Comparison

Vīrya Guided vs Heroic | The Training Platform

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

Head to head
About

Vīrya Guided

This app guides users through a unique meditation practice using Auto Self-Transcending (AST) and proprietary biofeedback technology. It tracks physiological and brain activity to quantify recovery and enhance well-being, offering personalized insights and habit-building support.

Highlights
  • Auto Self-Transcending (AST) meditation
  • Transcendometer® biofeedback technology
  • EEG and Apple Watch integration
  • Self-Regulation Quality Index (SRQI)
  • VLĪS Analytics for subjective experience tracking
  • Habit Assist AI notifications
  • Unwind & Realign Guided Series
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The Practice - Meditating to Transcend using AST. Auto Self Transcending (AST) Meditation uses effortless bija-mantra repetition to enter pure awareness, akin to stilling the mind in deep sleep, but with full self-awareness. This ancient Vedic-Śramana practice involves two phases: inward (transcending) and outward (normalization), mimicking the restorative effects of sleep. It fosters neurophysiological balance while enhancing conscious experience. Benefits include improved memory, emotional regulation, and overall well-being. Our Technology - Experience the New Era of Transcending Meditation with Transcendometer® Vīrya’s Transcendometer® is our proprietary engine for objectively measuring Auto Self-Transcending (AST) meditation. In our Guided app, the Apple Watch Ōura ring & WHOOP Band captures real-time data on your body’s recovery—tracking key markers of physiological normalization and stress relief—while our EEG app records precise brain activity to pinpoint transcending moments. Our Self-Regulation Quality Index (SRQI) quantifies how effectively your body recovers during Dive sessions by analyzing heart rate decreases along with metrics like HR variability, sleep quality, calories burned, and workouts. Each session refines your personalized biometric model, providing actionable insights to optimize recovery, elevate well-being, and transform your transcending journey. Engage in Transcendometer® Dive sessions on our EEG and Guided apps to build a personalized biometric model that boosts your health and well-being through daily transcending analysis. VLĪS Analytics Remembering every detail of your transcending sessions can be challenging. With Virya's VLĪS Analytics, you can effortlessly track the subjective experiences that follow your meditation and view your progress in a clear, easy-to-read chart—giving you a chance to reflect on your journey. When combined with Transcendometer® Heart Tracking, it creates your personalized biometric model, designed to enhance your health and well-being through detailed analysis of your daily transcending practice. Habit powered by Transcendometer® Building a 20-minute, twice-daily habit can be challenging. Habit Assist AI notifications help you stay consistent, boosting your transcending endurance—even on busy days. Paired with Transcendometer® Heart Tracking, which monitors your biometric model, you’ll see measurable changes in normalization between sessions and notice the impact of any missed ones. Unwind & Realign Series: MindStill-ness x MindFull-ness. Begin with the Unwind Guided Series to cultivate mindfulness and heighten your present-moment awareness before your transcending session. Then, enhance your practice with the Realign Series—a guided gratitude journey that uses the power of mindfulness and the law of attraction to manifest your desires after your session. I meditate to Tranścend. During the Tranścend Program using neurofeedback and brain-computer interfacing (BCI), you’ve built the foundation of your personalized biometric AI model. Enhance that foundation with our Guided Transcendometer® Heart Tracking, which continually refines your model with data-driven insights to elevate your overall well-being. Other Traditional Brands. Traditional approaches like Transcendental Meditation, Vedic Meditation, Sahaj Samadhi, Ziva Technique, and 1GiantMind lack the seamless integration of personalized biofeedback that puts real-time insights into your health and well-being at your fingertips during your daily transcending practice. Our technology and services are designed to enhance your daily transcending practice by fostering mental stability, cognitive and emotional intelligence, and a healthier, more successful life. Vīrya's Guided Transcendometer® app and its ECG analysis are not intended for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any medical condition. Terms Of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Heroic | The Training Platform

