Comparison

Connect the Mind™ vs Training Zone SSI

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

Head to head
About

Connect the Mind™

This application offers award-winning guided meditations designed to improve sleep, foster love, and promote healing. Users can join a community and access all meditations by Amy Budden.

Highlights
  • Award-winning meditations
  • Sleep improvement
  • Healing and love meditations
  • Community access
  • Full access to Amy Budden's content
Features
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Train your brain to change your mind. This app brings you award-winning meditations for sleep, love, healing, and more. Join the community and get full access to all meditations by Amy Budden. The download of Connect the Mind™ is free of charge. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Training Zone SSI

Manage your gym membership, book classes, and sign up for events. Update your profile information and payment details easily. Stay connected with your fitness community.

Highlights
  • Class reservation
  • Event sign-up
  • Account management
  • Profile updates
  • Payment information management
Features
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For members of Training Zone SSI to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.

Screenshots

Connect the Mind™4 screens
Training Zone SSI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Training Zone SSI at 5.0 against Connect the Mind™'s 4.4. Training Zone SSI also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Connect the Mind™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Connect the Mind™ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Training Zone SSI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Training Zone SSI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect the Mind™ has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connect the Mind™ ships an update monthly, Training Zone SSI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Connect the Mind™ versus Training Zone SSI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnect the Mind™Training Zone SSI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmy BuddenTraining Zone Inc

Customer experience

Connect the Mind™

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Training Zone SSI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Connect the Mind™

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$249.001 Year
None

Training Zone SSI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connect the Mind™ free?
Connect the Mind™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Training Zone SSI free?
Training Zone SSI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Connect the Mind™ or Training Zone SSI?
Training Zone SSI is rated higher. Connect the Mind™ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Training Zone SSI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Connect the Mind™ or Training Zone SSI have ads?
Training Zone SSI shows ads; Connect the Mind™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Connect the Mind™ or Training Zone SSI?
Connect the Mind™ ships an update monthly, and Training Zone SSI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Connect the Mind™ was updated on October 9, 2026 and Training Zone SSI on October 1, 2026.

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