Comparison

ShakeItOff vs HeartMath

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

Head to head
About

ShakeItOff

This app guides users through Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) to help resolve trauma, anxiety, and stress. It facilitates neurogenic tremors, a natural bodily response for releasing tension and promoting calm and resilience. Learn and perform 7 exercises with video instructions.

Highlights
  • Trauma resolution guidance
  • Anxiety and panic relief
  • Neurogenic tremor induction
  • Stress tension release
  • 7 guided exercises
  • Video instructions
Features
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The app Shakeitoff with the TRE® exercises can help you resolve your traumata, overcome anxiety, compulsions and panic, and find calm, confidence and serenity serenity. This app helps you trigger neurogenic tremors, a self-healing reflex of our body, an innate ability to release tension and stress reactions. The word "neurogenic" means that it is a physical reaction that you cannot consciously induce or control. Neurogenic tremors release the tension your body has built up from strong internal feelings and external influences. You become calmer, serener and more relaxed. Neurogenic tremors make you more resilient, more resistant to stress, and also gradually make pain disappear. Ancient healing traditions have used the power of involuntary trembling for thousands of years. NeuroZittern offers the following functionalities: Knowledge - Background information about TRE. How to - Basic instructions on how to perform the exercises. Exercises - Detailed description of the 7 exercises with additional video instructions. The 7 TRE exercises trigger neurogenic tremor. Poem by the Inuit shaman Uvavnuk: The great sea has set me in motion, Set me me in motion, Moving me as the weed moves in a river. The arch of sky and mightiness of storms Have moved the spirit within me, Till I am carried away Trembling with joy.”

About

HeartMath

This app helps you manage stress, improve focus, and achieve optimal performance by aligning your heart, mind, and emotions. It offers guided sessions, immersive journeys, and coherence practices based on over 30 years of research.

Highlights
  • Real-time HRV Coherence Measurement
  • Coherence Training
  • Scientifically Validated Techniques
  • Guided Learning Sessions
  • Progress Tracking
  • Heart-Brain Coherence Benefits
Features
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Align your heart, mind, and emotions to help you manage stress, improve focus, and perform at your best. Enjoy HeartMath’s free intro experience to access your heart’s natural intelligence and see your heart-brain coherence as real-time feedback. Then start your 7-day free trial to explore a comprehensive collection of guided sessions, immersive journeys, and coherence practices designed to help you experience greater calm, focus, clearer thinking, and a more balanced you. **Inner Balance Coherence Plus sensor owners: Use your sensor to unlock a lifetime subscription.** Built on 30+ years of research on the heart-brain connection and supported by over 500 research studies, HeartMath is used in wellness and resilience programs at organizations including Stanford Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente, as well as in professional sports, the military, law enforcement, leading universities, non-profit organizations, and major corporations. It is used by coaches, trainers, and health professionals for stress education and resilience training. The HeartMath system is more than stress management: it’s a journey to more heart-centered living. This app puts HeartMath’s practical, research-supported tools right at your fingertips. Make mental and emotional well-being an achievable part of your daily life. The HeartMath technology is for stress education and resilience training. It is not a medical device. We encourage you to consult a health professional before making any medical decisions. KEY FEATURES • Real-time HRV coherence feedback: Use your phone’s camera or upgrade to the Inner Balance Coherence Plus sensor for a more precise signal and a free app subscription. • Coherence training: Whether you choose the game or the guided mode, watch your heart-rhythm pattern and coherence change in real time. • Research-Supported: Techniques developed from 30+ years of scientific research to help boost focus, positive feelings, and your ability to manage stress. • Guided learning: Explore guided meditations, courses, and videos led by HeartMath trainers. • Progress tracking: View your progress over time with a variety of chart options. WHAT REGULAR COHERENCE PRACTICE CAN SUPPORT Heart-brain coherence is a balanced, focused state you create yourself through calm breathing and positive focus. Coherence supports the body’s natural ability to shift from tension to calm, helping you manage everyday stress and build inner balance. • SUPPORTS STRESS MANAGEMENT & EMOTIONAL BALANCE • SUPPORTS FOCUS AND MENTAL CLARITY — coherent states are associated with more focus, clarity, and creativity. • SUPPORTS RESILIENCE — regular practice can help you adapt to and recover from challenging situations more quickly. • ENHANCES EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND SELF-AWARENESS — practice can support a greater sense of inner calm and a more mindful relationship with your emotions. Subscription terms: • Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each year. • You can cancel your subscription at any time in your account settings. • You will not be refunded for any unused portion of a subscription. • Price is subject to change. • Subscriptions are not available in all countries. • Full subscription terms: https://my.heartmath.com/terms If you’d like to purchase an Inner Balance Coherence Plus sensor to unlock complimentary lifetime access to the HeartMath app, please visit the HeartMath website.

Screenshots

ShakeItOff4 screens
HeartMath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HeartMath at Free against ShakeItOff's $4.99. HeartMath also leads on ratings volume (4.6K vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). ShakeItOff's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating and ads 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

HeartMath is free to download; ShakeItOff costs $4.99 up front. HeartMath sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per year. ShakeItOff asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShakeItOff against 4.9 for HeartMath. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HeartMath has 4.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of ShakeItOff's written reviews are positive against 74% of HeartMath's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShakeItOff ships an update every 3 months, HeartMath every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ShakeItOff versus HeartMath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShakeItOffHeartMath
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews73.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichele De LorenziHeartMath Inc.

Customer experience

ShakeItOff

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

HeartMath

All ratings4,564 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative20.9%

Bugs and requests

ShakeItOff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HeartMath

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sensor connection issues on newer devices
  • App crashes and freezes on iPhone 16 Pro
  • Inaccurate heart rate and coherence readings
  • Screen sleep behavior disrupting sessions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Allow playing music/sounds during sessions
  • Provide audio feedback on coherence levels
  • Add session history customization and details
  • Improve sensor compatibility with older devices

In-app purchases

None

ShakeItOff

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HeartMath

Subscriptions4
  • HeartMath Premium7 Days trial$39.001 Year
  • HeartMath Premium7 Days trial$59.001 Year
  • HeartMath Premium7 Days trial2 variants$79.001 Year
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  • HeartMath Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is ShakeItOff free?
ShakeItOff costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HeartMath free?
HeartMath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShakeItOff or HeartMath?
ShakeItOff is rated higher. ShakeItOff averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while HeartMath averages 4.9 from 4.6K ratings.
Do ShakeItOff or HeartMath have ads?
Neither ShakeItOff nor HeartMath shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShakeItOff or HeartMath?
ShakeItOff ships an update every 3 months, and HeartMath every 3 weeks. Most recently, ShakeItOff was updated on October 9, 2026 and HeartMath on October 16, 2026.

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