Comparison

Mindful Support vs Growth Rings

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

Head to head
About

Mindful Support

Features
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Mindful Support is a beautifully simple meditation timer that watches over your stillness through tilt. Hold your phone level on your palm (or a few fingers), tap “Begin,” and that orientation becomes your reference as the screen quietly fades to black. Then just close your eyes and sit. When your focus softens and the phone tilts, a gentle vibration and a subtle message let you know. Return to stillness and the message quietly fades away. Noticing your own drift — and settling back — is what guides you into deeper calm. ■ Features • Timer up to 60 minutes, with one-tap 5/10/30 presets and a “Saved” button for your favorite length • Auto-calibration at start — no fiddly setup • A vibration when you tilt past 10°, clearing automatically as you return to level • Relaxing home-screen music (toggle on/off) and a soft start chime • A results screen with duration, distractions, and stillness • A growing day streak the more you practice • Optionally save sessions to a dedicated calendar ■ Privacy Tilt detection uses only your device’s gravity sensor. No camera, microphone, location, or network. Everything runs on your device.

About

Growth Rings

Features
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Growth Rings is a gentle growth companion. It helps you turn the "future you" from a vague feeling into a picture—and then into small, doable acts you can do today. It's not a habit tracker. It's not a productivity tool. It's a calm place to grow, slowly. Why people love it You know who you want to become, but not where to start Other goal apps feel like KPIs and make you anxious You want to grow without being owned by numbers You want a place that remembers how far you've come Core features Picture your future self — Sketch who you want to be across dimensions (mind, body, relationships, work, home). One small act a day — Break the big future into one gentle thing today. Plant a seed, water it a little. See your growth — Tree rings, gardens, and timelines make progress visible. Journal & reflect — Quick notes, daily logs, monthly reviews. A warm diary of becoming. Letters to your future self — Write to the you of later. Open them when the time comes. A soft, calm feel — Hand-drawn visuals and healing words. No KPI. No anxiety. Privacy by design:All your data stays on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. No ads. One line: Growth Rings helps you draw the future, then live it—one small act at a time.

Screenshots

Mindful Support3 screens
Growth Rings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mindful Support at Free against Growth Rings's $1.99. Growth Rings's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mindful Support is free to download; Growth Rings costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindful Support ships an update fortnightly, Growth Rings weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Mindful Support versus Growth Rings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful SupportGrowth Rings
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerseiji honda明昭 路

In-app purchases

None

Mindful Support

No in-app purchases

None

Growth Rings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindful Support free?
Mindful Support is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Growth Rings free?
Growth Rings costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindful Support or Growth Rings have ads?
Neither Mindful Support nor Growth Rings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindful Support or Growth Rings?
Mindful Support ships an update fortnightly, and Growth Rings weekly. Most recently, Mindful Support was updated on October 25, 2026 and Growth Rings on October 24, 2026.

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