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Head-to-head

Mantra vs Gratitude

Mantra 4.8★ · Free + IAP 85
Winner Mantra
Gratitude 4.9★ · Free + IAP 50

Mantra is the better choice for users seeking a reliable and uplifting daily affirmation app, while Gratitude is plagued by critical bugs and poor support.

Full reviews: Mantra · Gratitude

Mantra excels as a daily affirmation app, offering personalized content and a smooth user experience, despite some complaints about locked features and subscription practices. Gratitude, while praised for its journaling and vision board features, suffers from severe technical issues, including data loss and an inability to delete the app, coupled with unresponsive customer support.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: MantraR2R3R5R8
Mantra Mantra users appreciate the app's motivational affirmations, personalized content, and widgets for daily reminders R2R5R11R15. The app is seen as uplifting and helpful for maintaining a positive mindset and reducing anxiety R8. Some users desire more content and voice options for custom affirmations R3.
Gratitude Gratitude users value its journaling features, prompts, and the ability to add photos, making it a memory journal . The vision board feature is a highlight for many . However, some users wish for more color options and varied prompts .
Ease of Use & UI edge: MantraR7R8R23R32
Mantra Mantra is praised for its beautiful UI, easy navigation, and overall user-friendliness R7R8R32. Users find it quick and easy to use, with a simple interface that helps them stay mindful R8R23.
Gratitude Gratitude is generally considered simple and user-friendly, with an adorable UI . However, some users find it confusing to navigate and report issues with posts not opening or the app not starting properly .
Reliability & Bugs edge: MantraR3R6R15R19
Mantra Mantra is generally reliable, with users reporting consistent performance and timely reminders R15R19R23. The main reliability concerns are related to saved affirmations disappearing R3 and a 'horrible voice' for audio R6.
Gratitude Gratitude has severe reliability issues, with numerous reports of the app automatically redownloading after being deleted, acting like a 'virus' R57R61R65R69. Many users also experienced significant data loss, with journal entries disappearing after updates or for no apparent reason R56R80R87R91. The app also shames users for missing a day, resetting streaks .
Price & Value tieR1R4R21R24
Mantra Mantra offers a free tier, which some users find good for trying the app . Many users consider the paid features or lifetime access to be 'worth the small cost' or 'every penny' R24. However, there are serious complaints about unauthorized charges for subscriptions and free trials converting to paid without consent R1R4. Some users also feel too many features are locked behind a paywall R21.
Gratitude Gratitude also has a free tier, with users appreciating the ability to use most functions without paying . The Pro version is valued for features like the vision board and for restoring data . However, many users express frustration with features like writing past entries being locked behind a paywall and the high cost of the subscription . There are also significant complaints about free trials charging prematurely and the app forcing purchases to restore data .
Customer Support edge: MantraR56R80R99
Mantra Mantra reviews do not explicitly mention customer support, indicating either a lack of significant issues requiring support or that support experiences are not a major talking point for users.
Gratitude Gratitude's customer support is widely criticized for being unresponsive. Users report reaching out multiple times via email and through the app for issues like lost entries or the app's auto-redownloading bug, but receiving 'zero response' or 'no assistance' R56R99. One user did have a positive experience with support helping to recover lost data R80.
Pick Mantra if

You are looking for a straightforward, uplifting daily affirmation app with a clean interface and personalized content, and you value consistent positive reminders throughout your day R5R8R11R15.

Pick Gratitude if

You prioritize a journaling app with prompts, the ability to add photos, and a vision board feature, and you are willing to risk significant technical issues and potentially unresponsive customer support .

Evidence note: The evidence for Gratitude's reliability and customer support is heavily negative, with numerous users reporting critical bugs and lack of assistance. Mantra's reviews are overwhelmingly positive, with fewer and less severe complaints.

