HarmLess vs SweatKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Urge management toolkit
- Self-harm-free streak tracking
- Personalized journal
- Educational courses on mental health
- Guided meditations
- Breathing exercises
- Access to discounted therapists
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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
SweatKey
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Move. Earn. Unlock. SweatKey helps you turn movement into screen time. Instead of endlessly scrolling, earn time for selected apps through physical activity and use the time you have earned when you actually want it. How SweatKey works Choose the apps you want SweatKey to manage, set your daily allowance, then earn additional time through movement. SweatKey can reward activities such as: • Push-ups • Pull-ups • Squats • Planks • Steps During supported workouts, the camera can detect your movement directly on your device and count valid repetitions in real time. Control your screen time Select distracting apps and let SweatKey manage access according to your available time balance. Your balance combines your daily allowance with time you earn through movement. When your available time is used up, protected apps can be restricted until more time becomes available. Stay motivated Track earned and used time, workouts, activity, streaks and progress over time. Visual feedback makes it easy to see how movement translates into usable screen time. Made for individuals and families Optional protected settings can prevent important rules from being changed without a PIN or password. This makes SweatKey useful both for personal self-control and for family routines. SweatKey Free • Protect up to 2 apps • Earn time with push-ups • Daily screen-time allowance • 7-day and 4-week progress • Custom app colors • Core screen-time controls SweatKey Pro • Unlimited protected apps, categories and websites • Additional exercises and earning methods • Custom earning rules • Advanced progress views • Workout recording • Family features • Additional time-management options Privacy first SweatKey is designed around on-device functionality. Camera-based movement analysis is performed for workout recognition, and your Screen Time selections are handled through Apple’s Screen Time APIs. SweatKey uses Apple Family Controls, Managed Settings and Device Activity technologies to provide supported app-access management. Build better digital habits by making screen time something you earn through movement. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tommsel.com/en/privacy/sweatkey
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SweatKey at none against HarmLess's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. HarmLess sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and SweatKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | HarmLess | SweatKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wired Betterment | Tom Silas Helmke |
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
SweatKey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HarmLess
- Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium Intro Offer3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
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- 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
- $1 Tip$0.99
- Premium (Lifetime)$4.99
- Premium (Lifetime)$7.99
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- Premium (Lifetime)$9.99
- Premium (Lifetime)$12.99
SweatKey
- SweatKey Pro$1.991 Month
- SweatKey Pro$12.991 Year







