Self vs Feeling Great
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Self
Access a comprehensive library of over 125 guided audio sessions focused on personal development. Improve areas like stress management, weight loss, self-esteem, career success, and relationships through daily listening.
- 125+ Self-Talk sessions
- Stress management audio
- Weight-loss sessions
- Self-esteem improvement
- Career and business success
- Relationship guidance
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This all-new, upgraded app is the source for all of Shad Helmstetter’s complete library of 125+ Self-Talk sessions—from stress, weight-loss and self-esteem, to career and business-building, success, relationships, and more. Listening to Self-Talk for 15 minutes a day can change your life. Choose any Self-Talk subject and start listening.
Feeling Great
This app offers interactive courses and an AI chatbot to help users improve their emotional well-being. It aims to reduce negative feelings like anxiety and anger while boosting joy and self-esteem.
- AI chatbot for guidance
- Interactive courses
- Emotional well-being tools
- Anxiety reduction
- Mood enhancement
- Self-esteem boost
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Discover the power of Feeling Great, an exhilarating app inspired by the groundbreaking work of world-renowned psychiatrist, Dr. David Burns. Dive into our dynamic app, where our friendly AI-chatbot and vibrant interactive courses await to guide you on an inspiring journey toward a more fulfilling life. Embrace a suite of innovative tools with Feeling Great to enhance growth, resilience, and joy every day. Most users report dramatic reductions in feelings of unhappiness, anxiety, guilt, shame, inadequacy, loneliness, hopelessness, and anger in just one day, along with a significant boost in feelings of joy and self-esteem. Feeling Great feels wonderful. You owe it to yourself to Feel Great!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Feeling Great at 4.5 against Self's 4.1. Feeling Great also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 57%). Self's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Self sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Feeling Great sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Feeling Great holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 261 and 211 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Self's written reviews are positive against 79% of Feeling Great's.
Self ships an update weekly, Feeling Great fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Self | Feeling Great |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (261 ratings) | 4.5 (211 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | 211 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Self-Talk+ | Feeling Great Corporation |
Customer experience
Self
Feeling Great
User reviews
Self
From 261 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps with positive mindset and self-esteem
- 👍 Easy to use and integrate into daily routine
- 👍 Effective for personal growth and development
- 👍 Responsive and helpful customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login and account access issues
- 🐛 Subscription cancellation problems
- 🔋 Concerns about high monthly cost
- 🔇 Voice and audio quality could be improved
Feeling Great
From 211 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Effective and helpful
- 👍 Powerful and insightful
- 🤖 Impressive AI capabilities
- 📚 Useful educational content
- 🕰️ Always available support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🤖 Scripted AI responses
- 💰 Expensive subscription cost
- 🤔 Confusing or inconsistent guidance
Bugs and requests
Self
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes on launch
- Unable to log in or access account
- Subscription issues with billing and cancellation
Requested features
3 requests- Add voice/speaker options
- Implement progress tracking and analytics
- Improve user experience and app stability
Feeling Great
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to type responses on iPad
- Loss of data when app crashes
- Inconsistent behavior when skipping certain steps
Requested features
6 requests- Copy-paste functionality
- Ability to edit previous responses
- Rollback feature to revisit previous stages
- Multiple session storage
- Expanded emotion vocabulary
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- More granular emotion rating system
In-app purchases
Self
- Self-Talk 30-Day Access$19.99
Feeling Great
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Subscription Early Bird7 Days trial$99.991 Year
