Rootd vs Nanbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Panic attack SOS button
- Guided deep breathing exercises
- Anxiety journaling
- Soothing visualizations
- Educational lessons on anxiety
- Sleep aids and relaxing sounds
- Emergency contact feature
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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
Nanbit
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Nanbit is a calm habit tracker. Add a few habits, pick the days each one is due, and tick them off. TODAY The day's habits in one list. Tick one and it moves down, done. The week strip takes you back to a day in the past week that you forgot to tick. TIMER Give a habit a timer. When it ends, the tick is counted for you. HISTORY AND PROGRESS Every habit keeps its streak. History shows each month as a calendar, colored by how much you finished, and every past day to look back on. Progress shows each habit's month, compared with the month before. REMINDERS A daily reminder, and one for each habit at the time you choose. Nothing arrives for a habit you have already ticked in the app. A WIDGET The small Today widget shows on your Home Screen how many of the day's habits are done. NANBIT PRO An optional subscription, Yearly or Monthly: • Unlimited habits. The free version keeps five. • Every widget: medium and large widgets that list today's habits, a widget for one habit with its streak (iOS 17 or later), and Lock Screen widgets. On iOS 17 or later, tick habits right from your widgets, on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. • Smarter reminders: up to 3 a habit, plus a nudge that comes only if the habit is not done yet. • 12 color themes, and the app icon in the same colors. • Your whole history: change any past day, and see the Year view. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and the subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the period ends. To manage or cancel it, open the Settings app, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions. You don't need a subscription to use Nanbit. Your habits are kept on your phone, and Nanbit sends them nowhere unless you choose to sign in for an optional, free backup. No ads, and no analytics about how you use the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lemiarino.github.io/nanbit-pages/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nanbit at none against Rootd's shown. Rootd's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Rootd sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Nanbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rootd ships an update weekly, Nanbit every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rootd | Nanbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simply Rooted Media Inc. | DENVER DELORINO |
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
Nanbit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rootd
- 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
- Rootd Lifetime Full Access$179.99
Nanbit
- Nanbit Pro$2.991 Month
- Nanbit Pro2 variants$19.991 Year









