Show Up vs Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Show Up
This AI-powered fitness app provides personalized workout plans, nutrition guidance, and daily check-ins. It adapts to your schedule and recovery, offering real-time adjustments and motivation through chat.
- AI Coach chat for motivation and adjustments
- Smart, adaptive workout plans
- Daily readiness check-ins
- Personalized nutrition and meal planning
- Progress tracking and PR logging
- Daily accountability score
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Why use five fitness apps when one can connect everything? Show Up brings workout tracking, nutrition, progress, accountability, and intelligent coaching into one fitness system. WHAT'S INCLUDED: • AI Coach — chat with your coach anytime for motivation, advice, and real-time plan adjustments • Smart Workout Plans — tailored to your fitness level and goals, updated as you progress • Daily Readiness Check-In — your coach adjusts your day based on how you're feeling • Nutrition & Meal Planning — personalized meal plans with recipes and grocery lists • Progress Tracking — log workouts, track PRs, and watch your transformation • Show Up Score — your daily accountability metric that keeps you consistent The best workout is the one you actually do. Show Up. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Brain
This app offers a private audio practice designed to cultivate positive self-talk and transform beneficial thoughts into consistent actions. It features guided conversations and affirmation loops to aid in sleep and daytime use, with options for personalization and local storage of all your data.
- Two-voice conversation practice
- Overnight affirmation loops
- Customizable voice packs
- Record your own phrases
- Private journal for goal tracking
- Local data storage
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Brain Shift trains your mind with looping audio affirmations built for real habits like quitting smoking or vaping, managing stress, and building confidence. Pick from 20+ voices or record your own phrases in your own voice. No account required - start right away, sign in only if you want to. Everything stays private on your phone. No ads. Try Brain Shift Plus free for 7 days. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Show Up at Free against Brain's $39.99. Show Up also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Brain's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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
Show Up is free to download; Brain costs $39.99 up front. Brain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Show Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Show Up against 5.0 for Brain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Show Up | Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $39.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 895 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALEXANDER REED RODGERS | ANTONINO COLOMBA |
Customer experience
Show Up
Brain
In-app purchases
Show Up
No in-app purchases
Brain
- Sound-a-tude Plus3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Quit Smoking$49.99
- Calm & Control$49.99
