Comparison

Destress Now vs Mellow

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

Head to head
About

Destress Now

Monitor your physical stress levels by analyzing heart rate variability and resting heart rate. Track sleep, breathing, and steps to gain insights into your body's condition and create personalized health plans. Enjoy a cute interface with stylish watch designs and fun decompression games.

Highlights
  • HRV analysis
  • Resting heart rate tracking
  • Sleep and step count monitoring
  • Personalized health plans
  • Stylish watch face designs
  • Decompression games
Features
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Oh, do you feel overwhelmed, as if you are overwhelmed by an invisible mountain? Fear not, unpack "Destress Now" to save you! This isn't just an app, it's your personal stress management guru, your guardian angel for mental health. "Destress Now" can read your heart beat, analyze your HRV and resting heart rate like a detective, and give you a good idea of your physical stress. It also tracks your heart rate, breathing, sleep and step count, giving you the body's secrets in a beautiful graph so you can see your health at a glance. After understanding your body, you can create a personalized health plan for yourself, such as reminding you to drink more water, go to bed on time, and keep exercising, so that your life is healthier and stress will be reduced. "Destress Now" is not only powerful, the interface is also super cute, and a variety of stylish dial design, so that your watch instantly transformed into a fashion item. You can change the watch face at will, making the watch an extension of your personality, and it can perfectly integrate with your iPhone's Smart Island to make your life more colorful. "Destress Now" also prepared a series of decompression small projects, such as squeezing bubbles, coin flipping, so that you can enjoy a relaxing moment after busy, away from pressure, and maintain a relaxed and happy mood every day. Don't worry, we are still working hard, and there will be more and better features . So embrace "Destress Now" and make it your life's little stress reliever! Destress Now directly tracks and analyzes heart rate variability (HRV) in health data through HealthKit, allowing you to intuitively understand your body's condition. The data information provided in the app is for reference only and is not recommended for any medical advice or diagnosis. Before making any health-related decisions, be sure to consult a doctor for advice, as only a doctor can provide an accurate diagnosis for your individual situation. System Permissions Photo Album Permission: Requests access to your photo album to save images to your local album. Access occurs only when you actively save. Camera Permission: Requests access to your camera. Upon your authorization, it captures the frequency of light changes around your finger to measure your heart rate. Location Permission: Requests access to your location information to provide local weather, view daily UV intensity, and calculate vitamin D-related data. You can disable photo album, camera, and location permissions at any time in system settings. HealthKit This app uses HealthKit. With your authorization, it can read your relevant health data from the Health app (including steps, active energy, heart rate, resting heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep analysis, activity records, and mindfulness/emotion data) to analyze HRV, sleep quality, real-time stress and emotional state, providing you with comprehensive health references. You can manage or revoke authorization for this app at any time in the system Health app. Your current trial subscription is about to change to a paid subscription. The subscription fee will be automatically charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. You will be automatically charged at the same price and enjoy the same period of privileges for auto-sub that can be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period to take effect. Re-sub fee will be automatically charged to your account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Users can self-manage subscriptions or turn off auto-sub at iTunes Account settings. All unused periods of free trial shall be forfeited upon purchasement of subscription. Privacy Policy:https://flyingfishmart.com/private/PrivatePolicy.html Terms of Use:https://flyingfishmart.com/private/UserAgreement.html

About

Mellow

This health tracker analyzes your body data, including HRV, sleep quality, and heart rate, to provide insights into your physical condition. It offers personalized recommendations for relaxation and features dynamic watch faces that reflect your health status.

Highlights
  • HRV monitoring
  • Sleep quality tracking
  • Heart rate tracking
  • Step count
  • Wrist temperature monitoring
  • Sun exposure tracking
  • Personalized relaxation recommendations
  • Dynamic smartwatch faces
Features
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Mellow is a health tracker that analyzes your body data to help you understand your physical condition better and achieve a healthier lifestyle. Mellow analyzes your body by monitoring HRV (Heart Rate Variability), and also tracks metrics like sleep quality, heart rate, step count, wrist temperature, and sun exposure time. It visualizes these changes in charts and provides personalized recommendations to help you relax. Additionally, we've designed cute and stylish watch faces for smartwatch users. These faces change dynamically based on your physical state to remind you of your health—come experience it now! Privacy Policy:https://mellow.kelefanli.com/en_privacyPolicyIos User Agreement:https://mellow.kelefanli.com/en_userAgreementIos Member Agreement:https://mellow.kelefanli.com/en_monthly

Screenshots

Destress Now4 screens
Mellow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Destress Now at 75% against Mellow's 32%. Destress Now also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (77 vs 4). Mellow's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Destress Now sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mellow sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Destress Now holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Destress Now has 77 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Destress Now's written reviews are positive against 32% of Mellow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Destress Now versus Mellow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDestress NowMellow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (77 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews — better31.8% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB191 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFishFunChongqing Zhipingou Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Destress Now

All ratings77 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative16.5%

Mellow

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.2%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Destress Now

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly membership$1.991 Month
  • 月度会员$1.991 Month
  • Quarterly membership3 Days trial$3.993 Months
Show 3 more
  • Limited time annual membership7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • 限时年度会员27 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • 年度升级会员$0.99
  • 季度升级会员$9.99
  • 月度升级会员$12.99
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  • Permanent membership$14.99
  • 限时终身会员活动$14.99
  • 永久会员折扣$29.99
24 purchases

Mellow

Subscriptions16
  • One-week Membership7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • 月会员$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
Show 13 more
  • Monthly Membership1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • 一个月会员$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership$6.991 Month
  • 周会员-首周优惠7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Annual Membership$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Membership3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 年会员-7天免费试用7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • 一年会员$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Membership2 variants$12.991 Month
  • Annual Membership$12.991 Year
  • Annual Membership2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Annual membership$39.991 Year
One-time8
  • 季度会员$4.99
  • 一年会员$7.99
  • 永久会员$9.99
Show 5 more
  • Lifetime Membership$12.99
  • 永久会员$14.99
  • Permanent Member$22.99
  • Lifetime Membership$68.00
  • Lifetime Membership$129.99

Questions

Is Destress Now free?
Destress Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mellow free?
Mellow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Destress Now or Mellow?
Destress Now is rated higher. Destress Now averages 4.3 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Mellow averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Destress Now or Mellow have ads?
Destress Now shows ads; Mellow does not.
Which is updated more often, Destress Now or Mellow?
Destress Now ships an update fortnightly, and Mellow fortnightly. Most recently, Destress Now was updated on September 23, 2026 and Mellow on September 23, 2026.

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