Comparison

Don’t Panic with AJ vs Frequency

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

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About

Don’t Panic with AJ

This app offers guided meditations and mindfulness sessions to help users overcome anxiety and panic attacks. It provides tools and techniques to manage stress, improve mindset, and regain control during overwhelming situations.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations for anxiety and panic
  • Mindfulness sessions for stress relief
  • Techniques to regain control of feelings
  • Positive and motivational messages
  • Short meditations for on-the-go use
  • Breathing exercises for calmness
Features
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Overcome anxiety and break free from panic attacks with this guide, designed to help you in challenging and overwhelming situations. During tough times it’s easy to feel stressed and anxious, which can lead to that panicked feeling where you’re not in control. Don’t Panic is here for you, with a guided meditation you can use at any time of the day to keep feeling positive and mentally strong. Listen when you feel a moment of panic, anxiety, and stress – mindful messages will keep you find calmness, be productive and manage stress. Through relaxation and positive, motivational messages, Don’t Panic will empower you to:
 • Recognise the early signs of anxiety or panic. • Take control of your feelings using simple, effective techniques. • Remain positive and focused. • Deal with situations more confidently. • Release yourself from this constant, underlying threat. • Regain your freedom and feel more relaxed. Destress, improve your mindset, sleep better, grow your confidence and be healthier with guided meditations, mindfulness sessions and positive messages – and much more. Mindfulness expert, coach and therapist Andrew Johnson has been helping people deal with life’s challenges with guided relaxations, meditations, self-care tools and breathing exercises for many years. His best-selling range of mindfulness apps have a variety of content to help you, whether you are looking for ways to reduce stress and anxiety, lose weight, improve your health & confidence, learn relaxation techniques, etc. Key features: • Short meditations you can do anywhere: at work, commuting, at home, walking. • Inspirational sessions to help you tackle life’s challenges, to be calm and find clarity. • Mindfulness stories and talks to help you build better, healthy habits. Meditations to help you feel inspired and find motivated to eat well, workout and stay healthy both in body and mind. Relaxation techniques and tools to help you sleep better every night, to wake feeling energised and refreshed. Breathing exercises and calming meditations for anxiety, panic attacks and stress relief. Meditation sessions to stop anxiety in its tracks and release stress. How do I get more? Start your day mindfully, keep feeling positive and be inspired throughout the day with a range of guided meditations to help during tough or stressful moments. Boost your energy with a Power Nap, stay focussed to Beat Procrastination, and then drift off using a Deep Sleep meditation for a restful night. Think of Andrew as your personal mindfulness coach, always there to help when you need him most. Search for Andrew Johnson to unlock more daily mindfulness and guided meditation sessions.

About

Frequency

This app offers science-inspired sound therapy to promote natural healing and restore balance to your mind, body, and brain. It utilizes specific frequencies to aid in sleep, reduce pain, and enhance mental clarity for a holistic wellness journey.

Highlights
  • Full body healing & DNA repair
  • Restorative sleep support
  • Gentle relief for body pain
  • Emotional healing and clarity
  • High-fidelity healing frequencies
  • Transform any space into a sanctuary
Features
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Frequency Healing Sounds: Whole Body Recovery Research-backed healing frequency sound therapy for pain relief, deep sleep, and calm. You sleep, but wake up stiff. You rest, but still feel tired. You manage the aches, but never truly recover. That is surface rest, not real recovery. Pure healing frequency sound therapy guides your body deeper, easing pain and quieting the mind. When joint discomfort, shallow sleep, and tension start to feel like just part of aging, you can still change how you feel. Wake up less stiff. Sleep more deeply. Feel calm, rested, and like yourself again. The Science of Sound Sound is one of the most natural, non-invasive ways to support the body. A growing field of neuroscience research links sound and vibration to the nervous system's relaxation response, exploring how steady tones can support stress modulation, calm, and deeper rest. Studies of sound-based interventions report reductions in everyday stress and improved relaxation in adults, and sound therapy is increasingly accepted as a gentle, drug-free complement to wellbeing. This science-informed approach guides every session, helping you move from tension toward deep rest without medication and without anything to learn. Our library is built around eight core healing frequencies, each selected for a unique felt benefit. 174 Hz supports the release of physical tension and helps ease areas of chronic discomfort. 285 Hz is a grounding tone for body recovery. 396 Hz helps quiet repetitive worry. 432 Hz is the go-to frequency for deep sleep, helping you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. 528 Hz supports balance and gentle renewal. 639 Hz encourages emotional openness and warmth. 741 Hz helps clear mental noise. 852 Hz is a quiet, centering tone for stillness and peace. From Shallow Sleep to Deep Rest Deep sleep is where recovery begins. Our sleep-focused sessions guide you from falling asleep through staying asleep to natural awakening, so you wake up feeling like your body actually rested. Real Comfort for Tension and Stiffness Morning spinal stiffness, tight shoulders, and daily aches are often signs that your body never fully relaxed. The 174 Hz comfort sessions are designed to support physical ease and help movement return. Emotional Calm and Inner Clarity When the body rests deeply, the mind follows. Users describe feeling more settled, less reactive, and more like themselves again. Not excited. Just grounded. Whole Body Recovery(mind,body,soul) It is not one isolated fix. It is your sleep, comfort, mood, and energy all moving in a better direction together. This is not meditation. This is precision frequency healing. There are no binaural beats, no meditation scripts, and no background music fighting for your attention. Every session is a single, clean, sustained tone, carefully tuned and free of hidden layers, designed to support comfort, calm, and deep sleep. A Library That Grows With You With hundreds of pure healing frequency sessions, you will never run out of options. Explore by need, by frequency, or dive into curated collections like Deep Sleep, Gentle Pain Relief, and Morning Calm. Download your favorites for offline listening, follow structured 14-day protocols, and track your listening progress over time. Move at Your Own Pace No forced schedules. Body hurts today? Choose pain relief. Cannot sleep tonight? Choose deep sleep. You stay in complete control. Choose the plan that works for you. Annual access or a one-time lifetime purchase. No automatic renewal and no locked-in subscriptions. Your body does not need more willpower. It needs real recovery. Download Frequency Healing Sounds, choose one tone, and press play tonight. Feel the difference a single frequency can make. Privacy Policy: https://site.unexplainablestore.cn/html/fre250422/Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use: https://site.unexplainablestore.cn/html/fre250422/Terms_of_Use.html Questions or feedback? support@imoblife.net

