Comparison

StressEraser Pro vs Lief App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StressEraser Pro

Measure your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) with your iPhone to understand your stress levels and emotional state. This biofeedback tool guides you through breathing exercises to improve resilience and self-regulation by balancing your Autonomic Nervous System.

Highlights
  • Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measurement
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) balancing
  • Emotional system insight
  • Stress level monitoring
  • Resonance frequency guidance
Features
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StressEraser Pro is a handsome,simple and sensitive device to measure HeartRateVariability (HRV) with your iPhone. On your iPhone screen you can see your heart rhythm and how it affects your emotional system and how you can recharge your stress level. With this Heart Rate Variability biofeedback tool you can train in 8 weeks reaching positive results: more resilience and better selfregulation by balancing your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) with guided breathing. Guiding the resonance frequency can be compared with guiding someone on a swing by pushing at just the right moment to optimise their swing. Stresseraser Pro is a free app for iPhone that can be used as a mobile heart rhythm biofeedback device jointly with a monitoring sensor .You can buy the sensor (hardware) in the webshop of this site. When this can be relevant? The ANS is dysregulated in extreme stressfull situations, sleeping problems, posttraumatic stress, depression, panic disorder, but also with exam anxiety, peakperformance anxiety and ADHD. To balance this dysregulated ANS it is important to find your own personal breathing rhythm in which breath and heart rhythm are resonating. Resonance in breath-heart rhythm effects a signal to the brain (amygdala): now there is safety (social engagement, prof Stephen Porges), in which you have optimal focus and concentration, contact with yourself and other people and balance in your cardiovascular system. Neuroscience in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) with more than 20 years studies and more than 5000 scientific articles show that HRV is an excellent marker of the Autonomic Nervous System and Health, and HRVbiofeedback can bring a dysregulated stressfull mind and body in balance. Resonant breathing and longer exhalation than inhalation are the key for autonomic balance. Autonomic balance creates quietness, better concentration, better sleep and less anxiety.

About

Lief App

This smart patch discreetly tracks heart rate and variability to help you manage stress. It offers drug-free biofeedback exercises to train your body's stress response, promoting mindfulness and control.

Highlights
  • HRV tracking
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Biofeedback exercises
  • Stress response training
  • On-demand stress relief
  • Drug-free solution
Features
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Lief is a discreet, clinically-accurate smart-patch that measures your heart rate and heart rate variability. It trains you to control your body’s natural stress response through guided, gentle, and safe biofeedback exercises. Lief’s on-demand stress relief intervention is a 100% drug-free solution to improve your health and to remain mindful and in control throughout your day.

Screenshots

StressEraser Pro3 screens
Lief App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StressEraser Pro at 5.0 against Lief App's 4.0. StressEraser Pro also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Lief App's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StressEraser Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StressEraser Pro ships an update every 16 months, Lief App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StressEraser Pro versus Lief App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStressEraser ProLief App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—44.7% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandelijk Centrum StressmanagementBrainBot, Inc.

Customer experience

StressEraser Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lief App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive44.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative46.8%

Bugs and requests

StressEraser Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lief App

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Unable to download latest update
  • App bricked after update
  • Stuck on pulsing screen
  • Won't connect on iPhone or Mac
  • Self-pacing (buzzing) not working
Show 14 more
  • Annoying check-in feature cannot be turned off
  • App cannot be opened
  • Cancel subscription button not working
  • App crashes upon opening
  • App kicks user off after update
  • App crashes multiple times when opened
  • App does not reliably download data
  • App unstable after recent updates
  • App crashes, kills battery
  • App chews through cell data
  • App not connecting reliably to internet
  • App does not work without connection
  • Device keeps telling user they are stressed
  • App takes a long time to load

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add button to turn off vibration
  • Make subscription more affordable
  • Sell device outright
  • Provide clear instructions/manual
  • Improve data breakdown and comparison
Show 1 more
  • Allow adding notes for activities/moods

In-app purchases

None

StressEraser Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Lief App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StressEraser Pro free?
StressEraser Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lief App free?
Lief App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StressEraser Pro or Lief App?
StressEraser Pro is rated higher. StressEraser Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lief App averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StressEraser Pro or Lief App have ads?
Neither StressEraser Pro nor Lief App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StressEraser Pro or Lief App?
StressEraser Pro ships an update every 16 months, and Lief App every 5 weeks. Most recently, StressEraser Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lief App on October 13, 2026.

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