Comparison

Somatic vs Sublimo

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

Head to head
About

Somatic

Features
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Somatic helps you choose short breathwork and grounding practices for the body state you notice now. Use visual pacing, simple prompts, and research-informed notes to settle, re-orient, or unwind. It works offline, collects no data, and offers a one-time premium unlock. These practices support relaxation and self-care; they are not medical treatment or diagnosis.

About

Sublimo

This app plays your custom affirmations quietly in the background while you use your phone. You can write your own affirmations, choose ambient sounds, and track your progress. It offers visual cues within its own browser and an optional premium upgrade.

Highlights
  • Background affirmation playback
  • Customizable affirmations
  • Ambient sound layering
  • Adjustable affirmation volume
  • Progress tracking
  • Optional visual cues
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Sublimo plays your affirmations quietly under ambient sound while you get on with your phone. Pick a program, press start, and it keeps going in the background while you scroll or read or work. WHAT IT DOES The sound plays everywhere on your phone, not just inside the app. Sublimo sits under whatever else you're playing, at a volume you set, from clearly there to almost nothing. The images are different. They only show inside Sublimo's own browser, because iOS won't let any app draw over the ones you're actually using. So if you want images flashing while you read, you read inside Sublimo. We'd rather say that plainly than pretend otherwise. YOUR WORDS, NOT OURS Nothing's hidden. Every affirmation is there to read, change, or delete, the ones we ship included. If you can't see it, it isn't playing. - Write your own, or take a built-in program and rework it - Paste a whole list at once, as plain lines or JSON - 65 system voices in 46 languages, set per line if you want - Or record the affirmations in your own voice THE SOUND - Layer ambient beds like rain, brown noise, and soft pads, each with its own level - Set how loud the spoken part sits, down to a whisper under the bed - Choose how often the lines come, with a little natural drift so it never feels mechanical - Send a session to AirPlay speakers, a HomePod, or an Apple TV - A sleep timer winds it down, and it pauses when you do A SOUNDSCAPE OF YOUR OWN You don't have to use words at all. Leave the affirmations out and layer the ambient beds into a soundscape you build yourself, a backdrop for meditation, focus, or practices like spiritual cleansing and astral projection. Set the level, add a sleep timer, and let it run as long as you need. What you do with the quiet is yours. VISUAL CUES, IN THE BROWSER - Flash, Ghost, Ticker, or Random placement - Anything from a single screen frame up to five seconds - No strobing, and Reduce Motion is respected KEEPING TRACK - Time listened, session count, and a day streak - Progress photos on a day-numbered timeline if you like to compare over weeks - Your photos stay in your account and go nowhere else AN ACCOUNT, IF YOU WANT ONE Make one and your programs, history, and photos follow you to a new phone. Everything else works without it. You can wipe your data, or the whole account, from inside the app. PREMIUM The app's free. Premium is a one-off purchase, no subscription. It takes the ads away and lifts the limits, so you can keep as many programs, affirmations, and photos as you want and share programs as files. WHERE WE STAND The science on true subliminal messages, the kind pitched below conscious awareness, is weak, and Sublimo doesn't pretend otherwise. What you get is a steady, repeatable way to keep words you chose in front of you, at whatever volume suits you. Whether it helps is yours to decide, and the app's built so you can always check exactly what it's saying. Sublimo is not a medical device and is not a substitute for professional care.

Screenshots

Somatic4 screens
Sublimo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Somatic at none against Sublimo's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Somatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sublimo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Somatic ships an update fortnightly, Sublimo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Somatic versus Sublimo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomaticSublimo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB80 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShanghai Runesmith Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.Jens Varga

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Somatic

One-time1
  • Somatic Premium$1.99
1 purchases

Sublimo

One-time1
  • Sublimo Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Somatic free?
Somatic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sublimo free?
Sublimo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Somatic or Sublimo have ads?
Sublimo shows ads; Somatic does not.
Which is updated more often, Somatic or Sublimo?
Somatic ships an update fortnightly, and Sublimo every 10 days. Most recently, Somatic was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sublimo on October 20, 2026.

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