Neurture vs Reach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Science-backed habit change techniques
- Guided meditations and affirmations
- Reflective journaling prompts
- Goal-setting and progress tracking
- Expert-authenticated resource library
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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
Reach
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Cravings don't last forever, they peak in about 90 seconds and pass. Reach gets you through them. When the urge to drink hits at home, open Reach and pick a tool: reach out, play the tape forward, urge surf, or start the timer. Come out the other side still sober. • Craving toolkit: 6 fast techniques for the moment you want to drink • Sobriety streak: watch your sober days add up • Money saved: see exactly what you'd have spent • Your reasons why: a private space to remind yourself what you're working toward • Set your own goal: quit entirely or just cut back, your call • Home screen widget: help one tap away, right when you need it Built for people stuck in the home-drinking loop, not at crisis point, just done with 4-nights-a-week. Start your 14-day free trial and get through your next craving. Transparent trial, no hidden charges, cancel anytime. Reach is a companion tool to support your goals. It is not a substitute for professional medical treatment, therapy, or medically supervised detox. If you are in crisis or experiencing severe withdrawal, seek medical help. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reach at every 3 days against Neurture's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neurture sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Reach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Neurture ships an update monthly, Reach every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neurture | Reach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Neurture LLC | James Martin |
In-app purchases
Neurture
- Neurture Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Neurture Premium1 Month trial$99.991 Year
- Neurture Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Neurture 1 free monthFree
- Premium: Lifetime access$149.99
Reach
- Reach Premium$3.997 Days
- Reach Premium14 Days trial$34.991 Year









