Comparison

The Mindfulness App vs Mindfulness.com Meditation App

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

Head to head
About

The Mindfulness App

Access over 500 guided meditations, sleep stories, and courses from global experts. Customize silent or guided sessions with various background sounds and durations. Track your progress and integrate with Apple Health and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • 500+ guided meditations and courses
  • Sleep stories for relaxation
  • Customizable silent or guided sessions
  • Multiple background sounds
  • Personalized user statistics
  • Apple Health and Apple Watch integration
Features
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With over 500 guided meditations, sleep stories and courses from experts around the world, we have options for every mood, time of the day and for everyone from beginners to experienced. • Guided meditations and courses of different topics in over 10 different languages. • Sleep Stories for a gentle closing of the day. • Reminders to help you remember to meditate. • Daily Notices to keep you mindful throughout the day. • Personalized user statistics. • The Mindfulness App saves your meditation sessions to your Apple Health App. • Apple Watch Integration. If you find that you enjoy a silent meditation, or simply want to include a personalized meditation into your practice, you can pick and choose between: • 3-99 minute meditations. • Option of silent or guided. • Inclusion of bells and a guided introduction. • Different background sounds such as forest, rain, waves and more. • Possibility to save your favorites for quick access. As a new user, you have the option to take advantage of our Free Trial that allows you to test the app and access all premium content for a full seven days. Included in our Premium Subscription: • Unlimited access to all meditations and courses in over 20 different topics. • Make meditations and course sessions available offline. • Regularly updated content allows you to discover new favorite meditations and teachers. For those that wish to have access to our premium version, we offer auto-renewable subscription: • $79.99 per year These prices are for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. We’re here to help you find what meets your needs and make meditation work for your daily life to improve your inner well-being. We want to be a part of your mindfulness journey, making it possible to meditate wherever you may be! Read the terms and conditions here: https://themindfulnessapp.com/terms-of-service Read the privacy policy here: https://themindfulnessapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Access personalized daily video coaching and short mindfulness practices for stress reduction and improved sleep. Learn from renowned teachers and track your progress to cultivate a calmer, more mindful life.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily video coaching
  • Short mindfulness micro-practices
  • Guided meditations and courses
  • Stress and anxiety reduction tools
  • Sleep improvement features
  • Progress tracking
  • Donations to mindfulness nonprofits
Features
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PERSONALIZED DAILY VIDEO COACHING Every day, you’ll receive a personalized video lesson & meditation from your Mindfulness Coach to give you practical tools for living a life with calm and ease. SHORT MINDFULNESS PRACTICES. ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. Explore our 1-2 minute long mindfulness micro-practices, breathing exercises and short meditations to provide you with in-the-moment support when you need it the most. LEARN TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION Join our community of over 1 million people transforming their lives by learning mindfulness, cultivating a habit of mindful meditation or deepening their practice of mindfulness with our mindfulness courses from world renowned mindfulness teachers. REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY Learn & practice a better way of living with 100s of talks, courses, micro-practices, guided meditations, music & soundscapes to reduce stress and anxiety, meditate and sleep better. Meditation sessions are available in lengths of 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes so you can choose the perfect length. IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP Fall asleep fast and get better rest with our Sleep Shuffle, guided sleep meditations, sleep music and soothing nature soundscapes. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Track your Mindful Minutes within the Apple Health app.   MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD WITH YOUR PRACTICE When you take a Mindfulness Plus subscription, we donate a portion of our revenue to non-profit organisations who are bringing mindfulness to people in need. To date, we’ve donated over $500,000 to mindfulness nonprofits around the world. MEET YOUR HOSTS: *Cory Muscara, MA - Mindfulness Advisor to The Dr. Oz Show. Instructor at University of Pennsylvania. Former Monk. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com *Melli O’Brien - Speaker. Writer and Mindfulness Teacher. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com. Host of The Mindfulness Summit, the world's largest mindfulness conference. MEET YOUR WORLD RENOWNED TEACHERS: *Rhonda Magee, JD - Author. Professor of Law, University of San Francisco *Shamash Alidina, MA - Teacher. Author of Mindfulness for Dummies *Kelly Boys - Author. Mindfulness Trainer for the United Nations *Vidyamala Burch - Author. Pain & illness Specialist. Founder of Breathworks *Mark Coleman - Mindfulness Teacher. Wilderness guide and author. *Rich Fernandez - the CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. MINDFUL MEDITATION & TALKS ABOUT MINDFUL LIVING *Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD - Professor of Medicine. Bestselling author. Founder of MBSR. *Tara Brach, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Psychologist and bestselling author. *Sharon Salzberg - New York Times bestselling author. *Jack Kornfield, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Bestselling Author 12+ books. *Dan Siegel, MD - Bestselling author. Director UCLA Mindful Research Center. *Judson Brewer, MD - Psychiatrist. Director of Research, Center for Mindfulness. *Elisha Goldstein, PhD - Author. Founder, Center for Mindful Living LA. *Mark Williams, Phd - Professor. Director of Oxford University’s Mindfulness Center. We believe training your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life and everyone has the right to the healing power of a mindfulness practice — and money should never be the reason why someone can't access the tools, support, and community to benefit from it. With Mindfulness.com, if you can't afford a Mindfulness Plus subscription, please send us an email, and we will unlock a free year for you to enjoy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Mindfulness App4 screens
Mindfulness.com Meditation App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Mindfulness App and Mindfulness.com Meditation App both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Mindfulness.com Meditation App's written reviews are positive against 76% of The Mindfulness App's. Mindfulness.com Meditation App also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). The Mindfulness App's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 2.5K). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. The Mindfulness App sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mindfulness.com Meditation App sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for The Mindfulness App against 4.8 for Mindfulness.com Meditation App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of The Mindfulness App's written reviews are positive against 96% of Mindfulness.com Meditation App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Mindfulness App ships an update fortnightly, Mindfulness.com Meditation App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Mindfulness App versus Mindfulness.com Meditation App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Mindfulness AppMindfulness.com Meditation App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.6K ratings)4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews96.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better2.5K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReflective Technologies ApSmindfulness.com

