Comparison

OpenRecovery vs Message in the Wind

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

Head to head
About

OpenRecovery

This AI-powered companion offers personalized guidance and support for various recovery paths, including 12 Steps, SMART Recovery, and CBT. Engage in voice conversations, utilize comprehensive recovery exercises, and track your progress with detailed metrics. It also provides resources for allies and professionals.

Highlights
  • AI Recovery Assistant (Kai)
  • Voice chat with AI
  • 12 Steps, SMART Recovery, CBT exercises
  • Self-discovery journals
  • Resources for allies and professionals
  • Recovery resources library
  • Daily habit recommendations
  • Progress tracking and calendar view
Features
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Welcome to OpenRecovery, your comprehensive recovery companion featuring Kai, your personal AI Recovery Assistant. OpenRecovery makes recovery accessible, inclusive, and effective—no matter your chosen recovery path or your stage in the journey. OpenRecovery supports a diverse array of recovery methodologies, including the 12 Steps, SMART Recovery, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Whether you're actively involved in a specific program, newly exploring recovery, supporting someone you care about, or you're a professional counselor or coach seeking effective tools, OpenRecovery provides personalized resources and guidance tailored to your needs. Kai offers compassionate, intelligent assistance, answering your questions and guiding you at any stage of your recovery journey—providing continuous support exactly when you need it most. Key Features: NEW Voice Chat with Kai: Experience hands-free recovery support with natural voice conversations. Turn off your screen while talking, no typing required. Choose from different voice options for a personalized experience that feels like talking to a trusted friend. Enhanced Kai AI Recovery Assistant: Intuitive conversations, personalized guidance, and non-judgmental support tailored precisely to your recovery journey. Comprehensive Recovery Exercises: - 12 Steps: Access essential tools like Inventories, Step Work, and Daily Reflections via the "Tools" icon. - SMART Recovery: Utilize Kai-powered exercises including Cost-Benefit Analysis, Hierarchy of Values, and Change Plan Worksheets. - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Access resources to challenge and manage negative thoughts, emotional triggers, and behaviors. Self-Discovery Journals: Engage with interactive journals exploring relationships, motivations, values, gratitude, habits, goals, fears, and triggers. Support for Allies and Professionals: Specialized tools for friends, family members, and professionals supporting recovery journeys. Extensive Recovery Resources Library: Access foundational texts including the AA Big Book, SMART Recovery manuals, CBT workbooks, and meditation guides. Recommended Actions with Daily Habits: Discover curated daily habits and meaningful actions with Kai's intelligent recommendations and reminders. Actions Counter: Track progress with comprehensive metrics showing weekly and lifetime totals. Enhanced AI Search: Find recovery actions instantly with improved search functionality. Calendar View: Share updates, manage recovery actions, and maintain connections with sponsors, mentors, counselors, and trusted allies. Facilitator Suggested Actions: Receive personalized tasks from your sponsor, coach, or therapist within the app. In Addition to SMART Recovery and CBT Methodologies, Specific 12 Step Recovery Programs Supported Include: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Gamblers Anonymous (GA) Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) Debtors Anonymous (DA) Marijuana Anonymous (MA) Cocaine Anonymous (CA) Al-Anon / Alateen Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) Co-Anon Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) Co-Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (COSLAA) Emotions Anonymous (EA) Gam-Anon / Gam-A-Teen Heroin Anonymous (HA) Nar-Anon Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA) Rageaholics Anonymous (RA) Underearners Anonymous (UA) Workaholics Anonymous (WA) Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) Celebrate Recovery (CR) Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA) Food Addicts in Recovery (FA) General 12 Steps Recovery Coming Soon: Refuge Recovery, Dharma Recovery OpenRecovery continues to evolve, driven by the community's diverse needs, ensuring everyone can find personalized, effective tools and support for lasting recovery. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Message in the Wind

Send messages that travel across a real map, carried by actual wind and weather data. Discover notes left by others nearby and keep those that resonate with you. It's a unique way to connect without traditional social media features.

Highlights
  • Send notes that drift on real wind
  • Catch notes carried by weather
  • View notes on a real map
  • Minimalist design
  • Sealed notes for long-distance travel
  • Keepsakes to save found notes
Features
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Promotional Text Notes drift on real wind. Catch one nearby if the weather carries it to you. Description Message in the Wind is a different kind of note app. Write something - a thought, a feeling, a fragment - and release it into the wind. It moves across a real map, carried by real weather data, until someone nearby catches it. You might catch something that started three towns away. You might release something that reaches someone else in a quiet moment. There’s no feed, no likes, and no follower counts - just notes moving through the world. HOW IT WORKS Write a note and release it. Your note drifts based on real wind speed and direction, moving when the weather moves. Open the map to see notes drifting nearby. Hold one to catch it. Read it. Keep it if it means something. Watch your own notes travel and see where the wind took them. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Notes drift using real Open-Meteo wind data, not random placement. Minimal by design. Seal a note so it can only be opened once it has traveled far enough. Leave a trace for the author - a quiet sign that someone found it. Keepsakes let you save notes that find you, like small things discovered and kept. WIND PATRON For those who want more, Wind Patron includes Brush Lab for drawn notes, postcard themes, unlimited reads, and map pin placement. Something may be drifting near you right now.

Screenshots

OpenRecovery4 screens
Message in the Wind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Message in the Wind at none against OpenRecovery's 1. OpenRecovery's advantage is ratings volume (292 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OpenRecovery sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Message in the Wind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for OpenRecovery against 5.0 for Message in the Wind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenRecovery has 292 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OpenRecovery versus Message in the Wind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenRecoveryMessage in the Wind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (292 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings292 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB8 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperHuxley Technologies, LLCcyk

Customer experience

OpenRecovery

All ratings292 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.9%

Message in the Wind

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

OpenRecovery

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Service tab inaccessible due to persistent feedback popup
  • App freezes preventing users from moving forward in conversations
  • Feedback survey popup cannot be dismissed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode or night mode option
  • Restore previous app icon with stairway design
  • Tip jar or donation feature to support developers
  • Expanded non-secular and scientifically-based program integration

Message in the Wind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OpenRecovery

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium Access14 Days trial$9.991 Month
None

Message in the Wind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenRecovery free?
OpenRecovery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Message in the Wind free?
Message in the Wind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenRecovery or Message in the Wind?
Message in the Wind is rated higher. OpenRecovery averages 4.9 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Message in the Wind averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OpenRecovery or Message in the Wind have ads?
Neither OpenRecovery nor Message in the Wind shows ads.

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