Comparison

Brain Waves vs MindScript Meditation

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

Head to head
About

Brain Waves

Features
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Create a calmer sound environment in seconds. Brain Waves combines binaural tones, white, pink and brown noise, and relaxing ambient sounds for focus, sleep, study, meditation and rest. Choose a ready-made session or build your own mix. Adjust the binaural tone, noise, ambience, volume, timer, fade-in and fade-out. Use headphones for the best binaural experience. FREE • Relax, Focus and Sleep sessions • Up to 10 minutes per session • Optional rewarded videos for extra free sessions PRO LIFETIME • All premium presets • Unlimited timer • Custom session generator • Favorites and offline access • No ads and no subscription This app is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or guarantee results. Effects may vary. Use a comfortable volume and never use while driving or operating machinery.

About

MindScript Meditation

Features
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MindScript is a programmable meditation studio for building sound-based sessions around the way you want to feel, focus, rest, or reflect. Start with an included session or create your own. Shape a meditation over time by placing points on a visual timeline and adjusting the sound at each stage. MindScript smoothly moves between those settings as your session plays, creating an evolving experience without requiring constant interaction. Customize your session with: - Binaural beat frequency - Carrier frequency - Tone and noise balance - Multiple noise colors - Volume oscillation - Spatial width - Session duration and transitions The visual timeline makes complex sessions approachable. Build a gentle descent for sleep, a steady background for focused work, an energizing progression, or a personal meditation ritual. Save your creations locally and return to them whenever you like. MindScript is designed to stay out of the way while a session is running. Playback continues through smooth transitions, and each session ends with a gradual fade. On supported devices, background audio lets you meditate without keeping the screen active. Included features: - Ready-to-use starter sessions - Custom session creation and editing - Interactive frequency and volume graphs - Locally saved session library - Tone-only, noise-only, or combined playback - Brainwave-frequency reference guide - Light and dark appearance support Headphones are recommended for binaural beats and spatial effects. MindScript is a creative wellness tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condit ion. Do not use it while driving or during activities that require your full attention. Build a session. Press play. Let the sound follow the path you designed.

Screenshots

Brain Waves3 screens
MindScript Meditation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Waves at none against MindScript Meditation's 4. Brain Waves also leads on device support (3 vs 1). MindScript Meditation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price and iOS requirement 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. MindScript Meditation sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Brain Waves asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Waves ships an update every 3 months, MindScript Meditation every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Brain Waves versus MindScript Meditation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain WavesMindScript Meditation
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB33 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperDrFranciscoLabsChaotic Studios LLC

In-app purchases

None

Brain Waves

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

MindScript Meditation

One-time4
  • Playback 5$1.99
  • Playback 10$2.99
  • Playback 20$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlimited$5.99

Questions

Is Brain Waves free?
Brain Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindScript Meditation free?
MindScript Meditation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Waves or MindScript Meditation have ads?
Brain Waves shows ads; MindScript Meditation does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Waves or MindScript Meditation?
Brain Waves ships an update every 3 months, and MindScript Meditation every 3 days. Most recently, Brain Waves was updated on September 25, 2026 and MindScript Meditation on October 4, 2026.

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