Comparison

Sentur vs Spiral Up Lite

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

Head to head
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.

About

Spiral Up Lite

This app helps you break cycles of stress and anxiety by understanding your reactions to past traumas. It uses simple, brain-savvy questions to activate your brain's natural ability to clear toxic stress and improve emotional well-being.

Highlights
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Understand emotional reactions
  • Break negative cycles
  • Brain-savvy questioning technique
  • Quick daily use (1-3 minutes)
  • Developed by a health psychologist
Features
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Mindfulness distracts you from stress and anxiety Spiral Up™ releases your stress and clears away anxiety. Be more specific A friend doesn’t respond to your text and you binge eat. A car cuts you off and you explode. A colleague criticizes you and you devolve into negative self-talk. We overreact to these (admittedly unpleasant incidents) because the incidents aren’t what we’re reacting to: We’re subconsciously reacting to a traumatic event or relationship hurt from our past – romantic, platonic, or familial. That cycle can repeat itself for decades and separate you from being in control of your life. Spiral Up™ helps you break this cycle. It helps you understand why you do what you do – then do something about it. Hmm. How? Your brain is already neurologically equipped to change those reactions, and clear toxic stress chemicals. Spiral Up activates that process via a series of simple, brain-savvy “How are you?” style questions. Answering these questions (which takes 1 - 3 minutes) causes a surge of feel-good neurotransmitters. You may even feel some joy. Every moment is not joyous — many are uncomfortable, sad, boring, strenuous, etc.— but the brain rewards us for clearing stress. That’s why endorphins bubble up. This app contains those simple questions. And only those questions. There aren’t a thousand meditations or cheeky quizzes or rainforest sounds. Just the questions and the relief they elicit. Relief you deserve. Who made this? Laurel Mellin, PhD, a health psychologist, who developed Emotional Brain Training (EBT) with colleagues on the UCSF faculty in the School of Medicine. She is a NYT Bestselling author. How often should I Spiral Up? Use it whenever you have a moment of irrational panic, boredom, or feel bad for any reason. Spiraling Up 5x per day trains your brain to override your reflexive response to situational stress and anxiety. Your brain learns to spiral up spontaneously, so you feel better faster– even between uses of the app. Download our free app and start a more emotionally connected life. We overreact to these (admittedly unpleasant incidents) because the incidents aren’t what we’re reacting to: We’re subconsciously reacting to a traumatic event or relationship hurt from our past – romantic, platonic, or familial. That cycle can repeat itself for decades and separate you from being in control of your life. Spiral Up™ helps you break this cycle. It helps you understand why you do what you do – then do something about it. Read the terms and conditions here: http://wwwspiralup.com/terms-and-conditions Read the privacy policy here: https://wwwspiralup.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Sentur4 screens
Spiral Up Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spiral Up Lite at none against Sentur's 1. Spiral Up Lite also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Sentur's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (118 vs 19). 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 Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sentur against 4.8 for Spiral Up Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sentur has 118 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Sentur's written reviews are positive against 83% of Spiral Up Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sentur ships an update fortnightly, Spiral Up Lite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sentur versus Spiral Up Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSenturSpiral Up Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (118 ratings)4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118 — better19
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIntegrated Mental Health Technologies, LLCInstitute for Health Solutions

Customer experience

Sentur

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

Spiral Up Lite

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sentur

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Sentur Subscription14 Days trial$54.991 Year
None

Spiral Up Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sentur free?
Sentur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spiral Up Lite free?
Spiral Up Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sentur or Spiral Up Lite?
Spiral Up Lite is rated higher. Sentur averages 4.7 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Spiral Up Lite averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Sentur or Spiral Up Lite have ads?
Neither Sentur nor Spiral Up Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sentur or Spiral Up Lite?
Sentur ships an update fortnightly, and Spiral Up Lite every 2 months. Most recently, Sentur was updated on October 6, 2026 and Spiral Up Lite on September 27, 2026.

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