Comparison

FreeCBT vs Onlevn

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

Onlevn

Features
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Welcome to Onlevn, where your health and wellness journey begins. As a proud white-label partner of Wellnessz, we bring you cutting-edge fitness solutions designed to help you achieve your goals

Screenshots

FreeCBT3 screens
Onlevn2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Onlevn at weekly against FreeCBT's every 9 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeCBT ships an update every 9 months, Onlevn weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FreeCBT versus Onlevn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeCBTOnlevn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (170 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB153 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEvan RossonMohi Lifestile Solutions Private Limited

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

Onlevn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FreeCBT

No in-app purchases

None

Onlevn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FreeCBT free?
FreeCBT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onlevn free?
Onlevn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FreeCBT or Onlevn have ads?
Neither FreeCBT nor Onlevn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeCBT or Onlevn?
FreeCBT ships an update every 9 months, and Onlevn weekly. Most recently, FreeCBT was updated on October 23, 2026 and Onlevn on October 9, 2026.

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