Comparison

Neurture vs Atensia

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

Head to head
About

Neurture

This app offers science-backed techniques, meditations, and journaling to help users break bad habits and build resilience. It provides a supportive space for behavioral change, focusing on goals like reducing screen time, quitting smoking, or managing addiction.

Highlights
  • Science-backed habit change techniques
  • Guided meditations and affirmations
  • Reflective journaling prompts
  • Goal-setting and progress tracking
  • Expert-authenticated resource library
Features
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Neurture is the #1 app for managing urges and cravings and a Counselor's Choice Award winner, built for the moments when an urge or craving starts to take over. Open the app, choose a quick tool, and get no-shame support for riding out the hardest minutes instead of acting on autopilot. Whether you are working with food cravings, binge or emotional eating, food noise, pornography, or other adult-content habits, Neurture helps you understand the trigger, pause the pattern, and choose your next step. WHY PEOPLE USE NEURTURE CRAVING & URGE TOOLS * Use breathing, grounding, urge surfing, thought reframing, affirmations, and values-based check-ins * Get quick support when a craving feels loud, stressful, or automatic * Build a menu of tools that fits your real life TRACK PATTERNS * Log urges, triggers, outcomes, and reflections * See what tends to happen before and after cravings * Notice progress without all-or-nothing pressure CHANGE PATTERNS WITH COMPASSION * Work with evidence-informed methods from CBT, ACT, mindfulness, self-compassion, and relapse-prevention skills * Keep going after a slip with practical reflection instead of shame * Build a plan for food cravings, binge or emotional eating patterns, pornography, adult content, or related urges PRIVATE, PRACTICAL SUPPORT * Use Neurture in the moments between conversations, commitments, and quiet self-reflection * Choose quick tools when you only have a few minutes * Return to your goals with more clarity and less judgment Cravings pass. Urges rise and fall. Neurture helps you stay with yourself long enough to choose what comes next. Terms of Use (EULA): https://neurtureapp.com/terms

About

Atensia

Features
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Simple. Attentive. Private. Atensia is a free daily journal for tracking your mood, well-being, and activities. It helps you spot patterns and gain deeper self-insight. Your privacy comes first: all data stays strictly on your device. No accounts, no data collection, and no internet required.

Screenshots

Neurture4 screens
Atensia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atensia at none against Neurture's 5. Atensia also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Neurture sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Atensia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neurture ships an update monthly, Atensia daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Neurture versus Atensia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeurtureAtensia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB21 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNeurture LLCDenys Skvortsov

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Neurture

Subscriptions3
  • Neurture Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Neurture Premium1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Neurture Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Neurture 1 free monthFree
  • Premium: Lifetime access$149.99
None

Atensia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neurture free?
Neurture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atensia free?
Atensia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Neurture or Atensia have ads?
Neither Neurture nor Atensia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neurture or Atensia?
Neurture ships an update monthly, and Atensia daily. Most recently, Neurture was updated on October 24, 2026 and Atensia on October 25, 2026.

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