Customer experience

The Mindfulness App

All ratings7,611 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews670 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative17.3%

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

All ratings2,535 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

The Mindfulness App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Subscription cancellation issues

Requested features

2 requests
  • Archive of daily meditations
  • More content for seniors

In-app purchases

12 purchases

The Mindfulness App

Subscriptions12
  • Stress Relief with Mindfulness$2.991 Month
  • Sleep Better$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • 1 Month Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Library7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • 1 Year Premium1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 1 Year Premium1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Full Access1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual Membership1 Year trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Annual Membership1 Year trial$99.991 Year
12 purchases

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Subscriptions10
  • Mindfulness Plus Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Mindfulness Plus+ Monthly$16.991 Month
  • Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$16.991 Year
Show 7 more
  • Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 1 Year Mindfulness Basics7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$67.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$76.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus+ Annual7 Days trial$84.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus Annual7 Days trial$95.991 Year
One-time2
  • Plus+ Lifetime 70% off$149.99
  • Plus+ Lifetime 66% off$169.99

Questions

Is The Mindfulness App free?
The Mindfulness App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindfulness.com Meditation App free?
Mindfulness.com Meditation App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Mindfulness App or Mindfulness.com Meditation App?
Mindfulness.com Meditation App is rated higher. The Mindfulness App averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Mindfulness.com Meditation App averages 4.8 from 2.5K ratings.
Do The Mindfulness App or Mindfulness.com Meditation App have ads?
Neither The Mindfulness App nor Mindfulness.com Meditation App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Mindfulness App or Mindfulness.com Meditation App?
The Mindfulness App ships an update fortnightly, and Mindfulness.com Meditation App every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Mindfulness App was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mindfulness.com Meditation App on October 29, 2026.

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