MindWave Mobile Tutorial vs Kanopy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
This app guides you through setting up and using a brainwave-sensing headset. It's designed to help first-time users connect their compatible headset to their device and begin interacting with brain-controlled applications.
- Headset setup guide
- Introduction to brainwave interaction
- Bluetooth 4.0 device compatibility check
- First-time use configuration
- Compatible with various NeuroSky headsets
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Welcome to the MindWave Mobile Tutorial app, a free setup and introduction app brought to you by NeuroSky and powered by your brain. MindWave Mobile headsets (including the MindWave Mobile+ and MindWave Mobile 2) enable you to interact with games and apps by using the power of your brain. This MindWave Mobile Tutorial app will introduce you to the MindWave Mobile headset, and configure your headset properly for first-time use. Please go ahead, download the app, and start taking full advantage of your MindWave Mobile headset. Requirements: - You must have a MindWave Mobile headset (including original MindWave Mobile, MindWave Mobile+, MindWave Mobile 2, or other compatible headset such as BrainLink) - You must have an iPhone or iPad that supports Bluetooth 4.0 (including iPhone 4s and later, iPad 3 and later, iPod touch 5th gen and later, iPad Air, iPad Mini or iPad Pro)
Kanopy
Access a vast library of films and documentaries for free with your library card. Enjoy ad-free streaming of award-winning movies, The Criterion Collection, and curated content for children, with new titles added regularly.
- Free film streaming
- Ad-free viewing
- Library card required
- Festival award-winning films
- Documentaries
- The Criterion Collection
- Kanopy Kids with parental controls
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Stream thousands of films for free without ads through your library. Sign up with your library card and start watching festival award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, The Criterion Collection, and more with new titles added weekly. Browse Kanopy Kids for unlimited age-appropriate shows and movies with access to parental controls. Available on mobile, web, and living room devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kanopy at 4.8 against MindWave Mobile Tutorial's 3.2. Kanopy also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 75 months) and ratings volume (153K vs 14). MindWave Mobile Tutorial's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kanopy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanopy has 153K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MindWave Mobile Tutorial's written reviews are positive against 72% of Kanopy's.
MindWave Mobile Tutorial ships an update every 75 months, Kanopy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindWave Mobile Tutorial | Kanopy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (14 ratings) | 4.8 (153K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 71.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 153K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #175 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NeuroSky, Inc. | Kanopy |
Customer experience
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
Kanopy
Bugs and requests
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kanopy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Login issues, unable to sign in or access account
- Chromecast and TV streaming problems
- Video playback issues, including blurry or out of sync
- Inconsistent behavior when resuming or rewatching movies
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to pause, rewind, and resume movies without using credits
- Improve search and browsing functionality
- Provide more content filtering and parental control options
- Add support for offline viewing and downloads
- Enhance Chromecast and TV integration
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- Improve video quality and playback stability
In-app purchases
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
No in-app purchases
Kanopy
No in-app purchases
