Comparison

What Week vs Oxford Mindfulness

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

Head to head
About

What Week

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What week are you in? Just add it to your home or lock screen. Or was your child already born? Set the date of birth and keep track on how old your child is.

About

Oxford Mindfulness

Develop and maintain a mindfulness practice with a wide range of guided sessions and introductory courses. Access resources and research from leading institutions. Live daily sessions are available for ongoing support.

Highlights
  • Guided mindfulness practices
  • Live daily mindfulness sessions
  • Self-paced introductory courses
  • Access to research and information
  • Content developed by Oxford University
Features
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The Oxford Mindfulness app is designed for adults, helping to develop and maintain a mindfulness practice for personal well-being. Through the app you can; access mindfulness via a large range of practices and join live daily mindfulness sessions, complete self-paced introductory courses and access resources including up-to-date information and research from the field. The app offers content which has been jointly developed by the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation and the University of Oxford, UK and is offered by assessed teachers who have trained to teach research-based mindfulness programmes Sponsorship for the app has been offered by The Visual Snow Initiative (VSI), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support for individuals affected by Visual Snow Syndrome.

Screenshots

What Week4 screens
Oxford Mindfulness3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: What Week at none against Oxford Mindfulness's 10. Oxford Mindfulness's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Oxford Mindfulness sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. What Week asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What Week ships an update every 3 months, Oxford Mindfulness fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
What Week versus Oxford Mindfulness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat WeekOxford Mindfulness
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJan Oskar BrinkerThe Oxford Mindfulness Foundation

In-app purchases

None

What Week

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Oxford Mindfulness

Subscriptions4
  • Mindfulness Practices7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Materials for courses (1 Year)$29.991 Year
  • Materials for training courses$49.991 Year
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  • Mindfulness Practices (1 Year)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • Self Paced Mindfulness Course2 variants$24.99
  • Materials for Courses2 variants$29.99
  • Materials for Training Courses2 variants$49.99

Questions

Is What Week free?
What Week is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oxford Mindfulness free?
Oxford Mindfulness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do What Week or Oxford Mindfulness have ads?
Neither What Week nor Oxford Mindfulness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, What Week or Oxford Mindfulness?
What Week ships an update every 3 months, and Oxford Mindfulness fortnightly. Most recently, What Week was updated on November 7, 2026 and Oxford Mindfulness on November 8, 2026.

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