Comparison

Parenting Guide from Lasting vs Parenity

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

Head to head
About

Parenting Guide from Lasting

This app offers guided sessions and live classes to help parents build confidence in their approach. It provides support on common childhood challenges and tools for emotional regulation. Access foundational content for free or unlock a wider range of topics with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Self-guided parenting sessions
  • Live therapist-led classes
  • Support for child anxiety
  • Tools for emotional regulation
  • Guidance on sibling conflict
  • Foundations series
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Lasting helps parents raise healthy, resilient kids. Built by the #1 therapy app for families and couples, Lasting empowers parents to become more confident in their approach to parenting. Through self-guided sessions and live classes, you'll receive support on topics like anxiety in kids, whining, sibling conflict, and much more. You'll also gain tools to increase your self-awareness, teach your kids to regulate emotions, and to show up for your family when it matters most. Our methodology has helped 2 million people, and it's all based on decades of research. All users get free access to our Foundations series—four sessions covering the basics of healthy parenting. Lasting Plus unlocks the entire app for two (you and your partner!) and allows you to take hundreds of sessions and access live, therapist-led classes every week on topics like: - Secure attachment - Self-awareness - Discipline - Anxiety in kids - Whining and complaining - Getting kids to listen - Strong-willed children - Sibling relationships Try Lasting Plus free for 7 days. You can cancel any time. Lasting subscriptions renew within 24 hours before the subscription period ends. Manage your subscription in your App Store settings. Please note: Lasting and the materials and information contained herein are not intended to, and do not constitute, medical, psychological, or mental health advice, or diagnosis, and may not be used for such purposes. You should always consult with a qualified physician or mental health professional about your specific circumstances. Lasting and its affiliates disclaim any and all liability from the use of any information or advice from anything contained in our app, website, or services. If you have any questions about our Terms, please feel free to visit www.getlasting.com/terms. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please feel free to visit www.getlasting.com/privacy-policy. California residents, please see: https://getlasting.com/caprivacy.

About

Parenity

This app offers science-based tools to help parents reduce stress and anxiety, enhance emotional regulation, and foster a more positive mindset. It provides guided meditations, daily reflections, journaling prompts, goal tracking, and learning resources to support parental well-being and confidence.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations and affirmations
  • Daily reflection prompts
  • Stress-reducing journaling
  • Intentions and goals tracker
  • Self-care reminders
  • Parenting learning resources
  • On-demand calming tools
Features
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Parenity is the app to help you become a calmer, more confident parent. Parenity makes stress-relief, self-care and mental fitness easy for every parent. It is made by parents for all parents. Parenity puts science-based tools to enhance your well-being and mental fitness at your fingertips: Meditations and Affirmations: Listen daily to our meditations and affirmations to reduce your stress levels, increase your emotional regulation and rewire your brain for a more positive mindset as a parent. Learn to respond to your child more peacefully and create a more tranquil family environment. Daily Reflections: Let parenity guide you through a daily reflection practice. Foster a deeper understanding of yourself, your family and your values. Get better at making intentional choices aligned with your parenting goals. Journal: Regularly write in your journal to reduce stress, improve your mood, grow more emotionally aware and resilient as a parent. Intentions and Goals Tracker: Set and track your intentions and goals to serve as your compass in your journey as a parent. Self-Care Reminders: Set regular reminders to prioritize your self-care to prevent parental burnout and ensure you are better equipped to meet the demands of family with patience and resilience. Learning Resources: Access videos and information on a wide range of parenting topics. Discover the wisdom of renowned parenting and mindfulness experts and grow more informed and confident as a parent. On Demand Calming Tools: Access breathing exercises and calming audio tracks to relieve stress and anxiety, and place you in a calmer more serene state before you face the challenges of parenting. Parenity also connects parents to coaches and wellness products and services that can help them enhance their well-being. Daily Reflection and Meditation Topics include: *Improving your relationship with your child *Improving communication with your child *Self-Care for parents *Family emotional well-being *Smoother collaboration with parenting partners *Continued personal growth as a parent *Family Health And more Parenting Topics included in Learning Library: *Discipline *Health *Personal Growth *Parent-Child Relationship *Communication *Self-Care *Teenagers *Routines *Preschoolers *Collaboration with Partner *Toddlers *Life Skills *Babies *Emotional Well-being And more Subscription pricing and terms: Parenity offers new users a 7-day free trial where users enjoy unlimited use of the all of Parenity’s features for 7 days, after which they will be charged a subscription fee. Parenity offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $4.99/month and an auto-renewing annual subscription at $29.99/year. Subscribers are provided access to the full range of Parenity’s features listed above. Non-subscribers have access to the following features for free: Daily Reflection My Relationship with My Child Intentions and Goals Physical Self-Care Reminders Learning Library Parenity Coaches Parenity Wellness Selection Payments are charged to the credit card or payment method connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm your initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless your subscription is canceled before the end of the current subscription period. You may cancel your subscription at anytime by going to Subscription in the app menu. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://www.parenityapp.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://www.parenityapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Parenting Guide from Lasting4 screens
Parenity4 screens

Verdict

The call

Parenting Guide from Lasting and Parenity both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Parenity's written reviews are positive against 60% of Parenting Guide from Lasting's. Parenity also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Parenting Guide from Lasting's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Parenting Guide from Lasting sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Parenity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parenity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parenting Guide from Lasting has 58 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Parenting Guide from Lasting's written reviews are positive against 100% of Parenity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parenting Guide from Lasting ships an update every 2 months, Parenity every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Parenting Guide from Lasting versus Parenity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParenting Guide from LastingParenity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (58 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGroop Internet Platform inc.AffirmedYou LLC

Customer experience

Parenting Guide from Lasting

All ratings57 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Parenity

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Parenting Guide from Lasting

Subscriptions3
  • Lasting Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Lasting Premium7 Days trial$59.993 Months
  • Lasting Premium7 Days trial$89.996 Months
2 purchases

Parenity

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Parenting Guide from Lasting free?
Parenting Guide from Lasting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parenity free?
Parenity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Parenting Guide from Lasting or Parenity?
Parenity is rated higher. Parenting Guide from Lasting averages 4.8 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Parenity averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Parenting Guide from Lasting or Parenity have ads?
Parenting Guide from Lasting shows ads; Parenity does not.
Which is updated more often, Parenting Guide from Lasting or Parenity?
Parenting Guide from Lasting ships an update every 2 months, and Parenity every 2 weeks. Most recently, Parenting Guide from Lasting was updated on October 30, 2026 and Parenity on October 19, 2026.

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