Mental Map vs MindEcho
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Mental Map
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AttentionPoint is an app for people who want to better understand where their attention goes throughout the day. Sometimes attention gets captured by anxiety, irritation, inner dialogue, waiting, the urge to buy something immediately, or an endless stream of notifications. In those moments, attention no longer feels free. It moves into reaction, rumination, impulse, or automatic behavior. AttentionPoint helps you notice that moment. The app offers a short and practical way to pause, leave a trace, and choose what to do next: return to your task, take a quiet pause, write down an observation, delay a decision, or simply see more clearly what is happening. Whatβs inside: Attention Capture Tracker Quickly record moments when attention is pulled into anxiety, anger, boredom, waiting, self-importance, inner dialogue, or an external trigger. Observer Questions Short prompts help you look at the situation from the outside: What happened? Where is attention being pulled? What is fact, and what is only a scenario? Return Actions Choose a small action that helps create space: a quiet pause, a note, returning to your chosen task, widening attention, or consciously delaying a reaction. Focus Sessions Choose a task or intention and observe when attention starts to drift. The goal is not to blame yourself for distraction, but to better understand the movement of attention. Purchase Pause When an impulse to buy something appears, you can delay the decision for 24 or 48 hours, giving yourself time to respond more calmly and consciously. Attention Tails Some topics continue to hold attention even after the moment has passed. You can keep them visible and return to them later. Journal and Attention Map Your episodes become part of a personal history. Over time, you can see which situations repeat, which reactions tend to switch on automatically, and what actually helps you return. AttentionPoint is based on Attention OS, a practical approach to observing attention captures and gradually returning to agency and choice. It is not meditation, psychotherapy, or a motivation system. The app does not diagnose conditions, does not replace professional support, and does not promise to βfixβ a person. AttentionPoint is a tool for everyday attention practice: to notice, to record, to understand, and to return attention to where you actually want to be. It can help you see yourself more clearly, act with more awareness, and gradually build a more stable relationship with your own attention. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vStuOyw_WT3VdblM6lo_IgbDioPZCF9cHIAslhbaZGfdfjziJCKdbkpnn0rDLT53jtzIWbhhgDB0T7S/pub
MindEcho
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MindEcho is AI self-reflection for overthinkers. When something keeps looping in your head, talk it out for a minute, or type it, and MindEcho reflects it back: the feeling underneath, the pattern it follows, and other angles on the same moment. It interprets; it doesn't tell you what to do. WHAT YOU GET β’ Your feeling, named in everyday words, never as a label about who you are β’ The pattern behind it, pointed out gently β’ Other angles on the same moment you may not have considered β’ One question worth sitting with β’ Mood over time: see which days and topics keep coming back β’ A weekly recap in three sentences (Pro) β’ Talk any entry through with the AI (Pro) MADE FOR Overthinkers, and anyone who thinks better out loud. Works in 33 languages. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no email. Your entries are stored on your phone. Your words are sent securely to our AI provider only to write your reflection, never sold and never used to train AI models. GOOD TO KNOW MindEcho is an AI tool for self-reflection. It is not therapy and not a medical device. If you are in crisis, the app has a one-tap link to free helplines in your country. Free to try, with ads. MindEcho Pro removes ads and adds unlimited reflections (fair use applies), Talk it through and the weekly recap. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mental Map at none against MindEcho's shown. Mental Map also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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. Mental Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MindEcho sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mental Map ships an update weekly, MindEcho every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mental Map | MindEcho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly β better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandr Arshinov | Aras Atakligan |
In-app purchases
Mental Map
- Pro Features (1 month)$3.991 Month
- Pro Features (1 year)$29.991 Year
MindEcho
- MindEcho Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- MindEcho Pro Monthly$9.991 Month









