Comparison

Spiral Up! vs Sentur

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

Head to head
About

Spiral Up!

This app offers tools based on emotional brain training to help users quickly reduce stress and build resilience. By rewiring the brain through simple emotional techniques, it aims to prevent health problems and improve traditional treatment effectiveness.

Highlights
  • Stress reduction techniques
  • Emotional brain training (EBT)
  • Rewire brain for resiliency
  • Improve anxiety and depression
  • Manage work stress
  • Enhance relationship issues
Features
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This app helps us to move rapidly from stress to joy. The tools are based on emotional brain training (EBT), which was developed at UCSF by Dr. Laurel Mellin and a team of researchers. The goal of the method is to use simple emotional techniques to shut off the stress circuits, and over time, to rewire the brain for resiliency. As stress is the root cause of so many problems, finding new ways to rapidly reduce stress could prevent health problems and improve the effectiveness of traditional methods for treating them. Research has shown that this brain-based approach can be highly effective, with improvements in anxiety, depression, obesity, diabetes, addictive behavior, work stress, relationship issues, and high blood pressure. This app is for current members of the EBT community only.

About

Sentur

This app offers guided exercises and resources inspired by the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model to support self-transformation and healing. It provides tools for managing anxiety, nurturing self-compassion, and enhancing therapeutic journeys. Connect with a community and access expert-led events for deeper insight and progress.

Highlights
  • Guided IFS-inspired exercises
  • Meditations for Parts work
  • Post-unburdening guidance
  • Anxiety and stress management
  • Self-compassion nurturing
  • Parts mapping
  • Self-energy assessment
Features
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Evidence-based trauma-informed companion app inspired by the Internal Family Systems (IFS) psychotherapeutic model. Own your journey to self-transformation anywhere, anytime. Make the most out of your time in between therapy sessions and enhance the outcomes of your self-transformation work. Let your authentic Self radiate through with tools and resources such as: - Expertly guided IFS-inspired exercises and meditations that facilitate work with the different Parts within you; guide you through the post-unburdening process; manage anxiety and stress; help nurture self-compassion; - Amazing content from incredible collaborators - proven experts in their therapeutic field. - Parts mapping functionality and Self-energy assessment tooling that provide visual representations of your progress and greater insight into your healing journey; - In-app community and free monthly IFS events, facilitated by trauma healing experts - offering opportunities for reflection, unburdening, and accessing and inspiring more Self-energy. Supportive when life is hard. Captures and clarifies your transformation. Accelerates healing and enhances your therapeutic journey. Own your journey to self-transformation anywhere, anytime. Disclaimer: This application is not intended to provide, does not provide, and shall not be construed as providing, any form or type of medical, therapeutic, professional, or other advice, recommendations, instructions, services, diagnosis, or treatment.

Screenshots

Spiral Up!4 screens
Sentur4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spiral Up! and Sentur both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Spiral Up!'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Sentur's. Spiral Up! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Sentur's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (119 vs 11). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sentur sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $54.99 per year. Spiral Up! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spiral Up! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sentur has 119 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spiral Up!'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Sentur's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spiral Up! ships an update every 2 months, Sentur fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spiral Up! versus Sentur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpiral Up!Sentur
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better4.7 (119 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB155 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInstitute for Health SolutionsIntegrated Mental Health Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

Spiral Up!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sentur

All ratings118 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

Spiral Up!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sentur

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Trial not starting
  • Overlapping text with parts map
  • Unable to export parts map and history
  • Buttons lead back to parts map instead of intended function
  • Keyboard does not appear or disappears when typing
Show 5 more
  • App not loading past the first few pages
  • Cannot get past the third screen due to unscrollable text
  • Cannot login due to keyboard blocking continue button
  • Text overlaps in parts map
  • Part cluster option is unusable

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow designation of Manager vs. Firefighter types
  • Offer a one-time purchase option
  • Lower price for wider adoption

In-app purchases

None

Spiral Up!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sentur

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Sentur Subscription14 Days trial$54.991 Year

Questions

Is Spiral Up! free?
Spiral Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sentur free?
Sentur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spiral Up! or Sentur?
Spiral Up! is rated higher. Spiral Up! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Sentur averages 4.7 from 119 ratings.
Do Spiral Up! or Sentur have ads?
Neither Spiral Up! nor Sentur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spiral Up! or Sentur?
Spiral Up! ships an update every 2 months, and Sentur fortnightly. Most recently, Spiral Up! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sentur on October 24, 2026.

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