Comparison

Recharge Science vs Chi Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Recharge Science

Restore mental energy and enhance focus with guided audio sessions designed for deep rest. These short protocols help reset your brain, offering benefits similar to sleep while maintaining alertness. Improve productivity, creativity, and resilience for intense workdays.

Highlights
  • Deep rest voice-guided sessions
  • Restore mental energy
  • Improve focus and productivity
  • Enhance mental clarity and creativity
  • Reduce mental load
  • Build resilience
Features
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Reset your nervous system in 10 minutes so you can show up as yourself. Calm down when you're wired, or gear up when you're drained. Recharge is NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest), with protocols engineered for any moment of your busy day and evening. Each is a short, voice-guided audio reset that shifts your nervous system out of fight-or-flight into a calm, focused, refreshed state, so you don't have to just power through and run on empty. Better restoration than a power nap, minus the grogginess or the oversleeping. No fluff. No woo woo. Clear guidance and purposeful protocols that fit between tasks. ONE TOOL, BOTH DIRECTIONS • Calm down: settle a spiked, overstimulated nervous system after a hard meeting, a crisis, or a wired afternoon • Gear up: prime focus and motivation before an important task: deep work, a big call, or a presentation • Midday reset: beat the afternoon slump without another coffee • Switch off / shut down: close the workday and get your evening back WHY NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION IS THE ANSWER Your nervous system controls your day. When you're dysregulated (stressed, foggy, running hot) your focus, decisions, and energy degrade, and pushing harder makes it worse. NSDR activates your parasympathetic ("rest and recover") branch on demand: heart rate settles, HRV rises, cortisol drops, dopamine rebalances, and mental load decreases. You come back sharp instead of scattered. Do it regularly and the effect compounds: you build recovery capacity, and both stress and pressure get easier to absorb. Learn more about the science of NSDR: https://www.rechargescience.com/science HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a protocol by how much time you have and what you need (calm, focus, switching off, clarity, confidence, etc.) 2. Get guided through proven techniques: body scan, paced and alternating breath work, tense-and-release, and visualization 3. Finish calm, clear, re-energized, and ready to execute WHY IT WORKS • Grounded in peer-reviewed neuroscience: 30+ studies on parasympathetic activation, HRV, and dopamine • Techniques backed by studies (see the science behind each protocol) • Built from Yoga Nidra first principles, translated into practical NSDR for busy people • Direct, no-nonsense guidance, not spiritual jargon BUILT FOR People that can't afford to run on empty. Parents, doctors, founders, operators, managers, and creators. Join others regulating their nervous system using Recharge so they can show up as themselves and be at their best. Notes Recharge is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chi Trainer

Features
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Chi Trainer is a nature-inspired energy training studio designed to help you build lifeforce, restore balance, and elevate your well-being. Rooted in ancient Eastern wisdom and the intelligence of nature, Chi Trainer brings together practices like Tai Chi Gung, Qi Gong, ancient yoga, meditation, breathwork, and elemental training to awaken and circulate the body’s natural energy. Through gentle movement, conscious breathing, and mindful awareness, these practices help reduce stress, strengthen the nervous system, and cultivate deep inner calm and vitality. The Chi Trainer app gives you access to live and on-demand classes, guided meditations, breathwork sessions, and energy practices you can experience anywhere. You can also book in-studio classes at our Santa Monica studio, manage your schedule, and stay connected to your practice. Whether you're just beginning or deepening your journey, Chi Trainer helps you reconnect with your energy, your body, and the living intelligence of nature. Build lifeforce. Find balance. Live elevated.

Screenshots

Recharge Science4 screens
Chi Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chi Trainer at none against Recharge Science's 7. Chi Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Recharge Science sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.19 per month. Chi Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Recharge Science versus Chi Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecharge ScienceChi Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.513.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNext Play GrowthChi Trainer LLC

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Recharge Science

Subscriptions7
  • Recharge Pro - Monthly$6.191 Month
  • Recharge Pro - Monthly$12.491 Month
  • Recharge Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$12.491 Month
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  • (SECRET OFFER) Recharge Pro Annual$59.991 Year
  • Recharge Pro - Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Recharge Pro - Annual7 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Recharge Pro - Annual$74.991 Year
None

Chi Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recharge Science free?
Recharge Science is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chi Trainer free?
Chi Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recharge Science or Chi Trainer have ads?
Recharge Science shows ads; Chi Trainer does not.

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