Comparison

Mind Wave 2 vs The Beauty Within

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

Head to head
About

Mind Wave 2

This app utilizes isochronic tones for brainwave entrainment, offering a variety of tones designed to aid in study, relaxation, sleep, and more. It allows for background playback and mixing with your own music, with customizable volume controls and unique background loops.

Highlights
  • 24 isochronic tones for various benefits
  • Multitasking/background playing
  • Mix with iPod library songs
  • Control tone and background volume
  • 4 designed background loops
  • App remembers favorite volumes
Features
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From the creator of the first and top selling binaural (white noise) app comes something new and amazing; isochronic tones. - Multitasking/Background playing. - Mix with songs in your iPod library. • 24 isochronic tones for Study Aid, Relaxation, Headaches, Sleeping Issues, High Blood Pressure, Creativity, etc LIST OF TONES: NEW TONES! • Cats Purr (excellent relaxer) 猫のうなり声 ゴロゴロ • Sleep Apnea 睡眠時無呼吸 • Neuro Release 神経学的な放出 • Learn to breathe 呼吸を学ぶ • Alternating Hypnotic Relax 交互/交換催眠リラックス • Simple Relax 単純なリラックス • Deep Relax with just Tones 単調音での深いリラックス • Study Helper/Complex Tasks 学習補助/複雑なタスク • 10 Minute Relaxation break 10分間リラックスタイム • Anxiety Reduction 不安軽減 • Hypertension Reduction 高血圧の減衰 • Brainstorming/Creativity/Idea Generation (I use this all the time) ブレインストーミング(発想活動)/創造性 • Insomnia Help 不眠解消 • Delta Session デルタセッション • Sub-Delta Session 下位デルタセッション • Stress Relieve ストレス緩和 • Sleep Induction for Chattery Minds あれこれ頭に浮かぶ時の誘眠 • Energy/Motivation エネルギー/動機付けアップ • Pre-Excercise Session エクササイズ前のセッション • Schumann Resonance シューマン共鳴 • Headache Treatment 頭痛/偏頭痛の緩和 • Immune System Enhancer 免疫向上 • Accelerated Healing 治療加速 • Addition to Chemicals help 化学物質中毒 • Isochonic tones are more effective then binaural beats. • Totally redesigned • Control tone volume • Control background volume • 4 beautiful background loops specifically designed for this app. • App remembers your fav volumes for each session. • Can be used with dock! Unlike binaural beats. Mindwave 2 tones have been meticulously designed to produce the greatest neural response during EEG tests. Binaural beats are great and they work for most people but we found that other methods tend to be more effective and more flexible, such as Isochronic tones. Technical Description of isochronic beats: Isochronic tones are regular beats of a single tone used for brainwave entrainment. The interference pattern that produces the beat is outside the brain so headphones are not required (use with a dock), but since isochronic tones are more pronounced, the stimuli is even stronger with the use of headphones/ear buds.

About

The Beauty Within

This app uses biofeedback from a MindWave headset to create animated artwork based on your meditation and attention levels. It offers seven themes with training goals to help you focus and relax, challenging you to stay in the target zone without distraction.

Highlights
  • Biofeedback-driven animated graphics
  • MindWave headset integration
  • Seven customizable themes
  • Meditation and Attention training goals
  • Target zone achievement tracking
  • Optional sound notifications
  • Screenshot capture for achievements
Features
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"The Beauty Within" employs biofeedback to generate beautiful artwork. It uses your state of Meditation and/or Attention as determined by the MindWave headset as the input for stunning animated graphics. "The Beauty Within" comes with seven different themes. For each theme you can set your training goal: Meditation, Attention, or both at the same time. The Meditation and Attention values are used to move a spiral. By increasing your Meditation and/or Attention you can move the spiral into the target zone. “The Beauty Within” will then measure the time you manage to stay in the zone. Create magnificent Mandalas, calm the waves of an ocean and let the sun rise, or let your meditation and attention values create a spoor that transforms into various animations as soon as you reach the target zone. Optionally, use sounds that notify you about entering or leaving the target zone, so you can even close your eyes during a session. Tap the screenshot icon to capture the graphics or to document your achievements. “The Beauty Within” is an innovative and playful attempt to train your inner relaxation and ability to focus. Once you are in the target zone, you will be challenged not to get distracted by the beautiful animations. IMPORTANT: This application requires the NeuroSky MindWave Mobile or MindWave Mobile-Plus headset available from www.neurosky.com! Other system requirements: - iPhone 5 or higher - iPad mini with Retina or higher - iPad Air or higher "The Beauty Within" is an universal App for iPad, iPhone, iPod. No In-App-Purchases or ads!

Screenshots

Mind Wave 22 screens
The Beauty Within4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Beauty Within at 100% against Mind Wave 2's 56%. The Beauty Within also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.1). Mind Wave 2's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Mind Wave 2 costs $1.99 and The Beauty Within $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Beauty Within holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Wave 2 has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Mind Wave 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Beauty Within's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Wave 2 ships an update every 33 months, The Beauty Within every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mind Wave 2 versus The Beauty Within: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind Wave 2The Beauty Within
Price$1.99 — better$7.99
Rating3.1 (51 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 33 months — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakub KoterJoachim Wolffram

Customer experience

Mind Wave 2

All ratings51 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative33.0%

The Beauty Within

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mind Wave 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to play sounds
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more sound options and customization
  • Restore timer and background playback
  • Improve compatibility with latest iOS

The Beauty Within

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mind Wave 2

No in-app purchases

None

The Beauty Within

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mind Wave 2 free?
Mind Wave 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Beauty Within free?
The Beauty Within costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mind Wave 2 or The Beauty Within?
The Beauty Within is rated higher. Mind Wave 2 averages 3.1 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while The Beauty Within averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mind Wave 2 or The Beauty Within have ads?
Neither Mind Wave 2 nor The Beauty Within shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind Wave 2 or The Beauty Within?
Mind Wave 2 ships an update every 33 months, and The Beauty Within every 41 months. Most recently, Mind Wave 2 was updated on November 10, 2026 and The Beauty Within on November 2, 2026.

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