Spark Direct vs Journey LIVE
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.
Journey LIVE
This app offers mental wellness tools designed for professionals, featuring live group classes and on-demand courses. It focuses on stress management, work-life balance, and building resilience. Achieve personal and professional growth with daily practice.
- Live group classes with expert teachers
- On-demand classes
- Stress management techniques
- Work-life balance strategies
- Anxiety reduction
- Building resilience
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Journey LIVE is the only mental wellness app built specifically for professionals. Designed for the needs of modern professionals, Journey LIVE provides you with life-changing skills to better manage stress at work and at home. Join live group classes with expert teachers and a supportive community or take on-demand classes anytime you’d like on topics like: • Reducing Anxiety • Finding Work-Life Balance • Skillful Communication • Better Relationships at Work & Home • Finding Happiness & Connection in Uncertain Times • Managing Stress • Mindful Leadership • Empathy and Overcoming Bias • Resilience in Tough Times • Staying Productive in Today’s New Normal CEOs, entrepreneurs, and athletes know the power of a healthy mind. With just a few minutes a day, you can achieve tremendous growth, both personally and professionally. Ready to become the best you? Start your journey today. Privacy Policy & T&Cs: https://journey.live/privacy
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Verdict
Spark Direct and Journey LIVE both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Journey LIVE's written reviews are positive against 67% of Spark Direct's. Journey LIVE also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Spark Direct holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Spark Direct's written reviews are positive against 80% of Journey LIVE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Spark Direct | Journey LIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better | 4.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Limbix | Journey Meditation |
Customer experience
Spark Direct
Journey LIVE
In-app purchases
Spark Direct
No in-app purchases
Journey LIVE
No in-app purchases
