Comparison

Positive Intelligence vs GroundApp

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

Head to head
About

Positive Intelligence

This app is for participants of a mental fitness program designed to improve your positive intelligence quotient (PQ). It helps you identify and overcome sabotaging thoughts, activating a more effective and stress-free performance mode through science-based techniques.

Highlights
  • Raise PQ levels
  • Intercept sabotaging thoughts
  • Activate stress-free performance mode
  • Build new mental muscles
  • Improve mindset and resilience
  • Enhance emotional mastery
Features
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This app is for exclusive use of participants in the Positive Intelligence Program, which is based on the New York Times bestselling book of Stanford lecturer Shirzad Chamine. The Positive Intelligence program raises your PQ (positive intelligence quotient) levels significantly in as little as 6 weeks. Its foundation lies in recognizing and intercepting mental thoughts and habits that sabotage us and activating the part of the brain that is connected to a far more effective and stress-free performance mode. Using simple, actionable techniques that are science-based and field-tested with CEOs, the Positive Intelligence Program enables you to build new mental muscles quickly and profoundly. The Positive Intelligence Program is a powerful blended learning experience consisting of seven live video sessions with Shirzad Chamine combined with daily practice and personalized coaching delivered via the Positive Intelligence smartphone app and the support of an online peer community. This ensures that learning is reinforced and cemented. Participants in the Positive Intelligence Program can expect to experience immediate and sustained improvements in their performance and happiness, including: • A more positive and adaptive mindset • Increased resilience • Greater emotional mastery • Reduced stress responses • Enhanced creativity • Greater empathy • Increased skilfulness in leadership and coaching others • Improved professional and personal relationships

About

GroundApp

This app uses AI to guide you through scientifically-backed breathwork techniques to help you feel calm, focused, and present. It offers personalized sessions based on your current state and goals, with wearable integration for biometric insights.

Highlights
  • AI-guided personalized breathwork sessions
  • 33 scientifically-backed breathing techniques
  • Wearable integration (Apple Health, Oura, Whoop, Garmin)
  • Biometric insights (HRV, heart rate, sleep)
  • Ambient soundscapes and binaural beats
  • Progress tracking and session history
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Your nervous system already knows how to heal. Ground gives it the right breath to do it. Ground is an AI-powered breathwork app built for people who want to feel calm, focused, and present in their bodies. Whether you are managing stress, improving sleep, building resilience, or training your nervous system, Ground meets you exactly where you are and guides you to where you want to be. 33 SCIENTIFICALLY-BACKED TECHNIQUES From beginner-friendly to expert-level, every technique is rooted in science and designed with intention. Practice Box Breathing, 4-7-8 Breathing, Wim Hof, Coherent Breathing, Physiological Sigh, Alternate Nostril Breathing, Breath of Fire, Cyclic Sighing, Resonance Breathing, Vagal Toning, and dozens more. Each technique includes detailed how-to guides so you always know exactly what to do and why it works. AI-GUIDED SESSIONS THAT ADAPT TO YOU Ground uses AI to understand your current state, your goals, and your biometrics. Through an intelligent intake process, the app recommends the perfect technique for your moment. Feeling anxious? Overwhelmed? Low on energy? The AI reads your signals and prescribes the right breathwork session, personalized to your nervous system. VOICE-GUIDED BY REAL VOICES Choose from multiple voice guides or unlock voice cloning to hear guidance in your own voice. Every session can be voice-guided, haptic-only for silent practice, or visual-only. You decide how you want to be guided. WEARABLE INTEGRATION AND BIOMETRIC INSIGHTS Connect Apple Health, Oura Ring, Whoop, and Garmin to get a complete picture of your nervous system. Ground tracks your HRV, resting heart rate, sleep quality, and recovery scores. A real-time Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) state badge shows whether you are in a calm, activated, or stressed state, and recommends breathwork accordingly. Personal baselines adapt to your unique physiology over time. AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPES AND BINAURAL BEATS Enhance your practice with rain, ocean waves, forest sounds, fireplace, night sounds, and thunderstorm soundscapes. Layer in binaural beats (delta, theta, alpha, beta) to deepen your state. Adjust voice and music volumes independently for the perfect session atmosphere. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Build streaks, log every session, and watch your practice grow. View session history, track trends in your HRV and resting heart rate, and see how your nervous system responds to consistent breathwork over time. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Practice on your wrist with the Apple Watch app. Get real-time heart rate data during sessions and sync everything back to your iPhone. DESIGNED FOR YOUR PRACTICE Set daily intentions. Choose from quick-access breathing tools for coherence, focus, sleep, energy, and calm. Customize session backgrounds, transition sounds (singing bowl, chime, tibetan bell, gong), and ambient layers. Offline mode ensures your practice is never interrupted. PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock all 33 techniques, AI-guided intake, voice cloning, guided programs, biometric insights, community and leaderboards, data export, and advanced analytics. Free users get core techniques, a session timer, streak tracking, and basic stats. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Ground does not track you. Your data stays on your device and in your control. We believe your breath is personal, and so is your data. Health disclaimer: Ground is a wellness tool designed to support your breathwork practice. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider before beginning any new breathing practice, especially if you have cardiovascular, respiratory, or other medical conditions. From the mind into the body. This is where we feel grounded. ---- Terms of Use: https://groundapp.live/terms Privacy Policy: https://groundapp.live/privacy

Screenshots

Positive Intelligence4 screens
GroundApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GroundApp at every 2 days against Positive Intelligence's fortnightly. GroundApp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Positive Intelligence's advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Positive Intelligence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GroundApp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GroundApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Positive Intelligence has 174 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Positive Intelligence's written reviews are positive against 100% of GroundApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Positive Intelligence ships an update fortnightly, GroundApp every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Positive Intelligence versus GroundApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPositive IntelligenceGroundApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (174 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings174 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB151 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPositive IntelligenceCollin Chartier

Customer experience

Positive Intelligence

All ratings174 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative15.0%

GroundApp

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Positive Intelligence

One-time1
  • Positive Intelligence Program$999.99
1 purchases

GroundApp

Subscriptions1
  • Ground Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Positive Intelligence free?
Positive Intelligence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GroundApp free?
GroundApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Positive Intelligence or GroundApp?
GroundApp is rated higher. Positive Intelligence averages 4.7 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while GroundApp averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Positive Intelligence or GroundApp have ads?
Neither Positive Intelligence nor GroundApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Positive Intelligence or GroundApp?
Positive Intelligence ships an update fortnightly, and GroundApp every 2 days. Most recently, Positive Intelligence was updated on October 14, 2026 and GroundApp on October 8, 2026.

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