Mindful bites vs Koru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindful bites
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Why Choose Mindful Bites? Zero Calorie Counting: Focus on nourishment and mindfulness, completely free from the anxiety of macros. Food, Mood & Symptom Tracking: Easily log your meals alongside your emotional state and physical symptoms (like bloating, low energy, or headaches) to identify your trigger foods. Handy Home Screen Widgets: Log your bites, moods, and symptoms instantly right from your iOS Home Screen! Custom Reminders & Tips: Build consistent, healthy habits with gentle nudges and personalized feedback.
Koru
Short, guided breathing exercises help you find calm, improve sleep, boost focus, or reset energy in 1-10 minutes. Designed for real-life situations like work and travel, it offers quick relief and daily practices to build a steady state.
- Quick SOS sessions
- Daily breathing practices
- Clear, step-by-step guidance
- Sessions for work, parenting, travel
- Goal-oriented sessions (Calm, Sleep, Focus, Energy)
- Structured series and multi-day programs
- Progress tracking and streaks
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How do you want to feel right now? Calm, focused, energized, ready for sleep? Pick a state and Koru gives you a guided breathing practice to get there, in 1 to 15 minutes. ONE-MINUTE RESET WHEN STRESS HITS Four SOS practices, one minute each: Stress Reset, Fast Relax, Quick Focus and Energy Boost. They work offline, so they are there on a plane, before a hard conversation or at 3 a.m. LEARNS WHAT WORKS FOR YOU Check in before and after each session. Koru shows how your state changed and, with Apple Watch, how your heart rate responded. Over time you see which practices work for your body. YOUR AI BREATHING COACH Tell the coach how you feel in your own words. It suggests three practices matched to your state and the time you have. CALM IS TWO TAPS AWAY Start a practice with Siri, Shortcuts, Back Tap or a Home Screen quick action. Save a favorite for offline use. WIND DOWN FOR EASIER SLEEP Slow, guided breathing to quiet a busy mind before bed. 30+ GUIDED PRACTICES Box breathing, 4-7-8, resonant breathing, Nadi Shodhana, ocean breathing and more, grouped by goal: Calm, Sleep, Focus, Energy, Recovery. MULTI-DAY COURSES Build the habit with day-by-day programs, from a 7-day introduction to a 30-day breath hold course. MAKE EVERY SESSION YOURS Voice guidance, background music, metronome and vibration, each adjustable. ON YOUR WRIST Koru for Apple Watch: SOS practices, favorites and the exercise of the day. SUBSCRIPTION Some content may require a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in Account Settings. You can find our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service at the links below: Privacy Policy https://www.koruapp.ai/privacy-policy Terms of Service https://www.koruapp.ai/terms-of-service IMPORTANT Koru is for wellbeing support and is not a medical treatment. If you have a medical condition, consult a qualified professional.
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Verdict
Mindful bites and Koru 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
Both are free to download. Mindful bites sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Koru sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mindful bites ships an update every 4 months, Koru every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mindful bites | Koru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 嘉琦 宁 | Aether Apps Ltd |
In-app purchases
Mindful bites
- Lifetime access$4.99
Koru
- Koru Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Koru Pro Annually7 Days trial$49.991 Year









