Comparison

Argus vs The Compassionate Parent App

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

Head to head
About

Argus

Track your steps, calories, sleep, and workouts all in one place. Compete with friends in fitness challenges to stay motivated and achieve your health goals. Log meals easily with photo recognition and barcode scanning.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Photo calorie counter
  • Sleep tracking with smart alarm
  • GPS activity tracking
  • Friend step challenges
  • Weight loss goal setting
Features
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Move more, eat smarter, and sleep better with Argus. Join over 10 million people using Argus — the all-in-one step tracker, calorie counter, and fitness challenge app that helps you stay active, lose weight, and build healthy habits. STEP TRACKER & PEDOMETER Count every step automatically with Argus' battery‑efficient pedometer. No setup, no extra devices needed. • Accurate step counting all day • Distance, calories burned, and active minutes • Daily and weekly step goals CHALLENGE FRIENDS Compete with friends, family, and coworkers in step challenges and fitness competitions. The challenge feature is what keeps millions of users coming back. • Create or join step challenges • Compete on leaderboards • Team challenges and group competitions • Walking challenges, workout challenges, and more CALORIE COUNTER Log meals in seconds using photo recognition. Snap a photo and Argus estimates calories and nutrition automatically. • Photo food recognition • Barcode scanner for packaged foods • Extensive food database SLEEP TRACKING Track sleep automatically using your phone — no watch needed. Get a sleep score each morning and wake up at the right time with the smart alarm. ACTIVITY TRACKER Track walks, runs, cycling, and hikes with GPS. View routes, pace, and calories burned. WEIGHT LOSS & WELLNESS Set weight goals and watch your progress. Argus combines steps, calories, sleep, and activity data so you can see what's working. WHY ARGUS? • All‑in‑one: steps, calories, sleep, weight, and workouts in one app • Social motivation: challenge friends and stay accountable • Trusted by 10M+ users worldwide • Works with Apple Health Subscription Details: - Choose from monthly ($9.99) or annual subscriptions ($29.99), offering 75% savings. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Please note: Continuous use of GPS running in the background can significantly reduce battery life. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.azumio.com/page/privacypolicy

About

The Compassionate Parent App

This app offers mental health support for parents using evidence-based strategies from CBT and Positive Psychology. It provides tools for positive parent-child interactions, managing emotions, and personal growth, helping parents navigate the challenges of raising children.

Highlights
  • CBT and Positive Psychology strategies
  • Parent-child connection tools
  • Mood management techniques
  • Personal growth exercises
  • Mindfulness and meditation timer
  • Favorite strategies personalization
  • Skill practice reminders
Features
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The Compassionate Parent App was developed by a Clinical Psychologist and draws upon evidence-based strategies from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Positive Psychology theories to offer mental health support to mums and dads throughout the parenting journey. The Compassionate Parent App provides new parents and families with parenting tools for positive parent-child interactions and relationships, to support parental wellbeing and mental health. The app provides parent education and development of a parent strategy, with tools to assist in maintaining perspective, managing expectations and keeping positive. Using mindfulness and positive psychology techniques, The Compassionate Parent App helps new parents to recognise and magnify the positive experiences of raising kids and supports the development of parent-child connection. ---- Mental Health Support Self-Help – With a focus on connectedness, The Compassionate Parent App identifies ways to strengthen the parent child connection through play or activity, compassion and support. Ideas for getting out and about are also explored. Self-Reflection – Strategies for managing mood, and acknowledgement of the range of emotions new parents can experience from anxiety to tiredness are reviewed, with coping strategies offered to support new parents. Personal Growth - Practical personal growth strategies and parent exercises influenced by evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Positive Psychology principles. Easy-to-understand tools for busy parents across the domains of keeping positive, looking after myself, managing expectations and maintaining perspective. Additional Features ● User-friendly app is easy to navigate with clearly laid out menus ● Favourite Strategies feature allows for toolbox personalisation ● Links to favourite, most helpful strategies and tools on home screen with the personalised favourites feature ● Reminder function to assist with skill practice and strategy implementation Parenting App Provides Strategies For Parenthood ● Strategies for connectedness with children and baby, with a focus on parent child connection and relationships. Connection and play ideas for newborn - 1year olds. ● Strategies based on CBT principles for personal growth during parenthood, to assist in looking at thoughts and expectations from a healthy and helpful framework promoting self-help modality. Including strategies for managing feelings such as worry, anxiety, and frustration. ● Strategies for gratitude and reflection, informed by positive psychology principles, to promote positivity and improve mental health. ● Mindfulness strategies throughout the app, supported by a meditation timer to assist with practice sessions and skill rehearsal. This app is designed to support mental health for new parents including mums, dads, people who identify as part of the LGBT community, single parents, and families. The app is adaptable for the diverse family structures of today’s modern world. No subscription or in-app purchases are required to use The Compassionate Parent App.

Screenshots

Argus4 screens
The Compassionate Parent App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Compassionate Parent App at none against Argus's 10. The Compassionate Parent App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, update cadence 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. Argus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Compassionate Parent App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Argus ships an update monthly, The Compassionate Parent App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Argus versus The Compassionate Parent App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArgusThe Compassionate Parent App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (36K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB26 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAzumio Inc.Growth Pursuit Consulting pty ltd

Customer experience

Argus

All ratings36,366 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews2,021 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.2%

The Compassionate Parent App

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Argus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps not tracking properly
  • Syncing issues with Fitbit and other devices
  • Frequent app crashes, especially on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually enter micronutrients
  • Better integration with wearables and other apps
  • More customization options for tiles and dashboard
  • Improved reporting and historical data tracking

The Compassionate Parent App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Argus

Subscriptions10
  • Azumio Premium$4.991 Month
  • Azumio Premium$8.991 Month
  • Azumio Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Azumio Premium$29.991 Year
  • Azumio Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium$29.991 Year
None

The Compassionate Parent App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Argus free?
Argus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Compassionate Parent App free?
The Compassionate Parent App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Argus or The Compassionate Parent App have ads?
Argus shows ads; The Compassionate Parent App does not.
Which is updated more often, Argus or The Compassionate Parent App?
Argus ships an update monthly, and The Compassionate Parent App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Argus was updated on September 28, 2026 and The Compassionate Parent App on June 9, 2026.

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