Comparison

Mindfulness vs Pine

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

Head to head
About

Mindfulness

Discover calm with guided meditations, breathing exercises, and mood journaling. Build a consistent mindfulness practice to reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance emotional well-being. Suitable for all experience levels.

Highlights
  • 100+ guided meditation sessions
  • Breathing techniques and courses
  • Mood journaling with insights
  • Sleep programs and ambient sounds
  • Practice insights and streaks
  • Silent meditation timer
Features
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Find calm in just 5 minutes. Over 100 guided meditation sessions, breathing techniques, mood journaling, and sleep programs — everything you need to build a lasting mindfulness practice. Whether you're a beginner or experienced meditator, Mindfulness gives you the tools to reduce stress, sleep better, and understand your emotional patterns — at your own pace. GUIDED SESSIONS 100+ voice-guided meditation sessions across 12 topics: • Sleep — Guided body scans, evening wind-downs, and deep relaxation (10–50 min) • Anxiety — Calm racing thoughts and find your center • Stress — Quick decompression and deep stress-relief practices • Morning — Energizing routines to start your day with intention • Self-Compassion — Cultivate kindness toward yourself • Focus — Sharpen concentration and cut through mental fog • Social Anxiety — Build confidence and ease in social situations • Gratitude — Guided appreciation practices for a positive outlook • Awareness — Deepen present-moment observation • Navigating Change — Find stability during life transitions • Imposter Syndrome — Recognize your worth and overcome self-doubt • Anger & Emotions — Cool down, set boundaries, and master your reactions Each topic includes standalone sessions and multi-day programs. MEDITATION COLLECTIONS Audio-guided meditations for every need: • Mindfulness and deep relaxation • Sleep and rest • Self-esteem and confidence • Walking meditation • Mindful eating • Pain relief and body relaxation • Stop smoking From 2 to 50 minutes, beginner to advanced. MOOD JOURNAL Track how you feel before and after each meditation. Choose from 40 emotions, add tags, discover patterns, and get Apple Intelligence insights. The app suggests the right session or technique for your emotional state. Syncs across devices with iCloud. BREATHING TECHNIQUES 60+ courses and lessons teaching meditation skills: • Breathing, body scan, visualization, focus • Courage and change — anxiety, grief, forgiveness • Wisdom — non-dual awareness, contemplative inquiry • Daily life — procrastination, decision-making Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. AMBIENT SOUNDS Layer rain, ocean, forest, river, fire, or white noise into any session. PRACTICE INSIGHTS Charts and statistics for streaks, practice time, and consistency. TIMER MODE Silent meditation timer with customizable bells. DAILY TIPS A fresh mindfulness tip every day. MORE FEATURES • Apple Health integration • Personalized reminders and mood-based recommendations • 10 languages supported • Beautiful, distraction-free design WHY MEDITATE? Scientific research shows regular meditation leads to: • Reduced stress and anxiety • Improved focus and concentration • Better sleep quality • Greater emotional well-being "Meditating daily for 8 weeks creates significant changes in brain areas associated with memory, well-being and stress." — Sara Lazar, Massachusetts General Hospital Start your journey today — just 5 minutes is all it takes. --- Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://www.zmeditations.com/privacy.html

About

Pine

This app offers guided deep breathing exercises and ambient sounds to help you relax and manage stress. It includes a personal journal with an emotions log and integrates with Apple Health to track your mindfulness minutes and mood over time. Customizable sessions and challenges help build consistent habits.

Highlights
  • Guided deep breathing exercises
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Personal journal with emotion logging
  • Apple Health integration
  • Customizable session duration
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Habit-building challenges
Features
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Pine lets you find a moment to relax with deep breathing exercises, ambient sounds, and a personal Journal. Pine guides you through deep breathing exercises and meditation on your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, and now with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access. Pine features different breathing exercises, each designed to target different types of stress, anxiety, fatigue, and depression. Pine lets you build your own sessions to structure your practice exactly how you like it. Pine has a personal journal built right in, so you can record the daily events throughout your day. The journal also features an emotions log and Apple's State of Mind tracking, so you can record your mood, the thoughts or events behind it, and see how you're really doing over time, right alongside the rest of your data in the Health app. Challenges give you a simple way to build a lasting breathing and meditation habit, one session at a time. Complete Feature List: • A range of deep breathing exercises. • A customizable breathing exercises. • Ability to change the duration of your breathing exercise between 1 minute and 10 minutes. • A great design that helps you relax. • Various ambient sounds to play during your breathing exercises. • Import songs or playlists from Apple Music. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access to your favorite exercises. • Challenges to help you build a consistent breathing and meditation habit. • Reminders to take a minute to relax every day. • Works with Apple Health: Sync Mindfulness Minutes and State of Mind entries with the Health App. • iCloud syncing between your devices so all of your breathing exercises, journal entries, and mood logs stay in sync. Thank you for considering Pine, I hope it helps you improve your life and allows you to take a minute to appreciate the day, Casey

Screenshots

Mindfulness4 screens
Pine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mindfulness at 47% against Pine's 11%. Mindfulness also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (98 vs 28). 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. Mindfulness sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Pine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindfulness holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Mindfulness's written reviews are positive against 11% of Pine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindfulness ships an update every 3 weeks, Pine fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindfulness versus Pine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulnessPine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (98 ratings) — better4.3 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings98 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB146 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHector Rodriguez ForniesBean's Bytes, LLC

Customer experience

Mindfulness

All ratings98 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative45.3%

Pine

All ratings28 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral33.3%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Mindfulness

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Meditations cut off or don't play fully
  • Purchased content not accessible
  • App gets stuck in 'optimizing' or 'updating' state
  • In-app purchase issues (cannot buy, charged multiple times)
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  • Language settings not working correctly
  • Timer not working properly

Requested features

10 requests
  • Option to choose voiceover or reinstate previous voices
  • Add background music or ambient sounds
  • More variety in meditation content, less repetition
  • Tutorial or clearer guidance for new users
  • Integration with Apple Health or other health apps
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  • Apple Watch app support
  • Option to select meditation time more precisely
  • More free meditation sessions
  • Option to change app language independently of phone settings
  • Ability to delete purchase history

Pine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Mindfulness

Subscriptions3
  • Full Access - Monthly$3.491 Month
  • Full Access Annual$6.991 Year
  • Weekly (3 day Trial) - All Content3 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time10
  • 10 minutes$0.99
  • 15 minutes$0.99
  • 20 minutes$0.99
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  • 30 minutes$1.99
  • 40 minutes$1.99
  • All Self Esteem guides$3.99
  • All Lose Weight guides$3.99
  • Mindfulness Meditation Guides$4.99
  • All relaxation guides$5.99
  • All the collections$8.99
3 purchases

Pine

Subscriptions2
  • Pine Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Pine Premium Yearly3 Months trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pine Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Mindfulness free?
Mindfulness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pine free?
Pine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mindfulness or Pine?
Mindfulness is rated higher. Mindfulness averages 4.7 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Pine averages 4.3 from 28 ratings.
Do Mindfulness or Pine have ads?
Neither Mindfulness nor Pine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindfulness or Pine?
Mindfulness ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pine fortnightly. Most recently, Mindfulness was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pine on October 29, 2026.

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