Comparison

Clear Fear vs WorryTree

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

Head to head
About

Clear Fear

This app offers tools and techniques to manage anxiety symptoms. It helps users change anxious thoughts and behaviors using a Cognitive Behavioral framework, with resources to build resilience. Designed for young people, it can be used with parental support.

Highlights
  • Anxiety symptom management
  • Cognitive Behavioural framework
  • Change anxious thoughts and emotions
  • Alter anxious behaviours
  • Calm fear responses
  • Resilience building resources
Features
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Clear Fear provides you with a range of ways to manage the symptoms of anxiety. Developed by a clinician co-collaboratively with young people, Clear Fear uses a Cognitive Behavioural framework to help you change anxious thoughts and emotions, alter anxious behaviours and calm fear responses. It also has helpful descriptions of the different ways in which anxiety presents, resources and a 'grit box' to boost resilience. It is recommended for the ages of 11-19 years but can be used by a younger group with the support of a parent or carer. Clear Fear compliments, but does not substitute for the assessment and ongoing support of a mental health professional.

About

WorryTree

This app helps you manage overthinking and anxiety by guiding you to write down your worries, assess their solvability, and take action or let them go. It incorporates CBT and ACT techniques, offering journaling, sensory practices, and reminders to promote mental well-being.

Highlights
  • Write down worries
  • Assess solvability
  • Create action plans
  • Practice letting go
  • Identify thinking traps
  • Gratitude and acceptance journals
  • Sensory practices for calm
Features
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Overthinking? Worry on a loop? WorryTree helps you write the worry down, check whether you can do anything about it, and then act on it or let it go. Formerly Luma: same app, same account, same tools. Named best CBT app by Marie Claire (2023). HOW IT WORKS • Write it down: get the worry out of your head and into words. • Run it through the worry tree: can you do something about this? • Yes: make a short plan and choose one step to start with. • No: let it go for now, with a walk, some music or a short sensory practice. • Look back: see which worries actually happened, and what helped before. ALSO IN WORRYTREE • Notice thinking traps: check a thought against 8 common thinking styles • Gratitude, acceptance and uncertainty journals • Short sensory practices for in-the-moment calm • Worry time reminders • Works across your devices BUILT ON CBT AND ACT The worry tree is a widely used technique from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). WorryTree also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Many people use it alongside therapy, and many reviewers say a therapist or CBT course recommended it. "The absolute best app out there for managing your thoughts and worries." App Store review FULL ACCESS Full access to WorryTree needs a monthly or yearly subscription. Eligible new subscribers can start with a free trial. Prices vary by region and are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Service: https://www.myluma.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.myluma.app/privacy-policy PLEASE NOTE WorryTree is a self-help tool. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care, therapy or medical advice, and it does not diagnose or treat any condition. If you're worried about your mental health, speak to your doctor or a trained therapist. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 (US) or call 911.

Screenshots

Clear Fear4 screens
WorryTree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WorryTree at Free against Clear Fear's $1.99. WorryTree also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Clear Fear's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ratings volume (128 vs 9). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

WorryTree is free to download; Clear Fear costs $1.99 up front. WorryTree sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Clear Fear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WorryTree holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clear Fear has 128 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Clear Fear's written reviews are positive against 83% of WorryTree's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clear Fear ships an update every 4 months, WorryTree every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Clear Fear versus WorryTree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClear FearWorryTree
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (128 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews82.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings128 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStem4Calverra Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Clear Fear

All ratings128 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative17.9%

WorryTree

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Clear Fear

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App logs out user every time it closes
  • User data deleted after closing or inactivity
  • Profile information resets on each app opening
  • Text input boxes require multiple taps to register
  • Passcode entry requires opening keyboard 4 separate times
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  • Age selection dropdown not clickable
  • White startup screen that doesn't load
  • App crashes on certain iPhone models (XR, X Max, 11 Pro)
  • Audio playback cuts out or becomes choppy
  • Video play buttons unresponsive
  • Mindfulness scene popup appears too early
  • Anxiety tracker always displays 'oh no' regardless of input
  • Self-monitoring doesn't track all entries
  • Notifications for goals not working despite being enabled
  • Timestamp changes in journal entries to current time

Requested features

12 requests
  • American accent audio option
  • Additional language support
  • Android app version
  • Custom emergency phone numbers in Safety Net
  • Depression support app
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  • Account login system for multi-device synchronization
  • More panic attack audio options with rewind capability
  • Direct journaling without completing activities first
  • More activities and coping strategies
  • Notification system for goals
  • Improved accessibility for users with OCD and typing difficulties
  • App for overstimulation and autism/ADHD support

WorryTree

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Clear Fear

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

WorryTree

Subscriptions10
  • WorryTree Plus7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • WorryTree Plus Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$3.991 Month
  • WorryTree Plus Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$5.991 Month
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  • Luma Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • WorryTree Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • WorryTree Plus Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • WorryTree Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • WorryTree Plus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • WorryTree Plus Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • WorryTree Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Clear Fear free?
Clear Fear costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorryTree free?
WorryTree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clear Fear or WorryTree?
WorryTree is rated higher. Clear Fear averages 4.1 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while WorryTree averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Clear Fear or WorryTree have ads?
Neither Clear Fear nor WorryTree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clear Fear or WorryTree?
Clear Fear ships an update every 4 months, and WorryTree every 2 weeks. Most recently, Clear Fear was updated on October 29, 2026 and WorryTree on October 29, 2026.

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