Flow Lab: Growth Mindset Coach 4+

Day one (FitMind and Calm user as well)

I already love this! Please do the 7-day free trial and remember, you can always cancel via Apple ID in the settings -> subscription.

This app so far on the first day is amazing! This app covers the weaknesses of both Calm and the FitMind (which I’m a premium annual user for both of those btw).

The weaknesses being that Calm has a Netflix style of meditations, soundscapes, sleep stories and masterclasses that go deeper into meditation.

The problem however is relative to the FitMind app, it for the most part (with the exception of the Masterclass and breathing exercises) does not have guided classes focusing solely on meditation/focus.

That is where the FitMind comes in, where it has a 30-day program, along with additional classes with the intention of improving your focus, mindfulness, awareness, emotional control, etc.

Where Flow Lab (so far, I’ve only done two sessions right now) is better than FitMind is first it has gamification built into it that tracks your performance and it has follow-up questions so the classes are more personalized for you the individual.

This personalization is what I have been looking for since under these topics:

Focus
Ease
Mindfulness
Emotional stability
Etc.

I was not sure what I should focus on, until Flow Lab came into the picture here and put quantification into this.

Developer Response ,

Hi Eric,

thank you so much for the extensive feedback! So great to see how you perceive the differences in the different apps and point out the personalization aspect of Flow Lab. We’re looking forward to improve this part of the coaching even more in the future.

Best, David

Most accessible gamified meditation app

I ran into FlowLabs while researching meditation apps to help calm my frantic brain. I evaluated both this and FitMind, and I find FlowLabs to be more accessible. The gamification is excellent and helps reinforce healthy habits. The narrator really shines in your sessions — I found FitMind’s to be more “mechanical” if that makes any sense, whereas Flow feels more like an actual guide.

For the actual results, I’ve been using Flow for at least 5x a week for 4 months and can say that every mental aspect of my life has improved. I can absolutely focus better, I find myself managing tough situations more easily, and I generally feel happier than I have in the past.

Like with anything, you get what you put in, so YMMV, but I found that committing to a regular regiment with Flow has been a force multiplier in my life. Highly recommend it.

wow, absolutely worth it — be consistent and you’ll see the benefits

The exercises and visualizations in this app have been absolutely life changing. I can’t say enough good things about how this has helped my mental health and overall well being. It’s so tailored to my needs that it’s almost spooky. Prime example, in my morning journal entry today I started to unpack that somewhere along the line my self talk became quite negative, and the recommended exercise today was one called “Best Friend”… it was exactly what I needed. I find the exercises far more useful than mindfulness exercises in apps like Headspace or Hello Mind, coupled breath work this app is 100% worth it.