragm Breathing: Learn to breathe fuller and deeper breaths by expanding the belly (diaphragm) like a beach ball. Nasal Inhale/Oral Exhale: Learn to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth. -Monkey Moods: An introduction to emotional intelligence. Children are given two different style prompts to share their feelings. The first, a present and reflective prompt on how they currently feel. The second, to learn about different emotions and associate times when they have felt them. Emotion Learning Photobooth: Visually practice emotions with fun animal masks and face prompts. -Sloth Stretches: An introduction to stretching & spatial awareness. Children view simple short visual clip demonstrations of a sloth stretching. Our stretches act as an easy and fun introduction to the mind-body connection and exploring how one moves/takes up space. -Reptile Relaxation: An introduction to relaxation & meditation. Sleepy Snake Snooze: Uses tension-relaxation techniques to encourage restful sleep/naps. The Grateful Gecko: Encourages relaxation through guided thoughts of gratitude. Frog’s Favorite Things: Uses positive memory recall techniques to relax and calm. MY FIRST JOURNAL: A pre-literacy age solution to early-stage journaling with our journaling canvas. Suggested to be used for learning early-stage introspection and as an alternative to ‘time out.’ Children are encouraged to submit daily journal entries in 'My First Journal.' This is a safe, calm space for kids to freely communicate how they feel. EARLY JOURNALING EASY AS 1-2-3! 1. Drawing 2. Audio Recording 3. Selection of Emotion (e.g., happy, sad, etc.). -Selection of Journal Prompts: "Today I feel..." "I am grateful for..." "I got upset because..." "I like myself because..." "My dream is to..." "I showed kindness when..." INSIGHT & ANALYTICS: The analytic insights provided by Mindiful™ are a great tool to see how a child may be feeling, even if those feelings have not been directly expressed. Our 'Parent Portal' analytics are accessible from the 'Home' screen and highlight key points of information to help monitor and improve aspects of a child's mental health. Reports show exercise usage/areas to focus on or that may be overlooked. Our calendar and mood trend logs make it easy to see over time what is the most common mood and patterns in mood trends. Available Reports: -Overview -Moods -Exercise Usage -Journal The Reports/Journals are available for download. KEY BOOK: Earn & collect the keys to positivity! A simple incentivization model to encourage kids to keep up their progress by practicing exercises. We encourage the attachment of 'real-life' impactful goals to unlocking our 'Keys to Positivity." – – – We at Mindiful™ believe proactive children's mental health resources should be universally accessible and become a natural part of early education. Learn more about upcoming features, have access to helpful user guides, give feedback/requests and join our community at mindiful.io! Why try to learn mental health retroactively as an adult? Mindiful™ is the foundational proactive solution. Good habits start young. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mindful Powers™ edu4 screens
Mindiful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mindiful at 100% against Mindful Powers™ edu's 0%. Mindiful also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (31 vs 7). Mindful Powers™ edu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Mindiful sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Mindful Powers™ edu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindiful holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mindful Powers™ edu's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mindiful's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindful Powers™ edu ships an update every 4 months, Mindiful every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mindful Powers™ edu versus Mindiful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful Powers™ eduMindiful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings731 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB322 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmashing Ideas LLCWhengen, LLC

Customer experience

Mindful Powers™ edu

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Mindiful

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mindful Powers™ edu

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mindiful

Subscriptions1
  • Portal$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Mindful Powers™ edu free?
Mindful Powers™ edu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindiful free?
Mindiful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mindful Powers™ edu or Mindiful?
Mindiful is rated higher. Mindful Powers™ edu averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Mindiful averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do Mindful Powers™ edu or Mindiful have ads?
Neither Mindful Powers™ edu nor Mindiful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful Powers™ edu or Mindiful?
Mindful Powers™ edu ships an update every 4 months, and Mindiful every 2 months. Most recently, Mindful Powers™ edu was updated on September 17, 2026 and Mindiful on October 7, 2026.

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