Mindbloom vs The Buena Vida
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindbloom
This app offers clinician-prescribed, guided psychedelic experiences at home to help manage anxiety and depression. It includes ketamine treatments, psychiatric consultations, and guide sessions, all designed by experts to facilitate healing and personal growth.
- Clinician-prescribed psychedelic experiences
- At-home ketamine treatments
- Psychiatric clinician consults
- Guided therapy sessions
- Group integration sessions
- Unlimited messaging
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Meds, talk therapy, or self-care not quite getting you there? Achieve your breakthrough with clinician-prescribed, guided psychedelic experiences to help combat anxiety or depression. Our science-backed programs are designed by leading psychiatrists and facilitated by caring, expert guides. Ready to join thousands of others who’ve improved their lives with Mindbloom? Go to mindbloom.com to take our brief assessment and begin your healing journey today! INCLUDED IN OUR INITIAL PROGRAM, THE BASICS - 6 At-home Ketamine Treatments - 1 Bloombox (Premium At-home Care Kit) - 2 Psychiatric Clinician Consults - 3 Guide Sessions (1 Prep / 2 Integration) - Unlimited Group Integration Sessions - Unlimited Messaging HOW MINDBLOOM WORKS - Take our brief assessment to see if you’re a fit - Book your video consult with a Mindbloom clinician - Meet with your Mindbloom Guide to set your intentions - Relax and enjoy your healing journey in the comfort of your home - Meet with your Mindbloom guide to integrate your experience - Continue building on your progress IS MINDBLOOM EFFECTIVE? Yes! Over 90% of clients report improvement in depressive symptoms and over 92% of clients report improvement in anxiety symptoms after two sessions.* *Clients with moderate to severe depression or anxiety who report improvement in symptoms after two sessions (1+ points on PHQ-9) See important safety information at: https://www.mindbloom.com/safety-information CONNECT WITH US! We’re always happy to connect and receive feedback. Email us: support@mindbloom.com Check out our website: mindbloom.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/mymindbloom Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/mymindbloom Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/mymindbloom/
The Buena Vida
Access resources for a transformative retreat experience, including preparation and integration courses. Connect with a wellness community and book sessions with expert practitioners. Deepen your self-relationship through curated content.
- Pre-retreat preparation course
- Post-retreat integration course
- Community connection
- Articles, audio, and video content
- Book one-on-one sessions
- Book breathwork and yoga teachers
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Welcome to the Buena Vida App! This space is filled with resources to provide you with the most supportive, comprehensive and transformational retreat experience possible, including a pre-retreat preparation course, post-retreat integration course, the ability to remain connected to the Buena Vida family, and more! Installing the app is free of charge. Deepen your experience and connect with The Buena Vida Retreat Team in a whole new way! The Buena Vida Retreats is a mental health and wellness retreat that offers sacred medicine for the purpose of mind and body realignment. The Buena Vida app give you access to your retreat preparation course materials, your 14-day integration course, and a host of other related content right at your fingertips. Created by our in-house team, The Buena Vida app is designed to make diving into, and coming out of, your retreat experience more powerful than ever. We offer courses, articles, audio clips, and videos curated to deepen your relationship with yourself, and the medicine. Additional services include booking one-on-one sessions with our top-rated leaders, and the opportunity to book with our carefully chosen breathwork, yoga, and other teachers we've used during and alongside our retreats. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Buena Vida at 100% against Mindbloom's 61%. The Buena Vida also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Mindbloom's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Buena Vida holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindbloom has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Mindbloom's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Buena Vida's.
Mindbloom ships an update weekly, The Buena Vida every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mindbloom | The Buena Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mindbloom Apps | Amanda Schendel |
Customer experience
Mindbloom
The Buena Vida
Bugs and requests
Mindbloom
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during sessions
- Incorrect session tracking and completion
- Unreliable app performance and stability
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back full audio library access
- Improve journaling and progress tracking features
- Provide more options for in-app customization
- Enhance integration with external mental health tools
The Buena Vida
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mindbloom
No in-app purchases
The Buena Vida
No in-app purchases
Questions
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