Comparison

Beyond Affirmations vs Subconsciously

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

Head to head
About

Beyond Affirmations

This app offers guided meditations designed to address physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges. It helps users release negative emotions, change limiting beliefs, and improve overall health and well-being by fostering a loving relationship with their bodies.

Highlights
  • Guided healing meditations
  • Addresses physical pain
  • Emotional release techniques
  • Personal growth support
  • Promotes self-love
  • Changes limiting beliefs
Features
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By Barbara Clark. "Beyond Affirmations" guided meditations offer you a simple, safe, yet powerfully effective solution to physical, emotional and spiritual challenges. Specially designed to support your healing, bring you relief from pain and help your personal growth, these meditations lead you through releasing the specific emotions that are creating your pain and discomfort. Your body is a field of consciousness.Your beliefs create the state of your health and your life. You make positive changes by becoming consciously aware of your beliefs and self-talk. By helping you to appreciate your body with love and gratitude and tap into your own powerful, natural healing abilities, Beyond Affirmations guided meditations help you change your beliefs and improve any area of your health and life. Learn to speak lovingly and kindly to your body. Replace negative self-talk and criticism with positive, healing and empowering messages - the messages your body wants to hear! List of available healing meditations: Introduction (free!) Relaxation and Well-being (free!) Self-Love (Part 1 & 2) Soothe Your Skin Heal Your Relationship with Money Heal Your Relationship with Food Healing For Your Heart Healing for your Lower, Mid and Upper Back Release Stress & Anxiety Emotional Support During Pregnancy & Your Changing Pregnant Body Healing For Your Stomach Healing For Your Knees Headache & Migraine Relief Healing For Your Ankles Healing For Your Neck Healing For Your Hips Healing From Grief & Trauma About the author: Barbara Clark is an Emotional Freedom Technique and Reiki Practitioner. She has extensive experience in other healing modalities such as The ZPoint Process, Divine Healing Love, T.A.T., Emotrance and A.C.E. Her own health challenge in 2009 taught her the importance of learning to love and appreciate her body, get herself out of the way and allow her body to heal.She is passionate about teaching us that our bodies are not our enemies! They are always, always doing the very best they can to support us. Barbara lives and works in beautiful, rural Southern Scotland and is always delighted to hear from you.Visit her site now and sign up for her new email club to get details of her generous welcome gift and monthly free offers http://www.healing-affirmations.com/email-club-sign-up/ or join her on Facebook www.facebook.com/BeyondAffirmations.

About

Subconsciously

This app offers hypnotherapy sessions designed to help users overcome anxiety, stress, bad habits, phobias, and improve relationships. It utilizes the proven methods of a renowned hypnotherapist, providing personalized audio experiences to facilitate mental reprogramming and emotional well-being.

Highlights
  • Hypnosis sessions by Aaron Surtees
  • Reprogramming of the mind
  • Personalized audio sessions
  • Overcome anxiety and stress
  • Kick bad habits
  • Conquer phobias
  • Attract abundance and improve relations
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Subconsciously is the most effective hypnotherapy application based on the method of Aaron Surtees, a renowned London hypnotherapist with 20 years of experience. Demonstrated on TV and mass media, including BBC, Forbes, Guardian, Mail Online, and Business Insider, his unique techniques help people across the world transform their lives. Audio sessions recreate face-to-face meetings, ensuring 95% of the effect. LEVERAGE TRUSTED METHODS — Immersive hypnosis experience with the voice of Aaron Surtees. — Reprogramming of the mind. — Personalized audio sessions. RESTORE YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH Panic attacks, depression, stress, PTSD, social anxiety, fear of public speaking—hypnotherapy can help you regain your calm and confidence. KICK BAD HABITS Smoking, alcohol, overeating, procrastination, social media addiction, gambling, nail biting—disrupt your attitudes and take back control. CONQUER YOUR PHOBIAS Fear of heights, confined spaces, flying, needles, spiders, doctors, dentists, elevators, trains, driving—get rid of all the restrictions and feel free. ATTRACT ABUNDANCE Manifest financial prosperity, love, and right environment. Achieve goals, improve your concentration and confidence. IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONS Jealousy, conflict, low self-esteem, overcoming breakups, improving your sex life—create harmony in yourself and with others. MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS Track your progress in the app: - Mark completed sessions. - Analyze changes in your well-being and mood. - Set goals and monitor how close you are to a better version of yourself. Join hypnotherapy with Subconsciously, and access all of the features within a single subscription. Try the Surtees method and see that it's easier to change your life than you might think. By accessing and using Subconsciously, you acknowledge and agree to the Standard Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beyond Affirmations4 screens
Subconsciously4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Beyond Affirmations at free with in-app purchases against Subconsciously's subscription. Beyond Affirmations also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Subconsciously's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 76%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Beyond Affirmations sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Subconsciously sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Beyond Affirmations against 4.9 for Subconsciously. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 178 and 113 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Beyond Affirmations's written reviews are positive against 88% of Subconsciously's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beyond Affirmations ships an update every 7 months, Subconsciously monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beyond Affirmations versus Subconsciously: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeyond AffirmationsSubconsciously
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (178 ratings)4.9 (113 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews88.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings178 — better113
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB157 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFrederic CalendiniSubconsciously well being services LTD

