Mindance vs Smart Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindance
This app acts as a personal mental coach, offering tailored content to improve mental well-being in various life situations. It provides exercises and courses created by experts to help users manage stress, anxiety, and improve relationships.
- Personalized mental coaching
- Stress and anxiety management
- Improve relationships
- Expert-created courses and exercises
- Holistic approach to mental health
- Content library with 40+ topics
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Mindance – Your personal mental coach for more resilience and mental strength Mindance helps you easily integrate mental health into your daily life — whether at work, on the go, or at home. Our app offers you personalized courses and exercises in mindfulness, stress management, resilience, focus, and relationship care. For companies & their employees Mindance is currently exclusively available for corporate clients. A subscription version for private users will follow in 2026. With Mindance, companies strengthen the mental health of their teams and promote sustainable work-life balance. What makes Mindance special? Personalized content tailored exactly to your needs Over 40 topics in Mind, Body & Soul for holistic mental health Scientifically based courses created by psychologists and experts Flexible use: Whether on the bus, at the office, or at home — Mindance is with you everywhere Why Mindance? Mental health is not a luxury, but a necessity. With Mindance, you build resilience, strengthen your mental toughness, and improve your well-being — step by step. Security & Data Protection Your data is safe: encrypted and protected according to the highest EU standards. Mindance offers you a trusted space for your mental health. For more information, please see our https://mindance.de/en/privacy-policy and https://mindance.de/en/nutzungsbedingungen. Ready for the next step? Interested in certified courses reimbursed by your health insurance? Or want to learn more about our previous offerings? Visit: https://mindance.de/en/privatkunden
Smart Journal
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Dreavie is the private journal that guides your writing. Unlike traditional diaries, Dreavie AI helps you organize thoughts through chat, asks reflective prompts, and analyzes your entries on request. Whether daily journaling, importing handwritten pages via photo, or reflecting with AI – everything stays encrypted on your device. No cloud. No servers. Your thoughts belong to you alone. Write freely, digitize your diary, or talk with an intelligent conversation partner that helps you find clarity. Dreavie makes journaling simple, secure, and personal – for mental health or creative writing. WRITE YOUR JOURNAL Create entries in seconds. Morning thoughts, feelings after work, or evening reflections – just start writing. AI COACH IN CHAT Imagine having a conversation partner who's always available. The AI coach knows your entries and can ask you prompts in the editor, helps you reflect, and brings new perspectives to your thoughts. Perfect when you don't know where to start. DIGITIZE HANDWRITING Photograph handwritten diary pages and Dreavie converts them into searchable text. Your analog memories go digital – without typing everything out. DREAM ANALYSIS Capture and understand your dreams. Dreavie helps you recognize patterns and discover meanings. Your dream diary with intelligent support. FAST SEARCH Find every thought again. Search all your entries – whether digitally written or imported from paper. PRIVACY FIRST All your data stays encrypted on your device. No cloud. No servers. No AI training data. You alone have access to your thoughts. Optionally, you can enable an encrypted cloud backup – but only if you want to. EXPORT YOUR DATA Your data belongs to you. Export all entries anytime as a backup or to use elsewhere. FOR EVERY AREA OF LIFE Mental Health: Reflect on feelings and recognize patterns Fitness & Progress: Document workouts and achievements Creativity: Capture ideas and projects Personal Growth: Track your development over months and years Work: Reflect on your workday to grow Memories: Preserve your most beautiful moments so they last forever Sounds good? It is. Start for free with Dreavie – your private journal. Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Write to us at office@dreavie.com Geschäftsbedingungen: https://dreavie.com/en/legal/terms Datenschutzrichtlinie: https://dreavie.com/en/legal/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mindance at none against Smart Journal's shown. Smart Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Mindance ships an update monthly, Smart Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and February 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mindance | Smart Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 97.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mindance | Noah Juraj Soticek |
In-app purchases
Mindance
No in-app purchases
Smart Journal
No in-app purchases









