Comparison

Reflexy vs Anger Control

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

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About

Reflexy

This app helps you understand your emotions and personal growth by journaling about life events. It guides you to separate facts from feelings, explore underlying needs, and set goals for a more mindful life. Monitor stress, anxiety, and other symptoms as you progress.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling of life events
  • Separating facts from feelings
  • Exploring underlying emotional needs
  • Setting personal goals
  • Monitoring stress and anxiety levels
  • Inspired by Nonviolent Communication
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Reflexy is a private journal for self-reflection on iPhone and iPad. No account, no ads, and your journal is stored on your device. Capture a moment, put your feelings into words, and consider the needs behind them. Connect what you discover with personal goals and the activities that support them. Free to download. Start 14 days of full access when you choose; it never turns into a charge. Keep everything with one purchase. No subscription. Whether you want to reflect after a difficult conversation, remember a good moment, or look back on your week, start with what feels useful to you. Capture what happened Create journal entries called Stories. Add text, a photo, activities, feelings, needs, and tags. Keep an entry brief or take time to explore it. Choose which steps appear when you create a story, then find past moments with search and tags. Explore feelings and needs Choose several feelings and rate each one's intensity from 1 to 10. Select the needs that matter in that situation. You make the connections; Reflexy gives you a place to record and revisit them. Connect reflection with action Create personal goals called Aims, connect them to needs, and link the activities that support them. Record those activities in your stories. Use the built-in activities or create your own, with categories that make sense to you. Notice patterns over time Insights shows emotional balance and distributions across your feelings, activities, goals, needs, and tags. Explore different periods and look for patterns in what you have recorded. Charts reflect your selections, not an analysis of your writing. Make the journal your own Choose a light, dark, or system theme, select your feeling stickers, customize the story flow, and decide whether photos start expanded or collapsed. Privacy, with clear choices No Reflexy account, no ads, and no advertising tracking. Reflexy does not record behavioral analytics about how you use your journal. Your entries, photos, and backups are not sent to the developer or RevenueCat. Your journal is stored on your device. App lock is on by default; you can skip setup or switch it off. When enabled, use a 6-digit passcode and optionally Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices. Create encrypted .reflexy backups, export them, or choose optional iCloud backups. Automatic iCloud backups are off by default. Backups let you restore a journal; they do not keep devices continuously in sync. A recovery key can sync through iCloud Keychain, and Reflexy provides a recovery code for another device. Apple's device backup settings apply separately. Apple and RevenueCat process purchase metadata to verify and restore access and provide purchase analytics. They do not receive journal content through Reflexy's purchase services. Try it at your own pace Download for free and choose when to start 14 days of full access. The trial never turns into an automatic charge. Afterwards, unlock all features forever with one purchase. No subscription. Without full access, you can still read, import, export, and delete your data. Creating and editing require an active trial or lifetime access. Verified users of earlier Reflexy versions keep full access without another purchase. Reflexy is a journal for personal reflection. It is not a medical device and does not provide diagnosis, treatment, therapy, or emergency assistance. Requires iOS 17 or later. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, and Simplified Chinese. Privacy policy: https://reflexy.app/privacy Terms of use: https://reflexy.app/terms Support: support@reflexy.app

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Anger Control

Features
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AngerEase, Master Your Anger, One Day at a Time. Feeling like anger controls you instead of the other way around? AngerEase helps you understand your triggers, calm down in the moment, and build lasting habits so you can respond instead of react. Whether you're short-tempered at work, snapping at people you love, or just tired of feeling out of control, AngerEase builds a personalized, judgment-free plan around your specific patterns. WHAT YOU GET Guided Reset Exercises: quick breathing, grounding, and calming exercises for the moment anger hits Trigger & Mood Insights: track what sets you off and how your body reacts, and start spotting the pattern before it spirals Daily Check-Ins: gentle reminders at times that work for your schedule Unlimited Journaling: reflect, process, and let go of what's weighing on you Weekly & Monthly Reports: see your progress over time, not just day to day Progress Achievements: small wins add up OUR PROMISE No judgment, no pressure, just steady, realistic progress. Some days will be easier than others, and that's okay. AngerEase meets you where you are. WHY IT WORKS Anger isn't something to suppress, it's something to understand. AngerEase helps you catch the emotions that show up before anger (stress, hurt, feeling unheard) so you can pause, breathe, and choose your next move instead of letting anger choose it for you. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS AngerEase offers a 3-day free trial in the yearly plan, followed by auto-renewing subscription options: Monthly: $9.99/month Yearly: $59.99/year (save 50%) Lifetime Access: $49.90 one-time payment Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. No payment is required during the free trial, and you can cancel before it ends at no charge. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are available in the app. They can also be checked here: Privacy Policy: https://www.angerease.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.angerease.app/terms Support: https://www.zappsco.com/contact AngerEase is not a replacement for professional therapy or medical care. If you're in crisis or need immediate support, please contact a licensed professional or local emergency services. Start building a calmer version of yourself, download AngerEase today.

Screenshots

Reflexy4 screens
Anger Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reflexy at 5.0 against Anger Control's 1.0. Anger Control's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Reflexy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Anger Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reflexy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Reflexy versus Anger Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflexyAnger Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB70 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOleg SvetlichnyiZappsco Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reflexy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium access7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Yearly Premium access7 Days trial$18.991 Year
2 purchases

Anger Control

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Reflexy free?
Reflexy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anger Control free?
Anger Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reflexy or Anger Control?
Reflexy is rated higher. Reflexy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Anger Control averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reflexy or Anger Control have ads?
Neither Reflexy nor Anger Control shows ads.

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