Comparison

Mindfulness.com Meditation App vs Evolve Buffalo

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

Head to head
About

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Access personalized daily video coaching and short mindfulness practices for stress reduction and improved sleep. Learn from renowned teachers and track your progress to cultivate a calmer, more mindful life.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily video coaching
  • Short mindfulness micro-practices
  • Guided meditations and courses
  • Stress and anxiety reduction tools
  • Sleep improvement features
  • Progress tracking
  • Donations to mindfulness nonprofits
Features
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PERSONALIZED DAILY VIDEO COACHING Every day, you’ll receive a personalized video lesson & meditation from your Mindfulness Coach to give you practical tools for living a life with calm and ease. SHORT MINDFULNESS PRACTICES. ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. Explore our 1-2 minute long mindfulness micro-practices, breathing exercises and short meditations to provide you with in-the-moment support when you need it the most. LEARN TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION Join our community of over 1 million people transforming their lives by learning mindfulness, cultivating a habit of mindful meditation or deepening their practice of mindfulness with our mindfulness courses from world renowned mindfulness teachers. REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY Learn & practice a better way of living with 100s of talks, courses, micro-practices, guided meditations, music & soundscapes to reduce stress and anxiety, meditate and sleep better. Meditation sessions are available in lengths of 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes so you can choose the perfect length. IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP Fall asleep fast and get better rest with our Sleep Shuffle, guided sleep meditations, sleep music and soothing nature soundscapes. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Track your Mindful Minutes within the Apple Health app.   MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD WITH YOUR PRACTICE When you take a Mindfulness Plus subscription, we donate a portion of our revenue to non-profit organisations who are bringing mindfulness to people in need. To date, we’ve donated over $500,000 to mindfulness nonprofits around the world. MEET YOUR HOSTS: *Cory Muscara, MA - Mindfulness Advisor to The Dr. Oz Show. Instructor at University of Pennsylvania. Former Monk. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com *Melli O’Brien - Speaker. Writer and Mindfulness Teacher. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com. Host of The Mindfulness Summit, the world's largest mindfulness conference. MEET YOUR WORLD RENOWNED TEACHERS: *Rhonda Magee, JD - Author. Professor of Law, University of San Francisco *Shamash Alidina, MA - Teacher. Author of Mindfulness for Dummies *Kelly Boys - Author. Mindfulness Trainer for the United Nations *Vidyamala Burch - Author. Pain & illness Specialist. Founder of Breathworks *Mark Coleman - Mindfulness Teacher. Wilderness guide and author. *Rich Fernandez - the CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. MINDFUL MEDITATION & TALKS ABOUT MINDFUL LIVING *Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD - Professor of Medicine. Bestselling author. Founder of MBSR. *Tara Brach, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Psychologist and bestselling author. *Sharon Salzberg - New York Times bestselling author. *Jack Kornfield, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Bestselling Author 12+ books. *Dan Siegel, MD - Bestselling author. Director UCLA Mindful Research Center. *Judson Brewer, MD - Psychiatrist. Director of Research, Center for Mindfulness. *Elisha Goldstein, PhD - Author. Founder, Center for Mindful Living LA. *Mark Williams, Phd - Professor. Director of Oxford University’s Mindfulness Center. We believe training your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life and everyone has the right to the healing power of a mindfulness practice — and money should never be the reason why someone can't access the tools, support, and community to benefit from it. With Mindfulness.com, if you can't afford a Mindfulness Plus subscription, please send us an email, and we will unlock a free year for you to enjoy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Evolve Buffalo

This app focuses on educating users about fitness, empowering them to take control of their health journey, and facilitating personal evolution. It emphasizes a sustainable lifestyle over quick fixes, aiming to help users become the best version of themselves.

Highlights
  • Movement pattern education
  • Proper form guidance
  • Workout structuring
  • Empowerment for fitness journey
  • Lifestyle embrace
  • Personal evolution focus
Features
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Educate - Empower - EVOLVE - those are the three pillars of how we view fitness. We educate our clients on basic movement patterns, proper form, structuring a workout, and more. Through that education, we empower our clients to take charge of their fitness journey - it transforms into something they're actively choosing to be a part of and enjoy, not just something they think they have to do. They develop the confidence to be an active participant in their life, make choices that move them forward in a positive way, and feel the best they ever have, both in and out of the gym. And through all of that, our clients EVOLVE - into the next best version of themselves, to a level they never thought they could reach before. Everyday life feels a little bit easier and they have recognized what they are actually capable of. And then we go back to the beginning - further education, further empowerment, further evolution - a constant cycle of becoming the next best version of ourselves. It's not a quick fix or a diet - it's embracing the lifestyle that you and we all deserve. Plus, we have fun doing it. We'll see you at the gym :)

Screenshots

Mindfulness.com Meditation App4 screens
Evolve Buffalo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evolve Buffalo at none against Mindfulness.com Meditation App's 12. Evolve Buffalo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Mindfulness.com Meditation App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Mindfulness.com Meditation App sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Evolve Buffalo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evolve Buffalo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindfulness.com Meditation App has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Mindfulness.com Meditation App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Evolve Buffalo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindfulness.com Meditation App ships an update every 3 weeks, Evolve Buffalo every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mindfulness.com Meditation App versus Evolve Buffalo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulness.com Meditation AppEvolve Buffalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermindfulness.comMelissa Moyer Fitness, LLC

Customer experience

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

All ratings2,535 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative3.1%

Evolve Buffalo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Subscription cancellation issues

Requested features

2 requests
  • Archive of daily meditations
  • More content for seniors

Evolve Buffalo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Subscriptions10
  • Mindfulness Plus Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Mindfulness Plus+ Monthly$16.991 Month
  • Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$16.991 Year
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  • Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 1 Year Mindfulness Basics7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$67.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$76.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus+ Annual7 Days trial$84.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus Annual7 Days trial$95.991 Year
One-time2
  • Plus+ Lifetime 70% off$149.99
  • Plus+ Lifetime 66% off$169.99
None

Evolve Buffalo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindfulness.com Meditation App free?
Mindfulness.com Meditation App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Evolve Buffalo free?
Evolve Buffalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindfulness.com Meditation App or Evolve Buffalo?
Evolve Buffalo is rated higher. Mindfulness.com Meditation App averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Evolve Buffalo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mindfulness.com Meditation App or Evolve Buffalo have ads?
Neither Mindfulness.com Meditation App nor Evolve Buffalo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindfulness.com Meditation App or Evolve Buffalo?
Mindfulness.com Meditation App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Evolve Buffalo every 8 months. Most recently, Mindfulness.com Meditation App was updated on October 17, 2026 and Evolve Buffalo on October 2, 2026.

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