Comparison

Waveguard by Vintaro vs ActiveMind

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

Head to head
About

Waveguard by Vintaro

Features
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Waveguard is your private, free companion for addiction recovery. 100% local, 100% free, forever. WHY WAVEGUARD? - 100% FREE - All features, no ads, no in-app purchases. Ever. - 100% PRIVATE - All data stays on your device. No cloud, no servers, no transmission. - NO FORCED CLOUD - You decide if you use cloud sync. Default: OFF. - NO FORCED COMMUNITY - No mandatory groups, no social features. Just you and your data. FEATURES TRIGGER TRACKING Log triggers with just 2 taps. Fast, discreet, effective. Track intensity, emotions, places, and notes. STREAK COUNTER (NEW!) Track your trigger-free days. Motivational messages at milestones keep you on track. DAILY CHECK-IN (NEW!) Monitor your mood over time. Quick daily wellness check with insights across time. STRATEGY RATINGS (NEW!) Rate your coping strategies after each use. Find out what helps you most. URGE SURFING Science-based technique for handling cravings. Observe the urge like a wave - it comes and goes. COPING STRATEGIES Proven techniques: breathing exercises, grounding, distraction, and more. Create your own strategies. EMERGENCY HELP Immediate help in critical moments. Quick coping tips and crisis hotlines. INSIGHTS Understand your patterns. When do triggers happen? Which emotions? Which places? EXPORT Export your data as PDF or JSON. For yourself, your therapist, or your backup. FACE ID / PASSCODE Maximum privacy. Stealth mode hides app contents. MULTIPLE WAVES Track different areas separately. Alcohol, nicotine, gaming - all discreetly separated. PHILOSOPHY This app exists because the developer has great respect for people struggling with addiction. If this app helps even one single person, that's worth more than any financial gain. No manipulation. No data collection. No hidden costs. Just an app that's there for you. You're not alone. You've got this.

About

ActiveMind

This app combines mental health support with physical activity suggestions based on your current mood. It offers guided sessions, mood tracking, and integrates with health data to help you stay present and active.

Highlights
  • Mood-based activity suggestions
  • Guided mental health sessions
  • Health data integration (Apple Health)
  • Mood and activity tracking
  • Journaling and self-assessments
  • Therapy preparation tools
Features
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ActiveMind is not a step counter and it is not a meditation app. It answers a smaller question: what should I do right now? And now a second one: who do I do it with? Tell it how you feel, or let it read your day from Apple Health, and it suggests something that fits. A short walk when you are flat. Something quiet when your body is carrying more than usual. A day out when the weather is good and you have an afternoon. TOGETHER, NEW IN 3.0 Bring a circle of up to five friends. Each of you has a card you make your own: a colour, a pattern, a title, your badges. Points for steps, sleep, movement, activities, trip stops and kindness, capped each day so one huge day cannot win the week. Count head to head, or against your own usual, so different bodies can compete fairly. Crowns go out every Sunday night, seasons run four weeks, and there is a hall of fame. Challenges: step duels, flash hours, sleep showdowns, bedtime races, team-ups, and a trip to the moon with everyone's steps added together. Open one by link to up to ten people. Day trips together: pick a day that suits everyone, vote on the stops, and watch each other move along the same route. A stop ticked side by side counts for more. A feed for your circle, with only what you choose to post. React, comment, and send emoji that fly onto a friend's screen. And ways to look out for each other: pacts for two, a promise a week, a push from your circle when you ask for one, and a quiet mode for a rough week. You decide what leaves your phone, one switch at a time: a daily step total, one sleep score a night, active minutes. Never your heart, sleep stages, moods, journal or places. Mute, report or block anyone, any time. A MIRROR, NOT A LECTURE Mind reads your own weeks back to you: what your best days have in common, when your feelings tend to show up, and a line from past you. It counts and describes; it never claims one thing caused another. What helps you lists only the findings you can act on, each with how sure it is. The Lab tests something properly. For two weeks it flips a coin each morning: on some days it leads with the thing being tested, on others it stays quiet. At the end you get a straight answer, and because the days were picked at random, the answer means something. It will tell you when something did nothing, too. DAYS OUT, NOT JUST MINUTES 206 day trips built from the places actually around you, each a short itinerary with real stops and times. Pick a day and the best one for that day's weather and your energy comes first. Plan my week puts a trip on the best-weather day and spreads three activities around it. YOUR BODY, READABLE Readiness each morning from your sleep, heart and effort. A sleep score worked out the way Apple scores it, with naps counted. Stress through the day, heart rate, HRV, breathing and wrist temperature, each against your own usual. A Watch, a phone and a ring never count the same walk twice. EVERYTHING ELSE Over 400 things to do, picked for how much energy you have Places near you that are open and worth the walk A forecast you can scrub through, and what the weather does to you Breathing, sleep sounds and timers Widgets, Siri shortcuts and picture share cards A letter every Sunday, written from your own week PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Every analysis runs on your phone. An account is optional, and only for friends and trip links. Your moods, journal and health data are not uploaded, not sold and not shared, apart from the few numbers you switch on for your circle. ActiveMind is not a medical device and nothing in it is a diagnosis. For anything that worries you about your health, talk to a clinician. move, think, thrive

Screenshots

Waveguard by Vintaro4 screens
ActiveMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ActiveMind at 15.1 against Waveguard by Vintaro's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waveguard by Vintaro ships an update every 2 weeks, ActiveMind every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Waveguard by Vintaro versus ActiveMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveguard by VintaroActiveMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB74 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developernetvoice data security GmbHJESUS J DOMINGUEZ ROMERO

In-app purchases

None

Waveguard by Vintaro

No in-app purchases

None

ActiveMind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waveguard by Vintaro free?
Waveguard by Vintaro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActiveMind free?
ActiveMind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waveguard by Vintaro or ActiveMind have ads?
Neither Waveguard by Vintaro nor ActiveMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waveguard by Vintaro or ActiveMind?
Waveguard by Vintaro ships an update every 2 weeks, and ActiveMind every 9 days. Most recently, Waveguard by Vintaro was updated on October 30, 2026 and ActiveMind on October 31, 2026.

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