Spiral Up Lite vs CHAMP Healthy Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spiral Up Lite
This app helps you break cycles of stress and anxiety by understanding your reactions to past traumas. It uses simple, brain-savvy questions to activate your brain's natural ability to clear toxic stress and improve emotional well-being.
- Stress and anxiety reduction
- Understand emotional reactions
- Break negative cycles
- Brain-savvy questioning technique
- Quick daily use (1-3 minutes)
- Developed by a health psychologist
Read full descriptionHide full description
Mindfulness distracts you from stress and anxiety Spiral Up™ releases your stress and clears away anxiety. Be more specific A friend doesn’t respond to your text and you binge eat. A car cuts you off and you explode. A colleague criticizes you and you devolve into negative self-talk. We overreact to these (admittedly unpleasant incidents) because the incidents aren’t what we’re reacting to: We’re subconsciously reacting to a traumatic event or relationship hurt from our past – romantic, platonic, or familial. That cycle can repeat itself for decades and separate you from being in control of your life. Spiral Up™ helps you break this cycle. It helps you understand why you do what you do – then do something about it. Hmm. How? Your brain is already neurologically equipped to change those reactions, and clear toxic stress chemicals. Spiral Up activates that process via a series of simple, brain-savvy “How are you?” style questions. Answering these questions (which takes 1 - 3 minutes) causes a surge of feel-good neurotransmitters. You may even feel some joy. Every moment is not joyous — many are uncomfortable, sad, boring, strenuous, etc.— but the brain rewards us for clearing stress. That’s why endorphins bubble up. This app contains those simple questions. And only those questions. There aren’t a thousand meditations or cheeky quizzes or rainforest sounds. Just the questions and the relief they elicit. Relief you deserve. Who made this? Laurel Mellin, PhD, a health psychologist, who developed Emotional Brain Training (EBT) with colleagues on the UCSF faculty in the School of Medicine. She is a NYT Bestselling author. How often should I Spiral Up? Use it whenever you have a moment of irrational panic, boredom, or feel bad for any reason. Spiraling Up 5x per day trains your brain to override your reflexive response to situational stress and anxiety. Your brain learns to spiral up spontaneously, so you feel better faster– even between uses of the app. Download our free app and start a more emotionally connected life. We overreact to these (admittedly unpleasant incidents) because the incidents aren’t what we’re reacting to: We’re subconsciously reacting to a traumatic event or relationship hurt from our past – romantic, platonic, or familial. That cycle can repeat itself for decades and separate you from being in control of your life. Spiral Up™ helps you break this cycle. It helps you understand why you do what you do – then do something about it. Read the terms and conditions here: http://wwwspiralup.com/terms-and-conditions Read the privacy policy here: https://wwwspiralup.com/privacy-policy
CHAMP Healthy Brain
This app provides a private, connected space for care circles to track daily wellbeing, share positive moments, and communicate updates. It simplifies information sharing for family caregivers and those receiving care.
- Daily wellbeing tracking (15 domains)
- Log quick check-ins
- Share positive moments (Bright Spots)
- Private shared feed for care team
- Invite up to 10 helpers
- Customizable helper access
Read full descriptionHide full description
CHAMP Healthy Brain keeps your whole care circle connected and informed — without the overwhelm. Whether you're a family caregiver, a helper checking in from afar, or the person at the center of it all, CHAMP gives everyone a simple, private space to share what matters. TRACK DAILY WELLBEING Log quick check-ins across 15 health domains — sleep, mood, movement, meals, hydration, medications, stress, pain, and more. Each entry takes seconds and gives your circle a real-time picture of how your loved one is doing. BRIGHT SPOTS Celebrate the good moments. Bright Spots capture positive observations and photos so your circle stays motivated and connected, not just focused on problems. CIRCLE FEED A shared, private feed for your care team. Post updates, share photos, react and comment — everything in one place, just for your circle. HELPER NETWORK Invite up to 10 trusted helpers — family members, neighbors, friends. Each helper sees only the check-in areas relevant to them, keeping things focused and private. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE No ads. No algorithm. Just the people who care, staying informed together. CHAMP Healthy Brain is designed for families supporting aging parents, people with chronic conditions, or anyone who benefits from a connected care circle.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CHAMP Healthy Brain at weekly against Spiral Up Lite's every 2 months. CHAMP Healthy Brain also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Spiral Up Lite's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CHAMP Healthy Brain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spiral Up Lite has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spiral Up Lite ships an update every 2 months, CHAMP Healthy Brain weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Spiral Up Lite | CHAMP Healthy Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Institute for Health Solutions | Volo Academy |
Customer experience
Spiral Up Lite
CHAMP Healthy Brain
In-app purchases
Spiral Up Lite
No in-app purchases
CHAMP Healthy Brain
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spiral Up Lite free?
Is CHAMP Healthy Brain free?
Which has better reviews, Spiral Up Lite or CHAMP Healthy Brain?
Do Spiral Up Lite or CHAMP Healthy Brain have ads?
Which is updated more often, Spiral Up Lite or CHAMP Healthy Brain?
Other comparisons















