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Gain insights from historical figures on complex life situations. Receive structured disagreements and concrete actions from a council of mentors to help you make informed decisions.
What's New in Counsel
1.0.4
August 6, 2026
Follow-up conversations stay on one thread. Quieter mentor cards.
Subscription plans
Yearly
Unlimited counsel — under $1.20 a week.
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FAQ
What is Counsel?
Counsel is an AI-powered application that provides users with advice and perspectives from a council of historical figures on their life situations. It aims to offer structured disagreement and actionable steps for decision-making.
How does Counsel differ from a regular chatbot?
Unlike a chatbot that provides averaged responses, Counsel presents structured disagreements between historical mentors. This divergence is highlighted as the most useful part for users to uncover their own answers.
What kind of historical figures are available as mentors in Counsel?
Counsel features a council of sixteen historical figures, including Marcus Aurelius, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Cleopatra, Buddha, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frederick Douglass, and Virginia Woolf, among others.
What information do I receive after convening the council in Counsel?
You receive a summary of your situation, each mentor's response in their distinct voice with quotes and citations, where mentors converge and diverge, a committed synthesis with a proposed path, and a concrete action for the next 24 hours.
Is Counsel a crisis support tool?
No, Counsel is not crisis support. Inputs describing self-harm or harm to others are routed to professional crisis resources before any AI response is generated.
What are the subscription options for Counsel?
Counsel offers two subscription plans: weekly at $4.99 and yearly at $59.99. Both plans include a 7-day free trial.
How do I manage my subscription for Counsel?
You can manage your subscription by going to Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your device.
Does Counsel have ads?
Based on the provided data, Counsel does not have advertisements.




