Comparison

Mindful Log vs Carafe

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

Head to head
About

Mindful Log

Build a daily meditation habit with guided sessions and ambient sounds. Track your progress, mood, and streaks locally without needing an account. Features four focused modes for breath, mindfulness, sleep, and focus training.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation modes (Breath, Mindfulness, Sleep, Focus)
  • 60+ ambient and nature sounds
  • Mood tracking and journaling
  • Streak and progress tracker
  • Offline-first, local data storage
  • Achievements
Features
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Mindful Log helps you build a daily meditation practice in minutes. Choose from four focused modes — Breath, Mindfulness, Sleep, and Focus Training — set your session length, and begin. No account or login needed; everything stays on your device. Struggling with stress, poor sleep, or a scattered mind? A short breathing session resets your nervous system in minutes. Track your mood after each session, watch your streaks grow, and let over 60 ambient sounds — rain, ocean waves, campfire, birdsong, café hum — create the perfect backdrop. Key features • Breath Meditation — guided inhale/exhale patterns to calm instantly • Mindfulness — non-judgmental present-moment awareness practice • Sleep Meditation — body-scan technique to drift off naturally • Focus Training — timed intervals to sharpen attention • 60+ white noise and nature sounds (Storm, Nature, Animals, Life) • Streak tracker, total minutes, session count, and daily trend charts • Mood journal and personal notes after every session • Achievements to celebrate your milestones • Offline-first — no sign-in, no subscription, all data stored locally

About

Carafe

Features
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See how much water you’ve had today and how much is left. Carafe puts both in one calm view. Tap to log a drink. The carafe’s waterline falls as your total rises, so your progress makes sense at a glance. Set your own daily target. Keep your usual glass or bottle ready for quick logging, look back through a simple daily history, and add the free Home Screen widget or gentle reminders if you want them. Water tracking, history, reminders, and the widget are free. Carafe Studio is an optional one-time purchase for different scenes, materials, and carafe designs. Your water log stays on your iPhone. No account, ads, or subscription.

Screenshots

Mindful Log4 screens
Carafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Carafe at Free against Mindful Log's $1.99. Carafe also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Mindful Log's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

Carafe is free to download; Mindful Log costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindful Log ships an update every 5 months, Carafe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Mindful Log versus Carafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful LogCarafe
Price$1.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiamen City Fanyou Network Technology Co., Ltd.Jeromy Seth Mobley

In-app purchases

None

Mindful Log

No in-app purchases

None

Carafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindful Log free?
Mindful Log costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carafe free?
Carafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindful Log or Carafe have ads?
Neither Mindful Log nor Carafe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful Log or Carafe?
Mindful Log ships an update every 5 months, and Carafe every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mindful Log was updated on October 17, 2026 and Carafe on October 16, 2026.

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