Comparison

Here vs else

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized audio affirmations
  • Customizable voices and background sounds
  • Stress and anxiety relief
  • Confidence and positive mindset building
  • Guided listening sessions
  • Save favorite affirmations
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Here4 screens
else4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Here ships an update every 5 weeks, else weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Here versus else: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHereelse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel VaitsikhouskiNathan Mueller

Customer experience

Here

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

else

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Here

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Annual$29.991 Year
2 purchases

else

Subscriptions2
  • Lumina Premium7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Lumina Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Here free?
Here is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is else free?
else is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Here or else?
Here and else are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Here or else have ads?
Neither Here nor else shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Here or else?
Here ships an update every 5 weeks, and else weekly. Most recently, Here was updated on November 8, 2026 and else on November 9, 2026.

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