PsychSurveys vs RO DBT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PsychSurveys
This app helps mental health professionals track patient progress and distress levels using customizable surveys and diary cards. It offers automated scoring and detailed reports, accessible via mobile or web. Patients receive reminders for timely completion.
- Customizable diary cards and tracking sheets
- Valid and reliable mental health surveys
- Automated scoring and progress tracking
- Detailed reports with drill-down capabilities
- Mobile app with reminders and alerts
- Web browser access for patients
- 150+ pre-configured surveys
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PsychSurveys simplifies the process of psychometric assessment; an essential element of evidence based treatment. Mental health professionals in private or group practices can use PsychSurveys to administer customizable diary cards/tracking sheets as well as valid and reliable mental health surveys to their patients to measure distress levels and track patient progress over time. PsychSurveys was developed in partnership with psychologists who are intensively trained in cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies. It improves client care by allowing you to objectively measure your clients' symptoms and use the results to highlight progress or identify areas needing further intervention. Simply choose which survey(s) you wish to have your patient(s) complete and how often. Patients can use either the mobile app for alerts and completion of surveys at home or while in session, or they can receive email alerts with links to complete surveys using a web browser on a PC or mobile device. Patients can opt out of the email alerts at any time simply by clicking the link in the email to opt out. If patients use the mobile app, they'll see reminders and alerts on their iPhone or iPad when surveys are due and a badge icon indicating how many surveys are due. As surveys are completed, they are automatically scored. Each patient's progress is tracked over time for each applicable survey. The reports include all relevant scales and sub-scales and you can drill down to see how the patient responded to the questions in the surveys for each time they completed a survey. We offer 150 pre-configured surveys: Anxiety: AAI, AAQ-OC, ASQ-2, ATSS, BDD-YBOCS, CAPS, CY-BOCS, DASS-21, DOCS, FASA, GAD-2, GAD-7, HAI-18, ITQ, ITQ-CA, K-GSADS-A, LSAS, MGH-HPS, Mini-SPIN, MIST-A, OASIS, OCI-4, OCI-12, OCI-R, OBQ-44, PCL-5, PCL-Child, PCL-Civilian, PDSS-SR, PSS-I-5, PSWQ, PSWQ-C, PTCI, SCARED-C, SCARED-P, SCI-R, SI-R, SIAS, SMSP-A, SMSP-C, SOCS, SPIS, SPIN, SPOVI, SPS-R, TRS, TSC-C, TSC-P, Y-BOCS, ZSAS Borderline Personality Disorder: BEST, BSL-23, DBT-WCCL, ISAS, LPI, MSI-BPD, BPFSC-11 Relationship Satisfaction: BARE, CSI Mood Disorders: ATQ, BADS-SF, BDI, BRFL-A, BRFL-12, CES-DC, CORE-10, DAS-SF1, DAS-SF2, DASS-21, DSRS-C, EPDS, GDS, PHQ-2, PHQ-9, PHQ-A, QIDS-SR16, RRS-SF-10, USSIS, WSAS, WSASY, ZSDS Eating Disorders: ED-15, EDE-Q, EDE-QS, EDQOL, IES-2, PVA, SCOFF, YFAS Emotion Dysregulation: AAQ-2, ASRM, DERS, DERS-18 Substance Abuse: AUDIT, BAM, DrInC, InDUC-M, SDS, SIP-R, URICA Therapeutic Relationship: CALPAS-P, CHS, HAq-II, MHCS Clinician Surveys: EBPPAS, ProQOL Others: 6-PAQ, AAQ, ADNM-20, AEX, AHS, ASRS, B-MEAQ, Brief COPE, BRS, C-SSRS, CFQ, DAR-5, DES-II, DHEQ, FAD, FFMQ-15, FMPS, FMPS-B, FS, IPS, ISI, MHC-SF, PANAS-C, PANAS-C-P, PBQ, PBQ-SF, PNS, PQ-LES-Q, PSC, PSQI, PSS, Psy-Flex, PTQ, Q-LES-Q-SF, SAPAS, SCS, SMQ, SRAS-R, SRM, SRQ, SSQ, UPPS-P, VADRS-P, VQ, Y-PSC Diary Cards are a tool to help patients track emotions, urges, and behaviors on a daily basis. This aids clinicians in identifying their patients areas of struggle over the course of the week to more effectively prioritize session time and identify points for intervention. The diary card also functions as a tool for increasing awareness of emotions and urges for clients, as well as helping them identify Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills they could use in moments of distress. When patients complete Diary Cards, the results are available for viewing instantly. There is no need for patients to email their diary cards to you each week. This feature is fully customizable and could be used as tracking sheets focusing on emotions, urges, and behaviors for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) based interventions as well. With PsychSurveys, patients do not need to email you their results from surveys and diary cards - the results are available to you in real-time automatically. In addition, setting up surveys and diary cards for patients is quick, simple, and centralized.
RO DBT
This app provides tools for tracking personal behaviors and practicing therapeutic skills. It includes a digital diary card, skill reminders, and a safety toolkit. Users can send PDF reports to their therapists or use it as a self-directed resource.
- Diary card tracking
- Skills help and practice
- Safety toolkit
- Self-enquiry journal
- Automatic tracking reminders
- PDF diary card export
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The RO DBT app features a diary card, skills help, safety toolkit, and self enquiry journal. Set up automatic tracking reminders and a push feature to send a pdf diary card to your therapist. Easily track social signals, private behaviors and use RO DBT skills. The app fits into the on-the-go lifestyle of many overcontrolled people. Users also may prefer its convenience to paper copies of diary cards and skills lists. Use the app with the help of your therapist or as a self-directed tool. The RO DBT app was developed by licensed RO Therapists, Hope Arnold, LCSW, MA and Lori Prado, LPC-S, CEDS, with the help of the treatment developer, Thomas Lynch, PhD, FBPsS. To learn more about RODBT visit www.grow-ro.com/what-is-ro-dbt/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PsychSurveys at Free against RO DBT's $9.99. PsychSurveys also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.1). RO DBT's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 30%) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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
PsychSurveys is free to download; RO DBT costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for PsychSurveys against 3.9 for RO DBT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of PsychSurveys's written reviews are positive against 64% of RO DBT's.
PsychSurveys ships an update every 6 weeks, RO DBT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PsychSurveys | RO DBT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (22 ratings) — better | 3.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #87 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PsychSurveys LLC | GrowRo |
Customer experience
PsychSurveys
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In-app purchases
PsychSurveys
No in-app purchases
RO DBT
No in-app purchases
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