Amaranto vs Self Improving
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Amaranto
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Amaranto creates deep, personalized meditation audios from your own experience. It is the closest thing to having the best mental coach in the world, every week, only for you. HOW IT WORKS Tell it your goal, what holds you back, and who you want to become. Every week you get a 25-minute guided session written only for you, in a warm human voice, over binaural frequencies that tune your mind. A 3-MINUTE DAILY AUDIO To start your days with your mind aligned to your goals. BUILT WITH MORE THAN 16 METHODOLOGIES VALIDATED BY NEUROSCIENCE Guided visualization, mental rehearsal and binaural frequencies. Backed by science, not mysticism. Amaranto does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition, and it is not a substitute for professional care. YOUR SESSION CHANGES WITH YOU Before each session, a short check-in adapts the next audio to what actually happened in your week. This way, Amaranto grows with you and knows you better every time you use it. YOUR DATA IS SAFE Your data is never used to train any AI model, never kept for anyone to review, never sold, and never handed to advertisers. Everything is encrypted in transit and at rest. You can withdraw permission or delete your account and all of its data at any time, from the app. NOT SURE ABOUT THE MEDITATIONS YET? SPACES IS 100% FREE Sound spaces for deep work, relaxation and sleep. Play them while you work, study or fall asleep. No subscription. Binaural frequencies that tune your mind to different brainwave states depending on what you need. IT COSTS WHAT ONE COFFEE OUT COSTS, ONCE A MONTH Try it, and if it is not for you in your first 3 days, we give you your money back, no questions asked. MEMBERSHIP Amaranto Monthly and Amaranto Annual. Both include one personalized session per week, your daily audio, and the full method. The price is shown in the app in your local currency. The subscription renews automatically at the end of each period. Cancel any time from your App Store account settings, at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms of Use: https://amaranto.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://amaranto.app/privacy/
Self Improving
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Sculpt the person you want to become. Self Improving turns self-improvement into a 66-day sculpting of yourself. Every good habit you keep is a strike of the chisel: carve your daily deeds, earn glory, level up, and watch your own marble statue emerge from raw stone. BUILT ON FIVE VIRTUES Your growth is measured in the four Stoic virtues plus the body: ⢠Vigor: body, energy and health ⢠Wisdom: learning, reflection and judgment ⢠Courage: confidence and facing what is hard ⢠Temperance: self-control, focus and restraint ⢠Justice: kindness, duty and the people around you A PROGRAM MADE FOR YOU Answer a few questions and discover your starting class (Olympian, Philosopher, Spartan, Archer or Orator), your strongest virtue, your blind spot and a personal program of daily deeds. Choose 30, 66 or 90 days. CARVE YOUR DEEDS ⢠34 ready-made deeds, from push-ups and reading to cold showers and acts of kindness, or create your own ⢠Track reps, minutes, pages and steps, or simply mark a deed as carved ⢠A streak for every deed, plus daily and weekly goals ⢠Your day written in Roman numerals, from I to LXVI WATCH YOUR STATUE TAKE SHAPE As you gain glory and level up, your statue moves through six forms: from raw marble to a polished masterpiece crowned in gold. LAURELS AND MAXIMS Earn 29 laurels for streaks, perfect weeks and milestones. Draw a daily maxim, an original line to carry through the day, and collect all 48. THE OATH Want real accountability? Take the Oath: every undone deed costs glory, and nothing can be set aside. TOOLS FOR THE MIND A focus timer for deep work and guided box breathing, both counting toward your deeds. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your progress stays on your phone. SELF IMPROVING PRO Free: up to three deeds, your statue, laurels and maxims. Pro: unlimited deeds, the Oath, and the focus and breathing tools. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your store account. Manage or cancel anytime in your store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://alikaptanoglu.com/selfimproving/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://alikaptanoglu.com/selfimproving/terms.html
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Verdict
Amaranto and Self Improving are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Amaranto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Self Improving sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Amaranto | Self Improving |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernardo Camarena Herrera | ali kaptanoglu |
In-app purchases
Amaranto
- Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
- Premium Annual$167.991 Year
Self Improving
- Self Improving Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Self Improving Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year









