Comparison

Worrydolls vs innerFriend

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital worry doll companion
  • Share worries with the doll
  • Track worries over time
  • Journaling for anxiety
  • Review past worries
  • Sense of calm
Features
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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/

About

innerFriend

Engage in meaningful conversations with yourself to explore emotions, roles, and gain self-insight. This app acts as a personal companion for self-discovery, helping you confront all emotions and enrich your life through genuine dialogue.

Highlights
  • Dialogue communication with self
  • Customizable roles and emotions
  • Personalize conversations with colors
  • CSV chat record export
  • Face ID privacy protection
  • Statistical analysis
Features
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People often say, "I have a friend…" — but the friend who knows you best is you. iFriend is a conversational journal. Start a topic, then speak as the different voices in your head — the hopeful you, the worried you, a wise mentor, you in ten years — and talk it through like a chat. Torn about quitting your job, winding down before bed, or too anxious to think straight? Let every voice have its say. The answer is often in the conversation. HOW IT WORKS • Start a topic, like "Should I change jobs?" • Pick who's speaking above the text box and write as that feeling or role • Create your own roles with a name, color and photo • Look back and see how your thinking unfolded FEATURES • Chat-style journaling with bubbles on both sides • Role library: Optimist, Pessimist, Belief, Enthusiasm, Fear, Wise Mentor and more, or make your own • Edit, copy or delete any message with a long-press • Timestamps in chat, optionally on every message • Voice messages and photos • Pinned conversations and full-text search with highlights • Stats: see which inner voice speaks the most • Your name and photo, theme color, chat background and text size • Dark mode • Export and import a full backup, including photos and voice notes PRIVACY • No account. Everything stays on your phone and is never uploaded • No AI — nobody reads your conversations • Optional Face ID lock with passcode fallback IN-APP PURCHASE Try every feature free for 7 days. After that, a one-time unlock lets you start new conversations — no subscription, no ads. Your existing conversations always stay available. CONTACT Questions or ideas? Email 574393332@qq.com or leave a review — I read every one.

Screenshots

Worrydolls4 screens
innerFriend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Worrydolls at 4.8 against innerFriend's 4.3. Worrydolls also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 7). innerFriend's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Worrydolls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and innerFriend sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Worrydolls holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Worrydolls has 15K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Worrydolls's written reviews are positive against 96% of innerFriend's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Worrydolls versus innerFriend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorrydollsinnerFriend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews96.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Wieben阳 孙

Customer experience

Worrydolls

All ratings15,347 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews690 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.9%

innerFriend

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

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

innerFriend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Worrydolls

Subscriptions2
  • Magic Mode7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Magic Mode - Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Magic Mode One Time Unlock$69.99
1 purchases

innerFriend

One-time1
  • Unlock iFriend$1.99

Questions

Is Worrydolls free?
Worrydolls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is innerFriend free?
innerFriend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Worrydolls or innerFriend?
Worrydolls is rated higher. Worrydolls averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while innerFriend averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Worrydolls or innerFriend have ads?
Neither Worrydolls nor innerFriend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Worrydolls or innerFriend?
Worrydolls ships an update every 3 weeks, and innerFriend every 3 weeks. Most recently, Worrydolls was updated on October 24, 2026 and innerFriend on October 22, 2026.

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