Textcoach® vs Become Rare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Textcoach®
Access personalized mental health support through text-based conversations with licensed clinicians. Address concerns like anxiety, depression, and stress on your schedule, without appointments or wait times. Boost your emotional wellbeing with convenient, stigma-free coaching.
- Texting with licensed clinicians
- Support for anxiety and depression
- Voice notes and video exchange
- Stigma-free access
- On-demand support
- Emotional wellbeing resources
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Textcoach® is like having a mental health “Coach” in your pocket! Designed to help address anxiety, depression, burnout and other concerns while on the go, Textcoach® allows you to begin texting with a licensed clinician on your mobile or desktop device. Exchange texts, voice notes, videos and resources to help boost your emotional wellbeing by downloading the app or visiting the website. Connect with a mental health Coach on your own terms – no appointments or wait times! This stigma-free access point helps you address concerns like stress, anxiety, resilience, relationship issues and more. All Textcoach® Coaches are independently licensed and experienced clinicians with special training to provide technology-driven care and help you resolve issues. To get started, download the app, create an account or enter your group code and log in.
Become Rare
This app gamifies your lifestyle by rewarding real-world actions with points and exclusive loot boxes. Complete challenges in fitness, creativity, and community to progress through rarity tiers and unlock tangible rewards.
- Daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal challenges
- Rarity point system
- Loot box reward system
- Tiered progression system
- Progress tracking and achievement history
- Social challenge feed
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Become Rare is a gamified lifestyle platform where real-world actions turn into rewards. Complete daily, weekly, and seasonal challenges across fitness, mindset, creativity, and community impact to earn “rarity” points. Unlock exclusive loot boxes containing tier-based rewards tied to your progress. CORE FEATURES: • Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Seasonal Challenges • Rarity Point System • Loot Box Reward System containing real items • Tiered progression system (Least Rare → Most Rare) • Secure Google & Apple Sign-In • Progress tracking and achievement history • Social challenge feed and community engagement HOW IT WORKS: 1. Complete real-life challenges 2. Submit proof (photo/video) 3. Earn rarity 4. Unlock reward 5. Level up your rarity tier Become Rare is built around one idea: Your actions define your value. Turn discipline into rewards. Turn habits into identity. Become Rare.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Become Rare at 100% against Textcoach®'s 43%. Become Rare also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Textcoach®'s advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Become Rare holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textcoach® has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Textcoach®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Become Rare's.
Textcoach® ships an update every 2 months, Become Rare every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textcoach® | Become Rare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CuraLinc Healthcare | Rarity Manufacturing Company LLC |
Customer experience
Textcoach®
Become Rare
In-app purchases
Textcoach®
No in-app purchases
Become Rare
No in-app purchases
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