What Makes Cents vs Progress Meditation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
What Makes Cents
This app helps users determine the appropriate intensity for expressing their needs, wants, and boundaries. It provides guidance on how to assert oneself effectively and say no when necessary, drawing inspiration from therapeutic techniques.
- Determine communication intensity
- Assert wants and desires
- Guidance on saying no
- Based on DBT principles
- No personal data saved
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What Makes Cents guides the user to know how intensely to ask or not ask for something or how intensely to say no to something. It also provides prompts to help the user assert their wants and desires. After answering either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to 10 questions, the resulting suggestion will range on how intensely to ask or not ask for something or how intensely to say no to something. The purpose of this app is to be a guide. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment. Seek advice from a qualified health provider if you have any questions about a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this app. This app is modeled after the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Interpersonal Effectiveness module's "Dime Game", "DEAR MAN", and "GIVE FAST". DBT is a type of psychotherapy that utilizes a cognitive-behavioral approach developed by Dr. Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. NO personal data is saved nor accessed when using this app.
Progress Meditation
This meditation app offers guided sessions of varying lengths to help users make progress on their goals. Each meditation provides information designed to support personal development and well-being.
- 5-minute guided meditation
- Longer guided meditation sessions
- Information for goal progress
- Personal development support
- Mindfulness exercises
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This meditation app has a 5 minute meditation and a longer meditation. Each one shows you information to help you make progress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Progress Meditation at Free against What Makes Cents's $0.99. Progress Meditation also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 41 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). What Makes Cents's advantage is chart position (#196 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Progress Meditation is free to download; What Makes Cents costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for What Makes Cents against 5.0 for Progress Meditation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
What Makes Cents ships an update every 41 months, Progress Meditation every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | What Makes Cents | Progress Meditation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #196 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geek Me Speak LLC | Mind Body Aware Games LLC |
Customer experience
What Makes Cents
Progress Meditation
In-app purchases
What Makes Cents
No in-app purchases
Progress Meditation
No in-app purchases
Questions
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