Cringebot vs Not Embarrassing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cringebot
This app helps users track and simulate embarrassing memories and negative thoughts. By increasing awareness of these tendencies, it aims to empower users to live happier lives. It is not a substitute for professional therapy.
- Track cringe and negative thought occurrences
- Simulate involuntary recall
- User-generated prompt list for simulations
- Increase awareness of daily impact
- Build psychological tolerance
- Understand others' experiences
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Cringebot explores the tendency many people have to make themselves cringe by remembering embarrassing events in their past and to generate recurrent negative thoughts. I hope that by using Cringebot, users will become more aware of these tendencies and will be more empowered to live happier lives. Cringebot helps you to see that you are the Cringebot. Cringebot can do a couple things: - Track occurrences of cringes and negative thoughts in real time - Simulate involuntary recall and negative thoughts from a user-generated list of prompts By tracking occurrences, Cringebot helps you to be more aware of how much these occurrences affect your daily life. By simulating, Cringebot helps you to realize the absurdity of the phenomena and perhaps build up a psychological tolerance. Simulation could also be used by people who don't experience such things so they can better understand people who do. (I am not a doctor. Cringebot is not therapy.)
Not Embarrassing
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Not Embarrassing is a private, secure tracker for the symptoms you'd rather not talk about — bloating, gas, body odor, hemorrhoids, intrusive thoughts, and more. WHY THIS APP EXISTS Certain health symptoms are common but rarely discussed. Tracking them consistently helps you find patterns and have more productive conversations with your healthcare provider. Not Embarrassing makes that easy while keeping your data completely private. TRACK SYMPTOMS YOUR WAY • 15 pre-defined symptom types covering common but sensitive conditions • Log severity (1–10), duration, time of day, and context • Tag potential triggers from 25+ common options (food, stress, environment, health) • Add freeform notes for anything else CALENDAR & HISTORY • Visual calendar with color-coded symptom severity • Weekly and monthly views to spot trends at a glance • Detailed history charts with customizable time ranges SYMPTOM REPORT • Generate a summary from your data — ready to share • Includes pattern insights, severity trends, trigger analysis, and a detailed log • Share via text, email, or print directly from the app PRIVACY & SECURITY • Lock the app with a password, Face ID, or Touch ID • Encrypted backups (AES-256-GCM) stored on your device • iCloud sync via CloudKit — only you can access your data • No accounts, no servers, no tracking APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION • Sync compatible symptoms (bloating, constipation, lower back pain, urinary issues) to Apple Health • Per-entry sync control — choose exactly what gets shared BACKUP & RESTORE • Automatic backups on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule • Manual export/import with encrypted file support • Seamless iCloud sync across devices CUSTOMIZE • Light, dark, or automatic theme • Choose your week start day (Sunday, Monday, or Saturday) • Reorder symptoms for quick access Designed to be simple, respectful, and genuinely useful. Your body does things — track them without embarrassment. Medical Disclaimer: This app does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read in this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cringebot at none against Not Embarrassing's 3. Cringebot also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Not Embarrassing sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cringebot asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cringebot | Not Embarrassing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kevin Anderson | Zhi Wang |
In-app purchases
Cringebot
No in-app purchases
Not Embarrassing
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$4.99