This app helps you become your best self by integrating ancient wisdom and modern behavioral science. It guides you to consistently achieve your goals in energy, work, and love, leading to significant improvements in energy, productivity, and connection in just minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Daily target setting
  • Ancient wisdom integration
  • Modern behavioral science
  • Energy, work, and love focus
  • Progress tracking
  • Basic Training video series
Features
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Our mission is to help you be the best, most Heroic version of yourself so we can change the world together—one person at a time, starting with you and us today. Early research shows that Heroic can significantly boost your energy, productivity and connection in just minutes per day. Based on a pilot study of over 1,000 Heroic members conducted in partnership with leading experts in the field of positive psychology and human flourishing, members who hit 3+ targets per day self-reported gains of, on average, a 40% increase in energy, a 20% increase in productivity, and a 15% increase in connection. Again, in less than 3 minutes on the app per day for just 30 days. The app integrates the absolute best of ancient wisdom and modern behavioral science to help you move from theory to practice to mastery and consistently do the things you already know you could be doing to close the gap between who you’re capable of being and who you’re actually being—not someday but TODAY. Our members say it best. Check out the 5-star reviews for how they describe their experience and how quickly the app becomes a key part of their daily routine. Here are a few of our favorites: “It is literately changing my life. I can feel the change every day.” - Ryan T “I use it everyday for only a few minutes but of all the apps on my phone those minutes are the most productive and effective for me to work on showing up at my best.” - Billy B “An epic resource for up leveling your energy, work and love!” - Sarah Maxfield “I dare you to not have your life flipped on its head (in the best possible ways) by using this app!” - Gary W “Can I give it 6 stars? I’ve been reading and listening to personal development and self-help all my life. But Heroic is where it ALL came together. It was an aha moment. Now, I can truly see how to do and act as my best self in order to give to others in love and service. Thank you for changing the direction of my life!” - The Bench Officer “THIS IS THE WAY… to becoming the best version of you!!! Echoing what other reviewers have said, this app is truly remarkable! It is impressively powerful, while simple and practical to implement. I waited a few weeks to review. Now that I’ve been using it daily on a consistent basis, I can attest, there is immense power in daily review and commitment to your “Big 3x2” heroic identity, virtues, and action targets, in the areas of Energy, Work and Love. Then being able to recheck the app during the day as you hit your targets. POWERFUL!!! The intro video, as well as built in guidance/suggestions are great, making the app easy to use. And the “Basic Training” video series provides a super accessible and motivating coursework to discover the science and philosophy underlying the tools. Finally, being a brand new app, I’m impressed with the build. Beautiful graphics and flow - zero bugs or glitches. Clearly developed by experienced pros on a mission to change the world.” - J_Stratus Heroic is powered by Heroic Public Benefit Corporation, a world-class company with a mission: create a world in which 51% of humanity is flourishing by the year 2051. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://legacy.heroic.us/terms Privacy policy: https://legacy.heroic.us/privacy

Screenshots

Vīrya Guided4 screens
Heroic | The Training Platform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Heroic | The Training Platform at 4.9 against Vīrya Guided's 4.0. Heroic | The Training Platform also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 5). Vīrya Guided's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Vīrya Guided sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Heroic | The Training Platform sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heroic | The Training Platform holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heroic | The Training Platform has 1.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Vīrya Guided's written reviews are positive against 96% of Heroic | The Training Platform's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vīrya Guided ships an update every 2 weeks, Heroic | The Training Platform fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vīrya Guided versus Heroic | The Training Platform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVīrya GuidedHeroic | The Training Platform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better95.8% of reviews
Number of ratings51.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvocate Media LLCHeroic Public Benefit Corporation

Customer experience

Vīrya Guided

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heroic | The Training Platform

All ratings1,334 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.7%

Bugs and requests

Vīrya Guided

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Heroic | The Training Platform

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezing
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline mode for using the app without internet
  • More customization options for daily routines and targets
  • Integration with other health and fitness apps

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vīrya Guided

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription Plan3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
10 purchases

Heroic | The Training Platform

Subscriptions10
  • Heroic Premium Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Heroic OS Monthly7 Days trial$18.001 Month
  • Heroic Live Monthly14 Days trial$51.001 Month
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  • Heroic OS+ Monthly7 Days trial$59.001 Month
  • Heroic OS Annual Membership7 Days trial$149.001 Year
  • Heroic Annual Membership14 Days trial$149.001 Year
  • Heroic Mastery Monthly$149.991 Month
  • Heroic Coach Monthly$499.001 Month
  • Heroic Live Annual14 Days trial$500.001 Year
  • Heroic Mastery Annual$999.991 Year

Questions

Is Vīrya Guided free?
Vīrya Guided is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heroic | The Training Platform free?
Heroic | The Training Platform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vīrya Guided or Heroic | The Training Platform?
Heroic | The Training Platform is rated higher. Vīrya Guided averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Heroic | The Training Platform averages 4.9 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Vīrya Guided or Heroic | The Training Platform have ads?
Neither Vīrya Guided nor Heroic | The Training Platform shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vīrya Guided or Heroic | The Training Platform?
Vīrya Guided ships an update every 2 weeks, and Heroic | The Training Platform fortnightly. Most recently, Vīrya Guided was updated on November 3, 2026 and Heroic | The Training Platform on November 7, 2026.

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