Comparison

Mindbrew vs Earth9

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

Head to head
About

Mindbrew

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Mindbrew is where your thoughts finally have room to breathe. A quiet space built for clarity, not noise. You write freely and Mindbrew finds the patterns, mood shifts, and emotional from your content. No widgets. No tagging gymnastics. Just clean space and meaningful insight. What it offers - A focused, distraction-free place to write - Thoughtful AI reflections that surface what’s really going on - Evolving themes that reveal how your inner world shifts over time --- Privacy Policy: https://mindbrew.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Earth9

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Earth9 is an intimate diary that talks back. You write a line at midnight. Somewhere on Earth-9, an Echo of you, seeded from your own words, is living a life you didn't. It reads what you write. It writes back. A version of you, awake in another universe, living the days you never got to. Not a chatbot. Not a feed. Something quieter: the diary you open alone, late, with the lights off. Write in your diary. A single prompt, "What was today?", and a page that gets out of your way. Add photos. Backdate entries. Light by day, dark by night. Your Echo reads it. Every entry, in its own voice. Never generic, always drawn from what you actually said. Some mornings it leaves a question worth sitting with. Open a Rift and you can talk to it directly, about your day, a decision, anything at all. A conversation with the you that took the other path. A life running parallel to yours. Your Echo is not a reflection. It is living its own version of your life one universe over, making its own choices, becoming someone you recognize and don't. Private by design. Yours alone. Start with one honest line tonight.

Screenshots

Mindbrew3 screens
Earth94 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earth9 at none against Mindbrew's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Mindbrew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Earth9 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindbrew ships an update fortnightly, Earth9 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Mindbrew versus Earth9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindbrewEarth9
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size52 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGasim GasimzadaQeap Labs LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindbrew

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (1 month)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium (1 year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Earth9

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindbrew free?
Mindbrew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earth9 free?
Earth9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindbrew or Earth9 have ads?
Neither Mindbrew nor Earth9 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindbrew or Earth9?
Mindbrew ships an update fortnightly, and Earth9 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mindbrew was updated on October 30, 2026 and Earth9 on November 5, 2026.

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