Comparison

Pine vs Alma Wellness

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

Head to head
About

Pine

This app offers guided deep breathing exercises and ambient sounds to help you relax and manage stress. It includes a personal journal with an emotions log and integrates with Apple Health to track your mindfulness minutes and mood over time. Customizable sessions and challenges help build consistent habits.

Highlights
  • Guided deep breathing exercises
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Personal journal with emotion logging
  • Apple Health integration
  • Customizable session duration
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Habit-building challenges
Features
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Pine lets you find a moment to relax with deep breathing exercises, ambient sounds, and a personal Journal. Pine guides you through deep breathing exercises and meditation on your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, and now with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access. Pine features different breathing exercises, each designed to target different types of stress, anxiety, fatigue, and depression. Pine lets you build your own sessions to structure your practice exactly how you like it. Pine has a personal journal built right in, so you can record the daily events throughout your day. The journal also features an emotions log and Apple's State of Mind tracking, so you can record your mood, the thoughts or events behind it, and see how you're really doing over time, right alongside the rest of your data in the Health app. Challenges give you a simple way to build a lasting breathing and meditation habit, one session at a time. Complete Feature List: • A range of deep breathing exercises. • A customizable breathing exercises. • Ability to change the duration of your breathing exercise between 1 minute and 10 minutes. • A great design that helps you relax. • Various ambient sounds to play during your breathing exercises. • Import songs or playlists from Apple Music. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access to your favorite exercises. • Challenges to help you build a consistent breathing and meditation habit. • Reminders to take a minute to relax every day. • Works with Apple Health: Sync Mindfulness Minutes and State of Mind entries with the Health App. • iCloud syncing between your devices so all of your breathing exercises, journal entries, and mood logs stay in sync. Thank you for considering Pine, I hope it helps you improve your life and allows you to take a minute to appreciate the day, Casey

About

Alma Wellness

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Alma Wellness is your personal wellness companion built for intentional, everyday living. Designed for women who want to build healthy habits, connect with their community, and invest in their wellbeing — Alma makes the journey beautiful. Grow Your Plant Complete daily goals and watch your virtual plant evolve from a tiny seed to a blooming flower. Every habit you build, every goal you tick off — it all shows up in your garden. Your plant is a living reflection of your consistency. Track What Matters Set personalised wellness goals — steps, hydration, meditation, journaling, sleep, nutrition, and more. Add custom goals that fit your unique lifestyle. Get gentle reminders throughout the day to keep you on track. Journal & Reflect Write daily entries with rotating reflection prompts. Log your mood, capture your thoughts, and build a meaningful record of your inner journey. Journaling counts as a wellness goal too. Garden With Friends Add friends and grow side by side in a shared garden. Send "Rain" to encourage a friend. See who's on a streak. Celebrate each other's milestones. Wellness is better together. Earn Achievements Unlock badges as you hit milestones — Hydration Hero, Mindful Master, Week Warrior, and more. Share your achievements and streaks on social media to inspire your circle. Wellness Membership Unlock your exclusive Wellness Membership Card and access partner discounts at spas, gyms, hotels, and wellness businesses. Your commitment to health comes with real-world rewards. Retreats Browse and register for curated wellness retreats — immersive experiences designed to deepen your practice and connect you with like-minded women. Privacy First Your wellness data is stored locally on your device for speed and privacy. Cloud sync keeps your profile and social features safely backed up across devices. Alma was born out of intentionality — a space for women to slow down, show up for themselves, and grow together. Start your journey today.

Screenshots

Pine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alma Wellness at none against Pine's 3. Alma Wellness also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Pine's advantage is device support. On price 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. Pine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Alma Wellness asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pine versus Alma Wellness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPineAlma Wellness
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better—
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBean's Bytes, LLCMICHAEL TEMITOPE FANIYI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pine

Subscriptions2
  • Pine Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Pine Premium Yearly3 Months trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pine Premium Lifetime$49.99
None

Alma Wellness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pine free?
Pine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alma Wellness free?
Alma Wellness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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