Screenshots

Don’t Panic with AJ3 screens
Frequency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Frequency at Free against Don’t Panic with AJ's $2.99. Frequency also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 18). Don’t Panic with AJ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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

Frequency is free to download; Don’t Panic with AJ costs $2.99 up front. Frequency sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Don’t Panic with AJ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frequency holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frequency has 2.4K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Don’t Panic with AJ's written reviews are positive against 85% of Frequency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don’t Panic with AJ ships an update every 7 months, Frequency every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Don’t Panic with AJ versus Frequency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon’t Panic with AJFrequency
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (18 ratings)4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversal Relaxation LtdBrainPower Inc

Customer experience

Don’t Panic with AJ

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative16.1%

Frequency

All ratings2,386 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative13.5%

User reviews

Don’t Panic with AJ

From 18 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😌 Calming voice of Andrew Johnson
  • 😌 Helps with anxiety and panic attacks
  • 😴 Aids in falling asleep
  • 🧘‍♀️ Effective for relaxation and stress relief
  • 👍 Life-changing for many users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Some recordings have bad quality
  • 🤔 Counting can be difficult during hypnosis
  • 🤔 Some users find it too much to concentrate on
  • 🔊 Harsh 'awaken' feature re-triggers anxiety

Frequency

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and soothing sounds
  • 🚀 Helps with sleep and relaxation
  • 🚀 Variety of healing frequencies
  • 👍 Improves mental and physical health
  • 👍 Calms the nervous system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional playback issues
  • 🔒 Subscription required for full access
  • 🔒 Misleading pricing information
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with some devices

Bugs and requests

Don’t Panic with AJ

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App freezes after update
  • App closes immediately after starting
  • Recording quality is bad
  • Update makes the application crash faster
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  • Pause between induction and program
  • No choice for long or short induction

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a start time for sessions
  • Make a carsick app
  • More gentle 'awaken' option
  • Adjustable session length
  • More technique-focused apps

Frequency

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Playback stopping when device goes to sleep
  • Inconsistent volume and sound quality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize frequency settings
  • Option to purchase individual frequencies
  • Improved search and organization of content
  • Ability to play in the background while device is locked

In-app purchases

None

Don’t Panic with AJ

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Frequency

Subscriptions9
  • Daily Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Auto Renew Special Sale Year1 Year trial$24.991 Year
  • New User Yearly Option$29.991 Year
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  • Trial for new in guide page3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Frequency Special Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Daily Annual Subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Trial offer for new7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Trial7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription with Trial7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock 2 Years VIP$29.99

Questions

Is Don’t Panic with AJ free?
Don’t Panic with AJ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frequency free?
Frequency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Don’t Panic with AJ or Frequency?
Frequency is rated higher. Don’t Panic with AJ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Frequency averages 4.7 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Don’t Panic with AJ or Frequency have ads?
Neither Don’t Panic with AJ nor Frequency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Don’t Panic with AJ or Frequency?
Don’t Panic with AJ ships an update every 7 months, and Frequency every 2 weeks. Most recently, Don’t Panic with AJ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Frequency on November 1, 2026.

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