CFGC vs Prelude Therapy prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CFGC
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CFGC's mobile app provides families mental healthcare information and community resources. CFGC's features include: parenting and health tips, mental healthcare resources, a community event calendar, and much more...
Prelude Therapy prep
This AI-powered companion helps you prepare for therapy sessions by providing a private space to reflect on your week. It uses local processing to transcribe your thoughts, identify emotional patterns, and generate session summaries, all without sending your data to the cloud.
- Voice-to-Insight transcription
- Session summary generation
- Emotional arc visualization
- Identification of recurring themes
- Local AI processing
- No account required
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Stop walking into therapy sessions wondering where to start. Prelude is a private cognitive companion that helps you bridge the gap between your daily life and your therapeutic breakthroughs. Built exclusively for iOS, Prelude uses Apple Foundation Models to provide a secure, voice-first reflection space. Speak freely about your week and our local AI agent asks gentle, probing questions to help you uncover the "why" behind your "what." [Key Features] • Voice-to-Insight: High-fidelity, local transcription turns your raw thoughts into structured themes. • Session Briefs: Automatically generate a concise summary of your week’s emotional arc to share with your therapist. • The Emotional Arc: Visualize patterns in your mood across multiple sessions without ever sending data to a server. • Recurring Themes: Identify the core issues like workload anxiety or relationship goals before you step into the room. [The Privacy Pledge] We believe your mental health data is your most sensitive asset. • No Cloud: All AI processing happens on your iPhone. • No Accounts: No login required. No tracking. No data leakage. • Free Forever: This version of Prelude is a Billionware gift to the mental health community. End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Prelude Therapy prep at every 3 weeks against CFGC's every 13 months. CFGC's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CFGC ships an update every 13 months, Prelude Therapy prep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CFGC | Prelude Therapy prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Child and Family Guidance Center | Ugochukwu Nwune |
In-app purchases
CFGC
No in-app purchases
Prelude Therapy prep
No in-app purchases
