MindFlipOut vs Malva
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
MindFlipOut
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MindFlipOut is a Mental Step tool for thoughts that keep replaying. Capture the thought. Flip it once. Choose what happens next. Keep it. Send it to Mental Steps. Schedule it for later. Move it into a quiet Zone. Send it to Thought Space. Or simply let it go. A DIFFERENT WAY TO LOOK AT A REPLAYING THOUGHT A comment. A mistake. An awkward moment. A future worry. A βWhy did I say that?β loop. Sometimes a thought keeps coming back even when you don't want to keep thinking about it. MindFlipOut gives you a simple place to do something with it: 1. Capture the Heavy thought as it is. 2. Flip it and write a Light response. 3. Decide what you want to do with it next. The goal isn't to prove the Heavy thought wrong. A Flip can simply give you another way to look at it. WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT Sometimes writing a Light response is enough. When it isn't, MindFlipOut can hand the thought somewhere else in MINDBEBOP. β’ Keep the Heavy and Light versions together β’ Schedule the thought for later β’ Send it to Mental Steps in MindEntry β’ Move it into a quiet Zone in MindZoneOut β’ Send it to Thought Space in MindBackyard β’ Or let it go You can also search and sort your saved thoughts when you want to find one again. WHAT IT CAN HELP WITH β’ Thoughts that keep replaying β’ Overthinking β’ Regret and awkward moments β’ Self-critical thoughts β’ Future worries β’ βDon't forget thisβ thoughts β’ Thoughts that may need another action later β’ Looking at the same thought from another angle PART OF MINDBEBOP MINDBEBOP is a modular system designed to reduce Thought Noise, support Mental Navigation, and anchor successful mental states. MindFlipOut is one Mental Step tool within that system. A thought can stay in MindFlipOut, move into Mental Steps, become something to return to later, or move into another MINDBEBOP space. DESIGNED TO STAY LIGHTWEIGHT β’ 100% free β’ No subscriptions β’ No accounts β’ No tracking β’ No cloud storage β’ Everything stays on your device β’ Optional tips are available if you'd like to support a solo developer MindFlipOut doesn't require every thought to become a task or something to solve. Sometimes you just want to change your relationship with a thought enough to decide what happens next. Flip it. Keep it. Move it somewhere else. Or let it go. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Malva
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Loud mind? Malva makes it quiet. Malva is the self-help app for people who think too much β night spiralers, decision doubters, conversation replayers and future worriers. A CALM SENTENCE EVERY MORNING Your daily card: no forced positivity β mild, honest sentences for loud minds. Also as a widget on your home screen, offline and reliable. SOS QUICK RELIEF β ALWAYS FREE Racing thoughts? Two taps take you to 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, calm breathing, a brain dump or a thought stop. No account, no internet, in the middle of the night. SOS stays free forever β with or without a subscription. YOUR HONEST CHECK-IN "How loud is your mind right now?" One turn of the dial, nothing more. No streaks, no guilt β calm can't be forced. 40 EXERCISES FOR YOUR SITUATION Falling asleep, decisions, replaying conversations, future worries, self-criticism: short 2β5 minute exercises, step by step. 21 DAYS: STEP OFF THE THOUGHT SPIRAL Understand, interrupt, anchor β a gentle program at your own pace. If you pause, you simply continue. THE THOUGHT CHECK A thought that keeps circling? Five gentle questions lead you to a kinder, more honest sentence. Your clarified thoughts live in a private archive. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no tracking, no data sharing. Everything you tell Malva stays on your device. HONESTLY, UP FRONT Malva is self-help β not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis or treatment, and not built for crisis support. If you're seriously struggling, the app points you to real helplines right away. MALVA PREMIUM The daily card, check-in and SOS quick relief are free. Malva Premium unlocks all 40 exercises, all 120 cards, the full 21-day program and the Thought Check: β’ Yearly: $34.99/year (β $2.92/month) β with a 3-day free trial β’ Monthly: $6.99/month Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in your iOS settings. Privacy Policy: https://trymalva.com/datenschutz Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
MindFlipOut and Malva are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. MindFlipOut sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Malva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MindFlipOut | Malva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kentaro Yamauchi | Jonathan NoeI Schafer |
In-app purchases
MindFlipOut
- Tip (optional)$4.99
- Tip (optional)$19.99
- Tip (optional)$99.99
Malva
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year









