Comparison

Mindscape vs Slab

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

Head to head
About

Mindscape

Receive personalized daily motivation through short stories, quotes, and audio sessions matched to your current mood. This app offers gentle guidance for self-improvement, helping you build confidence and reduce stress with quick, manageable daily check-ins.

Highlights
  • Mood-based quotes
  • Daily short stories
  • Uplifting audio sessions
  • Personalized challenges
  • Gentle self-improvement guidance
  • Daily check-ins
Features
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A short story, a quote that fits your mood, and audio that shifts your energy — all in under 5 minutes. Mindscape gives you daily motivation that actually feels personal. Tell the app how you're feeling and get quotes, stories, and audio sessions matched to your mood — not generic content you'll scroll past. What you’ll get inside Mindscape: Daily stories for reflection and growth – short, meaningful lessons that help you reset your mindset and stay focused on your goals. Uplifting audio sessions – quick motivational audio to start your morning, boost energy, or unwind after a long day. Mood‑based quotes and challenges – share how you feel and get affirmations, prompts, and tiny actions that match your mood. Gentle self‑improvement guidance – build confidence, reduce stress, and stay positive with small daily check‑ins instead of overwhelming tasks.Build a stronger mindset without long routines or complex journals. --------- Perfect if you: Feel overwhelmed and want a simple way to reset your mind each day. Love motivational quotes but want them to feel more personal and timely. Want self‑improvement and mental wellness support that fits into a busy schedule. ------------ Download Mindscape now and start a daily habit of motivation, reflection, and calm – one small story and audio at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Slab

This app focuses solely on tracking your daily protein intake, displaying it as a single, prominent number. It simplifies logging with quick-tap options for frequently eaten foods and offers barcode scanning for packaged items. The app emphasizes consistency by tracking streaks of hitting your protein target.

Highlights
  • Protein-only tracking
  • Visualized daily progress blocks
  • One-tap food logging
  • Barcode scanning
  • Custom food saving
  • Streak tracking for consistency
Features
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Slab is a protein tracker that never shows you a calorie. Not buried in settings. Not calculated in the background. One number, all day: grams of protein, and how far you are from your target. Slab requires a subscription to use. Your first month is free, then $29.99 a year or $5.99 a month. THE STACK Everything you log drops in as a block, sized by the protein it added. A dashed line marks your target. You can read your whole day from across the room. ONE TAP The foods you actually eat sit on the home screen, most-logged first. Chicken breast, whey, Greek yogurt, eggs. Tap once and the block drops in. Most days you never leave this screen. FOR EVERYTHING ELSE • Search a catalog built from USDA data and curated by hand, not scraped from restaurant menus • Scan a barcode for anything packaged • Save your own foods once and log them forever • Type any amount, anywhere, and everything is in grams WHAT HISTORY LOOKS LIKE No charts to interpret. Slab answers the only question worth asking: how often do you hit your target. Hit target 24 of the last 30 days. The streak counts days you logged, not days you were perfect, because one bad Sunday shouldn't erase three weeks. WHAT IS NOT IN HERE No calories. No macro wheels. No food photography. No feed. No account to make. No ads. And no premium tier above the subscription you already have — search and barcode are part of the app, not an upsell. Your data stays on your phone and syncs through your own iCloud. It never reaches a server of ours, because we don't have one. Your first month is free. If Slab isn't the fastest way you have ever logged protein, cancel before the month ends and pay nothing. — Slab, yearly: $29.99 per year, with one month free Slab, monthly: $5.99 per month, with one month free Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mindscape4 screens
Slab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Mindscape at free with in-app purchases against Slab's subscription. Mindscape also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Slab's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mindscape sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Slab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindscape has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindscape ships an update every 4 weeks, Slab every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mindscape versus Slab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindscapeSlab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (112 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings112 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFireUp LabOne Step Forward Ventures

Customer experience

Mindscape

All ratings112 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

Slab

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mindscape

Subscriptions4
  • Mindscape Premium$7.991 Month
  • Mindscape Premium$39.991 Year
  • Mindscape Premium$49.991 Year
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  • Mindscape Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Slab

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Mindscape free?
Mindscape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slab free?
Slab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mindscape or Slab?
Slab is rated higher. Mindscape averages 4.5 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Slab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mindscape or Slab have ads?
Neither Mindscape nor Slab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindscape or Slab?
Mindscape ships an update every 4 weeks, and Slab every 4 days. Most recently, Mindscape was updated on October 14, 2026 and Slab on October 3, 2026.

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