Comparison

Happier Meditation vs Dynamic Mind Practice

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

Head to head
About

Happier Meditation

This app offers a refreshing approach to mindfulness with over 500 guided meditations led by relatable teachers. It helps users find personalized practices to manage stress, anxiety, and sleep issues, embracing imperfection in their journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized meditation plans
  • Extensive content library (500+ sessions)
  • Real-life practice insights
  • Flexible meditation formats
  • Embrace imperfection approach
Features
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Meditation for stress, anxiety, and sleep — that meets you where you are. Happier Meditation (formerly Ten Percent Happier) is an Apple "Best Of" Award winner with 500+ guided meditations from relatable, expert teachers. No perfection required. Whether you have two minutes or twenty, you'll find a practice that fits your day and your life. Forget the idea that mindfulness has to be calm and quiet. Real life is messy, and this is meditation for real life: practical, plain-spoken, and built to stick. Key Features: Personalized Meditation Plans: Build a routine around your own needs and goals. Our plans help you find balance, insight, and rest in your daily life. Extensive Content Library: Access over 500 guided sessions for stress, anxiety, sleep, and more. Explore formats like vertical videos for a meditation experience that holds your attention. Real-Life Practice: Learn from world-class teachers who share practical insights and show how they fit mindfulness into their everyday routines. Flexible Meditation Options: Choose from formats designed to fit your schedule, so a regular practice is actually doable. Embrace Imperfection: Practice without the pressure to be perfect. Happier Meditation helps you find your footing, no matter where you start. Join us for doable, deeply meaningful mindfulness. Download Happier Meditation today for a practice that evolves with you. Relax, find some ease, and get more out of every part of your life. Awards & Press: Apple "Best Of" Award winner #1 in The New York Times guide "How to Meditate" Featured on Good Morning America and The Daily Show Subscription Pricing and Terms: If you'd like to unlock full access to our 500+ videos and guided meditations, we offer auto-renewing monthly and yearly subscription membership options. If you select an auto-renewing subscription membership option, payment will be charged to your App Store Account at confirmation of purchase and your Happier Meditation subscription will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your credit card will be charged for renewal through your App Store account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off an auto-renewing subscription at any time from your App Store Account Settings but refunds will not be issued for any unused portion of the term. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. For more information on our terms of service and privacy policy, please visit https://www.meditatehappier.com/terms-of-service OR https://www.meditatehappier.com/privacy-policy

About

Dynamic Mind Practice

This app offers a deep relaxation mindfulness practice designed to alleviate fears, worries, anxieties, and sleep difficulties. It promotes calmness, positivity, focus, and mental clarity through a method developed over 50 years. Experience the benefits of stress release and improved consciousness states.

Highlights
  • Deep relaxation and stress release
  • Alleviates fears, worries, and anxieties
  • Improves focus and mental clarity
  • Aids in overcoming sleeping difficulties
  • Master jetlag with practice
  • Understanding brain wave states
Features
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The Dynamic Mind PracticeTM (DMP) is a deep relaxation mindfulness practice that has been found to relieve fears, worries, anxieties, physical tension and sleeping difficulties. It also helps us assists everyone who uses it to feel calmer, more positive and present, and creates the ability for us to think with increased focus and clarity. DMP is presented by Gita Bellin who has been teaching, lecturing and consulting internationally for sixty years. Gita and her team at Gita Bellin & Associates have been assisting people with the knowledge and skills that release stress. DMP has been shared with hundreds of thousands of people over 50 years, world-wide, by Gita and the many GBA teachers who have been trained to deliver the practice. DMP is being made available online for the very first time. Gita and her team wish to freely offer the Dynamic Mind Practice to anyone who would like to experience all the great benefits of doing this simple, yet powerful practice of deep relaxation and stress release. Gaining the skill of DMP is especially beneficial in overcoming all the current challenges that we are all facing, at this time. Within this App is an understanding and experience of the Dynamic Mind PracticeTM, including: how our brain waves link to our three major states of consciousness – waking, dreaming and deep sleep; a debrief and important explanation of how the DMP experience links with the Mastery of brain waves; the DMP Deep Sleep Practice; how to use the DMP to master jetlag; further information in regard to using the DMP in daily life.

Screenshots

Happier Meditation4 screens
Dynamic Mind Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dynamic Mind Practice at none against Happier Meditation's 10. Dynamic Mind Practice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Happier Meditation's advantage is ratings volume (143K vs 5) and chart position (#96 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Happier Meditation sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Dynamic Mind Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dynamic Mind Practice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happier Meditation has 143K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Happier Meditation's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dynamic Mind Practice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happier Meditation ships an update fortnightly, Dynamic Mind Practice every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Happier Meditation versus Dynamic Mind Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappier MeditationDynamic Mind Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (143K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143K — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHappier Meditation, IncGBA Knowledge Foundation

Customer experience

Happier Meditation

All ratings143,067 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews860 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative20.8%

Dynamic Mind Practice

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Happier Meditation

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard not working for setting monthly intention
  • Inconsistent closed captioning on downloaded content

Requested features

6 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More sleep meditations
  • Ability to save favorite meditations
  • Improved search and discovery
  • Journaling integration
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  • Customizable home screen

Dynamic Mind Practice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Happier Meditation

Subscriptions9
  • 10% Happier Subscription$9.991 Month
  • 10% Happier Premium2 variants$14.991 Month
  • 10% Happier Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • 10% Happier Subscription$79.991 Year
  • 10% Happier Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • 10% Happier Premium$99.991 Year
  • Annual Membership$99.991 Year
  • Annual Membership14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Dynamic Mind Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Happier Meditation free?
Happier Meditation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dynamic Mind Practice free?
Dynamic Mind Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Happier Meditation or Dynamic Mind Practice?
Dynamic Mind Practice is rated higher. Happier Meditation averages 4.8 out of 5 from 143K ratings, while Dynamic Mind Practice averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Happier Meditation or Dynamic Mind Practice have ads?
Happier Meditation shows ads; Dynamic Mind Practice does not.
Which is updated more often, Happier Meditation or Dynamic Mind Practice?
Happier Meditation ships an update fortnightly, and Dynamic Mind Practice every 3 weeks. Most recently, Happier Meditation was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dynamic Mind Practice on November 3, 2026.

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