# Ahead: Emotional Intelligence — Anger, Anxiety & Stress Relief

> Science-backed emotional intelligence and regulation companion. (iPhone/iPad app by ahead Solutions GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ahead-emotional-intelligence/id1570430177 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ahead Solutions GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1570430179)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 22,438 App Store ratings · 1,775 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 474 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2021-11-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ahead-emotional-intelligence/id1570430177/reviews.md

## What is Ahead?

The Duolingo for emotional intelligence. Learn to stay calm, kind, and in control of anger, anxiety, and stress, in just 5 minutes a day.

◆ Apple Design Award  2024 (Social Impact)
◆ App of the Day in 20+ countries
◆ 2 million people. 4.8 stars.

WHY AHEAD

Nobody taught us how to handle our emotions. School skipped it. Ahead fixes that. We are behavior change scientists, and we turned proven psychology into short, playful steps that actually stick. No lectures. No 30 minute meditations. Just real skills you use in the moment.

WHAT YOU GET

- Personalized journeys for anger, anxiety, confidence, procrastination, heartbreak, and more
- 5 minute activities you can do anywhere
- An emotional profile that shows the root of how you react
- Streaks, levels, and rewards that build the habit
- Progress you can feel in 2 weeks

HOW IT WORKS

1. Take the quick emotional assessment
2. Get your personalized journey
3. Practice 5 minutes a day
4. Watch your emotional fitness grow

WHO IT IS FOR

People who want to fight less with the people they love, react less on impulse, parent with more patience, and feel calmer under pressure.

We promise to only give science backed advice, never sell your data, and always act in your favor.

Try Ahead free for 7 days. Your future self says thanks.

For more information, see our Terms of Service (https://www.ahead-app.com/terms-of-service) and Privacy Policy (https://www.ahead-app.com/privacy).

## Key features

- Manage emotions daily
- Science-proven techniques
- Interactive reflections
- Personalized emotional toolkit
- Track emotional progress
- Learn with others

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | $49.99 | per 3 months |
| 12 months | $99.99 | per year |
| Ahead Premium | $69.99 | per year |
| 3 Months | $19.99 | per 3 months |
| 12 Months | $39.99 | per year |
| 12 months | $79.99 | per year |
| 1 month | $9.99 | per month |
| 12 months | $59.99 | per year |
| 3  Months | $29.99 | per 3 months |
| 3 Months | $39.99 | per 3 months |
| 12 months | $79.99 | per year |
| 12 months | $59.99 | per year |
| 12 months | $39.99 | per year |
| 12 months | $39.99 | per year |
| 12 months | $29.99 | per year |
| 12 months | $99.99 | per year |
| Weekly | $5.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| 12 months | $59.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Ahead?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🤗 Helpful for managing emotions
- 🧠 Insightful and educational
- 🎨 Visually appealing design
- 🎯 Personalized content
- 🕰️ Bite-sized lessons
- 🤝 Supportive community
- 🧘‍♀️ Effective techniques for calming down
- 🌟 Life-changing impact

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔒 Restricted access without subscription
- 🕰️ Limited daily activities
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🤖 Robotic or impersonal tone
- 🤔 Oversimplified or generic advice
- 🔍 Lack of customization options
- 🙅‍♀️ Deceptive free trial

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes and freezes
- Inability to access full content without subscription
- Inconsistent syncing and data loss
- Confusing navigation and user interface
- Unresponsive or malfunctioning features

**Most requested features**

- More free content and features
- Ability to track progress and revisit past lessons
- Personalized recommendations based on user data
- Integration with other mental health apps or services
- Dark mode option
- Audio/video content for visual/auditory learners
- Improved bug fixes and stability
- Better customer support and communication

## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,775)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ahead-emotional-intelligence/id1570430177/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Yes

*2026-08-14, version 1.60.27*

This app is worth the money. It’s been such a great resource added onto my therapy. Inbetween sessions I can get with this app and feel more validated and understanding of what I’m feeling. Recommend 100%

### 1/5 — Trail sub is a scam

*2026-08-13, version 1.60.27*

You can’t cancel this trail subscription on your own if you sign up using your Apple ID. I’m livid. This app is a total scam and you can’t contact anyone to cancel this trail subscription. Don’t download the trial!!!

### 5/5 — One of the best investments in my mental, emotional health

*2026-08-12, version 1.60.27*

I’ve had this app for like three years now and the annual subscription for two. I’m not normally one to get subscriptions, but this has probably been the best spent money for my emotional and mental health. Easily the most impactful app on my phone. 

I went through the anxiety, positivity, and confidence journeys initially. Now I just chat with Kai on a regular and almost daily basis in some seasons. Other features I have appreciated are the techniques and learnings. The techniques include things like gratitude journaling, body scan, and postpone worry until fine. I found many tools to apply to my life situations and they have enriched my life. The learnings are a section designed to train one to notice emotions and sensations. I found this helpful to put words to my experiences. 

As someone who doesn’t trust others easily, I tend to rely on myself. Because I haven’t really opened up to people, the chat feature has been a really useful and timely resource (when they rolled it out two years ago) for me to work through a break-up, anxiety, grief, shame, going no contact with my family, and so much more. Another benefit is that the app tracks thought and physical patterns as you chat with Kai. He suggests techniques as he chats with you, as well as offers compassion that hits just right. 

