Comparison

WellBrain Go vs HFX

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

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About

WellBrain Go

This app offers guided mindfulness therapies validated by doctors and approved by monks to help manage chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. It includes personalized psychological tests and progress tracking to tailor your mindfulness journey for improved well-being.

Highlights
  • Doctor-validated mindfulness therapies
  • Personalized psychological testing
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Mindfulness exercises for beginners
  • Optional EEG headset integration
  • Reminders for practice
Features
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Mindfulness as Medicine: WellBrain provides doctor validated and monk approved guided mindfulness therapies suitable for helping patients with chronic pain, depression, anxiety as well as other chronic medical conditions. State mandated psychological tests are included to help personalize the best mindfulness therapies for each patient. RECOMMENDATIONS & REVIEWS OF USERS - "WellBrain’s mindfulness exercises helped me recover from a painful shoulder injury so that I can get back to doing what I love most." Garrett McNamara, Professional surfer and world record-holder for largest wave ever surfed - “In recent years I began practicing yoga, changed the style of massage I received and tried acupuncture, all of which reduced my pain and improved my quality of life. But it was not until my doctor suggests I begin working with WellBrain and their mindfulness therapies that I actually took back control of my life.” Mark Goldberg, patient BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS THERAPY Reduces pain intensity, anxiety and depression Helps improve sleep duration and quality Reduces stress and feelings of overwhelm Increases self-awareness and greater sense of perspective Enjoy better relationships with your family/partner/spouse Love, eat, and sleep better Be more present and engaged with your whole life Experience peace of mind and a greater mind-body connection Improved focus at work or while studying Studies indicate reduced dependencies on prescriptions such as opiates Kabat-Zinn et al (1985) assessed mindfulness-based techniques in 90 chronic pain patients. Measures of pain, anxiety and depression were reduced immediately following a 10-week course and most improvements were maintained up to 15 months post-meditation training. FEATURES - Access to mindfulness therapies designed for a variety of medical conditions - learn the basics in 10 minute mindfulness exercises designed for beginners - Personalized progress page to track your stats - Optional use of an EEG headset that measures improvements of your brainwaves during mindfulness practice - Psychological evaluation testing and progress reports - Reminders to keep you on track with your practice - Options for you to continue your journey after your first path, with inspiring paths and one-off sessions on a range of topics such as stress relief, happiness, mental health and appreciation Download now and start training your mind for a healthier, happier life. CONNECT WITH US & SUPPORT Online - www.wellbrain.io support@wellbrain.io or sales@wellbrain.io PRICING WellBrain is free to use until further notice.  If you are interested in using WellBrain please contact us as this app is currently accessible via a physician or other professional health care worker for you to then use at home (you get your login and password via your provider or care physician).  We do provided  direct access accordingly so contact us at support@wellbrain.io or sales@wellbrain.io.  Other information is at www.wellbrain.io and www.wellbrain.co.

About

HFX

Manage chronic pain with personalized relief. This app pairs with a spinal cord stimulator to learn your pain patterns and deliver tailored therapy. It offers features like progress tracking, favorite program saving, and proactive patient support.

