Recovery Guide vs AntiStress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recovery Guide
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Recovery Guide is written to be supportive to your recovery. It’s divided into four sections and contains, among other things, stories about recovery, where to turn to for support, and examples of things that have been helpful for others. It also includes tools for self-reflection on what you can do when you’re not feeling well. Conny Allaskog Jessica Andersson NSPH Skåne
AntiStress
This app guides you through conscious breathing exercises to reduce stress and improve well-being. Track your energy levels and perceived stress daily in a personal diary to better understand your triggers. Regular practice can help manage thoughts and feelings for a greater sense of calm.
- Conscious breathing audio guide
- Stress level assessment
- Daily energy and stress notes
- Personal stress diary
- Well-being improvement techniques
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AntiStress – use conscious breathing and assess your stress level AntiStress helps you deal with everyday stress. An audio guide teaches you conscious breathing, which research has shown can reduce stress and increase your well-being. To help you begin to understand your stress levels, the app allows you to make daily notes about what saps or boosts your energy and your perceived stress level. These notes are kept in your personal diary on your smartphone. How can listening to AntiStress help me? When we are stressed, we automatically breathe shallower and faster. If we consciously breathe more calmly and deeper, it sends signals to the brain which reduce stress. Try to practise AntiStress every day. Using the method regularly can help to manage thoughts and feelings that might otherwise prevent you from having a sense of well-being. Give yourself time and patience. The AntiStress self-care programme is designed to prevent and reduce stress. AntiStress should be seen as a complement to other care programmes that reduce the amount of stress in your life. If you have serious stress-related problems, it is important that you contact your healthcare centre. The Antistress app is produced by VGR
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Recovery Guide at every 6 weeks against AntiStress's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Recovery Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, AntiStress every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recovery Guide | AntiStress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 14.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nationell Samverkan For Psykisk i Skane, Nsph Sk | Vastra Gotalandsregionen |
In-app purchases
Recovery Guide
No in-app purchases
AntiStress
No in-app purchases
Questions
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