The best manifestation apps, compared: which one fits how you manifest
The best manifestation app for most people is Solulu. It shows you your own face, already living the life you want, so you do not have to imagine it. It takes a few minutes in the morning and at night. If you want short affirmation lines on your Lock Screen all day, pick I am - Daily Affirmations. It has a free version. We make Solulu, and we say plainly where another app is the better choice.
We make Solulu, one of the apps on this page. We judge every app, ours included, on the same points. We say plainly where another app is the better choice.
The five kinds of manifestation apps
Most manifestation apps fall into five kinds. The right one depends on how you like to practice: reading, listening, writing or watching.
- Affirmation widgets. Short “I am” lines on your Lock Screen, Home Screen and watch, all day. Example: I am - Daily Affirmations.
- Affirmation audio. Spoken affirmations on a loop over music, sometimes in your own recorded voice. Examples: Innertune, ThinkUp.
- Future-self audio stories. A voice describes your life as if your wish has already come true. The story is written from a long set of questions about you. Examples: Stella, Aya.
- Journal and chat apps. Prompts, gratitude lists, goal trackers and, lately, AI chat companions. Several unrelated apps share the name “Manifest”, and most are this kind.
- Mind movie apps. A mind movie is a short video of the life you want, with scenes, affirmations and music. You watch it every day. Examples: Solulu makes them for you, with you in the scenes. Mind Movies lets you build one yourself from a library of images.
An app is the way the practice reaches you. The practice is what brings your wish into your real life. That is why the next question matters more than the app’s name.
What makes a manifestation app good
Every method that works does three things. It makes your wish specific. It helps you believe it is coming. And you focus on it every day. That is how the wish moves from your head into your life. A good app helps you do all three.
Methods differ in how they do it. Law of Assumption methods, like SATS and scripting, have you feel the wish as already done. Law of Attraction methods have you raise your feeling to match the wish. Repetition methods, like affirmations and the 369 method, repeat the wish until it sinks in.
When you look at any app, ask three plain questions:
- Will I see myself in it? Reading “I am loved” is one thing. Seeing yourself laughing with your person on your own balcony is another. The closer an app gets to showing you living it, the easier it is to believe that life is coming to you.
- Does it need a strong imagination? Many apps give you words or a voice and leave the picture to you. Nearly 1 in 25 people see very weak pictures in their mind, or none at all. For them, that is the hardest part.
- Will I keep using it? The best app is the one you still open in week six. Short, fixed moments work better than long sessions you skip.
Our pick: Solulu
Solulu is the best manifestation app for most people. It is the only one here that shows you your own face, already living the life you want.
Solulu is an iPhone app. You describe the life you want and add your photos. If you like, you also add photos of your SP (your specific person, the one you want to be with). You can add the places, outfits, pets and things you want, too. Solulu then makes personalized mind movies with you in the scenes. Each one has a calm kaleidoscope opening, scenes of you living that life, affirmations and music. You get up to three new mind movies each week, so your movies grow as your goals do.
- Platforms: iPhone.
- Who it suits: anyone who wants to see the life they want, not only read or hear about it. It also suits people who find it hard to picture things. And it suits anyone who tried affirmations and felt they were just words.
- Where it falls short: it is iPhone only. It is made to be watched, so it is not for listening with your eyes closed or while driving. For Android or audio, see the apps below.
Why Solulu is the best manifestation app: four reasons
Every app here helps you bring the life you want into your real life. Solulu does that job better in three specific ways.
1. You see yourself living it
I am gives you lines of text. Innertune and ThinkUp give you spoken affirmations. Stella and Aya give you a voice telling your story, and the pictures in Stella show other women, not you. Mind Movies gives you a library of stock images to build with. Solulu shows you your own face, already living the scene. So it feels like a memory, not a wish.
Research supports the power of seeing yourself from the outside. In one well known study, people pictured themselves voting, as if they watched from across the room. Afterwards they saw themselves more as voters. More of them also said they went on to vote.
2. It does not depend on your imagination
Audio apps ask you to turn words into a picture in your head and hold it there. That is the hardest part of manifesting. For people with aphantasia, who cannot see pictures in their mind, it is impossible. A Mind Movies movie is something you watch, but it is built from stock images. So you still have to imagine yourself in place of the stranger in each photo. With Solulu you simply look at the scene. All your energy goes into the feeling.
3. It never goes stale
Most practices repeat the same words, audio or pictures every day. After a few weeks, your mind gets used to them and the feeling fades. The Solulu method makes refreshing part of the practice, and Solulu keeps making new mind movies of you as your story moves on. So what you watch never goes stale.
4. It is easy to keep doing
Every app here is quick to open. What decides whether you keep going is whether the practice stays simple and fresh. Innertune gives you more than 550 playlists to choose from. Stella limits how many stories you get, and Aya’s stories do not loop. A Mind Movies movie is a slideshow you build by hand, slide by slide. It stays the same until you build another.
With Solulu you watch a short mind movie at two set times, morning and night. There is nothing to choose or build. New movies arrive each week, so it does not get old. This is the same routine as the Solulu method: one specific scene, you inside it, every morning and night.
The other apps, and who each one suits
Each app below is the best choice for someone.
