Comparison

Shape Group Classes vs Ailin

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

Head to head
About

Shape Group Classes

Features
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Download the Shape app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, purchase class packages, check your profile and membership status, keep up to date with the latest products and services, and more – all from your device. Visit https://shapept.com.au/ to learn more.

About

Ailin

This app provides support for panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety. It explains the cycles of fear and offers guided practices and audio content to help users respond differently to distressing moments.

Highlights
  • SOS audio for panic moments
  • Cards for specific thoughts
  • Plain language explanations
  • Guided practices with breath/attention
  • Content for checking/reassurance seeking
  • Audio for sleep anxiety
  • Daily Anchor feature
Features
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Panic tells you to escape. An intrusive thought sends you searching for absolute certainty. DP/DR can make you check whether you or the world still feel real. Fighting the sensations, seeking reassurance, and avoiding what scares you can keep the cycle going. Ailin does more than get you through an intense moment. In plain, human language, it explains how fear begins, what reinforces it, and why the same patterns repeat. It teaches you to recognize your own cycle and respond differently—without arguing with your mind or endlessly chasing certainty. WHEN “JUST BREATHE” ISN’T ENOUGH Ailin goes beyond one-size-fits-all calming advice. Inside, you will find support for the specific thought, sensation, or moment you are facing: • SOS audio for moments when panic or anxiety is building • cards built around specific thoughts about your body, control, the future, panic, social situations, unreality, and your sense of self • clear, complete explanations in plain language—so you can recognize your own pattern, understand why it repeats, and see what reinforces fear • guided practices that work with breath and attention, allow a thought to run its course, and bring you back to one small action • content for checking, reassurance seeking, avoidance, health anxiety, fear of fear, and DP/DR • guided audio and nature sounds for bedtime anxiety, racing thoughts, and trouble falling asleep • a Daily Anchor without streaks or guilt BUILT FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE Ailin was created by its founder after years of living with panic attacks, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and depersonalization/derealization. It is the kind of support he wished he had in the hardest moments: clear, human, and usable even when thinking feels difficult. Every card, explanation, practice, and audio script was written and extensively refined by the founder, drawing on his lived experience, what he learned while seeking professional care, his study of fear and anxiety cycles, and conversations with professionals and people who faced similar struggles. START FREE The free version includes: • SOS audio • 10 full cards for difficult thoughts • 4 guided practices • 6 nature sounds • 4 core explanations • the Daily Anchor GO DEEPER WITH PRO AND PRO+ Optional Pro and Pro+ subscriptions unlock dozens of additional cards, each focused on a specific common thought or fear. You will also get deeper explanations of checking, reassurance seeking, control, avoidance, health anxiety, nighttime anxiety, DP/DR, and fear of fear, plus expanded SOS support and guided sleep sessions. NO AI THERAPIST Ailin does not generate personalized mental-health advice. There is no chatbot improvising a response. Every path is written in advance and intentionally designed, so the support stays consistent, clear, and human. Download Ailin and start with the free support. No account. No streaks. No pressure. Ailin is an educational app for self-support. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency services, and it is not a replacement for a qualified healthcare professional. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making medical or treatment decisions. If you may be in immediate danger or at risk of harming yourself or someone else, contact local emergency services or a crisis line in your country. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shape Group Classes4 screens
Ailin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shape Group Classes at none against Ailin's 4. Shape Group Classes also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Ailin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shape Group Classes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Shape Group Classes versus Ailin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShape Group ClassesAilin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB175 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShape Personal Training Pty LimitedAilin Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shape Group Classes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ailin

Subscriptions4
  • Ailin PRO Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Ailin PRO+ Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Ailin PRO Yearly$59.001 Year
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  • Ailin PRO+ Yearly$89.001 Year

Questions

Is Shape Group Classes free?
Shape Group Classes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ailin free?
Ailin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shape Group Classes or Ailin have ads?
Neither Shape Group Classes nor Ailin shows ads.

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