Highlights
  • Personalized pain relief recommendations
  • Proactive patient support
  • Save favorite therapy programs
  • Track pain relief progress
  • Earn achievement badges
  • Check device battery level
  • Enable MRI Mode
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There's now a better way to manage your chronic pain. The HFX App pairs with the Nevro HFX iQ spinal cord stimulator to learn from your unique pain and deliver personalized pain relief from your smartphone. Join over 100,000 people who have been treated with HFX therapy. The HFX App is easy to use:   1. You complete simple check-ins  2. HFX iQ learns from your unique pain experience  3. Get your personalized recommendation  With the HFX App you can:   Get continuous pain relief.   HFX iQ will learn from your inputs, preferences, and unique pain experience to deliver personalized pain relief.   Receive proactive patient support within 24 hours. The HFX App will send alerts to your Nevro Care Team so they can proactively reach out to provide support when you need it.    Save your favorite programs.  Bookmark your favorite programs that you like to use or want to easily return to. You can personalize your favorites by giving it a name like “walking” and selecting a color.  Track your progress.  Better understand your pain level trends, review your relief over time, and how your pain responded to past programs.   Earn badges.  Collect badges as you complete goals, achieve more pain relief, or reach a milestone.   Check your battery level.  Your battery level is conveniently displayed on your Home screen. When your battery is low or empty, you will get a notification to recharge.   Safely get an MRI scan.*  Easily turn on MRI Mode so you can safely get a full-body MRI scan.     *Within conditional parameters. Refer to https://www.nevro.com/English/us/patients/patient-manuals/default.aspx  for detailed information on MRI safety and conditions.  ________________________________________  The HFX App will work on select Apple devices: iPhone 8 and above running iOS 15 or later. To view the list of compatible devices, go to https://www.NevroHFX.com/resources/hfx-app/ The HFX App is approved for use with the Nevro HFX iQ Spinal Cord Stimulator within the U.S., English Only.  The HFX App controls an implanted medical device only available if prescribed by a physician. You should consult your physician before using the Nevro HFX iQ Spinal Cord Stimulator (including the HFX App) or making medical decisions.  The HFX App can change your HFX iQ therapy settings; use only as directed by your Nevro Care Team or physician.  Nevro Corp. 1800 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 U.S.A.  Provider and Patient MRI Questions p: +1-888-895-8105  HFX, the HFX logo, HFX iQ, the HFX iQ logo, NEVRO, and the NEVRO logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nevro Corp. iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.  Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and Nevro’s use is under license.

Screenshots

WellBrain Go1 screens
HFX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WellBrain Go at 100% against HFX's 12%. WellBrain Go also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). HFX's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WellBrain Go holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HFX has 71 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of WellBrain Go's written reviews are positive against 12% of HFX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WellBrain Go versus HFX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWellBrain GoHFX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better3.5 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better12.1% of reviews
Number of ratings771 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB59 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperWellBrain Inc.Nevro Corp.

Customer experience

WellBrain Go

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HFX

All ratings71 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative35.2%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive12.1%
Neutral29.3%
Negative58.6%

Bugs and requests

WellBrain Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HFX

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Connection issues
  • Stopped connecting
  • Bluetooth connection problems
  • White screen
  • App not loading
Show 17 more
  • App freezing
  • Assessment alert not working
  • App crashes
  • Takes multiple attempts to connect
  • Dropping off network
  • App not working
  • Syncing issues
  • Upload error
  • Low battery notifications not working
  • Battery drain on iOS
  • Difficulties staying connected
  • Won't connect
  • Doesn't sync with Bluetooth
  • Can't find device
  • Not phone compatible
  • Charger shuts down quickly
  • Stimulation changes without user input

Requested features

14 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Add an option to write notes
  • Improve battery percentage display
  • Improve pain rating system
  • Add percentage to battery meter
Show 9 more
  • Fix push notifications for low battery
  • Option to write notes and communicate in own words
  • Improve IQ mode functionality
  • More attention to reliability
  • Better system for daily questions
  • Improve assessment questions
  • Add ability to communicate with team advocates
  • Improve connection stability
  • Notification for app updates

In-app purchases

None

WellBrain Go

No in-app purchases

None

HFX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WellBrain Go free?
WellBrain Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HFX free?
HFX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WellBrain Go or HFX?
WellBrain Go is rated higher. WellBrain Go averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while HFX averages 3.5 from 71 ratings.
Do WellBrain Go or HFX have ads?
Neither WellBrain Go nor HFX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WellBrain Go or HFX?
WellBrain Go ships an update every 3 months, and HFX every 3 months. Most recently, WellBrain Go was updated on October 20, 2026 and HFX on October 14, 2026.

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