Clear Fear vs BilateralBase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Anxiety symptom management
- Cognitive Behavioural framework
- Change anxious thoughts and emotions
- Alter anxious behaviours
- Calm fear responses
- Resilience building resources
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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.
BilateralBase
This app provides an optimized EMDR therapy experience for iPad and iPhone users. It allows seamless joining of online therapy sessions via a therapist-provided link, ensuring all tools are available and the session is optimized for your device.
- Optimized EMDR therapy experience
- Seamless online session joining
- Therapist-provided link integration
- Tool availability for therapy sessions
- Device optimization for iPad/iPhone
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An optimised EMDR therapy experience for iPad and iPhone users. If you are doing online sessions with your therapist using an iPad or iPhone, you should install this app to ensure all therapy tools are available and the session is optimised for your device. Once the app is installed, simply tap on the session invite link provided by your therapist to join the session using the app. We recommend that you connect a pair of wired headphones to your device for your session (or you can use the built-in speaker if you are not using auditory stimulus as part of your therapy - please ask your therapist if unsure about this). Wireless headphones are not currently compatible with this app. This app is not intended for use by therapists. If you are a therapist then please access Bilateral Base using the website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clear Fear at 71% against BilateralBase's 0%. Clear Fear also leads on ratings volume (128 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). BilateralBase's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On ads, 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
BilateralBase is free to download; Clear Fear costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BilateralBase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clear Fear has 128 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Clear Fear's written reviews are positive against 0% of BilateralBase's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Clear Fear ships an update every 4 months, BilateralBase fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clear Fear | BilateralBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (128 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stem4 | Bilateral Base LTD |
Customer experience
Clear Fear
BilateralBase
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
BilateralBase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clear Fear
No in-app purchases
BilateralBase
No in-app purchases
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