The Studio (MDR) vs Neshi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Studio (MDR)
Plan and schedule your fitness classes directly from your phone. View schedules, sign up for sessions, and purchase class packages with ease. Access location information and connect with social media pages.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- Buy class packages
- View location information
- Connect to social media
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Download The Studio (MDR) App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, buy class packages, as well as view The Studio (MDR)'s location information. You can also click through to our Facebook and Twitter pages! Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your phone by downloading this App today! Also be sure to check out our website at: www.theStudioMDR.com
Neshi
This app offers a gentle approach to mindfulness, focusing on unhurried breathing exercises without pressure or performance metrics. It provides guided practices tailored to your mood and time of day, designed to help you feel calmer and more relaxed.
- No scores or performance grading
- Celebrates consistent practice
- Time-of-day tailored suggestions
- Stopping early still counts
- Generative background and soundscape
- Practices mapped to desired feelings
- Private by design, no account needed
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Neshi helps you feel calmer in a few honest minutes - and treats you kindly while you do it. Most wellness apps turn calm into another thing to optimise: streaks to protect, scores to chase, reminders that nag. Open them on a hard day and they make you feel behind. Neshi does the opposite. It's quiet, warm and unhurried. You open it, you breathe, you feel a little better, and it thanks you for coming. That's the whole idea. WHY NESHI FEELS DIFFERENT • Never graded. No scores, no percentages, no arrows telling you how you did. • It celebrates showing up - not how well you performed. • Knows the hour. Morning, midday, evening or night, it suggests the practice that fits the moment. • Stopping early still counts. Leave after a minute and it still records it. • A soft generative background and a warm soundscape you can actually feel. • Ends by asking you to put the phone down and take one real breath. CHOOSE BY HOW YOU WANT TO FEEL Every practice maps to a researched breathing pattern — you pick the feeling, Neshi handles the pacing. • Calm -coherent breathing at about 5.5 breaths a minute, to steady your heart rate • Unwind - cyclic sighing, the fastest way to release tension • Focus - box breathing, calm and alert under pressure • Sleep - 4-7-8, a deep wind-down toward rest • Plus belly, pursed-lip and alternate-nostril breathing PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-in. No analytics. Neshi collects nothing - your practice is stored on your phone and never leaves it. Take a breath. Neshi will be here whenever you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Neshi at 5.0 against The Studio (MDR)'s 4.5. Neshi also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). The Studio (MDR)'s advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 1). 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.
Neshi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Studio (MDR) has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Studio (MDR) ships an update every 3 weeks, Neshi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Studio (MDR) | Neshi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (143 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilates Pro Marina Del Rey, Inc. | EREZ KIKIN GIL |
Customer experience
The Studio (MDR)
Neshi
In-app purchases
The Studio (MDR)
No in-app purchases
Neshi
No in-app purchases
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