Comparison

Mindfulness vs Emplify Karate and Kickboxing

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

Emplify Karate and Kickboxing

Features
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Emplify helps martial arts dojos, gyms, studios and more to manage their clients schedules, payments, communications and more. The Emplify Member app is designed for members/clients of Emplify gyms and studios. EMPLIFY FOR CLIENTS You may be requested by your fitness studio to download the Emplify app to access classes/bookings, make payments, track workouts, check in and receive messages. A summary of what you can do with the Emplify Member app is below. - Book into classes, buy classes and memberships - View and manage payments - Manage bookings for the whole family from one login - Self check into classes from app within a certain proximity of class - View and access an online workout library or personal program* - access martial arts grading + belt tracking information * - receive messages via push notifications for you and your family. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Emplify member app is a companion application for businesses that use Emplify. If you are a client please contact your fitness studio for details on how to access their account. *Not all features are used by all fitness studios; check with your fitness studio/club/school that you wish to use the Emplify member app for to understand what features are relevant to you.

Screenshots

Mindfulness4 screens
Emplify Karate and Kickboxing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mindfulness at 9.0 against Emplify Karate and Kickboxing's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mindfulness versus Emplify Karate and Kickboxing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulnessEmplify Karate and Kickboxing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size419 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReuben LoweInternational Goju Karate Schools Pty Ltd

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

Emplify Karate and Kickboxing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mindfulness

No in-app purchases

None

Emplify Karate and Kickboxing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindfulness free?
Mindfulness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emplify Karate and Kickboxing free?
Emplify Karate and Kickboxing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindfulness or Emplify Karate and Kickboxing have ads?
Neither Mindfulness nor Emplify Karate and Kickboxing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindfulness or Emplify Karate and Kickboxing?
Mindfulness ships an update every 2 months, and Emplify Karate and Kickboxing every 2 months. Most recently, Mindfulness was updated on November 1, 2026 and Emplify Karate and Kickboxing on November 12, 2026.

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