Comparison

AWARENESS vs Healthy Minds Program by Humin

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

Head to head
About

AWARENESS

This app helps you find inner peace and emotional freedom by prompting you to connect with your feelings throughout the day. It uses gentle alerts and guided meditations to bring you to the present moment, offering insights into your moods and escape activities.

Highlights
  • Configurable alert frequency and times
  • Brief guided meditative video clips
  • Extensive inspirational quote library
  • Mood and activity tracking reports
  • Tracks escape activities
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Discover inner peace and emotional freedom with AWARENESS, a revolutionary new application that helps you learn to be grounded and peaceful in your day to day life. Developed by NY Psychotherapist Ronit Herzfeld, it builds on 25 years of clinical psychological experience, modern advances in neuroscience, and ancient spiritual learning, packaged into a mobile tool that goes with you wherever you are. "What are you feeling right now?" With this simple question, AWARENESS ushers in a new era in the way individuals can use technology to change their own feelings, attitudes and behavior in an empowering way. “Leave it to Ronit Herzfeld, massive-hearted, creative innovator, lover of humanity, to find wisdom in the simple: a way for humanity to wake up, a little bit every day, to their feelings, thoughts, sensations, to who they are, through the use of the ubiquitous iPhone app. It’s nothing short of brilliant, and has the potential to take humanity to the evolutionary place it’s going anyway, but possibly a good deal faster, possibly creating a quantum leap…” -- Mitchell J. Rabin, M.A., L.AC., holistic psychotherapist, educator, eco-entrepreneur A Better World, Founder, President A Better World Radio & TV Host, Producer The AWARENESS application is the first tool to use mobile technology to randomly intercept your daily routine, and prompt you to get in touch with what you are feeling; taking you out of your worries and bringing you to the present moment. Throughout the day, on a schedule you configure, a gentle "gong" will go off and the phone will prompt you to record what you are feeling in the current moment. It will then lead you in a brief meditative exercise that you can do wherever you are, to bring you back to the present moment. It will ask you to record what you were doing when you experienced the feeling, and then leave you with an inspirational quote that relates to the feeling you recorded. AWARENESS is easy to use, and includes some great features: - Ability to configure the alert frequency, sound, start and end times - Avoids interrupting your iCal meetings - 20 brief meditative video clips guide you back to the present moment - 400 inspirational quotes - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly reports give you insight into your moods, feelings and associated activities - Tracks your "escape" activities that distract you from unpleasant feelings - Works with or without a network connection - No advertisements - All data is kept private and stored on your device(s) and synced through your Apple id (if enabled). "To really feel your own power and abilities, you must begin by spending time with yourself. But time can be scarce. The AWARENESS iPhone application creates a small space, wherever you are and whatever you are doing, to stop, feel and breathe — usually, just when you most need it. This ingenious little helper is like an angel sitting on your shoulder, encouraging you to be the person you truly are. " -- Evan Bailyn Author, Entrepreneur and Founder of The Evan Bailyn Foundation For Emotional Awareness Whether you know it or not, your emotional world runs you. The more aware you are of your feelings, the more you can harness them to your benefit. You can be a prisoner of your emotions, or you can master them. AWARENESS help you become aware of your emotions and how they affect your thoughts and actions in ways that don’t work for you; preventing you from living your life fully and authentically. After just a few weeks of practice, users have found that: - They are more present, more relaxed, and more comfortable in their skin. - They are more harmonious in relationships - They are less stressful and more peaceful at work and at home - They are more energetic during the day - They are better able to focus on their goals - They are less distracted, impatient, forgetful or tired We look forward to hearing your personal story of transformation through AWARENESS!

About

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

This app offers science-backed meditation and mindfulness practices to improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance social connections. It features guided lessons and assessments based on neuroscientific research, designed to fit into busy lifestyles.