Frequently asked

Does Mantra offer a free trial?
Yes, Mantra offers a free trial, but some users have reported being charged prematurely or without authorization after signing up for it R1R4.
Can I personalize affirmations in Mantra?
Yes, Mantra allows users to personalize their affirmations and add their own mantras, with options for timely reminders R11R15.
Does Gratitude have issues with data loss?
Yes, many Gratitude users have reported significant data loss, with journal entries disappearing after app updates or for no clear reason, sometimes losing years of entries R56R87R91R95.
Can I delete the Gratitude app permanently?
Many users report a severe bug where the Gratitude app automatically redownloads itself onto their device shortly after being deleted, making it difficult to remove permanently R57R61R65R69.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Mantra 4/5 · GB App: Really good app. Has helped me a lot with focusing on positive action in my life.
  2. [R3] Mantra 3/5 · GB Nice app: Mantra is good enough and full of motivational affirmations. I have given 3 star because I had grouped some affirmations under collection and for reasons I cannot understand, the number of affirmations I saved are under the names collection but are not present. Secondly, I don’t like the fact that I cannot pick a voice to say my own affirmations, that’s easier than having to record mysel
  3. [R5] Mantra 5/5 · GB Love Mantra!: Great app! It always gives me a great boost of motivation/inspiration! Highly recommend!
  4. [R8] Mantra 5/5 · GB Life Changing: Mantra has had a positive impact on my life replacing sources of negativity such as the Daily News. Its the easiest form of mindfulness meditation and is so quick and easy to use Thank you Mantra
  5. [R7] Mantra 5/5 · GB Best of its kind!: Fantastic app! Outshines all other similar apps that I’ve downloaded. They’re one step ahead with app navigation, extra features and app aesthetics. Very high quality aid.
  6. [R23] Mantra 5/5 · GB Such a great app: I honestly love this app. The affirmation notifications are always spot and really help brighten my day. It’s like a gentle reminder or nudge that you’re on the right path, as a busy professional - I am on my phone a lot. This app keeps me mindful throughout the day. Would definitely recommend!
  7. [R32] Mantra 5/5 · GB Helpful & Useful App: This app always helps pick me up & pulls me back to reality when lost is overthinking. Beautiful UI & it just works. Thanks guys & kudos on a well made & helpful app.
  8. [R6] Mantra 2/5 · GB Mantra: It has a horrible voice
  9. [R15] Mantra 5/5 · GB Mantras: Amazing app. Timely reminders with option to add own mantra. It brings me back on course when things seem to get busy. Thank you for sharing this gift with the world. I needed it.
  10. [R19] Mantra 5/5 · GB Consistent: Really allows me to reflect regularly and count my blessings
  11. [R1] Mantra 1/5 · GB Week Free Trial: I just subscribed to get a weeks free trial and they have changed £19.99 out of my account straight away without authorisation or even stating the free trial😡
  12. [R4] Mantra 1/5 · GB Subscription without consent: This company have taken money form my account without my consent - be careful when signing up to it
  13. [R21] Mantra 4/5 · GB It’s really good but…: I love mantra it keeps me motivated, happy and calm but the only thing that could change is the locked features because I’ve honestly never found an app like this without locked features and often 90% of it is locked in other apps. For the best reviews and ratings, I think you should remove locked features
  14. [R24] Mantra 5/5 · GB Powerfully positive: This app brings so much positivity and focus to my day. Ensure you add the widget to your homepage that is what makes all the difference. Worth the small cost. Would recommend to all wanting daily positive vibes.
  15. [R56] Gratitude 3/5 · US Great App, No Support: I have enjoyed the app for several years, but when I had an issue with losing entries in process of moving to a new phone, I have reached out to their support 3-4 times at least y email and through the app and have gotten zero response. So I don’t know whether the development team is gone or what the story is, but it makes me question whether I want to keep paying for the
  16. [R80] Gratitude 5/5 · US Great app great support: I loved this app, but with the newest update it wiped two years of journaling. However, the support team was incredibly helpful, and managed to get my data back and help me secure it going forward! It’s a great simple app that helps me stay on top of my gratitude practice, and the support team is top notch.
  17. [R99] Gratitude 1/5 · US Data erased: All my entries have been deleted from one day to another. I have reached out multiple times to customer service and I haven’t received any assistance. Paying for an app that doesn’t even offer assistance.
  18. [R11] Mantra 5/5 · GB Perfect: I love mantra and how you can personalise your affirmations. The widget on the home screen is a nice size also. Love it xx
  19. [R87] Gratitude 1/5 · US All gratitude journal entries lost: I understand it’s an upgrade/you have to pay to back up your data, but I have only been using this app on this phone and one day when I updated the app I lost EVERYTHING. I have had this phone for two years without deleting the application so that is two years of entry lost for seemingly no reason when I updated the application. Please do not expect any of you
  20. [R91] Gratitude 1/5 · US Bull: I’ve had this app for 3 years. I updated my phone yesterday to find out that all of my journaling for the last THREE years has been deleted. Why would my app info delete from a PHONE UPDATE. I will not be paying for my renewal.
  21. [R95] Gratitude 1/5 · US Deleted Journal Entries: After entering dozens, if not hundreds of journal entries into the app over the past several months, I noticed today that all but 7 had been deleted from the app! So disappointing. I will not be renewing obviously. The quest for the perfect gratitude/journaling app continues…
  22. [R57] Gratitude 1/5 · US DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP: I will contact the BBB, as I have never downloaded this app and now every time I delete it, it shows up back on my Home Screen every other day, unauthorized.
  23. [R61] Gratitude 1/5 · US Can’t delete 🫪: I’ve deleted this app many times, and it keeps coming back. Every. Single. Day. I’m not sure how you could mess up so badly that your app is acting as a sort of virus, but I (and at least a few others) would really appreciate it if you’d make it your top priority to fix it. It’s a good app, sure, but not so good that I should be forced to have it downloaded… Do something about this
  24. [R65] Gratitude 1/5 · US App that won’t go away: I have to delete this app every day because it will not go away. I deleted I come back a few hours later and it’s back on my screen. Sometimes I delete and the next day is back on my screen.
  25. [R69] Gratitude 1/5 · US Unable to delete: The app has an auto-redownloading and comes back every day after I deleted it (and now it’s getting worse even twice a day!) Please understand some users just no longer need the app. If there’s a bug please fix it soon. Very annoying user experience.

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store