Comparison

mindLightz vs Neuraform

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

Head to head
About

mindLightz

Transform your device into a light and sound machine. Mix binaural sounds, isochronic tones, and ambient effects with your own audio library. Create custom settings or use 84 preset programs for different brain states.

Highlights
  • Audio-Visual Stimulation (AVS)
  • Binaural sounds and isochronic tones
  • Customizable audio mixer
  • 25 built-in ambient sound effects
  • 84 preset programs
  • Manual mode for custom settings
Features
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The mindLightz AVS App (previously named iLightz) is the most advanced and user friendly platform for transforming your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch into a state of the art "light and sound" machine. This free App is, by itself, a Deluxe "Audio Mixer" allowing the user to combine and individually adjust the volume levels of our precisely produced binaural sounds or isochronic tones with any of 25 built-in ambient sound effects "mixed" with any audio file in your library. These capabilities alone make this App one of the very best and most versatile binaural sound generator Apps available today. With the purchase of our separately available mindLightz™ Bluetooth Glasses, users can experience the Planet's first completely wireless "Audio-Visual Stimulation" (AVS) system. By utilizing the power of Apple’s iOS, we have been able to simplify the user interface while delivering exciting new features and producing the most advanced and sophisticated AVS system available today. The mindLightz™ App includes 84 unique preset programs designed to help users achieve different brain-states. Additionally our "manual" mode allows you to easily create your own custom settings. Finally, we would like to ask all our users to please contact us first before leaving any negative reviews. Leaving a one star rating with a review only stating "App does not work" provides us no meaningful feedback or any way to investigate what maybe wrong. As we add new features and capabilities to our App and as Apple continues to update iOS and expand the number of devices, there is always the possibility of some problems or issues arising with our App and hardware. This, in fact, happened to a recent update which was approved just as Apple released iOS 8.3. Unfortunately, our update, which had been thoroughly tested, turn out not to "play" well with iOS 8.3. We immediately began working on a fix and had it released to the App Store within 1 week. Unfortunately, that was not fast enough as some users had already re-rated and re-reviewed our App negatively without ever contacting us. So, if you find a bug, or are having problems with our optional hardware, PLEASE contact us FIRST as we take ALL problems very seriously and will do whatever necessary to make things right, especially if it involves our iLightz II or mindLightz™ AVS hardware. Thank you for your help, understanding and continued support!

About

Neuraform

This app uses binaural beats played through headphones to help users achieve specific mental states like relaxation, sleep, or enhanced focus. Create and share custom sound sessions with a built-in studio and background tracks.

Highlights
  • Binaural beat technology
  • Relaxation and sleep sessions
  • Concentration and focus enhancement
  • Custom session studio
  • Background track library
  • Community sharing
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Neuraform brings digital brainwave entrainment tools to the masses without the need for any additional equipment other than a pair of headphones and a mobile device. This capability is enabled through a phenomenon known as binaural beats, which occurs within the brain when two separate frequencies are played into each ear. The brain receives these sounds and perceives a third tone – the difference between the two frequencies. The difference in frequencies played in each ear correlates to the desired brainwave of the user. These effects are welcoming, not overwhelming, and typically take around fifteen minutes to be felt by most users. For example, the Neuraform plays at 510hz within the left ear, and 516hz within the right ear. The difference in frequencies is 6hz, whose correlating brainwave is associated with REM sleep, thus this particular session would aid users in neurologically slipping into a sleepy state of consciousness and would engage the brainwaves responsible for REM sleep. Neuraform’s relaxation and sleep sessions deliver a frequency within the Delta and Theta brainwave spectrum between 2hz-8hz. By targeting specific frequencies known to induce certain mental states, Neuraform is able to help users fall asleep quicker, induce REM sleep, enhance lucid dream states, meditate, or even just simply de-stress. Neuraform’s concentration sessions enable enhanced concentration and focus – and are a perfect pairing with study or work. These sessions increase and enhance brainwaves within the alpha range – the dominant brainwave during study and work. Create your own sessions with the session studio, and add some background noise with Neuraform's curated library of background tracks. Perfect the mix with Neuraform's mixer palette, and share your session with friends and the wider Neuraform community.

Screenshots

mindLightz4 screens
Neuraform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: mindLightz at none against Neuraform's shown. mindLightz also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (75% vs 57%). On price, update cadence, 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

mindLightz holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mindLightz has 85 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of mindLightz's written reviews are positive against 57% of Neuraform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mindLightz ships an update every 4 months, Neuraform every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
mindLightz versus Neuraform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermindLightzNeuraform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (85 ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings85 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB33 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMind GearOuttakes

Customer experience

mindLightz

All ratings82 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative22.2%

Neuraform

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

mindLightz

No in-app purchases

None

Neuraform

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mindLightz free?
mindLightz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neuraform free?
Neuraform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mindLightz or Neuraform?
mindLightz is rated higher. mindLightz averages 4.6 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Neuraform averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do mindLightz or Neuraform have ads?
Neuraform shows ads; mindLightz does not.
Which is updated more often, mindLightz or Neuraform?
mindLightz ships an update every 4 months, and Neuraform every 5 months. Most recently, mindLightz was updated on October 23, 2026 and Neuraform on October 24, 2026.

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