Mindiful vs Tilli Kids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Emotional intelligence activities
- Stretching and spatial awareness
- Relaxation and meditation techniques
- Digital journaling canvas
- Parental analytics and insights
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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/
Tilli Kids
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Tilli is an award winning, social emotional learning tool that was incubated at Stanford University and is now available just for you! Join Tilli and her friends for a fun-filled adventure to learn all about feelings and emotions! Every day brings surprises and new things to discover. In this game, you will: • Start the day with Tilli and Mr. Wise Tree in the Mind Garden • Plant an Emotion Flower based on how you feel • Talk to Tilli about your feelings and emotions • Learn how to feel better with Tilli • Practice fun strategies every day to stay calm, confident and happy The more you play with Tilli - the more you have fun and the more skills you build! Tilli’s World is full of gentle learning as it stimulates curiosity and creativity through fun interactive games! Our strategies include: Mindful breathing exercises, yoga and meditation, express through coloring, playful mini games and many more! Tilli would eventually help kids easily communicate their emotions and needs with their parents, caretakers, and teachers. Benefits of playing with Tilli: • Build the 5 core Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies: - Identifying feelings and emotions - Communicating feelings and needs - Build healthy coping strategies to stay calm - Learn problem solving skills for everyday life - Practice empathy for healthier relationships • Physical Development: - Build fine motor skills (Tap, Hold and Drag items on the screen) - Build Gross motor skills that encourage physical movement • Cognitive Development: - Develop recalling skills with age-appropriate questions - Improve logic and reasoning - Critical thinking for real-life problem solving • Speech and Language: - Verbally talk to Tilli - Improve the ability to listen to the instructions (subtitles available) - Identify different words and sounds - Encourage them to read • Expressive arts and design - Strategies are created to encourage children to express themselves
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tilli Kids at none against Mindiful's 1. Tilli Kids also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Mindiful sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Tilli Kids asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mindiful ships an update every 2 months, Tilli Kids every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mindiful | Tilli Kids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 322 MB | 988 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Whengen, LLC | Tilli Kids Inc. |
In-app purchases
Mindiful
- Portal$4.991 Month
Tilli Kids
No in-app purchases
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