Hands Up Therapy vs FearLessMind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hands Up Therapy
This app teaches users to confront and manage difficult emotions rather than avoid them, promoting long-term mental well-being. Developed by a psychotherapist and individuals with lived experience, it offers practical techniques for emotional regulation and achieving inner peace.
- Diffuse strong emotions and physical symptoms
- Increase awareness of feelings and associations
- Adopt a non-judgmental approach to emotions
- Identify thoughts linked to emotions
- Integrate new thoughts for lasting peace
- Consider actions for desired life
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From an early age society teaches us that some emotions are bad and that we should avoid these at all costs. As a result, we learn to avoid certain emotions which can cause them to endure and mental health problems to arise. Hands Up Therapy app teaches us how to stop avoiding emotions and deal with them in a healthy way, allowing us to achieve more peace and good mental health in the long term. Hands Up Therapy app was developed by a qualified UK-based Psychotherapist and ordinary people experiencing depression and anxiety disorders and so is easy to understand and apply in your everyday life. Hands Up Therapy app will help you to: - Diffuse strong emotions and the associated physical symptoms allowing you to feel more peace/relaxed. - Be more aware of what you are feeling and the associations between your emotions and physical symptoms. - Achieve a ‘successful present moment’ or ‘non-judgmental’ approach to your feelings. - Be more aware of the thoughts associated with your emotions. - Consider and integrate new thoughts which can stop emotions re-firing and therefore create a more lasting feeling of peace/relaxed. - Consider actions you could take to help you live the life you want to live. People who use Hands Up Therapy regularly report: -More peace / relaxed feeling -Reduction of depression and anxiety feelings -Reduction or ending of addictions -Reduction or ending of self-harm / violence -Less anger -Less panic -Better sleep -More energy -Improved relationships -Improved mental clarity / focus -More confidence and acceptance of body image -Reduction and/or more acceptance of pain -Stronger immune system and less physical illness -A life and behaviour more in line with values
FearLessMind
This app offers a personalized mental health program to help users overcome fears and reduce stress. It guides you through timed exercises and targeted mental training to improve sleep and overall well-being. Advanced practices on specific topics are also available.
- Personalized mental health programs
- Timed mental exercises
- Targeted fear mitigation
- Sleep improvement guidance
- Encouragement tools and reminders
- Advanced topic practices
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Fear Less, stress Less, sleep better, and live your life to the fullest. FearLessMind delivers a personalised, structured mental health program to address everyday fears and concerns. You will be guided through timed programs consisting of numerous targeted mental exercises, designed to assist you in overcoming your life fears and concerns. Each program consists of several timed repetitive exercises that must be completed in order to advance to the following exercise. It’s similar to personal training but for your mental health! Once you have completed working on your concern, FearLessMind will guide you through a new program designed to work on your next concern (if it exists). You will first answer short questions so FearLessMind can address any pressing concerns you might have. Based on this assessment, FearLessMind will offer step-by-step programs to train you to mitigate your symptoms, sleep better, and help you to lead the life that you deserve. FearLessMind helps you to practice your program with encouragement tools and reminders that you can set up by yourself through the app settings. FearLessMind also has advanced practices of targeted topics that you can browse, listen to, and watch at your own pace. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FearLessMind at 5.0 against Hands Up Therapy's 3.0. FearLessMind also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). Hands Up Therapy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On price, ads and device support 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. FearLessMind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Hands Up Therapy asks for nothing beyond the download.
FearLessMind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Hands Up Therapy ships an update every 2 months, FearLessMind every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands Up Therapy | FearLessMind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelvin Snaith | FEARLESSMIND LLC |
Customer experience
Hands Up Therapy
FearLessMind
In-app purchases
Hands Up Therapy
No in-app purchases
FearLessMind
- Gold(Month)$6.991 Month
- Gold(Year)2 Months trial$69.991 Year
- Gold(Month)$0.99
- Gold(Year)$69.99
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