Comparison

Mindful vs Pepinillo

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

Head to head
About

Mindful

This app helps reduce stress and increase focus through meditation, a focus timer, breathing exercises, and napping. It integrates mindful practices into daily life to promote peace, presence, and joy.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro focus timer with customizable sessions
  • Guided meditations for relaxation and refocusing
  • Variety of breathing exercises for stress relief
  • Napping feature to improve alertness
  • Customizable background music and offline listening
  • Statistics tracking for mindfulness practice progress
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Mindful is an app designed to help you reduce stress and increase focus. Through meditating, using a focus timer, proper breathing techniques and napping, Mindful helps you cultivate mindfulness and become more present. Mindful makes sure that users integrate mindful practices into their everyday lives with ease. Mindful is suitable for: - People who want to live in the present moment and be more aware of their thoughts and feelings. - Those seeking relief from anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues - Those who want to reduce stress - Those working to make positive lifestyle changes - Everyone else who wants to live with more peace, presence and joy in their lives! Features: - FOCUS TIMER: - set a timer (Pomodoro timer) to focus on your tasks and goals with calming background music. - Advanced setting (Sessions, Focus duration, break duration..) - Based on Pomodoro technique - MEDITATION: - practice meditations to help relax and refocus. - Custom alarm of starting and ending meditation session. - BREATHING EXERCISES: - practice a variety of breathing exercises to help you relax and focus. - Balanced Breathing: help you relax and focus. - Square Breathing: Reduce stresse and improve your mood. - 4-7-8 Breathing: Feel an immediate sense of calm. - NAPPING: - set up short naps to improve your alertness and productivity. - ADD BACKGROUND MUSIC: - Choose between different background music themes. Add and compose your own music too. - download music to listen to offline - Create unlimited Mix - STATISTICS TRACKING: - get an overview of your mindfulness practice with graphs and charts. - Advanced charts to help you track your progress (weekly, monthly and yearly) - View and edit your history Taking just 5 minutes each day helps relieve stress levels and increase energy & productivity in the long run. When using Mindful, you'll be able to concentrate better on tasks, reduce procrastination & frustration levels, stay calm under pressure and enjoy long-term mental wellbeing without missing out on precious moments of your life! So if you're looking to manage stress & anxiety or become more productive with minimal effort, then give Mindful a try today! Start focusing better, reducing stress levels and enjoying everyday life with mindfulness! SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Your first Week on Mindful is free. After that, Mindful offers two auto-renewing subscriptions at $3.99/month and $17,99/year. These prices are for United States customers, pricing in other countries may vary. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription term unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the term. Subscription renewals cost the same as the original subscription, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Mindful also offers a Lifetime subscription which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment of $24.99 with unlimited access to the Mindful Pro forever. For additional information, please read our Terms of Service (https://sites.google.com/view/mindfultermsofservices/accueil) and Privacy Policy (https://sites.google.com/view/mindfulprivacypolicy/accueil).

About

Pepinillo

Features
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Pepinillo is the deep work companion designed to help you focus, stay productive, and build lasting habits — all with a beautiful, native Apple experience. Whether you're a student, developer, designer, writer, or anyone who needs to get into the zone, Pepinillo gives you the tools to own your time. FOUR FOCUS MODES FOR EVERY STYLE • Pomodoro — The classic 25/5 technique. Stay sharp with structured work and break intervals. • Flowtime — Start working and Pepinillo suggests breaks when you need them. Perfect for creative flow. • Time Block — Dedicate a set block of time to a single task with optional midpoint check-ins. • Stopwatch — Freeform timing for when you just need to track how long you worked. POWERFUL TASK MANAGEMENT Create tasks, add subtasks, set priorities, and link them directly to your focus sessions. Import tasks from Apple Reminders so everything lives in one place. Tag tasks as Deep Work or Shallow Work to understand where your time really goes. ANALYTICS THAT MATTER See your daily, weekly, and yearly focus stats at a glance. Discover your peak productivity hours, best days, and how your time is distributed across modes. Track your streak and unlock achievements as you build consistency. Weekly Review gives you a complete picture: total focus time, sessions completed, dominant mode, and detailed breakdowns — so you always know if you're improving. SOUNDSCAPES TO STAY IN THE ZONE Choose from 8 ambient soundscapes — Rain, Forest, Café, White Noise, Ocean, Fireplace, Binaural Beats, and Lo-fi — designed to help you concentrate and block distractions. BEAUTIFULLY INTEGRATED WITH APPLE • Live Activities & Dynamic Island — See your timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island without opening the app. • Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets — Glance at your daily progress, active timer, or streak. • Apple Watch — Full focus session control on your wrist with complications for quick access. • Siri Shortcuts — "Hey Siri, start a Pomodoro" — control your sessions hands-free. • Apple Health — Log Mindful Minutes automatically. • iCloud Sync — Your data follows you across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Control Center — Quick-start a session from iOS 18 Control Center. DESIGNED FOR YOUR BRAIN ADHD-friendly guided breaks suggest activities like stretching, walking, or breathing exercises. Session journaling lets you reflect on each work session. Four beautiful themes (Classic, Forest, Ocean, Sunset) let you make it yours. FLEXIBLE PRO UPGRADE Pepinillo is free with Pomodoro and Stopwatch modes included. Upgrade to Pro to unlock Flowtime, Time Block, premium soundscapes, and advanced analytics. • Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime — choose what works for you. • No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your device. Start focusing better today. Your best work is waiting. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://creapolis.dev/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Mindful4 screens
Pepinillo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mindful at 15.0 against Pepinillo's 17.0. On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Mindful sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pepinillo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Mindful versus Pepinillo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulPepinillo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersaid ihammoutenTiago David Furtado

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mindful

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life time purchase$20.99
3 purchases

Pepinillo

Subscriptions2
  • Everywhere/AI+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pepinillo+$19.99

Questions

Is Mindful free?
Mindful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pepinillo free?
Pepinillo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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