Anima vs TingleTap

You've tried to meditate. You've sat down, started counting your breaths from 1 to 10....and your mind wandered off somewhere around four. So you decided you're just bad at this. You're not. Counting is a thought, and you can't quiet a busy mind with another thought. What can hold attention is perhaps something you can feel: a steady, physical rhythm to come back to each time you drift. Anima is that anchor. A gentle pulse that rises and falls with your breath, so following it takes no counting and no willpower. Close your eyes and just feel it. When your mind wanders (and it will) the pulse is right there to come back to. It was built by someone who spent three years failing to make meditation stick, until a breath they could feel finally made it consistent. This is that, made into an app. — Apple Watch + iPhone — Practice on your wrist for an eyes-closed, screen-free session, or on your phone with full-screen visuals. Your settings stay in sync across both. — A breath you can feel, hear, and see — The pulse quickens and softens with the natural arc of your inhale and exhale, so the rhythm feels alive rather than mechanical. Feel it as vibrations on your wrist through your watch or while holding your phone in your lap. Hear the pulse through your earbuds or out loud. — A living sphere — A field of light gently expands and contracts with your breath. Watch it, or let it fade to the edge of awareness as you rest with your eyes closed. Choose from a curated set of palettes, or craft your own. — No streaks. Nothing to keep up with. — No points, no leaderboards, no streak to protect. Just a breath to come back to, for as long as you need it. Completed sessions log mindful minutes to Apple Health. — Make it yours — Adjust session length, breath patterns (box, 4-7-8, and more), haptic intensity, and palettes. Build a practice that fits your day. — Free — Anima is free: every breath pattern, palette, and session history, on iPhone and Apple Watch. No trial. No subscriptions. No ads. No accounts to create. No data sold. From the maker: "My mission is to expand what people can do and be so that we each can build a life worth living. Since the costs to maintain the apps are minimal, I freely offer these tools to the public in service to the mission. If you would like to support the cause, you can do the below." In the app, Settings > Want to show support? offers an optional tip ("Buy me a coffee"), a review on the App Store, and the newsletter. Feature requests and bug reports go to the community board. Nothing is unlocked by a tip — everything is already free. Anima isn't about doing more. It's about giving your attention one steady thing to hold and letting everything else settle into stillness. Anima supports general relaxation and mindfulness. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. Terms of Use: https://alterras.app/anima-terms · Privacy Policy: https://alterras.app/anima-privacy

TingleTap is a quiet, tactile space designed to keep your hands engaged while giving your mind a short break. Squeeze the stress ball, spin the fidget spinner, pop every bubble, stretch the therapy dough, rub the worry stone, or fold the infinity cube. Your gestures respond instantly on screen, while detailed haptic feedback gives every interaction its own physical character. When you need a stronger release, enter the full-screen Rage space. Shatter glass exactly where you touch, tear paper in any direction, crush a can again and again, or press and hold to melt ice. For a calmer rhythm, choose a guided session. Breathing, focus, screen-break, wind-down, and body-release flows guide you through small, practical steps. • 8 interactive tactile toys • Multiple materials and visual styles • Endless challenges and personal records • Full-screen Rage release space • Guided sessions from 1 to 5 minutes • Daily usage and progress statistics • Available in English and Turkish • No account required • Detailed haptics with no sound required Use TingleTap free for 60 minutes every day. Unlimited access is available with a monthly subscription. The subscription renews automatically and can be managed anytime in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://mustafakuk.github.io/privacy/tingletap.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/