Comparison

Happy Things vs Reframe Mind

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

Head to head
About

Happy Things

Cultivate happiness with daily, science-backed activities designed to reduce stress, improve mood, and enhance sleep. This app offers over 100 bite-sized practices to make happiness a habit, with progress tracking and reminders.

Highlights
  • 100+ science-backed happiness activities
  • Short, easy-to-follow daily practices
  • Daily activity reminders
  • Progress tracking with weekly check-ins
  • Holistic approach to wellbeing
Features
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Turn happiness into a habit with Happy Things. The Happy Things app offers 100+ simple, scientifically-proven daily activities to help you reduce stress, boost your mood, and get better sleep. At Happy Things, we believe that happiness is a skill that can be learned. That’s why we’ve taken decades of research on happiness and turned them into bite-size practices that you can do every day. Here are just a few of the benefits of Happy Things: * Over 100 activities scientifically-proven to increase happiness and wellbeing * Short, easy-to-follow practices that only take a few minutes to complete * Reminders to help you stay on track with your daily practices * Progress tracking with weekly check-ins So how does the app work? Every day you’ll get an activity out of a variety of happy things for you to do. We recommend doing at least one every day for maximum effect! You can switch activities to find the ones that are just right for you, and set reminders so you don’t forget to do them :) With our holistic approach, Happy Things can help you improve your mental and physical wellbeing, strengthen your relationships, achieve personal growth, and more. Plus, with daily practice reminders and progress tracking, you can stay on track and monitor your progress towards a happier, healthier life. To get started, simply download Happy Things today and start practicing happiness with a 7-day free trial! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Happy Things offers two auto-renewing subscription options: * $7.99 per month * $59.99 per year (less than $4.99 a month!) These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. See the app's terms of use here: https://www.happythings.app/terms

About

Reframe Mind

This program teaches you to identify, control, and regulate emotions using behavioral psychology and neuroscience. It offers daily tasks and teachings to help you master your internal locus of control and combat stress, anger, and more.

Highlights
  • Identify, control, and regulate emotions
  • Behavioral psychology and neuroscience education
  • Daily tasks and teachings
  • Harness internal locus of control
  • Apple Health integration for step tracking
Features
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Welcome to Reframe Mind, a program to help you master your emotions— brought to you by the creators of Reframe, the #1 Alcohol Reduction Smartphone Application. With a core, evidence-based education program, Reframe Mind teaches you how to identify, control, and regulate your emotions using the power of behavioral psychology and neuroscience. You will learn new tools and techniques to harness your internal locus of control by completing daily tasks, teachings, and more! APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION: Reframe reads your health-kit data to track your daily steps as part of the step counter functionality Try Reframe Mind FREE for 7 days, and learn how to master your emotions. SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING TERMS Reframe currently offers auto-renewing subscriptions for accessing the app. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current payment period. Prices listed in the app are USD and may differ outside of the United States, depending on country of residence. You may turn off auto-renew at any time by accessing your iTunes account settings. Payment must be canceled at least 24 hours prior to renewal. To read Reframe’s terms of use & privacy policy, please visit: https://www.theglucobit.com/terms-of-use and https://www.theglucobit.com/privacy For more information or feedback, please contact us at support@reframeapp.com

Screenshots

Happy Things4 screens
Reframe Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reframe Mind at every 6 days against Happy Things's every 3 weeks. Happy Things's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Happy Things sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Reframe Mind sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Happy Things against 4.3 for Reframe Mind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 240 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Happy Things's written reviews are positive against 37% of Reframe Mind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Things ships an update every 3 weeks, Reframe Mind every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Happy Things versus Reframe Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy ThingsReframe Mind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (151 ratings)4.3 (240 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews36.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings151240 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB286 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHappy Things, Inc.Glucobit Inc.

Customer experience

Happy Things

All ratings151 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative45.0%

Reframe Mind

All ratings240 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive36.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative51.2%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Happy Things

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Special Offer (OLD)1 Month trial$59.991 Year
10 purchases

Reframe Mind

Subscriptions7
  • Reframe Mind (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Reframe Mind (Monthly)7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Reframe Mind (Monthly)7 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Reframe Mind (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Reframe Mind (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Reframe Mind (Annual)7 Days trial$64.991 Year
  • Reframe Mind (Annual)1 Month trial$64.991 Year
One-time3
  • Recoins $1.99$1.99
  • Recoins $3.99$3.99
  • Recoins $5.99$5.99

Questions

Is Happy Things free?
Happy Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reframe Mind free?
Reframe Mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Happy Things or Reframe Mind?
Reframe Mind is rated higher. Happy Things averages 4.3 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while Reframe Mind averages 4.3 from 240 ratings.
Do Happy Things or Reframe Mind have ads?
Neither Happy Things nor Reframe Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy Things or Reframe Mind?
Happy Things ships an update every 3 weeks, and Reframe Mind every 6 days. Most recently, Happy Things was updated on September 21, 2026 and Reframe Mind on September 8, 2026.

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