Clear Fear vs BetterACT
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.
BetterACT
Enhance your psychological flexibility with this app, inspired by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Engage with interactive exercises and educational content to grow your skills in managing thoughts and emotions. Progress through a virtual garden that flourishes as your ACT abilities improve.
- Psychological flexibility training
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles
- Interactive exercises
- Educational content
- Virtual garden progress tracker
- Developed with ACT practitioners
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Improve your psychological flexibility with ACT. Using the BetterACT app, you can start applying ACT when you are on the bus, at home or in a therapy session. Explore the garden of BetterACT and grow your plants as you increase your knowledge and ability in psychological flexibility. The BetterACT app was developed in collaboration with leading ACT practitioners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BetterACT at Free against Clear Fear's $1.99. BetterACT also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Clear Fear's advantage is chart position (#81 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
BetterACT is free to download; Clear Fear costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clear Fear ships an update every 4 months, BetterACT every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clear Fear | BetterACT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (128 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stem4 | 8D Games |
Customer experience
Clear Fear
BetterACT
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
BetterACT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clear Fear
No in-app purchases
BetterACT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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