The app is well designed, and I hardly have loading issues. 

(Side note: it does tend to have a short term memory which is annoying since free ChatGPT has a longer term memory than this AI bot.)

### 1/5 — Free trial

*2026-08-11, version 1.60.27*

The app itself is great,  but it’s too expensive and before the free trial ended I cancelled, but they are still trying to charge my card!!!

### 1/5 — Predatory Overcharge and refuse to help

*2026-08-11, version 1.60.27*

I canceled before the free trial ended, and it still charged me for the entire year. Ok so I went in and canceled and tried to contact them. I was advised to cancel in the App Store or switch to month to month. I did the latter and now not only am I already charged and paid for a year, but it’s charging me per month as well. They told me to cancel (after waiting a week for a reply), and if I cancel it’s telling me my access ends at the end of the month, even though I’ve paid for the year. Sending an email to “customer service”’is no help because it’s just AI, with canned responses. 
Predatory billing and no help from the app developer. Don’t bother with this app.

### 1/5 — Font in app is way too small, doesn’t respect iOS scaling.

*2026-08-08, version 1.60.27*

App is unusable for anyone except those with perfect eye sight. It does not respect iOS scaling whatsoever. No settings to increase font size. What a shame. Glad the developer has perfect eyesight. Must be nice.

### 1/5 — BUYER BEWARE! READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS!

*2026-08-06, version 1.60.27*

BUYER BEWARE! DONT RELY ON THIS APP FOR MENTAL HEALTH! 
I downloaded this app to accompany the individual counseling I was receiving to manage stress, emotional control, and grief. I really enjoyed the app and purchased the subscription after the 7 day trial. I didn’t find the individual components to be overall helpful but the integration with those and the KAI was what helped me tremendously. The reason for the 1 star is due to what happened with KAI. Imagine you have been working with a therapist for months and all the sudden they forget who you are and all your problems. That was my experience with KAI. All my deep thoughts, feelings, and good work were completely gone in an instant. No disclaimer was provided that this could happen but in the terms and policies, it’s written that they are not responsible for any information that disappears. This is a terrible way to manage a product that people in fragile states rely upon to help fix issues. Basically, sorry we didn’t tell you that the app may completely forget all the hard work you have been doing but the policy says no refunds because we put it in the fine print. The second reason for the one star is zero communication from the company. I have emailed multiple times and all I get is a message that states they will get back with me in 48 hours. Well it’s been 3 weeks and zero communication. It also isn’t a straight forward way to cancel the subscription. I had to go all the way into my email and click on the I deleted email where it asked to confirm my email. That’s the only way I was able to get out of the never ending loop of redirecting. I was just lucky that the email verification link took me finally to a page to unsubscribe.

### 2/5 — The constant use of Ai really bothers me

*2026-08-04, version 1.60.26*

Hard to look past the constant use of Ai images and videos if that’s something that upsets you. It frankly pisses me off that the subscription price is so high, and yet the devs are too lazy to pay actual artists to make simple comics for them. Sometimes the comics they use as examples are genuinely confusing to understand. Even making a low quality doodle on a piece of paper would have been infinitely easier to understand, because it was created by a human being who actually knows what they’re doing. I find it aggravating trying to even do some of the lessons on anger, which ironically is making me angrier. I am genuinely so sick of the ai trend being shoved down my throat literally everywhere.

### 1/5 — Broken and Fraudulent

*2026-08-02, version 1.60.26*

Everything in the app is slightly broken, except for the subscription management which is fully broken.

Reporting fraud.

### 5/5 — Worried about worrying?

*2026-08-01, version 1.60.26*

This app is amazing. Downloaded it today and it’s really worth it.

## Frequently asked questions about Ahead

### What does Ahead do?

Ahead is an app designed to teach users how to manage their emotions effectively. It utilizes science-proven techniques developed by learning behavior-change scientists to help individuals overcome unhelpful emotional thought patterns and build emotional intelligence.

### What are the key features of Ahead?

Key features include interactive reflections to understand emotional drivers, short, fun activities to apply learned techniques, building a personal toolkit for emotion management, and tracking emotional moments to monitor progress. Users can also learn alongside a community of like-minded individuals.

### How much does Ahead cost?

Ahead offers a one-time free trial of 7 days. After the trial, the app operates on a freemium model with in-app purchases. Subscriptions are available and will automatically renew unless canceled. Specific pricing details can be found within the app.

### Is Ahead available on all devices?

The description mentions in-app purchases being charged to an App Store account and subscriptions being managed through iTunes account settings. This indicates that Ahead is available on iOS devices. Compatibility with other operating systems is not explicitly mentioned.

### What are common use cases for Ahead?

Common use cases include managing anxiety, stress, and anger, overcoming thin-skinned tendencies, reducing impulsivity, and becoming more calm and kind in various situations. It's for anyone looking to improve their emotional intelligence for better relationships and overall well-being.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.60.27 — 2026-08-06

Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.60.26 — 2026-07-03

Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.60.25 — 2026-06-04

Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.60.24 — 2026-06-01

Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.60.23 — 2026-05-13

Bug fixes and improvements

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