Highlights
  • Science-backed meditation practices
  • Guided lessons on focus and stress reduction
  • Neuroscientific well-being framework
  • Active meditation for busy lives
  • Mobile mental and emotional well-being assessments
  • Integration with Apple Health
Features
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• 2024 Pick: Best Meditation App by Healthline, The New York Times Wirecutter, Vogue, and Sports Illustrated Well-being is a skill that can be learned. We’re here to guide you along the way. Backed by four decades of research from world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson and the team at Humin (formerly Healthy Minds Innovations) & the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, the Healthy Minds Program trains your mind through meditation and podcast-style lessons to develop skills for gaining focus, reducing stress, and maintaining positive social connections. Research with the Healthy Minds App showed that just 5 minutes a day of practice leads to a 28% reduction in stress, an 18% reduction in anxiety, a 24% reduction in depression, and a 13% increase in social connection. Featuring our scientific Awareness, Connection, Insight, and Purpose, Well-being Framework, the Healthy Minds Program is a holistic, all-encompassing meditation app that offers the best of both guided meditations and opportunities to learn. You’ll learn simple skills to enhance personal well-being, build healthy relationships, and improve communication, performance, and creativity. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– What makes us unique? Developed from Science: While many meditation apps can claim the scientific benefits of meditation, our practices are developed directly from neuroscientific research. You’ll also hear from the world’s foremost neuroscientists about neuroplasticity and how to train your mind. Made for Busy Lives: Our app features active meditation practices that fit into your busy lifestyle. Don’t have time to sit for 20 minutes? Put on an active practice and train your mind while you fold the laundry. Guided by Measurement: Thanks to our pioneering scientific research, the Healthy Minds Program offers the first mobile mental and emotional well-being assessments. Learn about your current level of well-being and contribute to cutting-edge research on the science of well-being. Our app also integrates with Apple Health to track your mindful minutes. Goes Beyond Mindfulness: Our guided path offers step-by-step instructions for becoming more present in the moment and developing a sense of purpose, meaning, and connection in life. Driven by Mission and Supported by Donation: The Healthy Minds Program is made possible by our donors, who support our vision of a kinder, wiser, more compassionate world. Unlike other apps that require a subscription, the Healthy Minds Program is available by donation, driven by a mission to translate science into tools to cultivate and measure well-being. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Read the End User License Agreement and Terms of Use here: https://hminnovations.org/terms-of-use Read our Privacy Policy here: https://hminnovations.org/privacy-policy

Screenshots

AWARENESS4 screens
Healthy Minds Program by Humin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Healthy Minds Program by Humin at 4.9 against AWARENESS's 2.7. Healthy Minds Program by Humin also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 67%) and ratings volume (8.5K vs 6). AWARENESS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Healthy Minds Program by Humin holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Healthy Minds Program by Humin has 8.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of AWARENESS's written reviews are positive against 96% of Healthy Minds Program by Humin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AWARENESS ships an update every 2 months, Healthy Minds Program by Humin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AWARENESS versus Healthy Minds Program by Humin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAWARENESSHealthy Minds Program by Humin
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (6 ratings)4.9 (8.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews95.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB65 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDiscover Yourself, IncHealthy Minds Innovations, Inc.

Customer experience

AWARENESS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

All ratings8,102 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews619 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.7%

Bugs and requests

AWARENESS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress not always saved correctly
  • Connectivity issues causing data loss

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline mode for meditations
  • Ability to bookmark favorite sessions
  • More personalization options

In-app purchases

None

AWARENESS

No in-app purchases

None

Healthy Minds Program by Humin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AWARENESS free?
AWARENESS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Healthy Minds Program by Humin free?
Healthy Minds Program by Humin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AWARENESS or Healthy Minds Program by Humin?
Healthy Minds Program by Humin is rated higher. AWARENESS averages 2.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Healthy Minds Program by Humin averages 4.9 from 8.5K ratings.
Do AWARENESS or Healthy Minds Program by Humin have ads?
Healthy Minds Program by Humin shows ads; AWARENESS does not.
Which is updated more often, AWARENESS or Healthy Minds Program by Humin?
AWARENESS ships an update every 2 months, and Healthy Minds Program by Humin every 3 weeks. Most recently, AWARENESS was updated on October 4, 2026 and Healthy Minds Program by Humin on October 18, 2026.

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