Comparison

Somascape vs m

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

Head to head
About

Somascape

Features
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- The current version is designed for empirical research (needs code for signing in) - Listen to your body and explore how body memories influence your everyday life with Somascape. Use an avatar to visualize your feelings and link your personal history of bodily experiences to your everyday life. Understand how bodily feelings link to your psychological wellbeing and create your own somascape. Somascape offers: * Diary of how you feel * Visualization of somatic symptoms on avatar * Identification of somatic sore points that link your bodily feelings  to stressful life events * Identification of possible causes in your own history

About

m

This application collects data through questionnaires and device sensors to provide a comprehensive view of user responses and context. It allows administrators to set up data collection schedules and protocols for participants.

Highlights
  • Questionnaire-based data collection
  • Sensor data integration (location, movement, steps)
  • Scheduled data collection protocols
  • Administrator-defined settings
  • Detailed user data profiling
Features
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m-Path Sense is a tool to monitor individuals, using a vast array of questionnaires and sensors. An administrator can set up protocols to collect data through questionnaires and sensors, which you will then be invited to answer according to a set schedule. Sensor data (including location, movement and step count) can be collected to provide context to these responses, to create a full and detailed image of the data you provide.

Screenshots

Somascape4 screens
m4 screens

Verdict

The call

Somascape and m are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Somascape versus m: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomascapem
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB110 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHertie-Institut für klinische Hirnforschungm-Path Software

In-app purchases

None

Somascape

No in-app purchases

None

m

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Somascape free?
Somascape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is m free?
m is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Somascape or m have ads?
Neither Somascape nor m shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Somascape or m?
Somascape ships an update every 2 months, and m every 2 months. Most recently, Somascape was updated on October 17, 2026 and m on October 1, 2026.

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