Comparison

Equa vs AAM Workshops

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

Head to head
About

Equa

This app offers a personalized mindfulness training experience with interactive feedback to build attentional control, mental resilience, and overall well-being. It addresses common challenges faced by new meditators by providing guidance and support throughout the practice.

Highlights
  • Attentional control training
  • Mental resilience building
  • Personalized mindfulness coaching
  • Interactive feedback system
  • Well-being improvement
  • Guided meditation practice
Features
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Build your attentional control skills, mental resilience and well-being with Equa – a mindfulness coach in your pocket. A key reason many new meditators fall off is because they do not receive feedback in their learning process, or guidance on what is working for them and why. This can lead to confusion, agitation and often, a clean break from their practice. Equa's interactive experience provides the feedback you need to make your training experience relevant and impactful. Because meditation is not meant to be practiced alone. SUBSCRIPTIONS & PRICING Prior to subscribing, we welcome you to see how it feels to train with Equa – completely free of charge. Your first three days in Equa (we call these Units) are on us! After this, Equa offers two auto-renewing subscription options: Six Month Intro Series Subscription Price - $29.99 This subscription is for six months and auto-renews after six months. - Title of auto-renewing subscription: Six Month Intro Series Subscription - Length of subscription: Six months - Price of subscription: $29.99 - Privacy policy can be found here https://equahealth.io/privacy-policy. - Terms of Use (EULA) can be found here https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula. Year Subscription Price - $64.99 per year This subscription is for 12 months and auto-renews after 12 months. - Title: Annual Membership - Length of subscription: 1 year - Price of subscription: $64.99 - Privacy policy can be found here https://equahealth.io/privacy-policy. - Terms of Use (EULA) can be found here https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula. The prices above are for U.S. based customers. Pricing may vary by country and charges may be converted to local currencies depending on the country of residence.

About

AAM Workshops

Access guided meditations led by a renowned mindfulness instructor. Explore various techniques to find inner peace and enhance well-being anytime, anywhere. Currently available in English.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Mindfulness techniques
  • Renowned instructor
  • Inner peace
  • Well-being enhancement
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Discover inner peace and well-being through Meditations with Minyur Rinpoche, your mindfulness companion anytime, anywhere. This app offers a diverse array of guided meditations led by the renowned instructor Minyur Rinpoche, recognized for his mastery in meditation and mindfulness techniques. Note: Currently available in English only.

Screenshots

Equa4 screens
AAM Workshops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AAM Workshops at none against Equa's 12. Equa's advantage is ratings volume (240 vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Equa sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AAM Workshops asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Equa against 5.0 for AAM Workshops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equa has 240 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Equa ships an update fortnightly, AAM Workshops monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Equa versus AAM Workshops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquaAAM Workshops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (240 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings240 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEqua Health, Inc.Tergar International

Customer experience

Equa

All ratings240 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative21.4%

AAM Workshops

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Equa

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login page not working
  • Tapping feedback not detecting double taps
  • Accomplishments not logging accurately
  • Cannot proceed past lesson 13 as a premium subscriber
  • App redirects to subscribe screen for premium content
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  • No way to reset user's meditation experience level

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more content/lessons
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Improve tapping detection accuracy
  • Provide more guidance on dashboard usage
  • Offer more than one reminder for micro-exercises
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  • Add ability to reset profile/experience level
  • Clarify course structure/outline
  • Add more lessons beyond the initial 41

AAM Workshops

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Equa

Subscriptions12
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscriptoin7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscriptoin7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Resilience Starter Kit7 Days trial$29.996 Months
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$64.991 Year
  • Yearly Equanaut7 Days trial$149.991 Year
None

AAM Workshops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Equa free?
Equa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AAM Workshops free?
AAM Workshops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Equa or AAM Workshops?
AAM Workshops is rated higher. Equa averages 4.9 out of 5 from 240 ratings, while AAM Workshops averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Equa or AAM Workshops have ads?
Neither Equa nor AAM Workshops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equa or AAM Workshops?
Equa ships an update fortnightly, and AAM Workshops monthly. Most recently, Equa was updated on September 21, 2026 and AAM Workshops on September 9, 2026.

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