Comparison

Presmo vs Ground5

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

Head to head
About

Presmo

This app offers guided mindfulness and journaling exercises based on CBT and somatic techniques to help manage anxiety and stress. It provides tools for emotional regulation, self-compassion, and building resilience through daily practices and reflection.

Highlights
  • Guided mindful experiences
  • CBT and EMDR-inspired tools
  • Free journal mode with prompts
  • Daily gratitude and affirmations
  • Configurable everyday mindfulness
  • S.O.S. calming section
  • Journal history and analytics
Features
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Therapy tools for anxiety, panic, OCD, PTSD, overthinking & more, matched to how you actually feel. No account. No login. Just open the app and start. You don't need to know what CBT, DBT, or EMDR is. You don't need to research which technique to use when. Tell Presmo how you're feeling, and it matches you to an exercise that actually helps. Over time, the app learns what works for you and shows you more of it. HOW IT WORKS - Pick a distress state, or choose a feeling across 4 quadrants - Get matched to evidence-based exercises from CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, somatic, grounding, breathwork, mindfulness, and MBSR - Track what helps. Presmo remembers what worked and recommends it next time PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal stays on your device, optionally synced through your private iCloud. No account required. No ads. We can't read your data even if we wanted to. HELP NOW. OR EVERY DAY. When anxiety or panic hits, tap one of 20 distress states and get an instant matched exercise. Grounding, breathing, bilateral stimulation, guided de-escalation. No scrolling. No setup. When things are calm, build a daily practice with morning intentions, evening reflection, gratitude, and free journaling. EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS 50+ exercises across major therapeutic modalities: - CBT — Thought Records, Thought Distortions, Worry Tree, Exposure Hierarchy, D.A.R.E. - DBT — D.E.A.R. M.A.N., A.C.C.E.P.T.S., Radical Acceptance, Opposite Action, Wise Mind, T.I.P.P. - EMDR-inspired — Butterfly Hug, Safe Place Visualization, Container Exercise - Self-Compassion — Self-Compassion Break, Inner Critic Reframe, How Would You Treat a Friend? - Grounding — 5-4-3-2-1, Feet on the Floor, Object Grounding, Cold Water, Categories - Breathwork — Box Breathing, 4-7-8, Coherent Breathing, Physiological Sigh, with guided breath pacers - ACT — Leaves on a Stream, Thanks Mind - Somatic — Pleasant Sensations, Somatic Tracking - Mindfulness — Body Scan, Mindful Breathing, Wandering Mind, Noting Each guided activity ends with a journaling prompt to build self-awareness and pattern recognition. SEE WHAT'S WORKING FOR YOU (Premium) Presmo quietly tracks what helps you most. After a few check-ins, you'll see: - What's working for you - Mood patterns and weekly trends - Emotional pattern insights EVERYDAY MINDFULNESS - Turn ordinary moments into practice like drinking water, walking, washing dishes, commuting. No extra time required. FREE INCLUDES - Feeling tracking, daily intentions, dark mode, 38 activities, gratitude, journaling, notifications, and the Help Now toolkit. Most of the app is free. PREMIUM ADDS - Advanced CBT, DBT, somatic & self-compassion tools - Feeling analytics and generated insights - Unlimited custom reminder notifications - Data export to CSV (share with your therapist) - Home screen and lock screen widgets WHY IT WORKS Mindfulness rewires your brain through repetition. Presmo fits that work into real moments throughout your day, until the skills become reflexes you can reach for under stress. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - Monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions available - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings Privacy Policy: https://base11studios.com/presmo-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Name how you feel. Get the right tool. Track what works.

About

Ground5

This app guides you through the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique to help manage anxiety and panic. It offers a simple, one-tap start with no login required, using soft visuals and breathing pauses to bring you back to the present moment.

Highlights
  • 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
  • One-tap start
  • No login or setup required
  • Offline functionality
  • Soft visuals and gentle vibrations
  • Breathing pauses
Features
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Panic or anxiety rising? Tap once and Ground5 guides you through the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise, one calm step at a time. No sign-up, works offline. Ground5 helps you calm down by gently guiding your attention back to the present moment. Ground5 is built around the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique, a simple and widely used method to reduce panic and anxiety by focusing on your senses. The app guides you step by step, so you don’t need to remember what to do or make decisions when you’re already feeling distressed. With soft visuals, gentle vibrations, and short breathing pauses, Ground5 helps shift your focus away from anxious thoughts and back to what’s real and steady around you. How Ground5 works • Tap once to start • Follow the guided sensory steps • Breathe slowly between phases • Finish feeling more present and grounded Designed for difficult moments Ground5 is meant to be used during a panic or anxiety episode: • No login or setup • No instructions to read • The core grounding exercise works offline. • Free to download and use with ads. An optional one-time purchase removes ads. No subscriptions. There are no subscriptions and no pressure. Just a calm, simple tool when you need it. Take a moment. Breathe slowly. Reconnect with the present. Ground5 does not diagnose or treat medical conditions. It is a self-help wellness app designed to support grounding and relaxation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gtnjstudios.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Presmo4 screens
Ground54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Presmo at none against Ground5's shown. Presmo also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (67 vs 4). Ground5's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Presmo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ground5 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ground5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Presmo has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Presmo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ground5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Presmo ships an update every 8 days, Ground5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Presmo versus Ground5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPresmoGround5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBase11 Studios LtdShantanu Sarkar

Customer experience

Presmo

All ratings59 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%

Ground5

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Presmo

Subscriptions2
  • Present Sense Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Present Sense Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Ground5

One-time1
  • Ground5 Adfree$3.99

Questions

Is Presmo free?
Presmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ground5 free?
Ground5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Presmo or Ground5?
Ground5 is rated higher. Presmo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Ground5 averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Presmo or Ground5 have ads?
Ground5 shows ads; Presmo does not.
Which is updated more often, Presmo or Ground5?
Presmo ships an update every 8 days, and Ground5 every 2 months. Most recently, Presmo was updated on October 23, 2026 and Ground5 on October 24, 2026.

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