Comparison

Healthy Minds Program by Humin vs CinderNotes

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

Head to head
About

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

This app offers science-backed meditation and mindfulness practices to improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance social connections. It features guided lessons and assessments based on neuroscientific research, designed to fit into busy lifestyles.

Highlights
  • Science-backed meditation practices
  • Guided lessons on focus and stress reduction
  • Neuroscientific well-being framework
  • Active meditation for busy lives
  • Mobile mental and emotional well-being assessments
  • Integration with Apple Health
Features
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• 2024 Pick: Best Meditation App by Healthline, The New York Times Wirecutter, Vogue, and Sports Illustrated Well-being is a skill that can be learned. We’re here to guide you along the way. Backed by four decades of research from world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson and the team at Humin (formerly Healthy Minds Innovations) & the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, the Healthy Minds Program trains your mind through meditation and podcast-style lessons to develop skills for gaining focus, reducing stress, and maintaining positive social connections. Research with the Healthy Minds App showed that just 5 minutes a day of practice leads to a 28% reduction in stress, an 18% reduction in anxiety, a 24% reduction in depression, and a 13% increase in social connection. Featuring our scientific Awareness, Connection, Insight, and Purpose, Well-being Framework, the Healthy Minds Program is a holistic, all-encompassing meditation app that offers the best of both guided meditations and opportunities to learn. You’ll learn simple skills to enhance personal well-being, build healthy relationships, and improve communication, performance, and creativity. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– What makes us unique? Developed from Science: While many meditation apps can claim the scientific benefits of meditation, our practices are developed directly from neuroscientific research. You’ll also hear from the world’s foremost neuroscientists about neuroplasticity and how to train your mind. Made for Busy Lives: Our app features active meditation practices that fit into your busy lifestyle. Don’t have time to sit for 20 minutes? Put on an active practice and train your mind while you fold the laundry. Guided by Measurement: Thanks to our pioneering scientific research, the Healthy Minds Program offers the first mobile mental and emotional well-being assessments. Learn about your current level of well-being and contribute to cutting-edge research on the science of well-being. Our app also integrates with Apple Health to track your mindful minutes. Goes Beyond Mindfulness: Our guided path offers step-by-step instructions for becoming more present in the moment and developing a sense of purpose, meaning, and connection in life. Driven by Mission and Supported by Donation: The Healthy Minds Program is made possible by our donors, who support our vision of a kinder, wiser, more compassionate world. Unlike other apps that require a subscription, the Healthy Minds Program is available by donation, driven by a mission to translate science into tools to cultivate and measure well-being. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Read the End User License Agreement and Terms of Use here: https://hminnovations.org/terms-of-use Read our Privacy Policy here: https://hminnovations.org/privacy-policy

About

CinderNotes

A private digital journal designed for unfiltered self-expression. Write down your thoughts and feelings, then digitally "burn" the page to achieve a sense of closure and renewal. The app prioritizes your privacy with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Instant digital page burning
  • Calming burning animation and sounds
  • Complete privacy, no data collection
  • Write without fear of judgment
  • Simple and elegant design
Features
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Introducing CinderNotes, your private journal for raw, unfiltered self expression. Are you weighed down by thoughts and feelings you can’t share? CinderNotes provides a confidential and cathartic space to express these feelings freely. Write what’s on your mind and then digitally “burn” the page. As you watch your words disappear you are left with a sense of closure and renewal. CinderNotes is completely private. No data is collected or saved. Once you digitally “burn” the page your words disappear forever. Whether you need to rant, reminisce, or reflect, CinderNotes gives you a safe space to let it out and then let it go. FEATURES ⁃ Your words instantly erase when you hit the “burn” button. ⁃ Animation and sounds replicate the experience of burning paper. ⁃ Completely confidential - we don’t collect or save anything. WRITE WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT When you hit the “burn” button, your words vanish forever allowing you to write freely and openly, without fear of judgment. CALMING ANIMATION & SOUNDS Soothing animation and sounds simulate a sheet of paper burning, creating a calming and immersive writing experience. NO DATA COLLECTED Privacy is our priority. We collect nothing and save nothing. SIMPLE & ELEGANT DESIGN The sleek, minimal interface creates a simple, intuitive experience so you can focus on unrestricted self expression.

Screenshots

Healthy Minds Program by Humin4 screens
CinderNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CinderNotes at none against Healthy Minds Program by Humin's shown. CinderNotes also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Healthy Minds Program by Humin's advantage is ratings volume (8.5K vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Healthy Minds Program by Humin against 5.0 for CinderNotes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Healthy Minds Program by Humin has 8.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Healthy Minds Program by Humin's written reviews are positive against 100% of CinderNotes's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Healthy Minds Program by Humin versus CinderNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHealthy Minds Program by HuminCinderNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8.5K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.5K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHealthy Minds Innovations, Inc.Clint Johnson

Customer experience

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

All ratings8,102 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews613 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.8%

CinderNotes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress not always saved correctly
  • Connectivity issues causing data loss

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline mode for meditations
  • Ability to bookmark favorite sessions
  • More personalization options

CinderNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

No in-app purchases

None

CinderNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Healthy Minds Program by Humin free?
Healthy Minds Program by Humin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CinderNotes free?
CinderNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Healthy Minds Program by Humin or CinderNotes?
CinderNotes is rated higher. Healthy Minds Program by Humin averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8.5K ratings, while CinderNotes averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Healthy Minds Program by Humin or CinderNotes have ads?
Healthy Minds Program by Humin shows ads; CinderNotes does not.

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