Comparison

(Not Boring) Vibes vs TrainScribe

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

TrainScribe

Features
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Train first. Log after. TrainScribe is a voice-first workout diary. After your session, just say what you remember, in any order: "Circuit, 4 rounds: squats, push-ups, plank. Then rows, 8 each arm at 15 kg." TrainScribe rebuilds it into a clean, structured session: blocks, exercises, reps, weights. YOUR VOICE STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your recap is transcribed directly on your device by a bundled speech model. The audio never leaves your phone: not to us, not to anyone. Only the text of your recap is processed to structure your session. SEE WHAT YOU TRAINED Every session maps to the muscles you worked. Watch your training mix and balance evolve over time, not just a list of entries. A gentle weekly focus suggestion helps you keep things balanced, without scores, pressure or guilt. LEARNS YOUR VOCABULARY Call an exercise whatever you like. TrainScribe learns your words once and recognizes them next time. YOUR WORKOUTS, IN APPLE HEALTH (PRO) Turn on sync and every saved session lands in Apple Health as a real workout, next to your heart rate, sleep and daily activity, readable by any compatible app you allow. FREE WHERE IT COUNTS - Unlimited manual session logging - Full diary, muscle maps and trends - One assistant reconstruction per week - Export your data anytime TRAINSCRIBE PRO - Unlimited voice and typed reconstructions with the assistant - Workouts synced to Apple Health - Same privacy: nothing on our servers NO ACCOUNT, NO CALORIE COUNTING No sign-up, no email, no calorie guilt. Your training data stays on your device; you can export or erase everything from Settings at any time. Privacy policy: https://trainscribe.benjamin-bellantonio.com/privacy Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Vibes4 screens
TrainScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TrainScribe at every 4 days against (Not Boring) Vibes's monthly. TrainScribe also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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 TrainScribe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Vibes ships an update monthly, TrainScribe every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
(Not Boring) Vibes versus TrainScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) VibesTrainScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCBenjamin Bellantonio

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

TrainScribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

TrainScribe

Subscriptions1
  • TrainScribe Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Vibes free?
(Not Boring) Vibes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrainScribe free?
TrainScribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do (Not Boring) Vibes or TrainScribe have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Vibes nor TrainScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Vibes or TrainScribe?
(Not Boring) Vibes ships an update monthly, and TrainScribe every 4 days. Most recently, (Not Boring) Vibes was updated on October 30, 2026 and TrainScribe on October 31, 2026.

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