iChill vs Grove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iChill
This app teaches six wellness skills based on the Trauma Resiliency Model to help manage stress and trauma. It guides users to understand and regulate their nervous system, promoting a balanced state for better well-being. Regular practice can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.
- Teaches six wellness skills
- Based on Trauma Resiliency Model
- Helps regulate nervous system
- Promotes balanced 'Okay Zone'
- Reduces anxiety and depression symptoms
- Suitable for all ages
Read full descriptionHide full description
Are you feeling stressed, not quite yourself, or worried about a loved one? iChill is here to help. iChill teaches six wellness skills from the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)® and Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® to help you manage sensations associated with trauma and stress, enhancing your well-being. Based on the biology of the human nervous system, iChill helps us understand and regulate our body's natural rhythms. When in harmony, our nervous system aids in navigating life's challenges, helping us make sound decisions for ourselves and our community. This balanced state is called the Resilient Zone or "Okay Zone." Stressful events can bump us into the High Zone (anxious, uptight) or Low Zone (numb, disconnected). iChill helps us return to our Okay Zone, restoring balance. Regular practice of these skills can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, improving overall well-being. iChill benefits children, teens, and adults of all ages. It helps us answer the question, “What else is true?” leaning into our strengths to help manage distress in the present moment. iChill is not meant as a substitute for counseling with a licensed mental health professional. Learn more about iChill's developer, the Trauma Resource Institute, at traumaresourceinstitute.com.
Grove
This app transforms your daily steps into a growing digital forest. Set step goals, watch trees flourish as you walk, and build a unique, personalized forest over time. It offers a calm and private way to visualize your fitness progress.
- Set daily step goals
- Watch trees grow with steps
- Build a personalized forest
- Unlock achievements
- Review step trends
- Integrates with Apple Health
Read full descriptionHide full description
Make every walk part of a forest only you can grow. Grove turns your daily steps into a living record of your progress. Choose a tree, set a goal, and watch it grow as your steps add up. Reach your goal to see it flourish—then return tomorrow and grow your forest one tree at a time. WALK WITH PURPOSE • Set a daily step goal that works for you • Watch today’s tree grow as you move • See your progress at a glance • Turn on optional reminders to stay on track GROW SOMETHING LASTING • Choose from a colorful collection of trees and plants • Build a forest shaped by your everyday movement • Revisit trees from previous days • Unlock achievements for goals, streaks, steps, and milestones UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS • Explore step totals and walking patterns • Review daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly trends • Follow goal completion, streaks, averages, and personal progress • See how small daily efforts add up over time SIMPLE, CALM, AND PRIVATE Grove works with Apple Health on iPhone. Apple Health access is opt in and read-only. Plant your first goal today.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grove at 5.0 against iChill's 4.2. Grove also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). iChill's advantage is ratings volume (35 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.
Grove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iChill has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of iChill's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grove's.
iChill ships an update every 5 months, Grove every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iChill | Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trauma Resource Institute, Inc. | Cliq Invite, LLC |
Customer experience
iChill
Grove
In-app purchases
iChill
No in-app purchases
Grove
No in-app purchases









