Comparison

Don't panic!!! vs Calm Urge

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

Head to head
About

Don't panic!!!

This app provides tools and techniques to manage depression, anxiety, panic attacks, self-harm urges, suicidal thoughts, and eating disorders. It offers interactive exercises, practical advice, and direct access to professional help and crisis hotlines.

Highlights
  • Depression management tools
  • Anxiety and panic relief exercises
  • Self-harm coping strategies
  • Suicidal thought support
  • Eating disorder guidance
  • Mood and activity tracking
  • Crisis hotline contacts
Features
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The app helps manage depression, anxiety and panic, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and eating disorders. It contains practical techniques, advice, interactive breathing exercises, distraction games, and contacts for professional help. Main modules: Depression – tips “What can help me”, activity planning, finding positives of the day. Anxiety and panic – breathing exercises, simple counting, mini-games, relaxation recordings, tips “What to do when anxious”. I want to hurt myself – alternative ways of coping with self-harm urges, a safety plan, a tracker for how long I’ve managed. Suicidal thoughts – personal safety plan, list of reasons “Why not”, breathing exercises. Eating disorders – task lists, examples of suitable meal plans, tips on body perception, binge eating, nausea, etc. My records – records of feelings, sleep, meals, keeping a personal journal, mood charts. Contacts for help – direct calls to crisis hotlines and centers, option for chat support and online therapy, personal SOS contacts. The app is free and open-source. Created in cooperation with professionals. Download Don’t Panic and always have help at hand.

About

Calm Urge

This app provides tools and activities to help users resist self-harm urges. Track emotions, identify patterns, and utilize calming exercises like breathing techniques and music to manage feelings and stay in control. Secure your data with a password and access emergency contacts for support.

Highlights
  • Emotion and worry tracking
  • Identify emotional patterns
  • Develop coping mechanisms
  • Calming activities (breathing, music, drawing)
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Communication card for expressing feelings
  • Emergency contact integration
Features
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Calm Urge is the perfect app to help you resist the urge to self-harm. With a range of activities and tools, you can keep track of your emotions and worries, and develop new coping mechanisms to help you stay calm and in control. With a daily record of your feelings, you can easily identify patterns and trends in your emotions and concerns, helping you to build a better understanding of your triggers and responses. And with a range of calming activities, including breathing exercises, Tibetan bowls, musical instruments, and drawing tools, you can find the perfect way to soothe and distract yourself when the urge to self-harm strikes. You can also create a private password to keep your information completely secure, and use a communication card to let others know how you're feeling when you're not able to talk about it. Plus, with the ability to add emergency contacts, you can always have someone to call when you need help the most. So if you're looking for a powerful new tool to help you manage your emotions and resist the urge to self-harm, download Calm Urge today and start taking control of your life. Terms of Use: https://wisefoxapps.wordpress.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Don't panic!!!4 screens
Calm Urge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Don't panic!!! at none against Calm Urge's 2. Don't panic!!! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 83%). Calm Urge's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (2K vs 66). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Calm Urge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Don't panic!!! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Don't panic!!! against 4.7 for Calm Urge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calm Urge has 2K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Don't panic!!!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Calm Urge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't panic!!! ships an update every 6 weeks, Calm Urge every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Don't panic!!! versus Calm Urge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't panic!!!Calm Urge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (66 ratings) — better4.7 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews — better82.7% of reviews
Number of ratings662K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB142 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNepanikar z. s.Shining Muffin LLC

Customer experience

Don't panic!!!

All ratings66 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.1%

Calm Urge

All ratings2,045 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral10.2%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Don't panic!!!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Calm Urge

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Forgot password feature not working
  • Inconsistent app performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add milestones/achievements tracking
  • Improve sound/audio functionality
  • Allow customizing mood/emotion options
  • Provide more free access to analytics

In-app purchases

None

Don't panic!!!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Calm Urge

Subscriptions2
  • Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Don't panic!!! free?
Don't panic!!! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calm Urge free?
Calm Urge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Don't panic!!! or Calm Urge?
Don't panic!!! is rated higher. Don't panic!!! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Calm Urge averages 4.7 from 2K ratings.
Do Don't panic!!! or Calm Urge have ads?
Calm Urge shows ads; Don't panic!!! does not.
Which is updated more often, Don't panic!!! or Calm Urge?
Don't panic!!! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Calm Urge every 8 days. Most recently, Don't panic!!! was updated on September 25, 2026 and Calm Urge on September 23, 2026.

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