Comparison

Hébert + Brixi vs Don't Spiral

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

Head to head
About

Hébert + Brixi

Features
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Avoir du style n'est pas une question d'âge ou de silhouette. Si vous avez perdu vos repères, nous sommes là pour vous aider. Vous n'avez plus de plaisir ou de temps pour magasiner? Laissez-nous vous faire vivre une expérience agréable et simplifiée. Retrouvez votre style avec Hébert + Brixi, deux stylistes d'expérience, pour un service personnalisé et des ensembles coordonneés efficaces et polyvalents. Optimisez votre temps en nous confiant votre magasinage. Il ne vous reste plus qu'à venir faire l'essayage dans l'un de nos salons privés du centre-ville de Montréal ou de Saint-Lambert.

About

Don't Spiral

This app offers immediate support during moments of intense anxiety and relationship doubt. It provides guided conversations and breathing exercises to help users navigate difficult emotions and prevent impulsive actions, remembering past interactions for personalized support.

Highlights
  • Real-time conversational support
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Personalized AI companion
  • Remembers past conversations
  • Crisis resources access
  • Privacy-focused data handling
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It's 2am. Your partner hasn't texted back. Your mind is already three steps ahead — they're losing interest, something's wrong, maybe it's over. You know this feeling. The spiral. Don't Spiral is the app for right now. Not tomorrow's therapy appointment. Not a 30-day program. Right now — when you're about to send that text you'll regret, when the fight just ended and your hands are shaking, when you're lying awake building a case against someone who's sleeping peacefully next to you. BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING YOU CAN'T UNDO Tell the app what's happening — spiraling, post-fight, anxious, uncertain, processing, or celebrating a win. Based on your intensity, Don't Spiral starts a real conversation designed for exactly what you're going through. If you can barely think, guided breathing exercises bring you down before you even start talking. When you're ready, the conversation meets you where you are — like a frank friend who happens to know a lot about why your brain does this. BUILT FOR THE ACUTE MOMENT This isn't a daily journaling app. It's not a CBT worksheet. Don't Spiral exists for the moments that actually cause damage — the ones between therapy sessions where you need someone right now: - About to send that text? Talk it through first. Seriously. - Fight just happened? Process the aftermath before it snowballs - Dreading a hard conversation? Rehearse it without spiraling - Stuck in the same loop? Figure out why this pattern keeps showing up - Going through a breakup? Get honest support without judgment - Questioning everything? Work through doubt without full-blown panic IT ACTUALLY REMEMBERS YOUR STORY Most AI forgets you exist between sessions. Don't Spiral doesn't. It remembers your partner's name, recurring patterns, what you've worked through before. Every conversation builds on the last one — because "start from scratch every time" is useless when you're mid-crisis at 3am. Personalize your AI companion with a name, communication style, and cultural background so it actually feels like talking to someone who gets you. A FRIEND, NOT A THERAPIST BOT Every few messages, it checks in: "Am I getting this right?" If not, you redirect. After meaningful conversations, it follows up to ask what actually happened — did you send the text? Did the conversation go okay? No miss-you notifications. No streaks. No guilt trips for not opening the app. Don't Spiral is here when you need it and leaves you alone when you don't. When things feel truly overwhelming, crisis resources are one tap away. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS What you share here is deeply personal — and we treat it that way. - Chat messages are not stored. Conversations are processed in real time and not retained after your session ends. - Only conversation text is sent to the AI — no personal identifiers like your email, name, or account ID. - Our AI provider (Anthropic) operates under a zero-retention policy. Your messages are never stored or used to train AI models. - All connections are TLS-encrypted. Data is hosted on GDPR-compliant EU servers. - We don't sell your data. We don't share it with third parties. - Delete your account anytime from Settings — all data is permanently removed. FEATURES - AI support for relationship anxiety, overthinking, and emotional spirals - Guided breathing for acute panic and distress - 8 session types: spiraling, post-fight, conversation prep, pattern reflection, breakup, doubt - Personalized AI that remembers your relationship context - Outcome tracking — follows up to see what actually happened - Crisis detection with instant access to professional resources - Dark mode for late-night sessions Don't Spiral is not a replacement for professional therapy. It's for the moments between — when you need support right now and can't wait for your next appointment. Privacy Policy: https://dontspiral.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://dontspiral.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Hébert + Brixi4 screens
Don't Spiral4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hébert + Brixi at none against Don't Spiral's 4. Don't Spiral's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Don't Spiral sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hébert + Brixi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hébert + Brixi ships an update every 2 months, Don't Spiral every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hébert + Brixi versus Don't Spiral: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHébert + BrixiDon't Spiral
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSamuel DionneBurkhart Digital LLC

In-app purchases

None

Hébert + Brixi

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Don't Spiral

One-time4
  • 5 Conversations$3.99
  • Welcome Pack — 10 Conversations$4.99
  • 15 Conversations$9.99
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  • 50 Conversations$29.99

Questions

Is Hébert + Brixi free?
Hébert + Brixi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Don't Spiral free?
Don't Spiral is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hébert + Brixi or Don't Spiral have ads?
Neither Hébert + Brixi nor Don't Spiral shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hébert + Brixi or Don't Spiral?
Hébert + Brixi ships an update every 2 months, and Don't Spiral every 4 days. Most recently, Hébert + Brixi was updated on October 1, 2026 and Don't Spiral on October 25, 2026.

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