Worrydolls vs better u
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Worrydolls
This app provides a digital worry doll to help you manage anxiety and stress. Share your worries with the doll, track them over time, and find a sense of calm by revisiting past concerns.
- Digital worry doll companion
- Share worries with the doll
- Track worries over time
- Journaling for anxiety
- Review past worries
- Sense of calm
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Worrydolls gives you a small doll who is ready to listen to what is worrying you. Tell your worry to the doll, then track it over time. You can use Worrydolls like a journal to help you overcome anxiety and stress. The idea of worrydolls started with the indigenous people of Guatemala. The first worrydoll was given to the princess Ixucane as a special gift from the sun god, with the promise that the worrydoll could handle any worry a person could have. Ever since, tiny worrydolls made leftover cloth have been given to worried people. Whisper a single worry to the worrydoll, and hide it under their pillow. As soon as the worrydoll is told the worry, sorrow, or fear, it takes the burden and carries it from then on. The app works the same way! Just tell a single worry to the Worrydoll, and the Worrydoll will carry it for you. In this way, you can have worrydolls on your phone. When your worry is finished, you can tell the worrydoll that he/she does not need to worry anymore. You can always look back at your old worries to feel a sense of calm. My grandmother gave me tiny worrydolls because I was always worrying as a child. Now, you can have Worrydolls on your phone. I hope that the worrydolls can help you just like they helped me. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
better u
This app helps users manage their well-being by focusing on mental outlook, emotional resilience, and accessing various support systems. It offers tools like a private journal bot, daily goal setting, and inspirational affirmations designed for young people.
- Private journal bot
- Daily goals for fitness and mental health
- Inspirational daily affirmations
- Signposting to support platforms
- Rewards and incentives for engagement
- Teenager's mental health journey story
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better u provides a supportive platform in which the user can manage their well-being, focus on a positive mental outlook, reflect upon their emotional resilience, and most importantly, access various types of support, enabling the user to find something that works for them. As an app created by young people, it focuses on providing features and tools that young people actually want to engage with, that will have a lasting, beneficial impact on their well-being. Features include: • The journal bot: an opportunity for the user to discuss their day by reflecting and sharing thoughts privately • Aims for the day: a section dedicated to finding ways to improve users’ physical and mental fitness • Ellie’s story: a look into a real teenager’s journey to improving her mental health, and the progress she made with these same techniques • Signposting section: providing support via a variety of platforms (text, online, app, virtual groups, etc.) so the user can explore what works for them • Inspirational, positive daily affirmations with social sharing functionality • Rewards for daily sharing or reflection and incentives to keep the user engaged
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: better u at none against Worrydolls's 3. better u also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Worrydolls's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (15K vs 32). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Worrydolls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. better u asks for nothing beyond the download.
Worrydolls holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Worrydolls has 15K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Worrydolls's written reviews are positive against 71% of better u's.
Worrydolls ships an update every 3 weeks, better u every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Worrydolls | better u |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better | 4.4 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Wieben | Future Agency Consulting Ltd |
Customer experience
Worrydolls
better u
Bugs and requests
Worrydolls
Reported bugs
2 issues- App freezing when reaching character limit
- Inconsistent behavior with locking/unlocking the app
Requested features
5 requests- Remove character limit for writing worries
- Add ability to edit, delete, or organize past worries
- Implement more customization options for worry dolls
- Incorporate AI-powered responses or advice from dolls
- Add sorting/filtering options for past worries
better u
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Worrydolls
- Magic Mode7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Magic Mode - Yearly$24.991 Year
- Magic Mode One Time Unlock$69.99
better u
No in-app purchases









