Comparison

eM Life vs Equa

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

Head to head
About

eM Life

This app offers live online classes and practical skills to enhance resilience, wellness, and productivity. It connects users with expert teachers and a supportive community for a healthier, more purposeful life. Subscribers gain access to unlimited live classes, activity tracking, and exclusive content.

Highlights
  • Live online mindfulness classes
  • Expert teacher-led sessions
  • Activity tracking and goal setting
  • Exclusive on-demand content
  • Community features
  • Learning series
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Welcome to version 5.27 of eM Life on iOS! eMindful helps individuals and teams become more resilient through live online classes that support greater wellness. We’ve already shown tens of thousands of participants around the world practical skills that lead to a healthier, more productive, and purposeful life. When you practice with our growing community, you will connect with a team of expert teachers who can deliver proven, powerful results. Become a subscriber for additional content: • Unlimited live Mindful Daily classes • Activity tracking, goal setting and milestones • Exclusive videos Non Corporate Plans include: • Seed (Default -- Free -- no user action required) - access to select on-demand content - access to the learning series - social content, articles, and community features • Sprout ($9.99/month or $99/year) - Everything included in the free subscription - Unlimited live daily mindfulness sessions - Exclusive on-demand content • Grow ($399/year) - Everything in Seed & Sprout - Unlimited access to Premium Programs - Unlimited access to Enhanced On Demand Subscribe in-app via iTunes for the above auto-renewable member services. Read the following terms for details: • The 'Members' subscription can be purchased as either a monthly or yearly recurring subscription. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period for either $9.99 (monthly subscription) or $99 / $399 (yearly subscriptions) • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of service: https://www.emindful.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy policy: https://www.emindful.com/privacy-policy/

About

Equa

This app offers a personalized mindfulness training experience with interactive feedback to build attentional control, mental resilience, and overall well-being. It addresses common challenges faced by new meditators by providing guidance and support throughout the practice.

Highlights
  • Attentional control training
  • Mental resilience building
  • Personalized mindfulness coaching
  • Interactive feedback system
  • Well-being improvement
  • Guided meditation practice
Features
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Build your attentional control skills, mental resilience and well-being with Equa – a mindfulness coach in your pocket. A key reason many new meditators fall off is because they do not receive feedback in their learning process, or guidance on what is working for them and why. This can lead to confusion, agitation and often, a clean break from their practice. Equa's interactive experience provides the feedback you need to make your training experience relevant and impactful. Because meditation is not meant to be practiced alone. SUBSCRIPTIONS & PRICING Prior to subscribing, we welcome you to see how it feels to train with Equa – completely free of charge. Your first three days in Equa (we call these Units) are on us! After this, Equa offers two auto-renewing subscription options: Six Month Intro Series Subscription Price - $29.99 This subscription is for six months and auto-renews after six months. - Title of auto-renewing subscription: Six Month Intro Series Subscription - Length of subscription: Six months - Price of subscription: $29.99 - Privacy policy can be found here https://equahealth.io/privacy-policy. - Terms of Use (EULA) can be found here https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula. Year Subscription Price - $64.99 per year This subscription is for 12 months and auto-renews after 12 months. - Title: Annual Membership - Length of subscription: 1 year - Price of subscription: $64.99 - Privacy policy can be found here https://equahealth.io/privacy-policy. - Terms of Use (EULA) can be found here https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula. The prices above are for U.S. based customers. Pricing may vary by country and charges may be converted to local currencies depending on the country of residence.

Screenshots

eM Life4 screens
Equa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: eM Life at free with in-app purchases against Equa's subscription. eM Life also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Equa's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 37%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. eM Life sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Equa sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Equa holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 326 and 240 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of eM Life's written reviews are positive against 68% of Equa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eM Life ships an update every 6 weeks, Equa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eM Life versus Equa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereM LifeEqua
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (326 ratings)4.9 (240 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews67.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings326 — better240
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB94 MB
Age rating12+4+
DevelopereMindful, Inc.Equa Health, Inc.

Customer experience

eM Life

All ratings326 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative44.4%

Equa

All ratings240 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

eM Life

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Equa

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login page not working
  • Tapping feedback not detecting double taps
  • Accomplishments not logging accurately
  • Cannot proceed past lesson 13 as a premium subscriber
  • App redirects to subscribe screen for premium content
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  • No way to reset user's meditation experience level

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more content/lessons
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Improve tapping detection accuracy
  • Provide more guidance on dashboard usage
  • Offer more than one reminder for micro-exercises
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  • Add ability to reset profile/experience level
  • Clarify course structure/outline
  • Add more lessons beyond the initial 41

In-app purchases

3 purchases

eM Life

Subscriptions3
  • eM Life Sprout - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • eM Life Sprout - Annual$99.991 Year
  • eM Life Grow - Annual$399.991 Year
12 purchases

Equa

Subscriptions12
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscriptoin7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscriptoin7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Resilience Starter Kit7 Days trial$29.996 Months
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$64.991 Year
  • Yearly Equanaut7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is eM Life free?
eM Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Equa free?
Equa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eM Life or Equa?
Equa is rated higher. eM Life averages 4.7 out of 5 from 326 ratings, while Equa averages 4.9 from 240 ratings.
Do eM Life or Equa have ads?
Neither eM Life nor Equa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eM Life or Equa?
eM Life ships an update every 6 weeks, and Equa fortnightly. Most recently, eM Life was updated on July 4, 2026 and Equa on September 21, 2026.

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