Inner Giraffe vs NVC Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inner Giraffe
This app helps users practice self-empathy using principles of nonviolent communication (NVC). It provides a convenient way to learn and practice new communication skills, especially for those who grew up in challenging environments.
- Self-empathy practice
- Nonviolent communication (NVC)
- Convenient learning tool
- Vocabulary practice
- Empathy skill development
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Practice self empathy with nonviolent communication (NVC). For those of us who grew up in a dysfunctional environment, learning to communicate with empathy is like learning a new language, and practicing new vocabulary is part of the journey. This app is designed to make the practice as convenient as possible.
NVC Guide
Learn Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to express yourself honestly and listen empathetically. This app guides you through the four key steps of NVC: observation, emotion, need, and request, helping you craft effective statements for conflict resolution and express gratitude.
- Nonviolent Communication framework
- Conflict resolution guidance
- Expressing emotions and needs
- Formulating requests
- Gratitude journaling
- Tracking met needs
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At its core, Nonviolent Communication is about communicating honestly and receiving empathetically, a way of communicating that “leads us to give from the heart” (Rosenberg). For conflicts, this app will walk you through the four key parts: observation, emotion, need, and request. This app will walk you through these four key steps to create statements that you can use with the person you are in conflict with. Did you know that this app can also help you write meaningful gratitudes? It be used to express gratefulness in a way that explains what underlying need was met. This app can function as a gratitude journal, keeping track of your daily met needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NVC Guide at weekly against Inner Giraffe's fortnightly. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inner Giraffe against 5.0 for NVC Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Inner Giraffe ships an update fortnightly, NVC Guide weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Inner Giraffe | NVC Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edwin Liu | Giselle Jhunjhnuwala |
Customer experience
Inner Giraffe
NVC Guide
In-app purchases
Inner Giraffe
No in-app purchases
NVC Guide
No in-app purchases
