Comparison

Mindfulness vs Universal Practice App

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

Head to head
About

Mindfulness

This app simplifies mindfulness practices, drawing from Western psychology and Eastern traditions. It offers guided meditations designed to improve mood, concentration, creativity, and stress management. Learn to get out of your mind and into your life with science-backed techniques.

Highlights
  • Guided mindfulness tracks
  • Stress reduction techniques
  • Improved mood and concentration
  • Increased creativity
  • Emotion management
  • Western psychology integration
  • Eastern mindfulness practices
Features
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This app is about getting OUT of your mind and INTO your life! This is about making mindfulness simple... Did you know that science shows that practising mindfulness can have a powerful effect on - improving mood, - better concentration, - increased creativity, - reducing stress, - and even how we manage our emotions? You might learn more than you expected within this app. Why? Because it draws on both Western psychology as well as Eastern mindfulness practices. Many people find stress relief in learning how to practice this. Mindfulness: The Art of Being Human also has a complete set of guided mindfulness tracks to listen to. These meditations are suitable for all. Whether you’re a beginner or someone had some experience to meditation already. This mindfulness app was researched and written by Reuben Lowe, founder of Mindful Creation and co-founder of a charity called ACT on it, a mindfulness therapist and clinical practitioner specialising in contextual psychology.

About

Universal Practice App

This app offers personalized, data-driven health and wellbeing programs led by physiotherapists. Access workouts, clinical programs, and rehabilitation series tailored to your needs and goals. Connect with a physiotherapist for guidance and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Personalized physiotherapy-led workouts
  • Clinical programs for specific pursuits
  • Targeted rehabilitation series
  • Physiotherapist chat support
  • Health diary (physiology, sleep, mood, pain)
  • Physiotherapy-written blogs
Features
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Reach your potential. The Universal Practice App is a world-first, hyper-personalised, data-driven, physiotherapy-led approach to health, wellbeing and performance. Developed in conjunction with an industry-leading medical technology company, the Universal Practice App is designed to deliver the same best-practice Physiotherapy, Pilates, Strength and Yoga experience Universal Practice is known for in studio – to anyone, anywhere, anytime. The Universal Practice App houses unique technology, making it specifically personalised to each persons needs, goals and ambitions. The App delivers physiotherapy-led classes and programs that are specifically relevant to each individual – all backed by science to ensure results, satisfaction and meaningful change. In addition to this, there is the added functionality of being able to chat with a physiotherapist at any time – ask questions, get answers and stay on track Receive physiotherapy-led daily Pilates, Strength and Mobility workouts to address injury prevention, stability, strength, endurance and power. Options for six week Clinical Programs for physical pursuits such as running and golf, to address performance, decrease injury and improve function. Options for Body Programs that specifically address capacity and rehabilitation in a targeted science-based rehabilitation series. Log your physiology, sleep, mood and pain scores – to create a health diary personally relevant to you. Get access to 100’s of physiotherapy written blogs, delivering you information and inspiration allowing you to learn, grow and develop your health awareness. It’s about health, feeling good, being more and reaching your potential. Please read the EULA for more information with regards to this application: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mindfulness4 screens
Universal Practice App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Universal Practice App at every 10 days against Mindfulness's every 2 months. Mindfulness's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindfulness ships an update every 2 months, Universal Practice App every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mindfulness versus Universal Practice App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulnessUniversal Practice App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size419 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperReuben LoweUP at Home Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Mindfulness

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.3%

Universal Practice App

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mindfulness

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lock screen prevents app from functioning properly
  • App doesn't run in background after screen turns off
  • Audio playback stops when device is locked
  • Settings must be manually adjusted each time for lock screen issue

Requested features

8 requests
  • Restore original meditations from previous version
  • Add 3-minute meditation sessions
  • History/tracking feature for completed sessions
  • Calendar function to log meditation practice
  • Longer guided sessions (30+ minutes)
Show 3 more
  • Audio training for users who struggle with reading
  • Dark mode option
  • Option to choose between old and new content

Universal Practice App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mindfulness

No in-app purchases

None

Universal Practice App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindfulness free?
Mindfulness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Universal Practice App free?
Universal Practice App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindfulness or Universal Practice App have ads?
Neither Mindfulness nor Universal Practice App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindfulness or Universal Practice App?
Mindfulness ships an update every 2 months, and Universal Practice App every 10 days. Most recently, Mindfulness was updated on October 15, 2026 and Universal Practice App on October 5, 2026.

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