Comparison

Vida Health vs Mindstream™

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

Head to head
About

Vida Health

This app connects you with a virtual health team including coaches, dietitians, therapists, and medical providers to help you achieve your health goals. It offers convenient communication tools and integrates with various devices to track your progress, leading to proven results in weight loss, diabetes management, stress reduction, and more.

Highlights
  • Virtual health team access
  • Personalized health coaching
  • Dietitian and therapist support
  • Progress tracking via device integration
  • Secure messaging and video sessions
  • Proven health outcome results
Features
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Available to members of participating employers and health insurance plans Change is hard. Having the right team and the right tools makes it easier. Whether you want to lose weight, better manage diabetes, reduce stress, or improve eating and exercise habits, Vida’s coaches, dietitians, therapists and medical providers can help you. Choose a health coach whose style you like for a program that fits your unique health goals. At Vida, we meet you where you are, and help you get somewhere better. CONVENIENCE With Vida’s mobile app, easily stay in touch with your health team through messaging, phone calls, and video sessions. Vida integrates with more than 100 devices and apps, including Apple Health, to track your progress and share it with your care team. PROVEN RESULTS Vida works. On average, Vida members in weight loss lose 7% of their body weight, those working on diabetes see an average A1C reduction of 1.4 points and those in therapy reduce anxiety by 58%, depression by 60%, and stress by 33%. 75% of those working on blood pressure reduce their hypertension by one full stage. EMPLOYEE AND HEALTH PLAN PARTNERS Vida is trusted by Fortune 500 employers and national health plans, many of which cover the full cost of Vida Health. ***************** “My therapist helped me overcome stress and anxiety both at home and work.” - Kytn “Everything has changed. I lost 30 pounds. I had retired from boxing and came back to the sport with the support of my Vida coach – it’s unbelievable. I’m ready to jump back into the boxing ring again. I’m 40 years old, but feel like I’m 20.” - Mauricio “I'm proud to say I'm still smoke-free, breathing easy, and I've now lost 85 pounds. I'm more active than I've ever been.” - Lyndsey “I’m exercising daily and taking over 10,000 steps daily, which was foreign in the past. My diet has also completely changed, with more fruits and vegetables and grains. With these changes, I feel a lot more energetic and have clarity of mind.” - Chris, lost 25 pounds and reduced his elevated blood pressure “I feel empowered by being healthy, losing weight, going to the gym, cleaning my diet, and changing my perspective about life. I am happy again!” - Frank, lost 30 pounds and reversed his diabetes

About

Mindstream™

Access expert wellness and mental health resources on a secure platform. Engage in sessions and streams to improve emotional well-being and life skills.

Highlights
  • Expert wellness content
  • Mental health resources
  • Secure platform
  • Live sessions and streams
  • Emotional health improvement
  • Life skills development
Features
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Discover expert wellness and mental health content on a secure, easy-to-use platform. Participate in sessions and streams to strengthen your emotional health, life skills and more.

Screenshots

Vida Health4 screens
Mindstream™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vida Health at 4.6 against Mindstream™'s 3.0. Vida Health also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2). Mindstream™'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vida Health holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vida Health has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vida Health versus Mindstream™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVida HealthMindstream™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews32.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB1 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVida Health IncCuraLinc Healthcare

Customer experience

Vida Health

All ratings14,289 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive32.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative58.3%

Mindstream™

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

Bugs and requests

Vida Health

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Video calls frequently drop or experience quality issues
  • App fails to load or sync data consistently
  • Incorrect nutritional information displayed for logged foods

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to save and reuse custom meals and recipes
  • Improve syncing and integration with other health apps
  • Provide more flexibility in coach and group selection
  • Enhance app performance and stability

Mindstream™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vida Health

No in-app purchases

None

Mindstream™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vida Health free?
Vida Health is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindstream™ free?
Mindstream™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vida Health or Mindstream™?
Vida Health is rated higher. Vida Health averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Mindstream™ averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Vida Health or Mindstream™ have ads?
Neither Vida Health nor Mindstream™ shows ads.

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