(Not Boring) Vibes vs Gromari
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/
Gromari
Immerse yourself in a digital art experience designed for mindfulness. Interact with unique artworks, enjoy accompanying soundscapes, and track your mindful moments, syncing them with your health data.
- Curated digital artwork collection
- Interactive art experiences
- Unique soundscapes and music
- Haptic feedback
- Mindful time tracking
- Apple Health sync
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Gromari is a quiet space on your phone. Explore interactive digital artworks designed to help you relax, focus, and take a break from everyday distractions. Each artwork invites you to slow down and interact through touch, motion and haptics. There are no feeds to scroll, no likes to collect, and no notifications demanding your attention. Just art and a few quiet minutes for yourself. Use Gromari when you want to: • reset between tasks • take a short break • focus your attention • relax before bed • step away from social media • spend a few quiet minutes with art
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gromari at none against (Not Boring) Vibes's 4. Gromari also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). (Not Boring) Vibes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 5). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Gromari asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for (Not Boring) Vibes against 4.8 for Gromari. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Vibes has 2.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of (Not Boring) Vibes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gromari's.
(Not Boring) Vibes ships an update monthly, Gromari every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | (Not Boring) Vibes | Gromari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 768 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Not Boring Software LLC | Christoph Gromer |
Customer experience
(Not Boring) Vibes
Gromari
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
Gromari
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Gromari
No in-app purchases
