Comparison

ACT iCoach vs RO DBT

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

Head to head
About

ACT iCoach

Learn and practice Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skills through video lessons, animations, and interactive tools. Track your mood, journal your thoughts, and monitor progress with analytics. Share data with your therapist for real-time engagement and motivation.

Highlights
  • Video lessons and animations
  • Mood and emotion tracking
  • Journaling and ACT measures
  • Progress summaries and analytics
  • Therapist sharing
  • Over 100 exercises
  • 1000+ meditations
Features
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ACT iCoach is a comprehensive app that covers all aspects of Acceptance Commitment Therapy Learn and practice ACT skills using video lessons and fun animations which helps you to remember skills longer. Features over video lessons and easy to read content from some of the leading ACT Practitioners and researchers in the world. You can also take notes on these lessons for future use. User friendly tools to track your mood, emotions, journal and ACT measures. Summary screens to check your progress. Analytics to get insight into your own behavior as you learn new skills. Ability to share with therapists and care team. Track your progress on how you are doing and get motivated to obtain new skills. Get awards for tasks done towards obtaining new skills or keeping up with one you already know. Complete exercises and practice ideas that are similar to worksheets in actual ACT Therapy. There are over 100 exercises. Each of the exercise link directly to lessons. Over 1000 meditations ranging across multiple themes from some of the best teachers in the world. Favorites list to save skills and meditations you use frequently. Weekly and Daily ACT Measure tracking. Finally, the app integrates with a clinician app. If your therapist is signed up and you are set up to share your diary card and exercises then you don’t have to share via email every week. Your therapist can engage with you in real time. The app also integrates with Apple's HealthKit to record your meditation minutes to Health Kit mindfulness. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase *You have a choice of being billed monthly for $9.99/month or a discounted price of $49.99 every six months. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy:https://www.resiliens.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.resiliens.com/terms DISCLAIMER: This is not a substitute for a Therapist or a Medical Professional. It works best when you use as a companion app along with your ACT Therapist / Counselor.

About

RO DBT

This app provides tools for tracking personal behaviors and practicing therapeutic skills. It includes a digital diary card, skill reminders, and a safety toolkit. Users can send PDF reports to their therapists or use it as a self-directed resource.

Highlights
  • Diary card tracking
  • Skills help and practice
  • Safety toolkit
  • Self-enquiry journal
  • Automatic tracking reminders
  • PDF diary card export
Features
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The RO DBT app features a diary card, skills help, safety toolkit, and self enquiry journal. Set up automatic tracking reminders and a push feature to send a pdf diary card to your therapist. Easily track social signals, private behaviors and use RO DBT skills. The app fits into the on-the-go lifestyle of many overcontrolled people. Users also may prefer its convenience to paper copies of diary cards and skills lists. Use the app with the help of your therapist or as a self-directed tool. The RO DBT app was developed by licensed RO Therapists, Hope Arnold, LCSW, MA and Lori Prado, LPC-S, CEDS, with the help of the treatment developer, Thomas Lynch, PhD, FBPsS. To learn more about RODBT visit www.grow-ro.com/what-is-ro-dbt/.

Screenshots

ACT iCoach4 screens
RO DBT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ACT iCoach at Free against RO DBT's $9.99. ACT iCoach also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (85% vs 64%). RO DBT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). 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

ACT iCoach is free to download; RO DBT costs $9.99 up front. ACT iCoach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. RO DBT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ACT iCoach holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACT iCoach has 187 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of ACT iCoach's written reviews are positive against 64% of RO DBT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACT iCoach ships an update every 4 weeks, RO DBT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
ACT iCoach versus RO DBT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACT iCoachRO DBT
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (187 ratings) — better3.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings187 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
Best chart rank—#151 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.112.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB141 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperResiliens Inc.GrowRo

Customer experience

ACT iCoach

All ratings186 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative14.3%

RO DBT

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

ACT iCoach

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App freezes after every entry or assessment
  • Failed to connect to store error
  • Login page resets during account creation
  • Account existence conflicts (user exists/does not exist)
  • Intermittent crashes and connection issues
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  • Premium membership status not persisting after reinstall
  • UI elements not aligned properly on older iPhones
  • Scroll functionality issues preventing access to all answer options
  • Data loss when signed out of Apple ID

Requested features

7 requests
  • Offline functionality
  • Goals section in addition to journal
  • Better onboarding tutorial ("ACT & This App 101")
  • Clearer password requirements during signup
  • Clinician subscription bundling options
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  • Free trial period before requiring payment
  • One-time purchase option instead of recurring subscription

RO DBT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ACT iCoach

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Six Month Subscription$49.996 Months
None

RO DBT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACT iCoach free?
ACT iCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RO DBT free?
RO DBT costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACT iCoach or RO DBT?
ACT iCoach is rated higher. ACT iCoach averages 4.6 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while RO DBT averages 3.9 from 14 ratings.
Do ACT iCoach or RO DBT have ads?
Neither ACT iCoach nor RO DBT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACT iCoach or RO DBT?
ACT iCoach ships an update every 4 weeks, and RO DBT every 2 months. Most recently, ACT iCoach was updated on October 22, 2026 and RO DBT on October 27, 2026.

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