Comparison

OM vs MindStack

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

Head to head
About

OM

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Hi. My name is Artem. I want to tell you why I created this app. 25 years ago, when I was 16, my girlfriend left me. Nothing unusual, right? But my body reacted as if a catastrophe had happened. A “bioshock” — that’s what it’s called. Chronic inflammation, dermatitis covering 90% of my face, 56 kilos of weight. Everything hurt and itched. Every day. For years. Doctors couldn’t really understand what was happening. And I couldn’t understand the real reason: why did I react so heavily to something that happens to millions of people? I only found the answer many years later. My parents often sent me alone to other cities when I was a kid. That created a wound of abandonment. And when the girl left — everything collapsed into a single point. My body couldn’t handle it. When traditional medicine fails, you have two choices: give up or keep searching. I searched for 25 years. Psychoanalysis. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Hypnosis. Systemic constellations. Esoterics. I built a team — psychologists, psychiatrists, neurophysiologists — and methodically tested everything that promised to help. Some things helped for a while. Some didn’t work at all. I didn’t give up — I kept analyzing, looking for patterns, trying to understand the mechanisms. And here’s what I discovered: The problem isn’t what happened to you. The problem is in the invisible patterns — how your mind interprets what happens, how it reacts automatically, what conclusions it jumps to on autopilot. These patterns form over years. They are invisible. But they are exactly what keeps us stuck — in relationships, in work, in health, in how we see ourselves. Vipassana turned out to be the method that allowed me to truly see these patterns. Not read about them in a book. Not understand them logically. But actually see how they work in real time — right now — in your body, your thoughts, your reactions. Vipassana is the practice of seeing things as they are. Without the filters of fear, expectation, or habit. And when you start noticing your automatic reactions, you gain a choice. You can act differently. It’s not fast. But 5–10–15 minutes a day — and something gradually shifts. You notice the moment the old habit tries to kick in. And you can choose not to follow it. One Meditation is an app for daily Vipassana practice. But not that faceless kind you fall asleep to. I wanted a practice that feels alive. That speaks to me by name. That adapts to what’s happening in my life right now. Where I don’t scroll through hundreds of recordings — I just open the app and get exactly what I need today. Here’s what I built: • The app knows your name and adjusts the practice to your current situation. It’s not a template — it’s truly for you. • Based fully on classical Vipassana. No magic, no mysticism — just a practice that has worked for thousands of years. • Every day OM — a new, personal meditation. Open the app, press play, practice. Available with a Premium subscription, including a 3-day free trial. • A timer for silent practice — with real singing bowls or without. • A streak & stats — because consistency is what matters most. Ten minutes every day beats an hour once a month. I’m not promising instant miracles. Vipassana doesn’t solve problems for you. It helps you see what’s holding you in place. And when you see it — you can choose differently. It’s a path. A long one. But it works. I walked it. And I want you to have the tool I wish I had 25 years ago. Terms and Conditions: https://emptybowl.work/terms-en/ Privacy Policy: https://emptybowl.work/privacy-en/

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MindStack

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MindStack — your neural companion for mastering programming. No boring theory. No endless tutorials. MindStack trains your brain like a neural system — through questions, analysis, and repetition in time. Meet NORA (Neural Oracle of Adaptive Resonance) — your personal AI mentor. She analyzes your answers, measures knowledge depth, and sends smart push notifications to help you absorb concepts directly into long-term memory. Features: • Interactive Q&A sessions with adaptive difficulty. • Real-time feedback — pass or retry, no fluff. • Smart push notifications based on your forgetfulness curve. • Detailed metrics: awareness, retention, integration depth, and XP growth. • Premium protocols — architecture, design patterns, and system thinking. • Elegant, immersive interface inspired by The Matrix. Your mission: 1) Connect to MindStack. 2) Answer. Learn. Synchronize. 3) Let NORA calibrate your skills — and upload new knowledge to your mind. MINDSTACK SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS 1 week: $2.99 1 month: $8.99 3 months: $19.99 – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase TERMS OF SERVICE: https://olympapp.com/mindstack/tos PRIVACY POLICY: https://olympapp.com/mindstack/privacy

Screenshots

OM4 screens
MindStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OM at none against MindStack's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. OM sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and MindStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OM ships an update every 8 days, MindStack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
OM versus MindStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOMMindStack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB27 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEmpty Bowl LtdDMITRIY IVANOV

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OM

Subscriptions1
  • Daily meditations3 Days trial$9.991 Month
3 purchases

MindStack

Subscriptions3
  • NORA Sync – 1W$2.997 Days
  • NORA Sync – 1M$8.991 Month
  • NORA Sync – 1W$19.993 Months

Questions

Is OM free?
OM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindStack free?
MindStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OM or MindStack have ads?
MindStack shows ads; OM does not.
Which is updated more often, OM or MindStack?
OM ships an update every 8 days, and MindStack fortnightly. Most recently, OM was updated on September 30, 2026 and MindStack on October 7, 2026.

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