Comparison

Anxiety vs Tether

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

Head to head
About

Anxiety

This app helps you understand and manage anxiety through easy logging, insightful analytics, and customizable features. It offers educational content, community support, and secure data protection to guide you toward better mental wellness.

Highlights
  • Effortless anxiety logging
  • In-depth pattern analytics
  • Customizable tracking and reminders
  • Secure data with encryption
  • Educational anxiety management resources
  • Supportive community engagement
Features
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Anxiety Tracker catches the patterns hiding behind your worry. Log panic attacks in real time, track GAD symptoms across the day, record what triggered the spiral, and finally show your therapist or psychiatrist what is actually happening between sessions. Built for people managing generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, health anxiety, agoraphobia, specific phobias, and the overlap with OCD, PTSD, and depression that makes anxiety harder to pin down. SYMPTOM TRACKING Your anxiety does not look like anyone else's. Maybe it is the chest tightness before a meeting, the 3am thought spiral that will not stop, or the wave of derealization in a crowded store. Log what you actually feel, not what a textbook says you should. - Anxiety intensity on a 1 to 10 scale - Panic attack logging with onset, peak, and duration - Physical symptoms like racing heart, chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, trembling - Derealization and depersonalization episodes - Intrusive thoughts and rumination loops - Avoidance behaviors and safety-seeking patterns - Social anxiety intensity by situation - Custom symptoms you define TRIGGERS AND PATTERNS That thing your therapist keeps asking you to notice between sessions, this is where you track it. - Social situations, crowds, and performance pressure - Work deadlines and confrontation - Health worries and body scanning spirals - Caffeine, alcohol, and sleep deprivation - News, social media, and doom scrolling - Hormonal cycle correlations - Custom triggers you discover over time MEDICATION MANAGEMENT Whether you are dialing in an SSRI, tapering a benzo, or figuring out if that supplement is actually doing anything. - SSRIs like Lexapro, Zoloft, Paxil and SNRIs like Effexor, Cymbalta - Buspirone, hydroxyzine, gabapentin - Benzodiazepines like Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan with PRN tracking - Beta blockers like propranolol for performance anxiety - Supplements like magnesium, L-theanine, ashwagandha - Effectiveness ratings, side effects, and refill reminders MOOD AND MENTAL HEALTH Anxiety never travels alone. Track the full picture so your clinician sees what you see. - Daily mood and emotional baseline - Depression and irritability patterns - Emotional exhaustion and burnout - CBT thought records and coping prompts INSIGHTS THAT ACTUALLY HELP Weeks of scattered notes become clear patterns. See which medication window works best, which trigger stacks make Thursdays worse than Mondays, and whether that new supplement earned its price. - Panic attack frequency and severity trends - Trigger correlations with statistical weight - Medication response curves over time - PDF and CSV exports for therapists and psychiatrists BUILT FOR ANXIOUS MOMENTS - 30-second quick entries when you cannot focus - Calm, low-stimulation interface - Gentle reminders that do not add pressure - Health Connect sync, biometric lock, offline mode HEALTH PATHWAYS - CBT thought challenging prompts - Box breathing and grounding exercises - Progressive muscle relaxation - Mindfulness for anxious minds - Plain-language education on anxiety disorders Anxiety is not weakness and it is not just stress. Anxiety Tracker treats it like the neurological pattern it is, helping you separate real danger from false alarms and giving your clinician the data to adjust treatment instead of guessing. Disclaimer: Anxiety Tracker is for informational and personal tracking use only. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tether

This AI-powered coach helps you reconnect with your personal growth intentions. It listens to your shared experiences over time to reflect your progress and keep you aligned with your values and desired identity.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personal growth coach
  • Focus on identity and values
  • Personalized reflection of progress
  • Builds a long-term user profile
  • Daily conversational nudges
  • Starts with a single intention word
Features
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YOU KNOW WHO YOU WANT TO BE. YET YOU KEEP FALLING OFF TRACK. You decide to be more patient. More present. More adventurous. It holds for about a week. Then work piles up, someone needs something, and the person you meant to be gets lost. A month later you notice you fell off track. And you start over. Again. Tether keeps you pointed at who you want to be. What Tether does: • You pick up to three words for who you want to be. Grounded. Patient. Brave. Adventurous. Playful. Anything that you value. • You talk to Tether like a friend who's paying attention. A few minutes a day is plenty. • Each morning: what does being patient look like today? Each evening: how did it go? • When you're being the person you want to be, Tether tells you. When you drift, Tether helps you get back. Why it's different: • Becoming who you want to be takes daily practice. Tether is there every day to keep you on track. • Tether builds a picture of you over months, instead of forgetting you the second you close the app. • Tether won't give you generic, unearned advice. Tether spends the first few days listening, and speaks up only after getting to know you. How it starts: • Your name and one word for who you want to be. Two minutes. • A few days of Tether getting to know you. • After that, it's a conversation. Morning, evening, or whenever you need it. Free to start. $9.99/month or $79/year after. Questions, or something not working? Write to me at support@livetethered.com. I read every message. -Dennis, the human who built this. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Tether Membership is an auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly ($9.99) or annually ($79). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.livetethered.com/privacy

Screenshots

Anxiety4 screens
Tether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Anxiety at 14 against Tether's 3. Anxiety also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Anxiety sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.95 per month and Tether 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Anxiety against 5.0 for Tether. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anxiety ships an update monthly, Tether fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Anxiety versus Tether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnxietyTether
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB44 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperDigital TherapeuticsDennis Corsi

Customer experience

Anxiety

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tether

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Anxiety

Subscriptions14
  • flex pass$4.951 Month
  • easy pass$5.997 Days
  • weather max$9.993 Months
Show 11 more
  • flex pass$9.991 Month
  • carey ai max$19.991 Month
  • yearly access$19.991 Year
  • smart pass$24.991 Year
  • carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
  • limited sale$34.991 Year
  • limited discount$34.991 Year
  • Extended Trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • yearly access3 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • store credit$1.99
  • carey ai credits$8.99
  • lifetime upgrade$119.99
2 purchases

Tether

Subscriptions2
  • Tether — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Tether — Annual$79.001 Year

Questions

Is Anxiety free?
Anxiety is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tether free?
Tether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anxiety or Tether?
Tether is rated higher. Anxiety averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Tether averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Anxiety or Tether have ads?
Neither Anxiety nor Tether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anxiety or Tether?
Anxiety ships an update monthly, and Tether fortnightly. Most recently, Anxiety was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tether on October 16, 2026.

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