Volonte vs DreamDirector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volonte
This app helps you achieve lucid dreams by training you to perform reality checks. It uses customizable vibrations on your Apple Watch to remind you to question your reality, increasing the likelihood of realizing you're dreaming.
- Lucid dreaming training
- Reality check habit formation
- Customizable Apple Watch vibrations
- Arbitrary interval notifications
- Increased lucid dream frequency
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Volonte is a training app for experiencing lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming is a dream that you experience while being aware that you are dreaming. We experience lucid dreaming, which rarely happens. Because you can't realize that you are dreaming in a dream. Why don't you realize that it's a dream in your dreams? During sleep, the manifest consciousness that controls consciousness is also asleep, so it is not possible to think and act consciously in a dream. Many dreams are unconsciously embodied, such as beliefs, habits, and habits. In order to carry out the awakening intention in a dream, it is necessary that the intention is habituated. The intention of having a lucid dream, Be aware that you are in a dream while you sleep. So, one of the habits you need is "Am I dreaming now? And ask yourself. This is called a "reality check". By repeatedly performing "reality checks" in your daily life, you will be able to ask questions unconsciously even in your dreams, at that time, you will realize that it is a dream. Volonte is an app for making "reality check" a habit. Use the vibration function of Apple Watch to create your own rhythm vibration pattern. By notifying this vibration at arbitrary intervals, you will not forget to promote "reality check". By repeating "reality checks" in your busy life, you will increase the frequency of experiencing "lucid dreaming". Let's start explore into the dreams!
DreamDirector
Record and influence your dreams with this companion app for Apple Watch and iPhone. Explore your subconscious and gain insights into your dream world.
- Dream journaling
- Dream guidance
- Apple Watch integration
- iPhone compatibility
- Subconscious exploration
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DreamDirector is an Apple Watch and iPhone app that helps you remember & guide your dreams.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DreamDirector at Free against Volonte's $0.99. DreamDirector also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Volonte's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On 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
DreamDirector is free to download; Volonte costs $0.99 up front. DreamDirector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Volonte asks for nothing beyond the download.
DreamDirector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Volonte's written reviews are positive against 100% of DreamDirector's.
Volonte ships an update every 6 months, DreamDirector every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Volonte | DreamDirector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Masaru Suzuki | MotionBed Inc. |
Customer experience
Volonte
DreamDirector
In-app purchases
Volonte
No in-app purchases
DreamDirector
- Pro - Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Pro - Yearly1 Month trial$7.991 Year
