Here vs else
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Here
This app generates personalized audio affirmations based on your current feelings or needs. It offers a calming listening experience with customizable voices and background sounds to help ease stress, build confidence, and promote a positive mindset. Start with a free version or upgrade for unlimited access.
- Personalized audio affirmations
- Customizable voices and background sounds
- Stress and anxiety relief
- Confidence and positive mindset building
- Guided listening sessions
- Save favorite affirmations
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Feeling stressed, anxious, or stuck? Tell “Here” what’s on your mind, and hear affirmations written just for your situation — in a calm, soothing voice. Not generic lines you scroll past. Real affirmations for your real life, spoken aloud so you can close your eyes and simply listen. No pressure, no endless journaling — just a few quiet minutes whenever you need to reset. Free to start. How it works 1. Say what’s on your mind — type it in your own words, or tap a suggestion 2. Get affirmations created just for you in seconds 3. Press play and listen — wrapped in calming background sound Made for whatever you’re facing • Ease stress and quiet a racing mind • Wind down and sleep when overthinking keeps you up • Build confidence, self-love, and a positive mindset • Recharge your energy and refocus before work or study • Manifest your goals with affirmations for abundance and gratitude • Start your morning grounded with a calm daily ritual Not sure where to begin? Tap a suggestion like Ease work stress, Recharge energy, or Find calm — or just say what you need in your own words. Make it yours • Personalized affirmations created from what you share • One-tap suggestions when you’re not sure where to start • Choose your voice — calming, natural voices • Add background sounds to set the mood • Set the pace — adjust the pause between affirmations • Pick your session length — a quick reset or a longer practice • Save the affirmations that move you and return to them anytime Why “Here” is different Most affirmation apps hand everyone the same generic lines to read. “Here” starts with you — it takes what you’re going through and turns it into affirmations made just for you, then lets you close your eyes and hear them. A private space to slow down, breathe, and feel more like yourself. Your calmer, more confident days start with a few minutes of listening. Premium Plan: Unlock the full experience The free version includes a limited number of affirmations and playback time. Upgrade to the full version to enjoy: 1. Unlimited affirmations 2. Access to all features and future updates 3. Complete personalization Terms of Use - https://static.lyncil.com/IamHereTermsOfUse.pdf Privacy Policy - https://static.lyncil.com/IamHerePrivacyPolicy.pdf
else
This app guides you through a daily ritual to focus on your desires, acknowledge support, and release what no longer serves you. It transforms your entries into personalized, immersive stories of your dream life, complete with narration and a history of your journey.
- Three-step manifestation journal
- Personalized Daily Dreams
- Immersive voice and read-along
- Saved Dream and journal history
- Future Self Notes
- Signs, tarot, and daily wisdom
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else is a manifestation journal that dreams your life back to you. Each day, move through a simple ritual: focus on what you want, receive what is already supporting you, and release what you no longer need. else turns what you write into a personalized Daily Dream: an immersive story from the life you are creating. Read it, listen with synchronized narration, and revisit every Dream in Your Journey. The more you use else, the more personal it becomes. Your Dream Life File remembers what matters to you and shapes each new Dream around the person you are becoming. Inside else: • Three-step manifestation journal • Personalized Daily Dreams • Immersive voice and read-along • Saved Dream and journal history • Future Self Notes • Signs, tarot, and daily wisdom • Custom themes No account required. Your journal stays private, with optional iCloud backup. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: else at weekly against Here's every 5 weeks. else also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Here sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and else sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Here against 5.0 for else. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Here ships an update every 5 weeks, else weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Here | else |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Vaitsikhouski | Nathan Mueller |
Customer experience
Here
else
In-app purchases
Here
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$11.991 Month
- Annual$29.991 Year
else
- Lumina Premium7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Lumina Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year








