Comparison

Being Boring vs Mindspace Meditation

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

Head to head
About

Being Boring

Engage in simple, repetitive tasks to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and enhance focus. This app offers various interactive exercises designed to clear the mind and boost creativity through mindful engagement.

Highlights
  • Interactive touch-based exercises
  • Gravity-sensitive dot manipulation
  • Swipe-based dot interaction
  • Line drawing connection game
  • Magnet-like dot attraction
  • Finger painting within shapes
  • Number matching game
  • Number counting exercise
Features
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Just be, right now. Relax and meditate for a short while with Being Boring for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Concentrate on a repetitive and monotone task for a few minutes - like a game without a goal. Being Boring can help you reduce stress, focus, clear your mind and to kickstart your creativity. So the next time you have a few moments to spare, practice mindfulness by being boring. Here are the different things you can do in Being Boring (double tap or long press on the screen to choose): • Touch - Touch a dot and it disappears to appear somewhere else and then you can touch that and so on • Gravity - Three dots move depending on how you move your device • Swipe - Swipe the dot and it will glide away and bounce off the edges of the screen • Connect - By touching a dot a line between that dot and the previous dot is drawn • Magnet - Drag a dot from the center of the screen and release it and will be drawn back by a magnet • Paint - Draw with your finger within a shape and it will empty a few seconds after the last touch • Numbers - Choose the correct number from 1 to 9 from random buttons • Count - Scroll a list of numbers from 1 to 999

About

Mindspace Meditation

Features
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Relax. Sleep. Recharge. Discover a simple way to bring more calm into your day. Our app offers a curated library of meditation music and sleep songs designed to ease stress, quiet the mind, and help you rest better. Whether you need a mindful break during the day or soothing sounds to fall asleep at night, you’ll always have calm at your fingertips. Features you’ll love: Guided meditation songs to help you relax and refocus Sleep soundscapes and calming music for deep, restful sleep Easy-to-use player with favorites and playlists Gentle, minimal design that makes winding down effortless Turn moments of stress into moments of peace, and nights of restlessness into nights of deep sleep. Terms of Use: https://qlaunch.de/apps/mindspace/terms_use.pdf

Screenshots

Being Boring4 screens
Mindspace Meditation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Being Boring at none against Mindspace Meditation's 2. Mindspace Meditation's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads 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. Mindspace Meditation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Being Boring asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, Mindspace Meditation weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Being Boring versus Mindspace Meditation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeing BoringMindspace Meditation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Borg Apps ABQLaunch GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Being Boring

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindspace Meditation

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Being Boring free?
Being Boring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindspace Meditation free?
Mindspace Meditation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Being Boring or Mindspace Meditation have ads?
Neither Being Boring nor Mindspace Meditation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Being Boring or Mindspace Meditation?
Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, and Mindspace Meditation weekly. Most recently, Being Boring was updated on October 23, 2026 and Mindspace Meditation on October 13, 2026.

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