Comparison

Overcoming vs InnerLeafs

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

Head to head
About

Overcoming

This app provides tools and self-assessment scales to help manage depression and low mood. It utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy techniques and offers a library of recommended reading with purchasable e-books.

Highlights
  • Self-assessment scales for depression likelihood
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy tools
  • Daily mood and thought logging
  • Activity monitoring and future planning
  • Goal setting
  • Behavioral experiment design
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Overcoming Depression gives you the support you need to see your way through depression and low mood. Self-assessment scales help you to determine if you have a problem with depression. Simple tools help you take control of your own recovery programme using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). An online catalogue offers recommended reading for depression and these books can be purchased as e-books for use within the app’s built-in e-reader. This easy-to-navigate app comes from the publishers of the bestselling Overcoming book series. These books enable people with a range of common mental health problems and disorders to take back control of their life. Each guide is written by an expert practitioner and uses clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. This app is totally free and is intended to support a course of therapy, or a guided recovery programme with a doctor, therapist or other healthcare professional. It can be used alongside the book Overcoming Depression or other self-help titles for depression. The features in this app can be used at home or on the move, and with just a few minutes spent every day on these exercises, you will build a record of the tools and techniques that work for you and be able to set goals you can work towards over time. Visiting www.overcoming.co.uk will also give you access to the wider catalogue of Robinson self-help publications, advice for other mental health conditions, and downloadable resources from our range of books. Two other Overcoming apps are available: Overcoming Low Self-Esteem and Overcoming Anxiety. FEATURES: • Rate your mood and test the likelihood that you have depression by completing self-assessment scales • Log your daily problem thoughts and behaviours and their severity with a diary and practical worksheets • Monitor your daily activities and plan for the future • Set goals for how you would like your life to be • Design behavioural experiments to test and refine your beliefs and negative thoughts • Log what works for you so that you can quickly refer to your own relapse prevention tips • View your progress with test results over time • Library of self-help titles allows you to explore problem areas more fully with e-books available to purchase • Built-in e-reader for your library of self-help books • Reminder function allows you to schedule when to use the tools and tests • Password protected to ensure privacy

About

InnerLeafs

Features
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Innerleafs — Understand Yourself | Be Understood You know the feeling. Something's wrong — or something's important — and you can't find the words. Innerleafs helps you find them, then share them in a way that actually lands. Not a journal. Something better. Innerleafs turns your feelings into refined, shareable artifacts — leafs — that you've worked through privately before they reach anyone else. Less walking on eggshells. More being truly understood. How it works Plant a seed — name what you want to grow: a conversation you've been putting off, a feeling you can't shake, a pattern worth exploring. Water privately — think it through with InnerLeafs as your thinking partner. Reflection prompts help you go deeper. Emotional analysis shows you what's underneath the surface. Canopy View — before you share, see how your leaf might land on someone else. Close the gap between what you mean and how it might be received. Garden together — share your leaf with a partner, close friend, or teammate in a shared space called a grove. Take turns growing it toward mutual understanding. Not agreement — understanding. Reach Understood — when both people feel their truth is represented and can fairly explain the other's perspective, the leaf is done. The tree keeps growing. Made for real relationships Start solo. Invite someone when you're ready. Innerleafs works as a personal clarity tool and a relational superpower! Solo — private reflection, personal growth, emotional vocabulary built at your own pace Grove — collaborative emotional work with a partner, close friend, or trusted person InnerLeafs helps you say what you mean Innerleafs works with you to help you articulate, not to answer for you. Your voice leads every leaf. the app helps you go deeper, spot what you might be missing, and see how your words might land — before they do. What makes it different Other apps help you capture a feeling or share a prompt. Innerleafs is the space between — where you turn unclear emotion into something you can actually communicate, and where two people can reach understanding without having to agree. "The space between feeling and saying." Get started free. Grow at your own pace.

Screenshots

Overcoming4 screens
InnerLeafs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InnerLeafs at none against Overcoming's 10. InnerLeafs also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). Overcoming's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price and ads 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. Overcoming sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. InnerLeafs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overcoming ships an update every 5 weeks, InnerLeafs every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Overcoming versus InnerLeafs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOvercomingInnerLeafs
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB89 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHachette UK (Holdings)LimitedTwinFlame Development, LLC

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Overcoming

One-time10
  • An Introduction to Improving$2.99
  • Manage Your Mood$3.99
  • The Compassionate Mind$3.99
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  • The Complete CBT Guide$3.99
  • Beating Depression$3.99
  • Compassionate Mind Approach$3.99
  • Boost Your Confidence$3.99
  • Overcoming Depression$6.99
  • Overcoming Low Self-Esteem$6.99
  • The CBT Handbook$9.99
None

InnerLeafs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Overcoming free?
Overcoming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InnerLeafs free?
InnerLeafs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Overcoming or InnerLeafs have ads?
Neither Overcoming nor InnerLeafs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overcoming or InnerLeafs?
Overcoming ships an update every 5 weeks, and InnerLeafs every 6 days. Most recently, Overcoming was updated on October 21, 2026 and InnerLeafs on October 17, 2026.

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