Positive Intelligence vs On the Beam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Raise PQ levels
- Intercept sabotaging thoughts
- Activate stress-free performance mode
- Build new mental muscles
- Improve mindset and resilience
- Enhance emotional mastery
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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
On the Beam
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On the Beam connects recovery coaching clients with their human coach and an AI coaching companion between sessions. Clients can message their AI companion, complete mood check-ins, find recovery meetings, track meeting attendance, submit breathalyzer tests, and stay connected with their coach. The app is built for use by clients who have been invited by a recovery coach or care team. On the Beam is coaching support, not therapy or emergency care. If a client is in crisis, they should contact 988, 911, or local emergency services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: On the Beam at none against Positive Intelligence's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Positive Intelligence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. On the Beam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Positive Intelligence ships an update fortnightly, On the Beam every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Positive Intelligence | On the Beam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (176 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Positive Intelligence | Clay Johnson |
Bugs and requests
Positive Intelligence
Reported bugs
9 issues- Videos do not have subtitles
- Subtitles not working even when enabled
- App crashes on latest iOS versions
- Audio glitches
- Unable to submit progress
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- App crashes when completing coach challenges
- App glitches requiring deletion and reinstallation
- App does not load daily information/challenges consistently
- App becomes unresponsive with poor cellular/WiFi connection
Requested features
8 requests- Add more narrator voices
- Add subtitles to all videos
- Fix terms & conditions prompt frequency
- Implement offline functionality
- Improve video playback controls
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- Add Chromecast functionality
- Improve dashboard visuals (muscle and battery indicators)
- Allow access to settings before completing exercises
On the Beam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Positive Intelligence
- Positive Intelligence Program$999.99
On the Beam
No in-app purchases
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