Comparison

loopmind vs Malva

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

Head to head
About

loopmind

This app helps you understand and break free from unproductive thought patterns. It listens to your thoughts, identifies specific cognitive loops, and provides structured reflections to reveal the underlying reasons for your overthinking. Track your thought architecture over time to gain clarity and insight.

Highlights
  • Voice-first journaling
  • Identifies 6 cognitive loop patterns
  • Separates facts from assumptions
  • Tracks thought patterns over time
  • Reveals protective functions of loops
  • Encrypted and secure data storage
Features
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Get it out. See how you think. loopmind helps you see how your mind works, from your own check-ins. Many people arrive because they overthink. They stay because they start to see their own patterns. Check in by voice or text whenever something is on your mind. loopmind reads it back: what you actually know, what your mind is adding, and which of seven thinking loops you're in. Mood trackers show how you feel. loopmind shows the thinking behind it. HOW IT WORKS • Check in by voice or text. No templates, no streaks. • Get a Reflection on every entry: the facts on one side, the story your mind adds on the other. • See which loop you're in, and which side of it you're on. • Answer one question, or tap Go Deeper for a few short follow-ups. SEVEN LOOPS, TWO SIDES EACH Every loop is a way of thinking with a heavier side and a lighter side: • Retrospective: rumination or reflection • Anticipatory: worry or planning • Decisional: indecision or resolve • Self-evaluative: self-criticism or growth • Relational: insecurity or connection • Existential: emptiness or meaning • Health & Somatic: health worry or body awareness YOUR MIND, OVER TIME Mind Profile: a read of how your mind tends to work, built from your own words, not a quiz. Patterns shows your month: your feelings, the people on your mind and the shape of your thinking. Over time, you may start to notice a loop while you're still in it. THE SCIENCE, BRIEFLY The loops come from research on repetitive thinking, including Borkovec on worry, Nolen-Hoeksema on rumination and Gilbert on self-criticism. Separating what happened from what you assume about it is a step psychologists have used for decades. FREE TO START Free: voice or text check-ins every day, a Reflection on every entry, your loop named, one question, a Go Deeper conversation each day, the name and shape of your Mind Profile, and your month at a glance in Patterns. WITH loopmind Clarity, YOU ALSO GET • The pattern behind each entry • Questions made for you, from your own loops and threads • Your month, read back to you • Your Mind trends, month after month • Every deep dive: your thinking day by day, your topics, your feelings • Your archetype, in full • Ask loopmind: questions about your own mind, answered from your check-ins • Go Deeper on every entry • Check in as often as you need, with voice entries up to 15 minutes IN YOUR LANGUAGE loopmind works in English, French, German and Spanish. Your Reflections come back in the language you choose. WHO IT'S FOR Adults who overthink, including many with ADHD, and anyone who wants to understand how their own mind works. PRIVACY Your entries are yours. Nobody else reads them. Never sold, never used to train AI, and no ads. Export or delete everything from your profile. loopmind is not a substitute for clinical care. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://loopmind.care/privacy

About

Malva

Features
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Loud mind? Malva makes it quiet. Malva is the self-help app for people who think too much — night spiralers, decision doubters, conversation replayers and future worriers. A CALM SENTENCE EVERY MORNING Your daily card: no forced positivity — mild, honest sentences for loud minds. Also as a widget on your home screen, offline and reliable. SOS QUICK RELIEF — ALWAYS FREE Racing thoughts? Two taps take you to 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, calm breathing, a brain dump or a thought stop. No account, no internet, in the middle of the night. SOS stays free forever — with or without a subscription. YOUR HONEST CHECK-IN "How loud is your mind right now?" One turn of the dial, nothing more. No streaks, no guilt — calm can't be forced. 40 EXERCISES FOR YOUR SITUATION Falling asleep, decisions, replaying conversations, future worries, self-criticism: short 2–5 minute exercises, step by step. 21 DAYS: STEP OFF THE THOUGHT SPIRAL Understand, interrupt, anchor — a gentle program at your own pace. If you pause, you simply continue. THE THOUGHT CHECK A thought that keeps circling? Five gentle questions lead you to a kinder, more honest sentence. Your clarified thoughts live in a private archive. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no tracking, no data sharing. Everything you tell Malva stays on your device. HONESTLY, UP FRONT Malva is self-help — not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis or treatment, and not built for crisis support. If you're seriously struggling, the app points you to real helplines right away. MALVA PREMIUM The daily card, check-in and SOS quick relief are free. Malva Premium unlocks all 40 exercises, all 120 cards, the full 21-day program and the Thought Check: • Yearly: $34.99/year (≈ $2.92/month) — with a 3-day free trial • Monthly: $6.99/month Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in your iOS settings. Privacy Policy: https://trymalva.com/datenschutz Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

loopmind4 screens
Malva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: loopmind at 3 against Malva's 1. loopmind also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. loopmind sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Malva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
loopmind versus Malva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterloopmindMalva
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAdrien BarbusseJonathan NoeI Schafer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

loopmind

Subscriptions2
  • loopmind Clarity - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • loopmind Clarity - Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Malva

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is loopmind free?
loopmind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Malva free?
Malva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do loopmind or Malva have ads?
Neither loopmind nor Malva shows ads.

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