Comparison

PlasticFreeFuture vs MindState Kids

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

Head to head
About

PlasticFreeFuture

Scan cosmetic product ingredients to identify harmful substances and discover plastic-free alternatives. This tool quickly analyzes ingredient lists using your device's camera, providing results in seconds. Support environmental causes with an integrated donation feature.

Highlights
  • Ingredient scanning
  • Harmful substance identification
  • Plastic-free product discovery
  • Camera analysis
  • Donation support
  • Scan results image management
Features
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The Plastic Free Future app scans ingredients on any beauty products and from labels in clothing. It determines if there are harmful and helps you find plastic free products. The app uses the camera, analyses the ingredients list with and provides results in just a few seconds.

About

MindState Kids

Features
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MindState Kids is a playful app for building gentle sound mixes, perfect for winding down, dreaming, focusing, or finding calm. PICK A MOOD Choose Sleep, Dream, Calm, or Focus. Each mood sets a kid-friendly tone range you can shape with simple sliders on the Mood & tone screen. INVITE SOUND FRIENDS Tap colorful sound friends into your sound garden: rain, waves, wind, birds, campfire, crickets, heartbeat, and more, plus soft noise colors. Preview your mix live as you build. PLAY & SHARE Start a timed mix with a beautiful garden scene and lock-screen playback. Share mixes with friends through QR codes, or scan a friend's QR to open their mix in the builder. MY MIXES Keep recent mixes on your device. Free users can save one favorite; optional subscription unlocks unlimited saved mixes. FOR PARENTS • Volume is capped inside the app for gentle listening • Headphones optional: binaural tones with headphones, isochronic tones out loud • Mixes stay on your device; sharing is QR-only, with no ads • Built-in mix timer supports healthy listening habits • Not a medical device; calm sounds for everyday routines, not a treatment Made for kids to explore. Designed with parents in mind. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mindstatelabs.com/privacy/

Screenshots

PlasticFreeFuture4 screens
MindState Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlasticFreeFuture at none against MindState Kids's 2. MindState Kids's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MindState Kids sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PlasticFreeFuture asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlasticFreeFuture ships an update every 8 months, MindState Kids every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlasticFreeFuture versus MindState Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlasticFreeFutureMindState Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPlastic Soup FoundationMindState Labs

In-app purchases

None

PlasticFreeFuture

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MindState Kids

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is PlasticFreeFuture free?
PlasticFreeFuture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindState Kids free?
MindState Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlasticFreeFuture or MindState Kids have ads?
Neither PlasticFreeFuture nor MindState Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlasticFreeFuture or MindState Kids?
PlasticFreeFuture ships an update every 8 months, and MindState Kids every 2 weeks. Most recently, PlasticFreeFuture was updated on October 16, 2026 and MindState Kids on October 9, 2026.

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