Comparison

HarmLess vs FearLessMind

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

Head to head
About

HarmLess

This app supports individuals recovering from self-harm by providing tools to track progress, manage urges with healthy alternatives, and deepen self-understanding. It offers courses, guided meditations, and access to professional therapists.

Highlights
  • Urge management toolkit
  • Self-harm-free streak tracking
  • Personalized journal
  • Educational courses on mental health
  • Guided meditations
  • Breathing exercises
  • Access to discounted therapists
Features
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Transform your life one day at a time with HarmLess, the leading mobile app designed to support those battling self-harm. This innovative tool empowers you to take control of your recovery, build resilience, deepen self-understanding, and develop healthier coping mechanisms. HarmLess provides a comprehensive suite of features tailored to your emotional needs, helping you navigate life's challenges with strength and clarity. When urges strike, tap the URGE button to open a personalized toolkit offering a variety of healthy alternatives based on your current emotional state. Recognizing, understanding, and validating your feelings is a powerful step toward healing. Your privacy and security are our top priorities. With a passcode-protected interface, your journey remains confidential—your story is yours to share when and how you choose. Track your progress with real-time insights and statistics, including self-harm-free streaks, daily difficulty ratings, and urge frequency. Every day you stay committed is a step forward, and we ensure you can see that progress clearly. Stay engaged and motivated with daily Pledge Icons, reflect on your journey in your personal Journal, and gain perspective with our structured Reviews feature—each designed to support self-awareness and mental well-being. Expand your knowledge and strengthen your recovery with bite-sized, engaging Courses on self-harm, mental health, coping strategies, and more. Designed to be simple, digestible, and interactive, each course is divided into chapters, with quizzes at the end to reinforce key takeaways. Build confidence, and develop practical skills as you progress. Celebrate your milestones and unlock rewards through Achievements, visual symbols of your dedication and resilience that encourage you to keep moving forward. Our unique, animated Breathing Exercises provide an engaging way to reduce stress, ease anxiety, boost energy, and improve sleep. Find moments of peace with Guided Meditations, specifically designed to support those overcoming self-harm. For additional support, HarmLess users can access professional mental health therapists at a discounted rate directly through the app, ensuring that help is always within reach. HarmLess is your trusted companion on the path to healing. Start your journey today—because you matter, and your story is far from over. We are always open to feedback, if you have any ideas or suggestions about how the app could be better, we'd love to hear from you. Please write them in a written review right here on the App Store. Terms of use: http://www.wiredbetterment.com/harmless/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: http://www.wiredbetterment.com/harmless/privacypolicy.html

About

FearLessMind

This app offers a personalized mental health program to help users overcome fears and reduce stress. It guides you through timed exercises and targeted mental training to improve sleep and overall well-being. Advanced practices on specific topics are also available.

Highlights
  • Personalized mental health programs
  • Timed mental exercises
  • Targeted fear mitigation
  • Sleep improvement guidance
  • Encouragement tools and reminders
  • Advanced topic practices
Features
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Fear Less, stress Less, sleep better, and live your life to the fullest. FearLessMind delivers a personalised, structured mental health program to address everyday fears and concerns. You will be guided through timed programs consisting of numerous targeted mental exercises, designed to assist you in overcoming your life fears and concerns. Each program consists of several timed repetitive exercises that must be completed in order to advance to the following exercise. It’s similar to personal training but for your mental health! Once you have completed working on your concern, FearLessMind will guide you through a new program designed to work on your next concern (if it exists). You will first answer short questions so FearLessMind can address any pressing concerns you might have. Based on this assessment, FearLessMind will offer step-by-step programs to train you to mitigate your symptoms, sleep better, and help you to lead the life that you deserve. FearLessMind helps you to practice your program with encouragement tools and reminders that you can set up by yourself through the app settings. FearLessMind also has advanced practices of targeted topics that you can browse, listen to, and watch at your own pace. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HarmLess4 screens
FearLessMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FearLessMind at none against HarmLess's shown. FearLessMind also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). HarmLess's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (8.1K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. HarmLess sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and FearLessMind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FearLessMind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HarmLess has 8.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of HarmLess's written reviews are positive against 100% of FearLessMind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HarmLess ships an update fortnightly, FearLessMind every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HarmLess versus FearLessMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmLessFearLessMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.1K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWired BettermentFEARLESSMIND LLC

Customer experience

HarmLess

All ratings8,048 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.3%

FearLessMind

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HarmLess

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional glitches or crashes
  • Inconsistencies in the self-harm tracker

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free meditation and breathing exercises
  • Ability to reset or adjust the self-harm tracker
  • Option to customize the app's appearance
  • Improved syncing and data transfer between devices

FearLessMind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

HarmLess

Subscriptions9
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Intro Offer3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Premium Feat. Offer Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Quarterly$9.993 Months
  • Premium Feat. Offer Biannual3 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • Premium Biannual$19.996 Months
  • Premium Yearly$35.991 Year
  • Premium Feat. Offer Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time5
  • $1 Tip$0.99
  • Premium (Lifetime)$4.99
  • Premium (Lifetime)$7.99
Show 2 more
  • Premium (Lifetime)$9.99
  • Premium (Lifetime)$12.99
4 purchases

FearLessMind

Subscriptions2
  • Gold(Month)$6.991 Month
  • Gold(Year)2 Months trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Gold(Month)$0.99
  • Gold(Year)$69.99

Questions

Is HarmLess free?
HarmLess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FearLessMind free?
FearLessMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HarmLess or FearLessMind?
FearLessMind is rated higher. HarmLess averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while FearLessMind averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HarmLess or FearLessMind have ads?
HarmLess shows ads; FearLessMind does not.
Which is updated more often, HarmLess or FearLessMind?
HarmLess ships an update fortnightly, and FearLessMind every 17 months. Most recently, HarmLess was updated on September 24, 2026 and FearLessMind on June 30, 2026.

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