Comparison

MediMind vs Back Rx

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

Head to head
About

MediMind

Access over 500 guided meditations and inspirational stories to help manage stress, anxiety, and improve sleep. Personalize your experience with custom timers and recommendations based on your focus.

Highlights
  • Personalized "For You" recommendations
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • 500+ guided meditations and stories
  • Sleep tracks with repeat and timer options
  • Integration with Apple Health
  • Ambient heartbeat vibration
Features
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We log mindful minutes to your Apple Health data so you can see them in the bigger picture of your health. Guided meditation personalized “For You!” CUSTOMIZE your experience with the ability to reset your “Meditation Focus,” save your own customized “Timer” sessions, and customize your profile look and feel. With meditation recommendations personalized to “Your Meditation Focus,” including: Body and physical wellness Mental and emotional well-being Getting a good night’s sleep Supporting a healthy lifestyle Be inspired You can now be guided by meditations that are selected to help you achieve your intended meditation focus. FIND the meditations you love with the greatest ease ever! More powerful integration of personalization including the ability to save your favorite meditations, a “For You” homepage with a “Continue Listening” feature, and the “Trending Meditations” for all MediMind users. “Discover” library view with more a powerful search tool that allows you to search by category, keyword, meditation guide, and title. NEW “Meditation Timer” allows you to time your meditations in silence. Save and label individual sessions of a particular duration, with customized intervals and a selection of beautiful meditation bells, including a silent vibration alert. Mindfulness is easy with the right guided meditation tool. When we are mindfully in the moment, symptoms such as stress, anxiety, and depression are replaced with calmness, comfort, and ease. Enjoy 500+ guided meditations and inspirational stories that relieve pain, balance emotions, motivate, and promote restful sleep. With our latest upgrade to the Cloud9 guided meditation app, we’ve transformed the experience with a new look and more powerful features to enhance the same high quality and beautiful “Medi’s” that you’ve told us you love. MediMind is your guided meditation cabinet, and there’s more to come in the future with a larger suite of products that are offered by Cloud9 Online, all focused on health and wellness in the digital age. We rebuilt MediMind from the ground up to offer maximum personalization to your mindful meditation goals. You told us the features you hoped we’d update, and we listened: -New “For You” home screen with meditations personalized to your needs. -A suite of clinically designed Medical Grade enhanced Medi’s to more powerfully address anxiety, depression, pain and sleep issues, and increase wellbeing. -Set your sleep tracks to “Repeat” and set the “Sleep Timer” to turn them off when you’re asleep. - “Ambient (Haptic) Heartbeat” gives you a heartbeat vibration when set “on” during meditations. We hope you enjoy this latest update as much as we enjoy being your guided meditation cabinet. Please never hesitate to reach out to us at: info@c9oHealth.com. MediMind Premium subscription pricing and terms: MediMind offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $12.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $49.99/year that provides you with unlimited access to all content within the app while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected with your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in AppleID Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://www.biznessapps.com/terms-service/ Privacy policy: http://mobileappco.org/privacy_policy?app_code=mycloud9

About

Back Rx

This app offers a clinically proven program for back pain relief, combining guided physiotherapy routines with emotional support. It helps users improve mobility, reduce pain, and understand their condition through educational insights and a peer community.

Highlights
  • Guided video physiotherapy routines
  • Progress tracking (pain, movement, wellbeing)
  • Educational insights on back health
  • Supportive peer community
  • Mind-body approach to healing
Features
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Back Rx®: Clinically Proven Relief. Emotionally Validated Support. Back Rx® is more than an app—it’s your personal path to lasting back pain relief. Created by a chronic pain sufferer, healthcare researcher, and computer scientist, Back RX blends medical expertise with lived experience to help you heal physically and emotionally. Our program is based on the clinically validated Back Rx regimen developed by Dr. Vijay Vad, sports medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York. Proven through multiple clinical trials, this safe, at-home physiotherapy and mind-body approach improves mobility and reduces pain—without surgery or strong medications. Whether you're newly diagnosed or managing long-term pain, Back Rx® empowers you to take control of your health with: 1. Guided video routines based on doctor-recommended physiotherapy 2. Progress tracking to monitor pain, movement, and emotional wellbeing 3. Educational insights to help you understand your body and options 4. A supportive peer community that truly gets it Back pain isn’t just physical—it affects your mood, relationships, and sense of self. That’s why Back RX combines physical healing with emotional validation. You’ll find stories, support, and strategies from people who’ve walked this path—and discover that you’re not alone. Whether you're using Back RX as a standalone solution or alongside your doctor’s care, our goal is simple: to help you move better, feel stronger, and reclaim your life. Join the Back Rx® community today—and start your journey toward lasting relief. Disclaimer: Always consult your doctor before starting any exercise program. Stop if you experience pain and seek medical advice.

Screenshots

MediMind4 screens
Back Rx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Back Rx at Free against MediMind's $5.99. Back Rx also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). MediMind's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

Back Rx is free to download; MediMind costs $5.99 up front. MediMind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Back Rx sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MediMind against 5.0 for Back Rx. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MediMind has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of MediMind's written reviews are positive against 100% of Back Rx's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MediMind ships an update fortnightly, Back Rx every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MediMind versus Back Rx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediMindBack Rx
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB72 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCloud 9 Online, LLCHeal Factory LLC

Customer experience

MediMind

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Back Rx

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MediMind

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Access14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Access14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Access$399.99
3 purchases

Back Rx

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$6.991 Month
  • Semi-annual subscription$34.996 Months
  • Annual subscription$59.991 Year

Questions

Is MediMind free?
MediMind costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Back Rx free?
Back Rx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MediMind or Back Rx?
Back Rx is rated higher. MediMind averages 4.9 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Back Rx averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MediMind or Back Rx have ads?
Neither MediMind nor Back Rx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MediMind or Back Rx?
MediMind ships an update fortnightly, and Back Rx every 2 months. Most recently, MediMind was updated on October 24, 2026 and Back Rx on October 15, 2026.

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