(Not Boring) Vibes vs Bears Gratitude
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
(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.
- Personalized focus music
- Adaptive daily soundscapes
- Immersive spatial audio
- Adjustable energy levels
- Focus session timers
- Unlockable achievements
- Widgets for quick access
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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/
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.
- Daily gratitude journaling
- Hand-drawn bear artworks
- Reward stickers for accomplishments
- Words of encouragement
- Inspirational articles
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | (Not Boring) Vibes | Bears Gratitude |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.9K ratings) | 4.8 (867 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better | 85.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 867 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Not Boring Software LLC | Isuru Wanasinghe |
Customer experience
(Not Boring) Vibes
Bears Gratitude
User reviews
(Not Boring) Vibes
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
(Not Boring) Vibes
- Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
- !Vibes Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Super !Boring Yearly$29.991 Year
- !Vibes Plus Lifetime$59.99
Bears Gratitude
- Bears Unlimited$2.99
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