Comparison

Binaural Beats vs Wellful

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

Head to head
About

Binaural Beats

This app uses binaural audio technology to help users relax, focus, and sleep better. It offers a variety of tracks designed to alter brainwave patterns, along with nature sounds and a timer for personalized sessions.

Highlights
  • Binaural audio technology
  • Relaxation tracks
  • Focus tracks
  • Sleep tracks
  • Nature sounds
  • Timer function
Features
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Sleep better, focus faster, and relax with binaural beats designed for headphones. Binaural Beats Machine helps you choose sessions for sleep, focus, study, meditation, and calm. You can also mix in nature sounds like rain, ocean, and ambient backgrounds to create a listening experience that fits your mood. Use the built-in timer to end sessions automatically, whether you are winding down at night, working through a study block, or taking a short mental reset. Features: Binaural beat sessions for sleep, focus, relaxation, and meditation Nature sound mixer with calming ambient backgrounds Built-in timer for naps, bedtime, and focus sessions Simple, beginner-friendly interface High-quality audio designed for headphone listening For best results, use stereo headphones. Do not use while driving or operating heavy machinery.

About

Wellful

This app offers guided meditations, ambient music, and natural soundscapes to help users reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep. It provides tools for focus, breathing, and creating balance for all levels of meditation experience.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Ambient music
  • Natural soundscapes
  • Stress reduction
  • Anxiety relief
  • Sleep improvement
  • Mindfulness exercises
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With the Wellful app you'll find tools to help you focus, breathe, stay calm, and create balance in your life. Wellful is the perfect mindfulness app for beginners, as well as intermediate and advanced meditators. Experience lower stress, less anxiety and better sleep with our guided meditations, ambient music and natural soundscapes. Our app offers relaxing mindfulness meditation experiences for everyone. Guided Meditations Wellful guided meditations include courses, body scans, breathing space and expanding awareness meditations among many other wellness experiences. Sleep Around a third of people suffer from some form of sleep disturbance. If you find sleep elusive, our guided meditations and relaxing music will help calm the mind & body in preparation for rest. Sound Combining music and soundscapes with meditation can deepen the positive effects of both and bring more significant stress relief. For many beginners, music and soundscapes can feel instantly more relaxing than other forms of practice. Terms of Use: www.wellful.com.au/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Binaural Beats4 screens
Wellful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wellful at none against Binaural Beats's shown. Wellful also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17). Binaural Beats's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Binaural Beats sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Wellful sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Binaural Beats ships an update every 2 months, Wellful every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Binaural Beats versus Wellful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinaural BeatsWellful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1714.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron RockettWellful Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Binaural Beats

All ratings124 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Wellful

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Binaural Beats

One-time19
  • Unlock Creative Visualization$0.99
  • Unlock Past Life Regression$0.99
  • Unlock Increase Focus$0.99
Show 16 more
  • Unlock Awaken Intuition$0.99
  • Unlock Higher Level Thinking$0.99
  • Unlock Christ Consciousness$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock Study Aid$0.99
  • Rest & Restore$0.99
  • Social Confidence$0.99
  • Mental Clarity$0.99
  • Unlock Self Confidence$0.99
  • Unlock Mental Stability$0.99
  • Unlock Endorphin Release$0.99
  • Unlock Fatigue Buster$0.99
  • Unlock Improve Reactions$0.99
  • Unlock Feel Good$0.99
  • Unlock Initiate Change$0.99
  • Unlock All Binaural Beats$14.99
2 purchases

Wellful

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Binaural Beats free?
Binaural Beats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wellful free?
Wellful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Binaural Beats or Wellful have ads?
Binaural Beats shows ads; Wellful does not.
Which is updated more often, Binaural Beats or Wellful?
Binaural Beats ships an update every 2 months, and Wellful every 7 months. Most recently, Binaural Beats was updated on October 14, 2026 and Wellful on October 16, 2026.

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