Comparison

Commune vs Toolbox by Rick William

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

Head to head
About

Commune

Access a curated collection of video courses from world-renowned experts in personal growth and societal well-being. Learn yoga, mindfulness, healthy eating, sustainability, and more. Download content for offline viewing and enjoy seamless streaming to your TV.

Highlights
  • Video courses from leading teachers
  • Topics: yoga, fitness, mindfulness, food, health, sustainability, civic engagement
  • Offline viewing
  • Create video playlists
  • Screencast via Chromecast, Airplay, Bluetooth
Features
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Commune is a course platform for personal and societal well-being. We create video courses with the world’s leading teachers across yoga and fitness, mindfulness, food and health, sustainability, and civic engagement. Our courses help people bring their best selves into the world: Ease into a yoga practice with Adriene Mishler, explore the nature of reality with Deepak Chopra, take control of your healthcare with Dr. Mark Hyman, learn how to improve your relationships with Marianne Williamson, unwind implicit racial bias with Evelyn Carter, and much more. With the Commune app you can now watch and listen to courses offline, make playlists of your favorite videos, and screencast via Chromecast, Airplay, or Bluetooth. Subscription & Pricing Terms Commune is free to download. Ongoing use requires an active subscription, available on a monthly or yearly basis. New customers who choose a monthly or yearly subscription are eligible for a free trial period. - $95.99 USD per year with free 14-day trial* ---- This video app / vid-app is proudly powered by VidApp. If you need help with it, please head to: https://vidapp.com/app-vid-app-user-support/ Terms of Service: https://www.onecommune.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.onecommune.com/privacy

About

Toolbox by Rick William

Access a free collection of guided practices for nervous system regulation, meditation, and coaching. Learn techniques blending psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist practices to build a lasting personal development routine.

Highlights
  • Guided nervous system trainings
  • Meditation practices
  • Coaching sessions
  • 7 Day Challenge
  • Daily meditation tracker
  • Q&A with coach
Features
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Access a powerful, FREE toolbox of nervous system, meditation, and coaching trainings. Rick William is a multi-modality coach, somatic therapist, and meditation teacher. The ToolBox synthesizes his 10+ years’ experience into a core, effective set of guided practices, accessible on any device, on the go. Learn and train in a transformative fusion of western psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist practices. Free access to: • 7 Day Challenge guided by Rick William • All the Inner-Toolbox trainings • Q&A section with Rick William • Personal daily Meditation and State tracker Including some his most popular trainings: • Total Morning Activation • Total Morning Presence • Trigger to Tranquil: Activated • Trigger to Tranquil: Deactivated • 5 Dimension of the Heroic Heart • Heroic Self Integration • Rapid Recalibration With this simple, effective ToolBox in your pocket, building a lasting and impactful practice is easy. INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync, available to subscribe free of charge. The download of Toolbox by Rick William is free of charge. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Commune4 screens
Toolbox by Rick William4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Toolbox by Rick William at none against Commune's 10. Toolbox by Rick William also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Commune's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (376 vs 14). On price, rating, 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. Commune sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Toolbox by Rick William asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Commune against 4.8 for Toolbox by Rick William. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Commune has 376 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Commune's written reviews are positive against 100% of Toolbox by Rick William's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commune ships an update every 2 months, Toolbox by Rick William every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Commune versus Toolbox by Rick William: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommuneToolbox by Rick William
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (376 ratings)4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCommune Media IncMia Koning

Customer experience

Commune

All ratings375 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative24.3%

Toolbox by Rick William

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Commune

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Courses won't load
  • Pages won't load
  • Buttons don't work
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  • Can't log out
  • No ability to save progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bookmarks for videos
  • Progress tracking
  • Dark mode
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Apple TV app

Toolbox by Rick William

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Commune

Subscriptions6
  • Commune Membership - Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Commune Monthly Membership14 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Commune Membership - 6-Month$149.996 Months
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  • Commune 6 Month Membership$149.996 Months
  • Commune Annual Membership14 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • Commune Membership - Annual$179.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unwinding Prejudice with Evely$49.99
  • Easy Does It$49.99
  • Relationships with Marianne$99.99
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  • Empowered Birth hosted by Schu$499.99
None

Toolbox by Rick William

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Commune free?
Commune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toolbox by Rick William free?
Toolbox by Rick William is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Commune or Toolbox by Rick William?
Toolbox by Rick William is rated higher. Commune averages 4.6 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while Toolbox by Rick William averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Commune or Toolbox by Rick William have ads?
Toolbox by Rick William shows ads; Commune does not.
Which is updated more often, Commune or Toolbox by Rick William?
Commune ships an update every 2 months, and Toolbox by Rick William every 4 months. Most recently, Commune was updated on October 24, 2026 and Toolbox by Rick William on October 24, 2026.

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