3 Minute Mindfulness vs Mindfulness.com Meditation App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3 Minute Mindfulness
Quickly find calm and peace with short, guided meditations and breathing exercises. Learn practical mindfulness techniques to reduce stress, improve sleep, and increase focus in just 3 minutes a day.
- 7 Days of Mindfulness course
- Guided meditations for stress and sleep
- Breathing exercises (Square, 4-7-8)
- Customizable breathing exercises
- Mindfulness reminders
- Health app integration
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Featured in over 30 countries, including the United States and United Kingdom. Feel happier, calmer and more at peace in just 3 minutes. The quick meditations and breathing exercises help you deal with stress, anxiety, overwhelm, sleep and more. 3 Minute Mindfulness has been seen in The Huffington Post, The Telegraph, Mashable, Gizmodo and more. "3 Minute Mindfulness is a wonderful addition, and it helps me on a daily basis. The app reminds me to stop and breathe no matter what situation I find myself in." - Karla, App Review What actually is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is defined as paying attention in the present moment, without judgment. Put another way, Mindfulness is about noticing what is happening around you right now. How do you practice Mindfulness? There are many ways to practice mindfulness and bring yourself into the present moment, including meditations, breathing exercises, feeling for sensations and more! For example, try taking a deep breath in through your nose... And breathe out through your mouth. Congratulations! You just did a Mindfulness exercise. In that moment you paid complete attention to your breath, without any judgments. How will Mindfulness help? Research has shown that mindfulness can help you: - Improve sleep - Reduce stress - Relieve anxiety - Increase number of positive feelings - Calm your mind - Increased focus App Features: - The 7 Days of Mindfulness course. Learn practical mindfulness exercises that can be applied to your day to day life. There are 7 lessons, spread out over 7 days. Each lesson is approximately 3 minutes short! - Guided meditations to help you reduce stress, relieve anxiety and even help you sleep. All in just 3 minutes! - A range of breathing exercises that each have different benefits. They include Square Breathing (great for taking control of your mind), 4-7-8 Breathing (this has been called a natural tranquilliser, making it perfect for getting to sleep), and more! You can even create your own breathing exercises. - Create your own reminders to be mindful Connects to the Health App 3 Minute Mindfulness connects with the Health app to save all the time you spend being mindful. Subscription Pricing and Terms The app offers three auto-renewing 'Premium' subscription options which unlocks everything in the app: Monthly: $6.99 per month Semi Annually: $24.99 per 6 months Yearly: $39.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price you purchased the subscription for. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our privacy policy here - http://www.threeminutemindfulness.com/privacy-policy Read more about our terms and conditions here - http://www.threeminutemindfulness.com/terms-and-conditions If you have any questions, please email support@zencoapps.com Website: http://www.threeminutemindfulness.com
Mindfulness.com Meditation App
Access daily personalized video coaching and short mindfulness practices to reduce stress and anxiety. Explore guided meditations, sleep aids, and courses from renowned teachers to cultivate calm and improve sleep. Track your progress and contribute to charitable causes with a subscription.
- Personalized daily video coaching
- 1-2 minute mindfulness micro-practices
- Guided meditations for stress and anxiety
- Sleep meditations and soundscapes
- Courses from world-renowned teachers
- Progress tracking with Apple Health
- Charitable donations with subscription
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PERSONALIZED DAILY VIDEO COACHING Every day, you’ll receive a personalized video lesson & meditation from your Mindfulness Coach to give you practical tools for living a life with calm and ease. SHORT MINDFULNESS PRACTICES. ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. Explore our 1-2 minute long mindfulness micro-practices, breathing exercises and short meditations to provide you with in-the-moment support when you need it the most. LEARN TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION Join our community of over 1 million people transforming their lives by learning mindfulness, cultivating a habit of mindful meditation or deepening their practice of mindfulness with our mindfulness courses from world renowned mindfulness teachers. REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY Learn & practice a better way of living with 100s of talks, courses, micro-practices, guided meditations, music & soundscapes to reduce stress and anxiety, meditate and sleep better. Meditation sessions are available in lengths of 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes so you can choose the perfect length. IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP Fall asleep fast and get better rest with our Sleep Shuffle, guided sleep meditations, sleep music and soothing nature soundscapes. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Track your Mindful Minutes within the Apple Health app. MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD WITH YOUR PRACTICE When you take a Mindfulness Plus subscription, we donate a portion of our revenue to non-profit organisations who are bringing mindfulness to people in need. To date, we’ve donated over $500,000 to mindfulness nonprofits around the world. MEET YOUR HOSTS: *Cory Muscara, MA - Mindfulness Advisor to The Dr. Oz Show. Instructor at University of Pennsylvania. Former Monk. