Comparison

Vision Board Gratitude Journal vs Gateway Process

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

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About

Vision Board Gratitude Journal

Features
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The Vision Board and Gratitude Journal is a powerful tool designed to bring more magic and gratitude into your life. With a series of daily practices and exercises, this app helps you appreciate the good things, manifest magnificent outcomes, and experience the joy of gratitude. From counting your blessings to visualizing your desires, each practice is designed to enhance your sense of gratitude and attract positive experiences. The Enchantment App is your guide to living a more enchanted and fulfilling life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gateway Process

Explore a declassified U.S. Army intelligence assessment on consciousness alteration techniques. This app breaks down the 29-page document into 13 files across 5 stages, offering guided learning and a built-in binaural beat generator for brainwave synchronization.

Highlights
  • Declassified U.S. Army intelligence assessment
  • 13 files across 5 progressive stages
  • Clear, structured sections: explanations, instructions, field notes
  • Progress tracking and sequential stage unlocking
  • Built-in binaural beat generator
  • 8 target brainwave states
  • Privacy-focused: no accounts, tracking, or network requests
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The Gateway Process is a 1983 U.S. Army intelligence assessment of the Monroe Institute's techniques for altering consciousness — originally classified, now fully declassified by the CIA. This app turns that 29-page document into something you can actually read, understand, and follow. 13 files. 5 stages. One guided path from "what is this?" to advanced practice. THE DOCUMENT In 1983, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Wayne McDonnell was asked to evaluate a program called the Gateway Experience — a set of audio techniques designed to synchronize the brain's hemispheres, induce deep relaxation, and ultimately move consciousness beyond the physical body. His assessment, filed under CIA-RDP96-00788R001700210016-5, draws on neuroscience, quantum physics, and holographic universe theory to explain why and how the techniques work. It was declassified in 2003. THE APP Gateway breaks the document into 13 tappable files organized across five progressive stages — Understand, Learn the Method, Grasp the Theory, Practice, and Operate. Each file presents the original content in clear, structured sections: prose explanations, numbered step-by-step instructions, and highlighted field notes from the original text. The Progress tab tracks what you've read and unlocks stages sequentially — because every concept in the Gateway Process builds on the one before it. BUILT-IN BINAURAL BEAT GENERATOR The document's core mechanism is Hemi-Sync: two slightly different audio frequencies, one in each ear, that cause the brain to generate a third frequency internally. This app includes a real binaural beat synthesizer — not recordings, but live audio generated on your device using AVAudioEngine. Choose from 8 target states (Delta through Focus 21) and listen through headphones. Stereo separation is required for the effect to work. PRIVACY No accounts. No tracking. No network requests. Your reading progress and bookmarks are stored on your device and never leave it.

Screenshots

Vision Board Gratitude Journal4 screens
Gateway Process3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vision Board Gratitude Journal at Free against Gateway Process's $0.99. Vision Board Gratitude Journal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Gateway Process's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Vision Board Gratitude Journal is free to download; Gateway Process costs $0.99 up front. Vision Board Gratitude Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Gateway Process asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Vision Board Gratitude Journal versus Gateway Process: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVision Board Gratitude JournalGateway Process
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating—5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#183 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuan Hoang AnhPaul Martinez

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vision Board Gratitude Journal

Subscriptions3
  • 1 week premium$1.997 Days
  • 1 Month premium$3.991 Month
  • 3 Month Premium$9.993 Months
None

Gateway Process

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vision Board Gratitude Journal free?
Vision Board Gratitude Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gateway Process free?
Gateway Process costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vision Board Gratitude Journal or Gateway Process have ads?
Vision Board Gratitude Journal shows ads; Gateway Process does not.

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