Customer experience

Beyond Affirmations

All ratings178 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%

Subconsciously

All ratings113 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.1%

User reviews

Beyond Affirmations

From 178 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😌 Effective for stress and anxiety
  • 💰 Great value for money
  • 🎧 Soothing and relaxing voice
  • 💖 Life-changing meditations
  • 👍 Easy to use interface

Room to improve

  • 💸 Expensive individual purchases
  • 🔄 Purchases lost after phone change
  • 🔒 Content relocks after purchase
  • 🐛 App issues after updates
  • 📉 Pricey to unlock more sessions

Subconsciously

From 113 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Highly effective hypnosis sessions with measurable results
  • 🗣️ Aaron's calming and soothing voice
  • 💰 Affordable alternative to in-person therapy sessions
  • 📚 Wide variety of session topics and content
  • 🎨 Beautiful and intuitive app design

Room to improve

  • 💸 Subscription pricing perceived as expensive by some users
  • 🐛 App glitches and technical issues
  • 🚫 Free trial requires upfront payment
  • 📞 Poor customer support and unresponsive contact channels
  • 🔐 Account access and login problems

Bugs and requests

Beyond Affirmations

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App has been changed and is no longer usable after update
  • Voice has been slowed down in new version
  • Screen is distorted and not stretched out
  • Link to app support does not function
  • Purchases lost after getting a new phone
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  • Meditations relock after a few months
  • No response from support to restore purchases
  • Screen freezes when trying to restore purchases
  • Purchases disappear/relock after buying a second session
  • Page freezes before entering the App Store for purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Return of old layout with separate volume controls
  • Ability to control volume of meditation words and music independently
  • More meditations for specific body parts or health issues (e.g., eyesight, breathing, hormone health)
  • Clearer indication of pricing before entering app store
  • Option to unlock all sessions at a bundled price

Subconsciously

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App doesn't reset sessions properly
  • Sessions jump to incorrect timestamps during playback
  • Login password validation errors despite correct credentials
  • Email verification not being delivered for password resets
  • Unable to log in via Apple authentication
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  • Company email bouncing back as invalid
  • Cannot play downloaded sessions
  • Account lockout with no recovery options

Requested features

6 requests
  • Actual free trial without requiring payment upfront
  • Better customer support channels and response times
  • Session duration information displayed before selection
  • Improved account recovery and login mechanisms
  • More detailed descriptions for manifestation sessions
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  • Multiple track options per month at current price point

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Beyond Affirmations

One-time12
  • Relationship with Money$5.99
  • Relationship With Food$5.99
  • Stress And Anxiety$5.99
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  • Support Your Heart$5.99
  • Support Your Hips$5.99
  • Support Your Knees$5.99
  • Support Your Neck$5.99
  • Support Your Stomach$5.99
  • Release Grief And Trauma$5.99
  • Soothe Your Skin$5.99
  • Self Love$6.99
  • Support Your Back$6.99
7 purchases

Subconsciously

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly - All Hypnosis Plan3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Subconsciously Monthly Lite7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Subconsciously Monthly7 Days trial$87.991 Month
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  • Annual - All Hypnosis Plan3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Subconsciously 3 Months7 Days trial$249.993 Months
  • Subconciously 6 Months7 Days trial$449.996 Months
  • Subconsciously Yearly7 Days trial$849.991 Year

Questions

Is Beyond Affirmations free?
Beyond Affirmations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subconsciously free?
Subconsciously is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beyond Affirmations or Subconsciously?
Subconsciously is rated higher. Beyond Affirmations averages 4.8 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Subconsciously averages 4.9 from 113 ratings.
Do Beyond Affirmations or Subconsciously have ads?
Neither Beyond Affirmations nor Subconsciously shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beyond Affirmations or Subconsciously?
Beyond Affirmations ships an update every 7 months, and Subconsciously monthly. Most recently, Beyond Affirmations was updated on October 22, 2026 and Subconsciously on October 24, 2026.

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