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com *Melli O’Brien - Speaker. Writer and Mindfulness Teacher. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com. Host of The Mindfulness Summit, the world's largest mindfulness conference. MEET YOUR WORLD RENOWNED TEACHERS: *Rhonda Magee, JD - Author. Professor of Law, University of San Francisco *Shamash Alidina, MA - Teacher. Author of Mindfulness for Dummies *Kelly Boys - Author. Mindfulness Trainer for the United Nations *Vidyamala Burch - Author. Pain & illness Specialist. Founder of Breathworks *Mark Coleman - Mindfulness Teacher. Wilderness guide and author. *Rich Fernandez - the CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. MINDFUL MEDITATION & TALKS ABOUT MINDFUL LIVING *Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD - Professor of Medicine. Bestselling author. Founder of MBSR. *Tara Brach, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Psychologist and bestselling author. *Sharon Salzberg - New York Times bestselling author. *Jack Kornfield, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Bestselling Author 12+ books. *Dan Siegel, MD - Bestselling author. Director UCLA Mindful Research Center. *Judson Brewer, MD - Psychiatrist. Director of Research, Center for Mindfulness. *Elisha Goldstein, PhD - Author. Founder, Center for Mindful Living LA. *Mark Williams, Phd - Professor. Director of Oxford University’s Mindfulness Center. We believe training your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life and everyone has the right to the healing power of a mindfulness practice — and money should never be the reason why someone can't access the tools, support, and community to benefit from it. With Mindfulness.com, if you can't afford a Mindfulness Plus subscription, please send us an email, and we will unlock a free year for you to enjoy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Mindfulness.com Meditation App at free with in-app purchases against 3 Minute Mindfulness's subscription. Mindfulness.com Meditation App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 83%). 3 Minute Mindfulness's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. 3 Minute Mindfulness sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Mindfulness.com Meditation App sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mindfulness.com Meditation App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of 3 Minute Mindfulness's written reviews are positive against 96% of Mindfulness.com Meditation App's.
3 Minute Mindfulness ships an update fortnightly, Mindfulness.com Meditation App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3 Minute Mindfulness | Mindfulness.com Meditation App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) | 4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews | 96.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Zenco Limited | mindfulness.com |
Customer experience
3 Minute Mindfulness
Mindfulness.com Meditation App
User reviews
3 Minute Mindfulness
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for stress and panic attacks
- 👍 Useful breathing and meditation exercises
- 👍 Calming and relaxing
- 👍 Enjoyable sessions
- 👍 Effective for anxiety and depression
Room to improve
- 💰 Subscription model is expensive
- 💰 Most features require a paid subscription
- 🕰️ Exercises are too short and fast-paced
- 🔒 Lack of free content
- 🐛 Apple Watch app has issues like screen timeout
Mindfulness.com Meditation App
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙏 Thank you
- 🌈 Mindfulness
- 🌟 Amazing
- 🌱 New beginnings
- 🌍 Practicing Human
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🔒 Subscription issues
Bugs and requests
3 Minute Mindfulness
Reported bugs
4 issues- Paid subscription not working as expected
- Reminders and notifications not functioning properly
- Apple Watch app issues like screen timeout
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Longer meditation sessions (5-10 minutes)
- More free content and features
- Option to turn off screen and just use audio
- Ability to customize reminders and notifications
- Sync progress and data across devices
Mindfulness.com Meditation App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequent crashes
- Subscription cancellation issues
Requested features
2 requests- Archive of daily meditations
- More content for seniors
In-app purchases
3 Minute Mindfulness
- Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Premium$25.496 Months
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- Half Yearly7 Days trial$25.496 Months
- Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- All The Things$3.99
- 4-7-8$4.99
- Premium$4.99
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- Forever$99.99
Mindfulness.com Meditation App
- Mindfulness Plus Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Mindfulness Plus+ Monthly$16.991 Month
- Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$16.991 Year
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- Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- 1 Year Mindfulness Basics7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$67.991 Year
- Mindfulness Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$76.991 Year
- Mindfulness Plus+ Annual7 Days trial$84.991 Year
- Mindfulness Plus Annual7 Days trial$95.991 Year
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