Comparison

Ramblers vs MindGains

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

Head to head
About

Ramblers

Discover thousands of led walks and independent routes across Great Britain. Access walking articles, exclusive member offers, and manage your digital membership card. Plan your next adventure with this community-driven walking app.

Highlights
  • Thousands of led walks
  • 3,000+ independent routes
  • Fascinating walking articles
  • Exclusive member offers
  • Digital membership card
  • Walk register
Features
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The Ramblers Member App is full of the latest led walks, high-quality routes for independent walking, social events, features and offers. Discover something new every day. Download the app now and start planning your next adventure! To use this app you need to be a member of the Ramblers. You will need a valid email address and membership number to sign up. The Ramblers is a charity which protects the environments and pathways we love and encourages more people to find the joy of walking. We’re the largest community of walkers in Great Britain. Join us at ramblers.org.uk Top features: Discover thousands of led walks Find a huge variety of Ramblers group walks in England, Scotland and Wales. Join our expert walk leaders: walk, talk and discover with your local group or further afield as you travel across the country. We run walks every month of the year and day of the week, mornings, afternoons and evenings. Easy, moderate or strenuous - our led walks cater for all. Ramblers Routes The app gives you access to over 3,000 independent routes for you to explore, download and follow. You can search for a route by location, follow it in the app or view a pdf of the route card on the website. As an added benefit you can save your favourite routes and use them whenever you wish. This is great for planning your walking adventures before you go on holiday and will enable you to find and explore the best routes wherever you are in the GB. Fascinating articles Amazing features, gear reviews, blogs and guest interviews with people passionate about the joy of walking and protecting our green spaces. The latest offers Exclusive member offers direct to your mobile, including 15% discount off all your walking gear at Cotswold Outdoor, 25% of all Cicerone walking books and loads more offers throughout the year. Digital membership card Your membership card will be with you always in the Ramblers App. Walk register Upgraded walk register, quicker and easier to use so you can help out the walk leader, take registration and get on with your walk. Photos To promote your led walk you can use the app to take photos on a recce and when you submit them, they will be added to your walk listing. The next day they will then be used to illustrate that walk on the app. so everyone can enjoy and be inspired!

About

MindGains

Features
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MindGains is an all-in-one mindfulness app that helps you gain real control over your mental landscape—not by silencing every thought, but by understanding and working with them. Built for today’s active, on‑the‑go lifestyle, MindGains blends movement‑friendly meditations with data‑driven insights to make mindfulness both powerful and practical. • Activity‑Based Meditations: Choose from guided sessions you can do while walking, cycling, in the shower, or anywhere life takes you. • Smart Mood Journaling: Quickly capture your thoughts and tag what’s making you feel good—or not—so you can uncover the patterns behind your emotions. • Daily Streaks & Profile Tracker: Keep your practice consistent and see at a glance how many days in a row you’ve checked in, plus total time spent in mindfulness. • Deep Mood Analysis: Visualise your emotional trends in a color‑coded calendar and month‑over‑month charts, so you can pinpoint exactly what lifts you up or weighs you down. • Accountability Notifications: Gentle reminders help you build the habit without overwhelm, ensuring you never miss a day of reflection. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: • Monthly Plan: Recurring subscription after 30-day free trial • Annual Plan: Recurring subscription after 30-day free trial • Prices vary by region and are displayed during purchase • Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before renewal • Manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mindgains.uk/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Ramblers4 screens
MindGains4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ramblers at none against MindGains's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MindGains sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ramblers asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ramblers versus MindGains: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRamblersMindGains
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB239 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRamblersMatthew Hardie

In-app purchases

None

Ramblers

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MindGains

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Ramblers free?
Ramblers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindGains free?
MindGains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ramblers or MindGains have ads?
Neither Ramblers nor MindGains shows ads.

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