Five Minutes Away vs Wind Down
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Minutes Away
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Five Minutes Away is a calm visual escape app designed for the small moments when you need to step away. Choose how you feel, enter a peaceful scene, and spend five minutes with cinematic nature visuals, ambient sound, music, breathing, or quiet meditation. Whether you want to relax, focus, sleep, reset your mood, or simply feel somewhere else for a while, Five Minutes Away gives you a softer place to return to. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Step into calming visual escapes Explore peaceful scenes inspired by oceans, forests, mountains, lost cities, snowy passes, quiet villages, waterfalls, and more. • Choose by mood Start with how you feel: Morning, Energy, Sleep, Relax, Anxiety, Stress, Focus, Creativity, Sadness, or Anger. • Stay in calm looping scenes Each scene is designed to gently loop, so you can relax without waiting for what comes next. • Shape the sound Control music and nature sounds separately, or switch to audio-only mode when you want to listen without watching. • Use Sleep Mode Set a sleep timer for 15, 30, or 45 minutes, or choose All Night for up to 8 hours with a soft ending. • Take a breathing pause Use simple five-minute breathing exercises with optional music when you want a quieter reset. • Meditate without noise Choose a duration, sound, and breathing pattern for a simple, unguided meditation space. • Check on me Set optional check-ins with someone you trust. This feature is not an emergency, medical, or monitoring service. A DIFFERENT KIND OF CALM Five Minutes Away is not about doing more. It is about giving yourself a small place to pause. A beach. A forest. A snowy mountain. A quiet path. A scene that does not ask anything from you. Just five minutes away. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Five Minutes Away offers optional premium access through monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options. Prices may vary by country and are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your App Store account settings before renewal. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://app.yoursince.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://app.yoursince.com/terms
Wind Down
This app offers personalized 3-minute routines to help you relax, reset, and sleep better. It uses guided breathing, mindfulness, calming sounds, and journaling to reduce stress and clear your mind.
- Personalized AI-powered calming routines
- Quick 3-minute mental resets
- Guided breathing exercises
- Mood tracking & emotional insights
- Calming sounds library
- Journaling and gratitude exercises
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WindDown helps you relax, reset, and feel more in control—one personalized routine at a time. Whether you’re feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, mentally drained, or struggling to sleep, WindDown creates calming 3-minute routines tailored to how you feel in the moment. Using guided breathing, mindfulness activities, calming sounds, stretching, journaling, gratitude exercises, researched based techniques and more, WindDown helps you slow down, clear your mind, and recharge anytime during the day or night. Features: • Personalized AI-powered calming routines • Quick 3-minute mental resets • Guided breathing exercises & grounding tools • Mood tracking & emotional insights • Calming sounds like rain, fireplace, ocean & more • Activity and sound preferences tailored to you • “I Feel Overwhelmed” instant calming support Whether you need help winding down before bed, managing stress during the day, or simply taking a moment for yourself, WindDown is designed to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more balanced—wherever you are. Privacy Policy: https://winddownprivacypolicy.carrd.co/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Five Minutes Away at every 5 days against Wind Down's every 3 weeks. Five Minutes Away also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Five Minutes Away sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Wind Down sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Five Minutes Away ships an update every 5 days, Wind Down every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Five Minutes Away | Wind Down |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yunus Emre KARABULUT | JONAS LINCOLN VAN SLYKE |
In-app purchases
Five Minutes Away
- Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$49.99
Wind Down
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
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