Comparison

MindPass vs Amano

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

Head to head
About

MindPass

This app helps you manage your screen time and cultivate healthy digital habits. It allows you to set app limits, track usage, and earn rewards for completing tasks and fitness goals. Achieve better focus and digital wellbeing with personalized tips and content.

Highlights
  • Custom focus blocks
  • App usage tracking
  • Intelligent app limits
  • Activity-based rewards
  • Fitness goal integration
  • Digital wellness content
Features
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Feed your brain. Then your feed. Block the apps you reach for on autopilot. Discover something worth telling a friend, then choose whether to scroll. Read for the fun of it, or answer a discovery’s question correctly to earn a five-minute app pass. TRY IT BEFORE YOU SET IT UP Start with an interactive sample. Then choose your apps, interests and an all-day or custom blocking schedule. TINY READS. REAL PLOT TWISTS. Lava lamps helping guard internet traffic. Why tattoos outlast the skin you shed. An angry customer’s complaint, preserved in clay for nearly 4,000 years. Explore 30 bundled discoveries across ten subjects, available offline. Some are simply good short reads, with no question required. Others offer a question about the idea—not a test of names and dates. Optional memory checks revisit selected discoveries; you can skip them. BREAK EARNED. YOUR CALL. Claim your earned pass within 15 minutes, keep reading, or decide you don't need to open the app after all. The five-minute timer starts when you activate the pass, not when you earn it. It keeps running even when you leave the unlocked app. When it ends, the app is blocked again while protection is scheduled and Screen Time access remains enabled. MAKE “JUST ONCE” WAIT A DAY Optional strict mode adds a 24-hour wait before you can switch it off and weaken your settings. You can still strengthen protection immediately. Strict mode is off by default, and Screen Time access can still be turned off in Settings. Your learning progress stays yours. CORE FREE. PRO IF YOU WANT MORE. App blocking, all focus routines and schedules, strict mode, standard discoveries and earned passes are free. Optional MindPass Pro subscriptions add up to 10 personalized learning paths per UTC calendar month, with six lessons per path. Trial and paid access share the monthly path allowance, with no rollover. Created paths remain readable after Pro ends. Prices and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. GOOD TO KNOW Screen Time permission is required for app blocking. The interface and learning content are currently in English. Online learning features, including creating personalized paths, require an internet connection. Your curiosity gets a turn before your feed does. Try your first discovery.

About

Amano

Features
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Scan your documents. Keep them handy. Share on your terms. Keep IDs, passports, insurance, contracts and receipts in one place on iPhone and iPad. SCAN AND ORGANIZE Scan paper documents or import from Files and Photos. Review the details before saving, organize documents in personal folders and search recognized text. DATES WITHOUT RETYPING Amano suggests expiry dates. You check and confirm them. Set a reminder before a document expires. SHARE COPIES Add a signature or watermark to supported PDF and image copies. Say who the copy is for and why, while leaving your stored original unchanged. A watermark communicates intended use; it cannot prevent someone copying or reusing a file. COPY USEFUL DETAILS Extract useful information from your documents on your device. Copy one field or all extracted details. Check the results against the original. Smart extraction requires a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled and its model downloaded; availability also depends on supported languages and regions. PERSONAL iCLOUD BACKUP Keep documents on your device and optionally back them up in your own iCloud account. No Amano account is required. Storage depends on available device and iCloud space. 7 DAYS FREE. THEN PAY ONCE. New customers get seven days with all features unlocked, subject to device availability. Purchase permanent access whenever you choose. No subscription and no automatic charge. After the trial, saved documents remain viewable and exportable as plain copies, without adding an Amano signature or watermark. Previously extracted information remains copyable. A purchase is required to keep adding documents and using paid features. If you first downloaded Amano from the App Store before this trial release went live, you keep full access permanently at no extra cost. Existing purchases remain valid. Made by M&D in Madrid. Privacy: https://getamano.app/privacy/ Terms: https://getamano.app/terms/ Support: https://getamano.app/support/

Screenshots

MindPass4 screens
Amano4 screens

Verdict

The call

MindPass and Amano 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. MindPass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Amano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindPass ships an update every 3 days, Amano every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MindPass versus Amano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindPassAmano
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZyurDaniel Garcia

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MindPass

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

Amano

One-time1
  • Amano Unlimited$11.99

Questions

Is MindPass free?
MindPass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amano free?
Amano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MindPass or Amano have ads?
Neither MindPass nor Amano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindPass or Amano?
MindPass ships an update every 3 days, and Amano every 2 days. Most recently, MindPass was updated on October 10, 2026 and Amano on October 3, 2026.

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