Comparison

Zen vs MindZoneOut

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

Head to head
About

Zen

Train your focus by tapping a screen and noticing when your mind wanders. Consistent short daily sessions can improve attention span, reduce stress, and enhance concentration.

Highlights
  • Focus training through screen tapping
  • Mind wandering detection
  • Improved attention span
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Short daily practice sessions
Features
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Anyone can keep track of how many times they tap a screen, that isn't the point of this training. While you count, you will get bored and your mind will start to wander. Catching yourself getting distracted IS THE REAL EXERCISE. Practicing 5 to 10 minutes a day can yield lasting benefits like: - Longer attention span - Higher quality of focus - Stress and anxiety reduction Short daily sessions have better results than occasionally doing a long session.

About

MindZoneOut

Features
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MindZoneOut is a Mental Step tool for overloaded minds. It is part of Mental Background OS. Step into a quiet space. Do nothing for a moment. Let thoughts come, go, or simply be. No task to finish. No thought to change. No particular outcome required. A QUIET SPACE WITH LESS ASKING FOR YOUR ATTENTION Screens. Notifications. Information. Noise. Scrolling. Things asking for your attention. Sometimes you don't need another thing to do with what's on your mind. MindZoneOut gives you a quiet visual space where nothing requires your response. You can stay for a moment. You can stay longer. You can leave whenever you're ready. ZONE MODE Open MindZoneOut and enter a Zone. There are no feeds, tasks, goals, or instructions to complete. Let your eyes rest on the space. Let thoughts come and go. Or simply do nothing for a moment. Nothing else is required. THOUGHT FADE MindZoneOut can receive thoughts from other MINDBEBOP tools. A thought can appear briefly in the Zone and then fade from view. You don't have to analyze it. You don't have to reframe it. You don't have to turn it into a task. Sometimes letting a thought appear and disappear is enough. PART OF MENTAL STEPS MindZoneOut can also be used as a Mental Step within Mental Steps in MindEntry. A set of Mental Steps can move into a quiet Zone for a moment and then continue when you're ready. This makes stillness part of Mental Navigation without requiring stillness to be the final destination. MORE THAN ONE WAY TO USE A QUIET SPACE MindZoneOut isn't only about making thoughts disappear. A thought can come. A thought can go. A thought can remain. The Zone simply gives your attention a space with less happening in it. PART OF MINDBEBOP MINDBEBOP is a modular system designed to reduce Thought Noise, support Mental Navigation, and anchor successful mental states. MindZoneOut is one Mental Step tool within that system. It can be entered on its own, receive a thought from another MINDBEBOP tool, or become part of Mental Steps in MindEntry. DESIGNED TO STAY LIGHTWEIGHT • 100% free • No subscriptions • No account required • No feeds • No tracking • No cloud storage • Everything stays on your device • Optional tips are available if you'd like to support a solo developer MindZoneOut doesn't require you to find an answer, solve a thought, or improve anything. Sometimes you simply need a quieter place for your attention to be. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zen3 screens
MindZoneOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen at none against MindZoneOut's 3. Zen also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. MindZoneOut sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Zen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen ships an update fortnightly, MindZoneOut weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zen versus MindZoneOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenMindZoneOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael GarciaKentaro Yamauchi

In-app purchases

None

Zen

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MindZoneOut

One-time3
  • Tip (optional)$4.99
  • Tip (optional)$19.99
  • Tip (optional)$99.99

Questions

Is Zen free?
Zen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindZoneOut free?
MindZoneOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zen or MindZoneOut have ads?
Neither Zen nor MindZoneOut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen or MindZoneOut?
Zen ships an update fortnightly, and MindZoneOut weekly. Most recently, Zen was updated on November 5, 2026 and MindZoneOut on November 9, 2026.

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