Comparison

Field Trip vs Fireside Project

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

Head to head
About

Field Trip

This app provides a comprehensive guide for exploring psychedelic experiences. It offers tools for preparation, immersion, connection with a community, and integration of insights. Access guided programs, educational content, and curated music to deepen your journey.

Highlights
  • Guided psychedelic programs
  • Offline mode for immersion
  • Psychedelic music and meditations
  • Community chat for connection
  • Journaling and integration tools
  • Educational content from experts
  • Trip and mood tracking
Features
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A psychedelic guide in the palm of your hand, the Field Trip app helps you explore the psychedelic space and assists you in the preparation, exploration, and integration phases of your journey. Expand your practice through guided psychedelic programs in the app and in Field Trip clinics. Our app offers an immersive, connective, supportive, educational, and curated experience to help you on your psychedelic journey. Immersive: Our offline mode, psychedelic music, psychedelic meditations, and trip visuals allow users to immerse themselves in the psychedelic experience and go deeper within, free from distractions. This includes: - Offline mode - Psychedelic visuals and animations - Consciousness expansion music and meditations Connective: We offer a connective space for people in the psychedelic community to get to know themselves better through exploration and expand their perspectives with other like-minded individuals through community chat. Connect with your fellow journeyers through: - Inclusive and safe chat groups to connect and bond with the psychedelic community - Tools to capture the psychedelic experience - Journaling prompts, check-ins, and reminders for integrating the psychedelic experience Supportive: Like a psychedelic companion, the app offers guidance, structure, and tools from experts in the community. The app sets you up for a successful journey and helps you to make the most of your consciousness-expansion. Find psychedelic support on your psychedelic journey through: - Journaling prompts, check-ins, and reminders for integrating the psychedelic experience - Trip tracking, meditation, and mood tracking - Supervised psychedelic journeys for deeper exploration - Peer trip support Educational: Our app is designed to answer all of your questions, help you to prioritize safety, and expand your knowledge of the psychedelic experience. Learn more about psychedelic integration with: - Education and tips from our expert Field Trip medical and therapeutic team who support clients through psychedelic exploration every day - Readings and meditations from artists and leaders in the mindfulness and consciousness expansion - Knowledge from wise Field Trippers with experience that is easily shared in the community chat - Tools to deepen inner knowledge and personal reflection Curated: This app is your key to exclusive music from popular artists challenging the idea of what psychedelic music really is. All of our content is created by people in the community for people in the community. Our curated app experience includes: - Frequently updated content, created with love by passionate people in the psychedelic space. - Exclusive psychedelic music from established artists such as East Forest, Superposition, BLOND:ISH, Dirtwire, Laraaji, Jeralyn Glass, and more Our app is brought to you from a heart centered team at Field Trip Health and Wellness. For more resources from the Field Trip team, please check out our podcast Field Tripping by Ronan Levy. To report an issue, please email us at app@fieldtriphealth.com.

About

Fireside Project

This app provides immediate, free support for individuals experiencing psychedelic trips or seeking to discuss past experiences. Connect instantly via call or text to trained volunteers. Established in 2021, it has assisted over 28,000 users.

Highlights
  • Free Psychedelic Hotline
  • Instant Call/Text Connection
  • Support for Current Trips
  • Discussion of Past Trips
  • Trained Volunteers
  • Established Support Network
Features
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Connect to our free Psychedelic Hotline with the push of a button. Just open the app, press “Call” or “Text” and you’ll immediately be connected to one of our volunteers. Tripping now? We’re here for you. Want to discuss a past trip? We’ve got you. Established in 2021, we have supported over 28,000 callers and texters.

Screenshots

Field Trip4 screens
Fireside Project1 screens

Verdict

The call

Field Trip and Fireside Project both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Fireside Project's written reviews are positive against 64% of Field Trip's. Fireside Project also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Field Trip's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (661 vs 47). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fireside Project holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Field Trip has 661 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Field Trip's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fireside Project's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Field Trip ships an update every 3 weeks, Fireside Project every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Field Trip versus Fireside Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterField TripFireside Project
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (661 ratings)4.9 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings661 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB74 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperField Trip Health IncFireside Project, Inc.

Customer experience

Field Trip

All ratings661 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

Fireside Project

All ratings47 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Field Trip

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in or create an account
  • Unexpected errors and JSON parse issues
  • Disappearing voice memos and trip data
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Voice memo transcription
  • Offline mode for meditations
  • More personalization options
  • Improved integration with external music

Fireside Project

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Field Trip

No in-app purchases

None

Fireside Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Field Trip free?
Field Trip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fireside Project free?
Fireside Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Field Trip or Fireside Project?
Fireside Project is rated higher. Field Trip averages 4.7 out of 5 from 661 ratings, while Fireside Project averages 4.9 from 47 ratings.
Do Field Trip or Fireside Project have ads?
Field Trip shows ads; Fireside Project does not.
Which is updated more often, Field Trip or Fireside Project?
Field Trip ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fireside Project every 8 months. Most recently, Field Trip was updated on September 22, 2026 and Fireside Project on September 9, 2026.

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