# Clear Fear — Help to manage your anxiety

> Anxiety management app using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for young people. (iPhone/iPad app by Stem4.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clear-fear/id1437282350 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stem4](https://appshunter.io/developer/961611580)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 128 App Store ratings · 95 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 46 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-12-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clear-fear/id1437282350/reviews.md

## What is Clear Fear?

Clear Fear provides you with a range of ways to manage the symptoms of anxiety.
 
Developed by a clinician co-collaboratively with young people, Clear Fear uses a Cognitive Behavioural framework to help you change anxious thoughts and emotions, alter anxious behaviours and calm fear responses. It also has helpful descriptions of the different ways in which anxiety presents, resources and a 'grit box' to boost resilience.
 
It is recommended for the ages of 11-19 years but can be used by a younger group with the support of a parent or carer. 
 
Clear Fear compliments, but does not substitute for the assessment and ongoing support of a mental health professional.

## Key features

- Anxiety symptom management
- Cognitive Behavioural framework
- Change anxious thoughts and emotions
- Alter anxious behaviours
- Calm fear responses
- Resilience building resources

## What do users think of Clear Fear?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🧠 CBT-based principles and practical tools
- 💰 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases
- 🎯 Comprehensive features for anxiety management
- 🛡️ Safety Net for crisis moments with emergency contacts
- 📊 Mood tracking and progress monitoring
- 🎨 Aesthetically pleasing and intuitive interface
- 🧘 Effective breathing exercises and guided activities
- 📚 Educational content on different anxiety types
- 🔐 Passcode and security question protection
- 👥 Suitable for teens, young adults, and adults
- ⚡ Immediate relief during panic attacks
- 🌟 Helpful for OCD, GAD, and other anxiety disorders
- 🎭 Multiple coping strategies and distraction tools

**Cons**

- 🎤 UK accent in guided audio difficult for some users
- 🗣️ Limited audio options and voice variety
- 🧭 Navigation confusing for first-time users
- 📱 Not optimized for all iPhone models
- ⌨️ Text input boxes unresponsive and difficult to use
- 🔊 Audio quality issues and choppy playback
- 🎬 Video playback problems
- ⚙️ App crashes and freezing issues
- 🌍 Limited language options available
- 🤖 Anxiety tracker displays incorrect results
- 📝 Activity entries sometimes reappear instead of blank forms
- 🚫 No Android version available
- 📞 Emergency numbers limited to 911 only

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App logs out user every time it closes
- User data deleted after closing or inactivity
- Profile information resets on each app opening
- Text input boxes require multiple taps to register
- Passcode entry requires opening keyboard 4 separate times
- Age selection dropdown not clickable
- White startup screen that doesn't load
- App crashes on certain iPhone models (XR, X Max, 11 Pro)
- Audio playback cuts out or becomes choppy
- Video play buttons unresponsive
- Mindfulness scene popup appears too early
- Anxiety tracker always displays 'oh no' regardless of input
- Self-monitoring doesn't track all entries
- Notifications for goals not working despite being enabled
- Timestamp changes in journal entries to current time

**Most requested features**

- American accent audio option
- Additional language support
- Android app version
- Custom emergency phone numbers in Safety Net
- Depression support app
- Account login system for multi-device synchronization
- More panic attack audio options with rewind capability
- Direct journaling without completing activities first
- More activities and coping strategies
- Notification system for goals
- Improved accessibility for users with OCD and typing difficulties
- App for overstimulation and autism/ADHD support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 95)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clear-fear/id1437282350/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Clear fear is great!!

*2026-07-26, version 1.14.12*

This app has really helped me with feeling stressed and anxious!! Would recommend to anybody who feels anxious or stressed!!

### 4/5 — Review

*2026-02-03*

I really appreciate that this app is based on CBT principles and offers practical tools such as breathing exercises, thought-challenging activities, mood tracking, and a Safety Net for moments of intense anxiety. The information is easy to understand and feels especially appropriate for adolescents and young people who are learning how to recognize and manage anxiety. One limitation, however, is the UK accent used in the guided audios, which may be harder to understand for users who are more familiar with an American accent or for English language learners. It would be great to have American-accent audio or the additional language choices.

**Developer response:** Hi there, thank you very much for your review and feedback! It's great to hear that you appreciate the app. Clear Fear is developed and maintained by a small UK-based charity, stem4, which is why the audios have a British accent; however we appreciate your request and have logged this as something to review for a future version of the app. Thank you again.

