Comparison

FreeCBT vs Druck

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

Head to head
About

FreeCBT

This app provides a digital thought diary to practice Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). It helps users identify and challenge negative automatic thoughts, retrain their brains, and ultimately improve mood and behavior. It's an open-source tool for self-help and as a companion to traditional therapy.

Highlights
  • Thought diary
  • Challenge automatic thoughts
  • Identify cognitive distortions
  • Train alternative thoughts
  • Open source
  • CBT self-help tool
Features
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FreeCBT is an open source thought diary for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the "gold standard" of psychotherapy and is widely considered to be one of the most effective, evidence backed treatments for depression, anxiety, and panic. If you go into just about any therapist or psychiatrist, CBT will likely be one of the first treatments they try. FreeCBT is a companion and self-help app for one of the most common formats of CBT. You may have heard it called "the three column technique" or "catch it, check it, change it." Your brain is really good at making you feel exactly what you're thinking. Often, we find ourselves thinking "automatic negative thoughts" that lead us to fume on something that may not be true. That can cause us to feel depressed or anxious. CBT helps you record "automatic thoughts," challenge them with cognitive distortions and then train your brain with an alternative thought. If you do it enough, you can change your thoughts, your moods and your behavior. FreeCBT, a fork of Quirk, is open source under the GPL. You can find the code on Github at: https://github.com/erosson/freecbt

About

Druck

Easily log and visualize any aspect of your life, from daily habits to personal goals. This app offers robust tracking, insightful charts, and secure on-device data storage. Integrate with Apple Health and customize your experience with features like location data and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Track anything
  • Visualize life logs
  • Explore charts
  • Apple Health integration
  • Add location data
  • Set reminders
  • Import/export data
  • Dark mode
Features
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Druck helps you track anything, from workouts to what you eat to if you cleaned the dishes today. It's easy to enter new data and visualize it on charts. All your data stays on your device and is yours, nobody else will ever see it including Druck. Features Include: - Track Anything - View Your Life-Log - Explore Charts - Integrate with Apple Health - Add Location Data - Set Reminders - Import and Export Data - Dark Mode Support Privacy Policy: https://www.druckapp.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.druckapp.com/legal/terms-of-use

Screenshots

FreeCBT3 screens
Druck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FreeCBT at none against Druck's 2. FreeCBT also leads on ratings volume (170 vs 8). Druck's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, 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. Druck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FreeCBT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Druck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeCBT has 170 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of FreeCBT's written reviews are positive against 100% of Druck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeCBT ships an update every 9 months, Druck fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FreeCBT versus Druck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeCBTDruck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (170 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings170 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEvan RossonDankcolabs, LLC

Customer experience

FreeCBT

All ratings134 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.3%

Druck

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FreeCBT

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Swiping from distortion page selects/deselects distortions unintentionally
  • App update deleted all past user entries
  • Keyboard covers answer input area on some screens
  • Swipe navigation doesn't work properly on certain screens
  • Inconsistent touch response during navigation

Requested features

12 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Analytics to track thoughts and patterns over time
  • Export feature to share entries with therapist or notes app
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Bottom navigation bar
Show 7 more
  • Ability to tag or categorize thoughts by topic
  • Filter and view thoughts by category
  • Evidence section with for/against columns
  • Worst case scenario section with probability assessment
  • More detailed examples for alternative thought step
  • Additional cognitive distortion options (jumping to conclusions)
  • Better help documentation and explanations

Druck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FreeCBT

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Druck

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is FreeCBT free?
FreeCBT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Druck free?
Druck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FreeCBT or Druck?
Druck is rated higher. FreeCBT averages 4.7 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while Druck averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do FreeCBT or Druck have ads?
Neither FreeCBT nor Druck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeCBT or Druck?
FreeCBT ships an update every 9 months, and Druck fortnightly. Most recently, FreeCBT was updated on November 3, 2026 and Druck on November 3, 2026.

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