awhile vs aMind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
awhile
This app provides a simple and private meditation timer. Set your duration, breathe, and enjoy guided animations and ambient sounds. It respects your time and privacy with no accounts or subscriptions required.
- Guided breathing animation
- Ambient sounds
- Shareable quotes
- Interval chimes
- Streak tracking
- On-device data storage
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awhile is a meditation timer designed to do one thing well. just set your duration and breathe. no accounts. no courses. no subscriptions. just a timer that respects your time and your privacy. — guided breathing animation — ambient sounds — shareable quotes — interval chimes — streak tracking — all data stays on your device
aMind
This app offers a guided reflection space to help you understand and process difficult thoughts and emotions. It provides simple questions to foster self-awareness, track your feelings over time, and build positive habits. Your reflections remain private on your device.
- Guided thought processing
- Emotional self-understanding
- Feeling tracking over time
- Action plan and habit setting
- Private and secure reflections
- Progress history review
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Some moments your mind won't slow down — worrying about things you can't control, overthinking situations, or feeling things you can't quite name. You deserve to feel better. It starts with understanding yourself. aMind is a quiet space to work through those moments. It gently walks you through your thoughts, one step at a time, helping you understand what you're really feeling and why. No jargon. No pressure. Just simple, guided questions that help you think more clearly and feel more at peace. Every reflection is a small act of courage. Every moment you pause and check in with yourself is a step toward a calmer, more grounded you. Over time, you'll start noticing patterns — the situations that trigger you, the thoughts that hold you back, and the small shifts that make a big difference. Growth doesn't happen all at once, but it does happen — one reflection at a time. With aMind you can: - Work through difficult thoughts and emotions at your own pace. - Understand yourself better with each reflection. - Track how you feel over time and notice what's changing. - Set action plans and habits with gentle reminders to keep you on track. - Look back through your history and see how far you've come. Your privacy matters: Your reflections never leave your device. We don't see them, store them, or share them. This space is truly yours. aMind is a personal reflection tool and is not a replacement for professional mental health support. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://amindapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: awhile at every 2 days against aMind's fortnightly. awhile also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). aMind's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. awhile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and aMind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for awhile against 5.0 for aMind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
awhile ships an update every 2 days, aMind fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | awhile | aMind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cody Shanley | Noel Franceschi |
Customer experience
awhile
aMind
In-app purchases
awhile
- Unlock All Sounds$2.99
aMind
- aMind Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- aMind Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year









