Wellscapes vs Riverside CC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wellscapes
Immerse yourself in calming nature scenes with stunning videos and soothing sounds. Reduce stress, elevate your mood, and enhance well-being with guided mindfulness experiences. Explore diverse natural environments for a restorative escape.
- Immersive nature videos
- Silent, music, or guided options
- Stress reduction
- Mood elevation
- Mindfulness exercises
- Additional content via in-app purchase
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Tap into the healing power of nature by taking 5 minutes to immerse yourself along the shores of a lake as the sun rises, in a northern forest as spring unfolds, or at the edge of a river surrounded by autumn splendor. Wellscapes, developed by the University of Minnesota's Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing and renowned nature photographer Craig Blacklock, offers you the opportunity to watch stunning nature videos in silence, with music and nature sounds, or with music, nature sounds and gentle guiding. Being in nature reduces stress, elevates our mood, and improves our overall health and well-being. There is growing evidence that nature truly heals! "The Forest Awakens" inspires rejuvenation and is provided FREE of charge with the app. Additional titles focusing on mindfulness, letting go, intention and possibility are available for $1.99 through In App Purchase. Look for Wellscapes KIDS coming soon. © 2017 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved.
Riverside CC
Engage with a community church through sermons, prayer requests, and giving. This app facilitates connection with a faith-based organization focused on discipleship and community building.
- Sermon access
- Prayer requests
- Online giving
- Worship engagement
- Community connection
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Connect with us at Riverside Community Church. We hope that this app will help you engage with us through our sermons, prayer requests, giving, worship and more! Riverside exists to multiply healthy disciples and gospel communities across our city and world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riverside CC at none against Wellscapes's 4. Wellscapes's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Wellscapes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Riverside CC asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wellscapes against 5.0 for Riverside CC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Wellscapes ships an update every 11 months, Riverside CC every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wellscapes | Riverside CC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 654 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Riverside Community Church (Columbia) |
Customer experience
Wellscapes
Riverside CC
In-app purchases
Wellscapes
- Autumn Splendor$1.99
- Summer Sunrise$1.99
- Surf$1.99
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- Winter Marsh$1.99
Riverside CC
No in-app purchases
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