Comparison

BrainWave vs Master

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

Head to head
About

BrainWave

This app uses binaural sequences and ambient sounds to guide your brainwaves into specific states like meditation, sleep, or creativity. Customize your experience with nature sounds, music, or audio from other apps.

Highlights
  • Binaural brainwave programs
  • Nature sounds and ambient music
  • Integrates with iTunes and other audio apps
  • Customizable program duration
  • 22 specialized brainwave programs
  • 21 ambient background sounds
Features
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Combine Mind Altering Binaural Sequences with Soothing Nature Sounds, Ambient Music, your own iTunes Music (with the built-in iTunes playlist creator), or play alongside apps like Spotify and Audio Book Readers. * Powerful Binaural Programs for Lucid Dreaming, Mindful Meditation, Dreamy Sleep, Astral Projection, Zen Meditation and much more! * Universal app with built-in UIs for iPhone/iPad * Different states of mind are associated with specific brainwave frequencies that would inaudible if played directly, but can be induced by playing two different audible binaural tones into each ear, which, after being processed by the brain, are perceived as an inaudible low frequency beat matching the target brainwave frequency. As you listen your brainwaves fall into step with this inaudible beat, and after several minutes synchronize with the target frequency. Uses the most advanced multi-stage binaural sequences available, combined with the flexibility to choose from a range of relaxing ambient backgrounds, other audio apps, or your own iTunes Music, allowing your mind you to relax and synchronize with your desired state. It achieves this using our unique process called Progressive Brainwave Entrainment. *** Progressive Brainwave Entrainment *** Progressive Brainwave Entrainment algorithms use layers of frequencies and carrier signals assembled in precise sequences to create profoundly unique experiences. Each program gently brings your brainwave frequencies to your desired state using a more natural frequency progression. *** Advanced Features *** - 22 Brainwave programs each specially designed for a different situation and desired mental state. - 24 ambient background sounds to choose from. - Independently adjustable ambient sound volume. - Visual timer countdown indicator. - Ability to set your own custom program duration. * Programs Included * - Chakra Meditation: A series of balanced, meditative brainwave programs each taking you to a different, deeper meditative state, ending in the ultimate state of meditation and calm. - Euphoric Bliss: The ultimate brainwave program designed to gently bring your mind through a series of uplifting states, culminating in a state of euphoria and bliss. This program will truly make your mood soar. - Lucid Beta Dreams: This program combines elements of meditative and dreaming frequencies to create a state where you can experience waking dreams and truly escape. Lucid dreaming is a very unique state of consciousness where you will find yourself slipping in out of dreams while remaining aware of them. - Tranquil Thoughts: Designed simply to relax, this program progressively drops your mind into deeper states of relaxation to help you unwind and reduce stress. - Inspired Creativity: Creates an elevated state of creativity by combining a series of focus, concentration and meditative frequencies to help you open your mind to new ideas and boost creativity. - Floating: A unique meditative program that combines lower frequency meditative sequences with higher frequency lucid dreaming programs to create a relaxed, yet heightened state of awareness. - Quiet Mind: Designed to help you clear your mind and empty your thoughts for a deeply relaxed state of mind. - Mindful Meditation: Achieve a calm, centered state of mindfulness. - Other Programs: - Morning Zen - Natural High - Awakened Mind - Deep Reflection - Astral Projection - Zen Meditation - High Beta Dreams - Heightened Awareness - Beta Meditation - Gamma Meditation - High Theta Meditation - Full Theta Spectrum These programs are powerful and can take effect quickly and should never be used while driving or operating machinery. If you have any medical questions, conditions or concerns please contact a physician before using any binaural program.

About

Master

This app provides daily affirmations and energetic activations designed to shift your thoughts and attract abundance. It offers a full year of content to help you master virtues and manifest your desired reality through the Law of Attraction. Commit just 30 seconds a day to begin your transformation.

Highlights
  • Daily affirmations and activations
  • Full year of content
  • Law of Attraction principles
  • Virtue mastery
  • Daily reminders
  • Energetically charged patterns
Features
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You can have anything you want through changing the frequency of who you are. Because we attract, not what we want, not what we think we want, but who we are! With every week deepen a new virtue, attracting new abundant opportunities into your life. Master-mE app Practical daily application of the Law of Attraction Full year of affirmations expanding both your conscious and subconscious Inspired, uniquely energetically charged patterns of activations to shift your thoughts, emotions, and manifestations Set up a daily reminder to get to master your day. Choose a theme search or simply start with today’s date. Read each activation/affirmation out loud or, for even deeper impact, listen to it as originally recorded. Start noticing daily positive changes in your life. How and Why Does It Work? Every one of our thoughts creates a synapse, an electric current in our brain. Established pathways of those currents become our daily paradigms. They set the frequency of our thought vibrations, which in turn create magnetic fields of emotions. Our e-motion, energy in motion is what attracts our reality to us. We think – we feel – we create - we attract. The more virtues we develop, the easier it is for us to manifest through the Law of Attraction and other Universal Laws. We master the laws through mastering the virtues. We first become. Then we receive. Daily activations are a journey of mastery that leads to attracting a fulfilled life that you desire. Why Master? Only by mastering virtues we are becoming true masters and co-creators of our realities. Why mE? In mE, the little ‘m’ represents matter and material things in life. The big ‘E’ stands for your eternal energy. That E, your eternal energy, is either brightly shining as the divine light it truly is, manifesting and attracting prosperity, joy, and fulfillment, or it’s buried beneath the matter of everyday problems and fears. Master-mE 30 second commitment a day invites mastery transformation into your life. Master-mE: Master matter through Energy Master-mE: Master manifesting through Expansion Master-mE: Master mortal through Eternal Master-mE: Master material through Essential Ready? Join us! Master YOU with Master-mE! Read the terms and conditions here: https://yu2shine.com/master-me/#terms-of-use Read privacy policy here: https://yu2shine.com/master-me/#privacy-policy Copyright: https://yu2shine.com/master-me/#copyright

Screenshots

BrainWave4 screens
Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BrainWave at 1.4K against Master's 20. BrainWave also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

BrainWave costs $4.99 and Master $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BrainWave against 4.9 for Master. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainWave has 1.4K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of BrainWave's written reviews are positive against 89% of Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BrainWave versus Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainWaveMaster
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.9 (1.4K ratings)4.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB187 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBanzai LabsYU2SHINE LLC

Customer experience

BrainWave

All ratings1,349 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.7%

Master

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BrainWave

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer not working as expected
  • Sudden sound cut-off at the end of sessions
  • Occasional loss of functionality when multitasking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Custom program creation option
  • Fade-out at the end of sessions
  • Ability to directly control frequencies and combinations
  • Program for studying and improving focus
  • Integration with music library

Master

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BrainWave

No in-app purchases

None

Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrainWave free?
BrainWave costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master free?
Master costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BrainWave or Master?
Master is rated higher. BrainWave averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Master averages 4.9 from 20 ratings.
Do BrainWave or Master have ads?
Neither BrainWave nor Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainWave or Master?
BrainWave ships an update every 2 months, and Master every 2 months. Most recently, BrainWave was updated on October 24, 2026 and Master on October 24, 2026.

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