GUIDE vs LumiVillage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GUIDE
This wellness app helps users improve their mental and emotional well-being through daily practices and community support. Achieve personal development goals and unleash your potential in just 15 minutes a day.
- Daily curated practices
- Supportive community
- Personal development goals
- Mental and emotional wellness
- Unleash potential
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BUILD A LIFE YOU LOVE IN 15 MINUTES A DAY GUIDE is a wellness app that has achieved industry-leading results based on participants’ mental and emotional wellness, satisfaction, and retention. GUIDE’s mission is to empower people to improve their well-being, master their lives, and unleash their highest potential. In just 15 minutes a day, the GUIDE app helps you to achieve your personal development goals by completing daily, expertly curated practices and participating in a supportive community of your peers. GUIDE’s community is comprised of growth-minded individuals who show up to provide one another with daily support, insights, and guidance for their personal development journey.
LumiVillage
Connect with your neighbors to learn new skills or share your expertise. Discover and book local in-person sessions for activities like cooking, gardening, or DIY. All users are ID-verified, ensuring a safe and trustworthy community learning experience.
- Discover local skill-sharing sessions
- Book sessions securely in-app
- ID-verified users for safety
- Rate and review experts
- Teach skills and earn money
- Set your own teaching schedule
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LumiVillage is a community platform where neighbors teach neighbors. Find and book local sessions—from cooking and gardening to DIY and creative skills. Browse nearby experts, book securely in-app, and learn by doing. All users are ID-verified, with ratings and reviews for trust and safety. Want to teach? Share your skills, set your schedule, and earn on your terms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LumiVillage at 5.0 against GUIDE's 4.1. LumiVillage also leads on device support (3 vs 1). GUIDE's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
LumiVillage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
GUIDE ships an update fortnightly, LumiVillage every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GUIDE | LumiVillage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The GUIDE App | Lumi Village |
Customer experience
GUIDE
LumiVillage
In-app purchases
GUIDE
No in-app purchases
LumiVillage
No in-app purchases
