Comparison

Safe Somatics vs Regulate

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

Head to head
About

Safe Somatics

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Welcome to SAFE - your sanctuary for nervous system healing. SAFE is a somatic healing app rooted in the principles of Somatic Experiencing, the pioneering work of Dr. Peter Levine. Designed for those seeking long-term regulation, emotional balance, and deeper connection to self, SAFE offers a simple yet powerful set of practices to guide you back to your body’s innate wisdom. What you’ll experience inside SAFE • A growing library of guided audio practices for immediate regulation and long-term nervous system capacity building • Practices to help you move from states of fight/flight or freeze into safety and connection • Tools for self-attunement, emotional balance, and greater resilience • Science-informed content about trauma, stress, and the Autonomic Nervous System • A compassionate design supporting your daily practice and personal growth SAFE is not about fixing what is broken — it’s about nurturing lifelong transformation through gentleness, consistency, and connection. Whether you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, anxious, or stuck, this app provides you with somatic tools to reestablish inner safety and connection. You are not alone in this. Join a community of people walking the path of healing and learn to show up fully in your life — with more balance, health, and meaningful relationships.

About

Regulate

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Meditation asks you to sit still, close your eyes, and breathe. If your heart is pounding — or you feel nothing at all — that can make things worse. Regulate is not a meditation app. It's a nervous system app: short, active, body-first exercises matched to the state you're actually in. Pick how you feel, get the right tool, use it for 1–3 minutes, then rate how you feel. That's the whole loop. Built from lived experience of PTSD recovery and four years of somatic work — for the people meditation apps didn't work for. FOUR STATES. THE RIGHT TOOL FOR EACH. ANXIOUS / PANIC - Physiological Sigh — a double inhale and long exhale, one of the fastest known ways to help your body settle (studied in a 2023 Stanford randomized trial) - Pattern Breaker — a cognitive interrupt for racing panic loops - Geode Release — rapid tapping to burn through the surge NUMB / FREEZE - Bilateral Rhythm — bilateral stimulation, a steady left-right rhythm - 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding — sensory anchoring to bring you back online - Focus Follow — smooth-pursuit eye tracking ANGRY / FRUSTRATED - Chaos Release — a physical discharge shake game - Tension Release — find and release the tension your body is holding BALANCED / FLOW - Regulate Breath — a 1:2 inhale-to-exhale ratio that slows your heart rate via the vagus nerve - Daily maintenance exercises to keep your baseline steady WHY BODY-FIRST WORKS When your nervous system is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, thinking your way out rarely works. Regulate's exercises are rooted in polyvagal theory, somatic psychology, and neuroscience — science-backed techniques that work through the body: breath, movement, bilateral stimulation, and sensory grounding. Every exercise is interactive and animated, with haptic feedback that gives your hands something to do. Short, Standard, or Long — you choose how much time you have. TRACK WHAT ACTUALLY HELPS Rate how you feel after every exercise. Earn XP, build streaks, hit daily goals, and see which tools work best for your nervous system — not someone else's. REGULATE+ The four base state exercises are free, unlimited, forever. Regulate+ unlocks: - The full exercise menu for every state - Pattern Insights — hourly patterns, best times of day, effectiveness tracking - Custom Daily Goals — set multiple goals that fit your life - Protocol Builder — build your own exercise sequences - Favorites — one tap to the tools that work for you - Full data export $9.99/month or $69.99/year, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Your nervous system isn't broken. It's doing its job — just a little too well. Regulate helps you work with it. Not meditation. Regulation. --- Regulate is a self-care tool, not a medical device, and is not a substitute for professional care. Terms of Use: https://getregulate.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getregulate.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Safe Somatics3 screens
Regulate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Safe Somatics at 13.5 against Regulate's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Safe Somatics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Regulate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Safe Somatics versus Regulate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe SomaticsRegulate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.5 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas SteinerSteven Matson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Safe Somatics

One-time1
  • Trust Yourself - Trust Others$799.99
2 purchases

Regulate

Subscriptions2
  • Regulate+ Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Regulate+ Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Safe Somatics free?
Safe Somatics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Regulate free?
Regulate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Safe Somatics or Regulate have ads?
Neither Safe Somatics nor Regulate shows ads.

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