Comparison

(Not Boring) Vibes vs Bears Gratitude

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

Head to head
About

(Not Boring) Vibes

This app generates personalized music scientifically designed to enhance focus, intensity, and concentration. It adapts to your daily schedule, offering immersive spatial audio and easy control over energy levels for work, relaxation, and sleep.

Highlights
  • Personalized focus music
  • Adaptive daily soundscapes
  • Immersive spatial audio
  • Adjustable energy levels
  • Focus session timers
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Widgets for quick access
Features
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PERSONALIZED MUSIC TO HELP YOU FOCUS Based on science and inspired by video games, Vibes creates personalized music designed to improve focus, intensity, and concentration. SMARTER FOCUS MUSIC Vibes knows your wake and sleep times and generates background music based on your activity throughout the day to help you wake up, focus at work, relax, and sleep deeper. JUST ONE TAP It's the world’s easiest app to use. One tap to open and automatically play exactly what music you need for the moment. CONTROL WHEN YOU NEED IT Set your energy level and give yourself a boost when you need it or adjust presence to push soundscapes into the background for deeper focus. IMMERSIVE SPATIAL AUDIO Spatial 3D soundscapes that come alive around you with support for realtime head tracking. WIDGETS Easy one-tap access to your most used vibes. SET A TIMER Set a timer for focus sessions or to fall asleep. UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS Inspired by video games to make daily life more fun. Unlock spirits. PRAISE FOR (NOT BORING) APPS "Astonishingly fun!"—John Gruber 2x Apple Design Awards 6x App of the Day Fast Company Innovation by Design SUPER!BORING Become a Super!Boring member and get all 5 Not Boring apps + skins + extras. We are 100% member-supported. No ads, no data gathering, no tracking. Just beautiful apps that make everyday life a little less boring. Plans: https://andy.works/plans Support: https://andy.works/support EULA/Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bears Gratitude

This app offers a beautiful and simple way to record daily gratitude entries. It incorporates hand-drawn bear art, reward stickers for accomplishments, and encouraging messages to promote happiness and self-care.

Highlights
  • Daily gratitude journaling
  • Hand-drawn bear artworks
  • Reward stickers for accomplishments
  • Words of encouragement
  • Inspirational articles
Features
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Bears Gratitude is the most beautiful way to write your daily gratitude entry, to build happiness one day at a time, and to practice self-care when life gets tough. …HAND-DRAWN ARTWORKS… 100+ beautifully drawn bear artworks with a gorgeous pastel color palette to celebrate each day of your life. …SELF REWARDS… Reward yourself with cute stickers that represent your accomplishments of the day. Each win - big or small - is so important. …WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT… Each card has a few words of encouragement as a gentle reminder to keep being awesome. …INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLES… Bite-sized mini articles to give a little perspective on everything that happens in our lives.

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Vibes4 screens
Bears Gratitude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bears Gratitude at 4 against (Not Boring) Vibes's 2. Bears Gratitude also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). (Not Boring) Vibes's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 867). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. (Not Boring) Vibes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Bears Gratitude sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.8 for (Not Boring) Vibes against 4.8 for Bears Gratitude. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 867 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of (Not Boring) Vibes's written reviews are positive against 86% of Bears Gratitude's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
(Not Boring) Vibes versus Bears Gratitude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) VibesBears Gratitude
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.9K ratings)4.8 (867 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better85.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better867
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCIsuru Wanasinghe

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Vibes

All ratings2,847 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.7%

Bears Gratitude

All ratings851 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.4%

User reviews

(Not Boring) Vibes

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome for focus
  • 👍 Great for relaxation and sleep
  • 🎨 Beautiful design and visuals
  • 🎶 Soothing and calming music
  • 🔓 Free version available

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription is expensive
  • 🔁 Repetitive music
  • 🐛 Occasional visual bugs
  • 🔇 Lacks variety in music/sounds

Bears Gratitude

From 867 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧸 Cute and fun app
  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 📝 Helps with journaling and gratitude
  • 🌟 Motivating and inspiring
  • 🎨 Aesthetically pleasing

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall after limited free entries
  • 🔒 Requires payment for full access
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

(Not Boring) Vibes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Visuals freezing when switching modes
  • Geolocation issues with weather app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Apple Watch app
  • Integrate with Apple Music
  • Provide more customization options
  • Develop a calendar widget

Bears Gratitude

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Entry data not saving properly
  • Inconsistent navigation between screens

Requested features

4 requests
  • More daily prompts and sayings
  • Ability to add photos and customize entries
  • Widgets for home screen
  • Undo/edit functionality

In-app purchases

4 purchases

(Not Boring) Vibes

Subscriptions3
  • Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
  • !Vibes Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Super !Boring Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • !Vibes Plus Lifetime$59.99
1 purchases

Bears Gratitude

One-time1
  • Bears Unlimited$2.99

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Vibes free?
(Not Boring) Vibes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bears Gratitude free?
Bears Gratitude is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Vibes or Bears Gratitude?
Bears Gratitude is rated higher. (Not Boring) Vibes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Bears Gratitude averages 4.8 from 867 ratings.
Do (Not Boring) Vibes or Bears Gratitude have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Vibes nor Bears Gratitude shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Vibes or Bears Gratitude?
(Not Boring) Vibes ships an update monthly, and Bears Gratitude monthly. Most recently, (Not Boring) Vibes was updated on November 7, 2026 and Bears Gratitude on November 7, 2026.

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