Comparison

The JOYFull BadApp vs grounded | mindful screen time

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

Head to head
About

The JOYFull BadApp

This app helps you create a personal and professional productivity system by offering micro-courses, goal tracking, and community support. It guides you to develop confidence, take action, and prioritize joy in your life. Choose from free tools or upgrade for advanced learning libraries and resources.

Highlights
  • Personal productivity system creation
  • Goal setting and progress tracking
  • Micro-courses for learning
  • Community feedback and support
  • Develop self-awareness and confidence
  • Access to learning libraries
Features
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No more excuses... It's time to Do Less and Be More with JOYFull Productivity! Calm the Chaos and create a Personal & Professional Productivity System! With this app you will: 1. Choose what you want to learn - when you want to learn it! 2. Develop Bold Confidence to Take Empowered Action 3. Set your goals and track your progress 4. Get feedback and support from the BadApp Nation Community 5. Create a Personal Productivity System based on YOUR preferences! "great prompts and the space to explore my values and satisfaction. I now have detailed action steps and I'm not feeling stuck anymore." - Laura T. "motivates you to take the aspects of your life that already excite and inspire you and use them to create an experience for yourself that serves your soul" - Amanda H. “Time, money, energy.... I’m a badass and even though I knew it, the absence of JOY just provided me with no fuel. I am making JOY my priority!”- Lisa S. When you get started today, you have the following pricing options: 1. Basic: Learn Productivity Hacks, Grab Free Tools and Develop Self-Awareness through Micro Courses 2. Pro: Take your JOYFullProductivity to the next level with a monthly E-Mag Subscription, access to personal and professional development learning libraries, 411 resources, the Sunday Set-Up, and more! Download the app for free today! INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync. The download of The JOYFull BadApp is free of charge. Should you use The JOYFull BadApp app to access in-app content, we offer one of the following options: Free plan(s) - available to subscribe free of charge. Subscription based plan(s) - a recurring payment will be charged to your credit card after the trial period ends and when a subscription renews. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscription(s) can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. One-time purchase based plan(s) - a payment will be charged to your credit card only once. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy

About

grounded | mindful screen time

This app offers a mindful approach to screen time by introducing brief awareness checks before you open distracting applications. It helps you regain control over your phone usage by prompting reflection rather than outright blocking.

Highlights
  • Pre-app awareness checks
  • Customizable app selection
  • Variety of reflection prompts
  • Time-limited app access
  • Gentle relationship with phone
  • Focus on awareness, not control
Features
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Stop reaching for distraction & start returning to yourself. Grounded transforms the moment you instinctively reach for your phone into a moment of awareness. Instead of falling into endless scrolling, you’re gently invited to breathe, check in, and reconnect with what you actually need. Meditate. Breathe. Reflect. Focus. Or simply decide your phone isn’t what you needed after all. Grounded helps you replace unconscious habits with intentional ones. & not through guilt or restriction, but through calm awareness Designed for people who want a slower, more mindful relationship with technology. — Inspired by the book Safe to Receive and the nervous system work behind it. — Subscription info Monthly: $8.99 USD/month Annual: $39.99 USD/year Subscriptions auto-renew through your Apple ID unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Questions? Reach out at support@fulfilledsoul.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fulfilledsoul.com/privacy

Screenshots

The JOYFull BadApp3 screens
grounded | mindful screen time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: grounded | mindful screen time at none against The JOYFull BadApp's shown. grounded | mindful screen time also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). The JOYFull BadApp's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The JOYFull BadApp sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and grounded | mindful screen time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The JOYFull BadApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: grounded | mindful screen time has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The JOYFull BadApp ships an update every 3 weeks, grounded | mindful screen time weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The JOYFull BadApp versus grounded | mindful screen time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe JOYFull BadAppgrounded | mindful screen time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanifer Wheeler Enterprises, LLCDatrie Allman

Customer experience

The JOYFull BadApp

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

grounded | mindful screen time

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

The JOYFull BadApp

Subscriptions2
  • The Sunday Set-Up14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • The JOYFull BadApp$49.001 Month
One-time4
  • pi6iuzejv58.prbvc8hurapp.95215.onetime$4.99
  • One time subscription.$49.00
  • ConverSOULutions Bundle$49.00
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  • Double or Nothing$199.99
3 purchases

grounded | mindful screen time

Subscriptions2
  • Grounded Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Grounded Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Grounded Lifetime$129.99

Questions

Is The JOYFull BadApp free?
The JOYFull BadApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is grounded | mindful screen time free?
grounded | mindful screen time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The JOYFull BadApp or grounded | mindful screen time?
The JOYFull BadApp is rated higher. The JOYFull BadApp averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while grounded | mindful screen time averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do The JOYFull BadApp or grounded | mindful screen time have ads?
The JOYFull BadApp shows ads; grounded | mindful screen time does not.
Which is updated more often, The JOYFull BadApp or grounded | mindful screen time?
The JOYFull BadApp ships an update every 3 weeks, and grounded | mindful screen time weekly. Most recently, The JOYFull BadApp was updated on October 21, 2026 and grounded | mindful screen time on October 9, 2026.

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