Comparison

Worrydolls vs Art Therapy

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

Art Therapy

Explore your emotions and gain mental health insights through guided drawing and journaling activities. Designed for all skill levels, this app offers self-guided exercises to help you reflect and connect with your feelings.

Highlights
  • Self-guided art therapy activities
  • Drawing and journaling prompts
  • Focus on anxiety, confidence, focus, gratitude, happiness
  • Instructional guidance for all skill levels
  • Emotional exploration and reflection
  • Mental health insights
Features
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Scribble Journey offers self-guided activities inspired by art therapy, helping you explore your emotions through drawing and journaling. The process is simple. Choose an activity based on your intention, then let Scribble Journey guide you through a drawing and journaling activity. Each activity is designed to help your brain discover shiny, new insights that can smooth the path of your mental health journey. Activities focus on: * Anxiety * Confidence * Focus * Gratitude * Happiness Haven’t picked up a crayon since you were a kid? No worries, Scribble Journey’s instructional prompts provide simple steps to ease you into your creation. The activities are simple enough for someone who finds drawing daunting and broad enough that a professional creative can add their own complexity if desired. The end goal isn’t to create a masterpiece, but to dive deeper into your emotions and get more in tune with your mental health. While Scribble Journey is inspired by art therapy, it is not a substitute for professional therapy or mental health treatment. If you have any questions, suggestions or any other feedback, please email support@scribblejourney.com.

Screenshots

Worrydolls4 screens
Art Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Worrydolls at 15K against Art Therapy's 42. Worrydolls also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Art Therapy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Worrydolls against 4.9 for Art Therapy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Worrydolls has 15K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Worrydolls's written reviews are positive against 90% of Art Therapy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Worrydolls ships an update every 3 weeks, Art Therapy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Worrydolls versus Art Therapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorrydollsArt Therapy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings)4.9 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better42
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter WiebenGregory Hubbard

Customer experience

Worrydolls

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

Art Therapy

All ratings42 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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

Art Therapy

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
2 purchases

Art Therapy

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium1 Month trial$23.991 Year

Questions

Is Worrydolls free?
Worrydolls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Art Therapy free?
Art Therapy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Worrydolls or Art Therapy?
Art Therapy is rated higher. Worrydolls averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Art Therapy averages 4.9 from 42 ratings.
Do Worrydolls or Art Therapy have ads?
Neither Worrydolls nor Art Therapy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Worrydolls or Art Therapy?
Worrydolls ships an update every 3 weeks, and Art Therapy every 2 months. Most recently, Worrydolls was updated on October 27, 2026 and Art Therapy on October 25, 2026.

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