Spark Direct vs Maya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spark Direct
This app offers guided lessons and interactive exercises designed by psychology experts and individuals with low mood. It helps users understand their emotions, mood patterns, and behaviors to improve their overall well-being.
- Expert-guided lessons
- Interactive exercises
- Mood tracking
- Emotion insights
- Behavioral analysis
- Low mood support
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Co-created by leading experts in psychology and people struggling with low mood, Spark Direct guides users through lessons and interactive exercises to gain insights about their mood, emotions, and behavior.
Maya
This app provides tools and techniques based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help manage feelings of anxiety and low mood. It offers a structured approach to understanding and improving mental well-being.
- CBT principles
- Anxiety management
- Low mood support
- Skills development
- Mental well-being tools
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Maya is a skills app based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles to help with feelings of anxiety and low mood. If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to contact maya@med.cornell.edu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maya at 100% against Spark Direct's 67%. Maya also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Maya holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Spark Direct's written reviews are positive against 100% of Maya's.
Spark Direct ships an update every 2 months, Maya every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spark Direct | Maya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Limbix | Weill Cornell Medicine |
Customer experience
Spark Direct
Maya
In-app purchases
Spark Direct
No in-app purchases
Maya
No in-app purchases
