Comparison

Recovery Guide vs AntiStress

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

Head to head
About

Recovery Guide

Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Conscious breathing audio guide
  • Stress level assessment
  • Daily energy and stress notes
  • Personal stress diary
  • Well-being improvement techniques
Features
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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

Screenshots

Recovery Guide3 screens
AntiStress4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Recovery Guide versus AntiStress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecovery GuideAntiStress
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.3 — better14.7
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNationell Samverkan For Psykisk i Skane, Nsph SkVastra Gotalandsregionen

In-app purchases

None

Recovery Guide

No in-app purchases

None

AntiStress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recovery Guide free?
Recovery Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AntiStress free?
AntiStress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recovery Guide or AntiStress have ads?
Neither Recovery Guide nor AntiStress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recovery Guide or AntiStress?
Recovery Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, and AntiStress every 3 months. Most recently, Recovery Guide was updated on November 11, 2026 and AntiStress on November 2, 2026.

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