Comparison

Illinois vs Mindfulness Leader

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

Head to head
About

Illinois

Navigate the University of Illinois with this comprehensive digital companion. Access class schedules, your student ID, campus maps, and event information. Utilize an AI assistant for university-related questions and discover wellness resources.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen
  • Class schedules and locations
  • Digital student ID and bus pass
  • AI-powered university assistant
  • Interactive campus maps with amenities
  • Campus event listings
  • Wellness resources
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Your digital companion to the University of Illinois, the Illinois app is for you, whether you’re a student, a Fighting Illini fan, an employee, or a first-time visitor. Features include: • A customizable home screen to make the app your own • Campus map with amenities like ADA entrances, all-gender restrooms, and lactation spaces • Class schedules, locations, and building floor plans • Illini ID, library card, and MTD bus pass • Digital business card • Wellness and safety resources, including SafeWalk requests and 24/7 crisis hotlines • Residence hall dining menus tailored to your food preferences • Groups: create or join one, or explore the official Illinois communities you’re already part of • University events, including Fighting Illini sports, Campus Recreation group fitness classes, arts, culture, and more Your quickest path to support is to report issues at https://go.illinois.edu/AppFeedback.

About

Mindfulness Leader

This app offers a comprehensive curriculum for developing emotional intelligence in young leaders. It provides a 23-step toolkit to build skills in emotional regulation, decision-making, self-awareness, and relationship management.

Highlights
  • Emotional Intelligence Curriculum
  • 23-step Toolkit
  • Emotional Regulation Training
  • Responsible Decision-Making
  • Self-Awareness Development
  • Relationship Skills Enhancement
Features
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This app provides the complete Mindfulness Leader curriculum - Emotional Intelligence for Leaders! A proven, evidence-based set of principles and practices that build responsible members of the community and helps students transition to adulthood. The 23-step toolkit supports the effective development of: - Emotional Regulation - Responsible Decision-Making - Self Awareness - Self-Management - Social Awareness - Relationship Skills Enhancing, training, and aligning young minds to aid the development of Emotional Intelligence.

Screenshots

Illinois4 screens
Mindfulness Leader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mindfulness Leader at 100% against Illinois's 11%. Mindfulness Leader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). Illinois's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 11). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindfulness Leader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illinois has 119 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Illinois's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mindfulness Leader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Illinois ships an update every 5 weeks, Mindfulness Leader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Illinois versus Mindfulness Leader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIllinoisMindfulness Leader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (119 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of IllinoisAllogy Interactive

Customer experience

Illinois

All ratings117 ratings
Positive39.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative56.4%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive10.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative84.8%

Mindfulness Leader

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Illinois

No in-app purchases

None

Mindfulness Leader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Illinois free?
Illinois is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindfulness Leader free?
Mindfulness Leader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Illinois or Mindfulness Leader?
Mindfulness Leader is rated higher. Illinois averages 2.6 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Mindfulness Leader averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Illinois or Mindfulness Leader have ads?
Illinois shows ads; Mindfulness Leader does not.
Which is updated more often, Illinois or Mindfulness Leader?
Illinois ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mindfulness Leader every 2 months. Most recently, Illinois was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mindfulness Leader on October 15, 2026.

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