### 4/5 — Great but a few problems

*2025-01-19*

I love this app so much but I have some Problems with it. I can speak english but it would be good if It had german as an Option cause many poeple i've recommend the app couldnt use because of the language Barrier. Also the gifs and jokes could use some New ones

**Developer response:** Hi there, thank you very much for your feedback - we have logged this as something to look into updating next time we update the app. Thanks again!

### 4/5 — Honest Opinion

*2024-05-17, version 1.10.2*

I saw this app on a poster at my school and as someone with anxiety I thought it was worth a try. This app was a little confusing at first on where to find things and find things that work for me but now I’m getting the hang of things and it seem great! There are lots of activities and support, explaining many different times of anxiety! The pictures are lovely and overall this app is great, not to mention FREE. I didn’t rate this app 5 because of the slight confusion one where to find things and just because there is always room for improvement! 

Edit: Thank you Clear Fear for taking my feedback and replying to me!

### 5/5 — Excellent tools

*2024-02-22*

While I do not use this app a lot it possesses excellent goals and resources to help reduce anxiety. I got this to help my ocd and while it’s not going to cure you, it can offer excellent tips to make progress on coping with mild to moderate anxiety.

**Developer response:** Hi there, thanks very much for your review - it's great to hear that you have found Clear Fear helpful! Wishing you all the best.

### 5/5 — love it 😍

*2023-04-28, version 1.7.15*

this app has helped me so much i really recommend it ❤️

### 5/5 — very good, want to see more!

*2023-04-12*

i found this app while actually looking for ways to deal with overstimulation associated with autism and ADHD. though this is not the direct purpose, i found this app to be extremely accessible and intuitive to use with a lot of grounding tools to help me when i’m feeling overwhelmed.

i would love it if the developers of this app considered the idea of an app meant to be used by people who deal with a lot of issues in regards to stimulation. it’s not often that you see such a straightforward approach to mental health, and this sort of treatment should be available to all kinds of people.

**Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for your lovely review of our app, we're so glad you're finding it helpful! Thank you for your suggestion, we will log this for future review with our team.

### 5/5 — Authentic, useful and easy

*2023-04-10, version 1.7.15*

This app was recommended to me by a friend. Being someone who has a lot of panic attacks and anxiety, and who has had CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), i can say that the app is really similar to the sessions i would usually pay for. This app has saved me many times and i highly recommend it. It is free and no ads which is something i cannot say for most other mental health apps. I find it easy to use despite my OCD which sometimes involves frustration with typing and tapping buttons on apps for example, however this app has somehow been easy to use even with such the notoriously difficult keyboard. Really helps me through a lot every day. Thank You! :)

### 5/5 — Really helps

*2022-11-27, version 1.7.15*

I have separation anxiety and after a couple days l, I feel so much better.

### 4/5 — Great game helped calm me down

*2022-11-11*

I liked this game very much, and someone had recommended it to me and it helped a lot to calm me down during panic attacks. I also loved all the options to “clear your
fear” like the mindfulness and joke box 🥳 My only complaint was that there wasn’t many activities besides the breathing one and the other ones I listed. Otherwise, great game!

**Developer response:** Hi there, thank you very much for your review and your feedback. It's great to hear that you have found the app helpful. I have also logged your request for there to be more activities in the app, for future review with our team. If you have any suggestions for the kinds of activities you would like to be added to the app, please do email them to us at clearfear@stem4.org.uk. Thank you!

## Frequently asked questions about Clear Fear

### What does Clear Fear do?

Clear Fear provides a range of tools and techniques to help manage the symptoms of anxiety. It uses a Cognitive Behavioural framework to assist users in changing anxious thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and to calm fear responses.

### What are the key features of Clear Fear?

Key features include a Cognitive Behavioural framework to alter anxious thoughts and behaviors, resources for understanding anxiety, and a 'grit box' designed to boost resilience and help calm fear responses.

### How much does Clear Fear cost?

Clear Fear is a free application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in its description.

### Who is Clear Fear recommended for?

Clear Fear is recommended for individuals aged 11-19 years. It can also be used by younger individuals if they have the support of a parent or carer.

### Can Clear Fear replace professional mental health support?

Clear Fear is designed to complement, but not substitute for, the assessment and ongoing support provided by a mental health professional. It is a tool to aid in managing anxiety symptoms.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.14.12 — 2026-03-16

Bug fixes

### 1.14.9 — 2025-03-04

Bug fixes

### 1.14.8 — 2025-02-13

Bug fixes

### 1.14.4 — 2025-01-30

Bug fixes

### 1.13.3 — 2024-12-18

Additional Activity Review Feedback Question
Bug Fixes

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