I am - Daily Affirmations: lines on your Lock Screen all day
I am puts short affirmations on your Lock Screen, Home Screen widgets, notifications and Apple Watch. It is the most-rated app of its kind, with 4.8 stars from 735,000 ratings on the App Store. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Android.
- Free version: yes, with ads.
- Where it is better than Solulu: it is on every device, including Android and Apple Watch. It also reminds you all day.
- Common complaints: too many notifications, and a long set of questions before you see the app.
- Who it suits: people who think best in words, or want all-day reminders next to a visual practice. Many people use it next to a mind movie.
Innertune: the biggest affirmation library
Innertune plays spoken affirmations on a loop over background beats. Its App Store page lists 77,000 affirmations, more than 550 playlists and 19 voices. It also has AI playlists, and you can record in your own voice. It has 4.8 stars from 12,000 ratings on the App Store, on iPhone, Mac and Android.
- Free to download: yes. Premium is a paid subscription.
- Where it is better than Solulu: a huge choice, listening in the background while you work or sleep, and Android.
- Common complaints: bugs after updates, and slow replies from support.
- Who it suits: people who love audio and want a huge library to loop. More in Solulu vs Innertune.
ThinkUp: affirmations in your own voice
ThinkUp lets you record affirmations in your own voice and play them on a loop with music. You can also add an image to an affirmation. It has 4.7 stars from 7,500 ratings on the App Store, on iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch and Android.
- Free version: yes, with three recordings.
- Where it is better than Solulu: your own voice, and Android.
- Common complaint: recordings lost after a new phone or a reinstall.
- Who it suits: people who believe their own voice most.
Stella - Manifest Anything: future-self stories
Stella writes personalized audio stories about your goals. They are told as if they are already happening. First you answer a long set of questions about you and the people you love. It has 4.7 stars from 5,300 ratings on the App Store, and it is on iPhone and Android.
- Where it is better than Solulu: you can listen with your eyes closed, while driving or falling asleep. It is also on Android.
- Common complaints: a long set of questions before you can listen, and pictures that show other women instead of you.
- Who it suits: people who love being told a story and like to listen more than watch. More in Solulu vs Stella.
Aya: future-self audio with a routine
Aya plays a short recording of your “dream self” describing your life. It has morning and evening audio rituals, a vision board and gratitude prompts. It starts with a long set of questions. Then one calm voice talks to you about your future. It has 4.8 stars from 3,200 ratings on the App Store, on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.
- Where it is better than Solulu: audio you can listen to anywhere, with your eyes closed. It also works on Android and the web.
- Common complaints: the long set of questions before the first audio, and stories that do not loop.
- Who it suits: people who like a gentle voice and a set morning and night ritual. More in Solulu vs Aya.
Mind Movies: build a mind movie yourself
Mind Movies is the original mind movie company. Its Platinum Creation Kit is a web app. You use it to build a three-minute movie from a library of 4,562 images, 464 music clips and 600 affirmations. The Creation Kit iPhone app is only a viewer with nine ready-made movies. It has 2.9 stars from 28 ratings on the App Store.
- Where it is better than Solulu: full control over every slide. It also works on any device with a browser.
- Common complaints: the app called “Creation Kit” cannot create a movie. Some people also have trouble logging in to the members apps.
- Who it suits: people who enjoy building their movie by hand. More in Solulu vs Mind Movies.
All the apps side by side
Solulu is the only app here that shows you yourself in new scenes of the life you want. There is nothing left to imagine.
| App | Kind | You see yourself in it | Works without a strong imagination | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solulu | Mind movies made for you | Yes, your own face in every scene | Yes, you watch the scene | iPhone |
| I am | Affirmation widget | No, text only | Yes, words only | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Android |
| Innertune | Affirmation audio | No, audio only | Partly, you picture it yourself | iPhone, Mac, Android |
| ThinkUp | Your own voice | Only in a still photo you add | Partly | iPhone, Mac, Watch, Android |
| Stella | Future-self stories | No, pictures of other people | Partly, you picture what you hear | iPhone, Android |
| Aya | Future-self audio | No, audio only | Partly, you picture what you hear | iPhone, iPad, Android, web |
| Mind Movies | Mind movie you build | No, stock library images | Partly, you picture yourself in a stranger’s place | Web, any device |
| The Solulu method, no app | A daily practice | Only in photos you already have | Yes | Anywhere |
Which app for which reader
If you only read one part of this page, find yourself in this table.
| If you… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Want to see yourself living it | Solulu | Your own face in new scenes, morning and night |
| Think best in words | I am | Short lines on your Lock Screen all day, with a free version |
| Want to manifest a specific person | Solulu | Scenes of the two of you, from your photos (full guide) |
| Can’t picture things in your head | Solulu | You watch the scene instead of building it (full guide) |
| Love long audio loops | Innertune | The biggest library to play in the background |
| Believe your own voice most | ThinkUp | You record every line yourself |
| Love being told a story | Stella or Aya | A voice tells you your future life |
| Use Android | I am, Innertune, Aya or Stella | Solulu is iPhone only |
| Like to build your movie by hand | Mind Movies | You choose every slide yourself |
| Are just starting out | Solulu, or I am if you prefer words | See the best app for beginners |
Where to go next
Do you want the practice behind all of these apps, with or without an app? Start with the best manifestation method. You can also browse the apps and tools guides. If you are switching apps, our cancel guide shows how to cancel each of the big ones.