Comparison

Rootd vs Imagine

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

Head to head
About

Rootd

This app offers immediate and long-term relief from anxiety and panic attacks. It provides tools like a panic button, guided breathing, journaling, and educational lessons to help users understand and overcome their anxiety. Features also include soothing visualizations, sleep aids, and an emergency contact option.

Highlights
  • Panic attack SOS button
  • Guided deep breathing exercises
  • Anxiety journaling
  • Soothing visualizations
  • Educational lessons on anxiety
  • Sleep aids and relaxing sounds
  • Emergency contact feature
Features
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** Editor's Choice ** — Apple ** App of the Day ** — Apple ** Approved for privacy, security, clinical assurance, and safety ** — DHAF & ORCHA Rootd is anxiety and panic attack relief in your pocket. Award-winning, scientifically validated, female led and seen in Women's Health, Time Magazine, Healthline and more. With millions of users worldwide, Rootd is the go-to app for anxiety & panic attacks for more and more people each day. “I’ve suffered from panic attacks for almost 10 years. I’ve done CBT, medication, meditation, but nothing helped me in the moment when that panic attack hit, until I downloaded Rootd. Rootd makes it feel like someone is with me, even when I’m alone. I owe my continued stability to this simple genius app. It's a MUST for all who are facing the same type of war.” RainyNally Understand, and overcome anxiety & panic attacks with Rootd’s therapist-approved panic button, guided deep breathing, anxiety journal, soothing visualizations, stats page, emergency contact, and lessons. We set out to build Rootd after suffering from panic attacks and anxiety for several years. The only help we could find was either too expensive, ineffective, or poorly designed. Our mission is to help others find accessible relief from their panic and anxiety, and to end the stigma against those affected. Finally, an app for conquering panic attacks and anxiety that blends a guided process for both immediate and long term relief, with clean and engaging design. Rootd’s core features and content include: THE ROOTR, PANIC ATTACK SOS BUTTON A panic button to bring a swift end to panic attacks based on the latest techniques in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). LESSONS Find some peace of mind by learning about where anxiety comes from, how our bodies and minds experience panic attacks, and why this all might be happening to you. BREATHE The perfect tool to practice deep breathing daily and find calm during times of stress. JOURNAL Track and identify moods, habits, and subconscious triggers of anxiety and panic attacks. VISUALIZE Guided body scans, visualizations, ASMR, and nature sounds to get rooted when feeling anxious. SLEEP White noise, ASMR, sleep stories, relaxing sounds, and music for you to gain calm and sleep deeply. EMERGENCY CONTACT For when you need to hear a friendly voice, you can immediately call a friend, family member, or nearby help center directly from the app. PERSONAL STATS Take pride in your healing progress and gain appreciation for how far you’ve come. To continue your journey, you can upgrade to unlock Full Access to Rootd, including: MORE LESSONS Learn changes you can make and exercises you can perform to guide you through the remainder of the journey to lifelong relief and to living panic attack free. Rootd saves your Breathe, Visualize, and Sleep sessions to your Apple Health app. Subscription Pricing and Terms Get full access to all Rootd's content and features by purchasing a monthly or yearly auto-renewing Full Access subscription. Or get lifetime full access for a one-time payment. Pricing may vary by country. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your Rootd subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off any time from your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. “I appreciate the simple, factual, and yet caring approach of Rootd that makes it an inviting, interesting, and easy to use tool. I endorse this for individuals looking for support and tools for managing anxiety and panic attacks.” Wendy Marion-Orienti - Licensed PRH counsellor Terms: https://www.rootd.io/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.rootd.io/privacy-policy

About

Imagine

This app offers a peaceful escape from daily stress with satisfying visual and auditory experiences. Engage in calming gameplay or simply enjoy relaxing music and ASMR sounds to reboot your mind and improve your mood. It's designed for quick self-care without the need for traditional meditation.

Highlights
  • Distract from stress
  • Quick relaxation without meditation
  • Calm gameplay
  • Satisfying ASMR sounds
  • Relaxation music
  • Explore peaceful worlds
Features
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IMAGINE will help you to get distracted from any kind of activity, reboot your mind and quickly relax without meditation, which is also helpful, but not everyone has enough time to meditate regularly. IMAGINE is a quiet, safe and peaceful place, where you can distract from a stressful world and spend some time with yourself. In the world, full of stress and routine, self-care is a must-do thing, and we want to help you with it. No matter if you use your hands or your head, sometimes you just need to distract yourself. IMAGINE will help you to reboot and release stress. Construct oddly satisfying mechanisms whilst listening to the relaxation music and ASMR sounds, explore peaceful worlds and let us take care of you. High level of stress, workaholism and working without any breaks could lead to mental health problems, anxiety, panic attacks, dissociation etc. Do not neglect self care, open your mind and see how your mood changes. IMAGINE features: - Antistress app which will help you to distract yourself and reboot your mind - Quick relaxation without meditation: have a rest and take care of yourself - Calm gameplay without any stress-factors - Satisfying ASMR sounds and relaxation music When to use IMAGINE? - Lack of productivity or imagination - Routine work or any kind of activity - High level of stress - Coping with difficult emotions - Tired of working remotely and endless calls without real social interactions - Unable to go on vacation somewhere but want to have a rest IMAGINE can help you to: - Relieve stress - Take your emotions under control - Reboot your mind - Activate your imagination - Just take a break Using IMAGINE every day, you will: - Get used to take care of yourself - Learn how your emotions work - Reduce the amount of stress in your life - Improve your productivity in work or any kind of creation Stress is the disease of the 21st century. Stress is often being underestimated, people being told "just distract" or "you can't be tired, you just work in a comfortable office". We care about you and your mental health, so we made a new tool for quick and effective self-care. Calm your mind and release stress, while building oddly satisfying construction. Not in the mood to build anything? Just choose your favorite mechanism from the gallery and enjoy watching it to the relaxation music. Whole worlds full of calm and relaxation are waiting for you. Relaxation can be quick and easy with IMAGINE. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rootd4 screens
Imagine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Rootd at 11K against Imagine's 8. Rootd also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Imagine's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Rootd sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Imagine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rootd holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rootd has 11K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rootd ships an update weekly, Imagine every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rootd versus Imagine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRootdImagine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better4.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB499 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimply Rooted Media Inc.Appache apps and games ltd

Customer experience

Rootd

All ratings10,537 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews556 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.5%

Imagine

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rootd

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on launch
  • Certain features not functioning as expected
  • Syncing/login issues with paid subscriptions

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free content and exercises
  • Ability to customize/personalize the app
  • Integration with wearables or smart home devices
  • Expanded journaling and mood tracking capabilities
  • Games or interactive elements to distract during anxiety

Imagine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Rootd

Subscriptions10
  • Chat With Ron$2.991 Month
  • Rootd Full Access Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Unlimited Annual Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Rootd Full Access 6 Months$34.996 Months
  • Rootd Full Access Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Rootd Full Access Yearly$59.991 Year
  • 7 Day Trial Yearly Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Rootd Full Access Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Rootd Full Access Yearly$79.991 Year
  • Rootd Full Access Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rootd Lifetime Full Access$179.99
1 purchases

Imagine

Subscriptions1
  • Premium subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Rootd free?
Rootd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imagine free?
Imagine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rootd or Imagine?
Rootd is rated higher. Rootd averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Imagine averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Rootd or Imagine have ads?
Both Rootd and Imagine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rootd or Imagine?
Rootd ships an update weekly, and Imagine every 11 days. Most recently, Rootd was updated on October 26, 2026 and Imagine on October 24, 2026.

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