Comparison

Kairo vs Athlete Mindset

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

Head to head
About

Kairo

This app offers personalized, AI-driven guided visualization sessions for athletes. It helps build confidence, improve focus under pressure, and enhance performance through tailored mental training. Receive custom sessions based on your sport, goals, and challenges.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI visualization sessions
  • Sport-specific training
  • Confidence building
  • Focus enhancement
  • On-demand mental training
  • Goal-oriented sessions
Features
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Kairo is a personalized, on-demand guided visualization coach built for athletes. The body follows where the mind leads. Kairo brings elite-level mental training into your daily routine, using proven sports psychology and AI to help you visualize mastery, build confidence, and stay locked-in under pressure. Whether you're training for your first marathon or competing at the highest level, Kairo gives you personalized visualization sessions tailored to your sport, your goals, and your mindset. No more generic audio. No fluff. Just consistent, effective mental training—whenever and wherever you need it. Train the vision. Trust the execution. Game on. HOW KAIRO WORKS 1. Tell us about what you want to focus on in your training. Include details about your sport, your level, and what's holding you back from achieving your goals. 2. Kai, your AI visualization coach, will create a hyper-personalized visualization tailored to your goals. 3. Close your eyes and engage your senses as Kai guides you through your scenario. 4. Share what worked and what didn't work. Kai will dial-in your next session. 5. Rinse and repeat. Mental reps are the same as physical reps, you’ve got to put in the work to see the gains. WHO IS KAIRO FOR? Kairo is for all athletes and those who play any sport or engage in any physical activity and want to perform at your best, including but not limited to: Baseball Basketball Boxing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Cycling Dance – ballet, hip-hop, modern, breakdancing, and contemporary Endurance Competition – Ironman, Hyrox Football, Flag Football Golf Hockey Ice Skating Lacrosse MMA Mountain Biking Rock Climbing Rowing Running – 5K or 10K races, marathons, trail running, ultras Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Swimming Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling SHARE APP FEEDBACK We’re building Kairo to give every athlete access to the world-class mental training elite competitors rely on. Help us make it even better for you by letting us know what you think: Fill out this survey, we'll ask you the questions: https://kairoapp.typeform.com/to/bhol21IP?utm_source=AppStore Email us your long, rambling thoughts: hi@kairoapp.co Text us to start a convo: +1 (323) 524-2487 Terms of Use: https://www.kairoapp.co/terms-of-use

About

Athlete Mindset

Enhance athletic performance with guided mental reps, visualization, and AI coaching. Build routines for pre-competition, practice, and post-mistake recovery. Track progress and develop focus, confidence, and nerve management.

Highlights
  • Guided mental rehearsal
  • Sport-specific visualization
  • Breathwork and wind-down sessions
  • Focus routines
  • Post-event reflection
  • AI mental coach
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Prepare for competition pressure with short mental reps built for your sport. Athlete Mindset helps you build a repeatable routine for the moments before practice or competition and the reset after a mistake. Rehearse the actions and cues you want to return to under pressure. Use guided breathwork to settle in, reflect on what worked afterward, and talk with Aomi, an AI mental coach, about nerves, focus, confidence, and the situations ahead. WHAT YOU CAN PRACTICE • Guided mental rehearsal and sport-specific visualization • Short breathwork and wind-down sessions • Focus routines for training and competition • Reflection after practices, meets, matches, or games • Progressive lessons and progress tracking BUILT AROUND YOU Choose your sport, event, goals, and upcoming moments so your practice fits your training. Athlete Mindset was created by two-time Olympian Sondre Guttormsen, who studied psychology at Princeton. SUBSCRIPTION You can preview onboarding at no cost. Continued access to Aomi AI coaching, personalized guided sessions, daily mental reps, and progress tracking requires an auto-renewable subscription purchased in the app. Plan duration and price are shown before purchase. Athlete Mindset is a mental training tool for athletes. It is not a substitute for medical care or therapy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kairo4 screens
Athlete Mindset4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kairo at none against Athlete Mindset's shown. Kairo also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and ratings volume (55 vs 17). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Kairo sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Athlete Mindset sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 — 4.7 for Kairo against 4.7 for Athlete Mindset. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Kairo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Athlete Mindset's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kairo versus Athlete Mindset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKairoAthlete Mindset
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)4.7 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better17
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB550 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttention TechnologiesAthlete Mindset Inc.

Customer experience

Kairo

All ratings55 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Athlete Mindset

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Kairo

Subscriptions6
  • Kairo Subscription (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Kairo Membership (Monthly)$14.991 Month
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  • Kairo Subscription (Yearly)$89.991 Year
  • Kairo Membership (Yearly)$99.991 Year
  • Pro Annual14 Days trial$149.001 Year
10 purchases

Athlete Mindset

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly - Special Offer7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Athlete Mindset Pro Annual$59.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
  • Athlete Mindset Pro Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Athlete Mindset Pro Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Kairo free?
Kairo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Athlete Mindset free?
Athlete Mindset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kairo or Athlete Mindset?
Athlete Mindset is rated higher. Kairo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Athlete Mindset averages 4.7 from 17 ratings.
Do Kairo or Athlete Mindset have ads?
Athlete Mindset shows ads; Kairo does not.
Which is updated more often, Kairo or Athlete Mindset?
Kairo ships an update weekly, and Athlete Mindset weekly. Most recently, Kairo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Athlete Mindset on November 5, 2026.

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