Comparison

Subliminal Maker vs ProgramU

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

Head to head
About

Subliminal Maker

Create personalized affirmations using your own voice, layered under ambient sounds and frequencies. Track your manifestation progress with detailed analytics and guided insights. Designed for those practicing manifestation and seeking self-improvement.

Highlights
  • Record affirmations in your own voice
  • Mix voice with ambient sounds and frequencies
  • AI-generated script options
  • Multiple listening modes (Subliminal, Supraliminal, SATS)
  • Manifestation progress tracking
  • Sealed letters to future self
  • Voice verification for all tracks
Features
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The most powerful subliminal voice is your own. SelfMade lets you make your own subliminals: record your affirmations in your own voice and mix them under ambient sound at subliminal volume. Your conscious mind hears rain or theta beats. Your subconscious hears the script you wrote, in the voice it already trusts. For Goddard practitioners, manifesting beginners, and anyone tired of listening to a stranger telling them who they are. WHY YOUR VOICE Your subconscious responds powerfully to your own voice, the voice it has heard and trusted your entire life. It's why Neville Goddard taught self-spoken affirmations as the foundation of manifestation practice. SelfMade brings this tradition into a beautiful modern app. WHAT'S INSIDE • Make your own subliminals: record your affirmations, choose from our library of expert scripts, or describe your goal and let AI write your script in seconds • Mix your voice under rain, ocean, river, forest, fireplace, or white or pink noise, and add a frequency layer: theta 6Hz, alpha 10Hz, delta 2Hz, 528Hz or Schumann 7.83Hz • Three listening modes: Subliminal, Supraliminal and SATS, each with a voice slider, plus separate volume sliders for the sound and the frequency layer • Sleep timer and seamless looping, made for overnight listening • Manifestation velocity tracking: watch your average days-to-manifestation drop as your practice deepens • Personalized archetypes that reflect your evolving practice style • Notice the Pattern: gentle, Goddard-fluent guidance when a category takes longer than expected • Sealed letters to your future self, written in past tense as if already manifested • Voice verification on every track, so you always know what's in your subliminal CATEGORIES Wealth and Abundance, Love and Relationships, Health and Vitality, Confidence and Success, Beauty and Self-Image, Specific Goals Write a subliminal for a specific person, a specific outcome, a specific timeline. Or let our expert scripts guide you. THE PRACTICE, MEASURED Most manifestation apps ask you to trust the process. SelfMade shows you the process working. Every manifestation gets timed. Every category tracked. Every archetype's progress visible. When you've manifested three times faster than when you started, you'll have the data to prove your practice is real. PRIVACY Your voice never leaves your device. Your photos never leave your device. Your manifestation letters are encrypted on your phone with your own keys. We collect only what we need to make the app work. Nothing more. No ads, ever. PRICING Free to start with your first subliminal. Premium unlocks unlimited subliminals, the full script library, and the Supraliminal and SATS modes. Weekly, yearly, and lifetime options are available. See in-app pricing for current rates. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. FROM PRACTITIONERS, FOR PRACTITIONERS SelfMade was built by a solo developer who is also a practitioner. The app speaks the language you already use: assumption, the wish fulfilled, the I AM, scripting, revision, SATS. Goddard-fluent where it matters, accessible where it should be. If this resonates, you'll know. The voice is already in you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ProgramU

Create personalized hypnosis, meditation, and subliminal audio sessions using your own words. Features an AI guide for identity work, a library of pre-made sessions, and a structured 90-day program. Includes daily practice tools and community sessions.

Highlights
  • Custom subliminal audio creation
  • Guided meditation and hypnosis sessions
  • AI-powered identity work guide
  • Extensive library of pre-made sessions
  • Structured 90-day personal development program
  • Daily practice tools and affirmations
  • Live community sessions
Features
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Type what you want to change. ProgramU builds the session. Most subliminal apps hand you a fixed library. ProgramU is a studio: sessions written from your exact words, voiced, and ready in minutes. WHAT YOU CAN MAKE • Subliminals — affirmations beneath music, running quietly under your day. Layer them under your own music, a podcast, even a show. • Guided Meditation — identity work, visualization, sleep, nervous-system calm. • Guided Hypnosis — the deepest single session, induction through return. • EFT Tapping — guided rounds that move what's stuck in the body. Every session is written for your focus, in your words. And you see every line of the script before you press play — nothing enters your subconscious that you haven't read first. WHAT ELSE IS INSIDE • ReflectU — talk with Kaion, by voice or text: ProgramU's AI identity-shifting support system. Tell him what's going on in your life and he helps you understand the beliefs that may be underneath it — then helps you reprogram them: a session built around that belief, a technique or journal prompt for the same day, or a Rehearsal. He can design your next session with you right in the conversation, and you approve every line before it generates. • The Archive — a full library of ready-to-play sessions across all four modalities. • The 90-Day Program — a personalized identity arc in three phases: Foundation, Embodiment, Integration. Daily practice built around your exact focus. • CollectiveU — free live sessions the whole community moves through together, at the same moment, twice a day. • Return to Self — instant spoken resets for the moments doubt rises up. • Time Capsule — write a letter to your future self; ProgramU delivers it on the day you choose. • Daily practice — evening identity reflections, streaks, and a home-screen widget that keeps your affirmations in front of you. HOW IT WORKS Your words go in. Precise audio comes out. Sessions are voiced by a cast of studio-quality voices — or your own cloned voice on subliminals, because no voice reaches your subconscious like yours. One membership includes everything: monthly credits that power the sessions you create and your conversations with Kaion, the full Archive, and the 90-day program. Your first session is free, any type. Full Access starts with a 3-day free trial with 10 credits, so you can build real sessions before you're charged. ProgramU is for adults (18+). It is a personal-development tool, not medical or mental-health treatment. Precise adjustments. Courtesy of ProgramU. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://programu.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://programu.app/terms

Screenshots

Subliminal Maker4 screens
ProgramU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ProgramU at 100% against Subliminal Maker's 75%. ProgramU also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Subliminal Maker's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 8). 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. Subliminal Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and ProgramU sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ProgramU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subliminal Maker has 55 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Subliminal Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of ProgramU's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subliminal Maker ships an update every 4 days, ProgramU weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Subliminal Maker versus ProgramU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubliminal MakerProgramU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB236 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJames VuProgramU LLC

Customer experience

Subliminal Maker

All ratings55 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

ProgramU

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Subliminal Maker

Subscriptions6
  • SelfMade Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • SelfMade Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • SelfMade Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • SelfMade Premium Yearly1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • SelfMade Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • SelfMade Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • SelfMade Premium Lifetime$79.99
8 purchases

ProgramU

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Full Access (Annual)$199.991 Year
One-time6
  • 5 Credits$4.99
  • 12 Credits$9.99
  • 25 Credits$12.99
Show 3 more
  • 25 Credits$19.99
  • 50 Credits$24.99
  • 100 Credits$39.99

Questions

Is Subliminal Maker free?
Subliminal Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProgramU free?
ProgramU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subliminal Maker or ProgramU?
ProgramU is rated higher. Subliminal Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while ProgramU averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Subliminal Maker or ProgramU have ads?
Neither Subliminal Maker nor ProgramU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subliminal Maker or ProgramU?
Subliminal Maker ships an update every 4 days, and ProgramU weekly. Most recently, Subliminal Maker was updated on November 2, 2026 and ProgramU on October 31, 2026.

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