Comparison

Reset vs HiveMind

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

Head to head
About

Reset

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by earning screen time through healthy behaviors. It acts as a behavioral operating system, rewarding effort with access to your device and providing insights into your reward system.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through effort
  • Track daily dopamine balance
  • Measure behavior's impact on reward system
  • Dopamine Age comparison
  • Recovery-based performance insights
  • Real-time feedback on dopamine and unlocked minutes
  • Pattern insights for focus drops
Features
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Modern apps are engineered to hijack your dopamine. Reset helps you take it back. Reset is a subscription service. The features described below require an active Reset Premium subscription. Track your daily dopamine balance, earn your screen time through effort, and measure how your behavior shapes your reward system over time. Core Mechanic Start every day at zero. Healthy behaviors build dopamine. Dopamine unlocks intentional screen time. No restrictions. No guilt. Just a system. What Makes Reset Different Reset isn't a habit tracker. It's a behavioral operating system. You don't quit your phone. You earn it. Key Features (Reset Premium) Earn Your Screen Time Turn effort into access. Exercise, deep work, and recovery unlock intentional screen time. Dopamine Age See how balanced your reward system is compared to your actual age. Updated weekly based on real behavior. Recovery-Based Performance Sleep, consistency, and late-night usage affect how efficiently you earn. Real-Time Feedback Track your dopamine score and unlocked minutes throughout the day. Pattern Insights Understand when your focus drops and why. Who It's For Built for people who want to: • Improve focus • Reduce reactive scrolling • Build discipline without burnout • Operate at a higher level Closing Your brain adapts to what you reward. Reset it. — — — Subscription Details Reset Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing and available plans are shown in-app before purchase and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HiveMind

A private notebook with an AI companion and a social space for sharing notes, photos, and videos with friends. Organize your thoughts, create short films, and communicate via messages and calls. AI features are optional and controllable.

Highlights
  • Private note-taking with dictation and Scribe recordings
  • Add photos and videos as shareable Moments
  • AI companion for querying saved information
  • Create short films (Recollections) with narration
  • Organize content in folders
  • Share content with custom audiences or friends
  • Direct and group messaging with voice/video calls
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Remember what matters. Share only what you choose. HiveMind is a private notebook with an optional AI companion, your Mind, and a social space for you and your friends, the Hive. YOUR MIND • Write thoughts, or speak them with dictation and Scribe recordings • Add photos and videos as Moments, and choose who can see each one • Ask your Mind about what you've saved, and see what it looked at to answer • Turn Moments into short films, called Recollections, with narration and music • Organize everything in folders THE HIVE • Share a thought with only you, your friends, a custom audience or everyone • Reply, mention friends and like posts • Send direct and group messages • Make voice and video calls, including while HiveMind is in the background • Report content and block accounts from any post, profile, message or call AI YOU CONTROL AI is off until you turn it on. Before anything is sent, HiveMind names each provider and what it receives: the chat model you pick (OpenAI, Anthropic or Google), Google to describe photos and videos, OpenAI for search, ElevenLabs for speech and narration, and fal for film clips. You can use your own API keys instead. Recognizing people in your Moments is a separate choice and uses AWS Rekognition. Anything your Mind writes is labeled, and anything that affects other people waits for your approval. PLAN & CREDITS New accounts get a one-time AI starter. HiveMind Basic includes 5,000 AI credits a month, and credit packs add more when you need them. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. YOUR DATA Your private content stays private unless you share it. Export your data or delete your account at any time in Settings → Account. HiveMind is for people 18 and over in the United States. AI answers can be wrong. Check important information, and don't treat AI answers as medical, legal or financial advice. Terms of Use: https://joinhivemind.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://joinhivemind.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Reset4 screens
HiveMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HiveMind at 5.0 against Reset's 4.5. HiveMind also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13). Reset's advantage is ratings volume (163 vs 3) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reset sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. HiveMind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiveMind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reset has 163 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reset ships an update every 3 days, HiveMind every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reset versus HiveMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResetHiveMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (163 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings163 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLife Development LLCHivemind Research, Inc.

Customer experience

Reset

All ratings163 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

HiveMind

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Reset

Subscriptions12
  • Premium Access$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Premium Access2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Access$49.991 Year
  • Premium Access$59.991 Year
  • Premium Access$69.991 Year
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Premium Access$99.991 Year
None

HiveMind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reset free?
Reset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HiveMind free?
HiveMind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reset or HiveMind?
HiveMind is rated higher. Reset averages 4.5 out of 5 from 163 ratings, while HiveMind averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Reset or HiveMind have ads?
Neither Reset nor HiveMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reset or HiveMind?
Reset ships an update every 3 days, and HiveMind every 5 days. Most recently, Reset was updated on October 17, 2026 and HiveMind on October 15, 2026.

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