Comparison

Being Boring vs KineticPrimer

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

KineticPrimer

This app creates personalized training sessions based on your available time, equipment, and energy levels. It offers flexibility for quick workouts, strength training, mobility, and recovery, adapting to your daily needs.

Highlights
  • Time-based training sessions
  • Multiple workout types (strength, mobility, recovery)
  • Equipment-aware session building
  • Body readiness input
  • Guided timers and instructions
  • Session history tracking
  • Library of repeatable routines
Features
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KineticPrimer is a training app built for real life. Some days you have 6 minutes. Some days you have 30. Some days your body feels ready to push. Other days you need to move, reset, and keep momentum without overreaching. KineticPrimer builds structured training sessions around your time, body, equipment, and energy — so you can stay consistent without forcing every day into the same workout template. Choose how much time you have, what equipment is available, what your body needs, and how hard you want to train. KineticPrimer gives you a guided session that fits the moment. Use it for quick micro-dosed training, strength-focused sessions, mobility work, recovery days, travel workouts, movement preparation, and full-body routines. Features include: • Time-based training sessions for short or longer windows • Strength, mobility, recovery, activation, travel, and full-body options • Equipment-aware session building • Body-area and readiness inputs • Guided timers and exercise instructions • Session history and completed activity tracking • Library access for repeatable routines • Premium training options through optional subscription access KineticPrimer is designed for busy professionals, former athletes, active adults, and anyone who wants to train consistently without needing a perfect schedule. This is not an all-or-nothing fitness app. It is a flexible training system for the days you have time, the days you do not, and everything in between. Terms of Use: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Being Boring4 screens
KineticPrimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Being Boring at none against KineticPrimer's 2. Being Boring also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). KineticPrimer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price 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. KineticPrimer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Being Boring asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KineticPrimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Being Boring has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, KineticPrimer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Being Boring versus KineticPrimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeing BoringKineticPrimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Borg Apps ABJeoffrey Aggabao

Customer experience

Being Boring

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

KineticPrimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Being Boring

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KineticPrimer

Subscriptions2
  • KineticPrimer Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • KineticPrimer Pro Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Being Boring free?
Being Boring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KineticPrimer free?
KineticPrimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Being Boring or KineticPrimer?
KineticPrimer is rated higher. Being Boring averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while KineticPrimer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Being Boring or KineticPrimer have ads?
Neither Being Boring nor KineticPrimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Being Boring or KineticPrimer?
Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, and KineticPrimer every 5 days. Most recently, Being Boring was updated on October 9, 2026 and KineticPrimer on October 15, 2026.

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