Comparison

ThrivePal vs Willow Wellness

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

Head to head
About

ThrivePal

Build lasting habits with daily, science-backed coaching and practical tips. This app offers structured programs and AI-powered courses to guide your self-improvement journey. Get instant answers and understand yourself better with evidence-based frameworks.

Highlights
  • Daily science-backed coaching
  • Structured habit programs
  • AI-powered courses
  • Practical self-improvement tips
  • Instant AI answers
  • Science-based frameworks
Features
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ThrivePal helps you build science-backed habits that stick and create real change with daily guidance. Get clear programs and practical tips to support your self-improvement journey and make lasting change. Grow with AI-powered courses tailored to your needs. - Daily insights and proven techniques - Structured progressions toward personal goals - Bite-sized learning steps you can apply right away - Instant AI answers to your questions - Science-backed frameworks to better understand yourself Tired of “this one weird trick”? ThrivePal keeps it real: no fluff, no fake magical hacks—just practical techniques that support you through the daily work of building a rock-solid foundation for thriving.

About

Willow Wellness

This app uses a growing willow tree to visualize your daily wellness practices. Engage in breathwork, voice journaling, and send messages to your future self. A couples mode allows shared growth in a virtual garden.

Highlights
  • Generative willow tree visualization
  • Immersive breathwork with spatial audio
  • Voice journaling
  • Time-capsule letters
  • Couples mode for shared gardens
  • Customizable garden scenes
Features
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Willow is a daily wellness app built around a willow tree that grows as you practice. Each session adds to your tree. Skip a day and it reflects that too. The tree is generative SVG — no two look alike over time. Core features: - Immersive breathwork with spatial audio (no headphones required, though they help) - Voice journaling and haptic message sending - Time-capsule letters you write to your future self - Couples mode: two accounts, one shared garden, braided trees that grow together - 12 garden scenes and a full cosmetic system to personalize your space Premium unlocks Couples mode, additional scenes, and time-capsule letters. You can try a free subscription in TestFlight — the purchase sheet will say you will not be charged. No noise, no streaks, no guilt. Just a tree that shows up when you do. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ThrivePal4 screens
Willow Wellness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ThrivePal at none against Willow Wellness's shown. ThrivePal also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. ThrivePal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Willow Wellness sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 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 — 5.0 for ThrivePal against 5.0 for Willow Wellness. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThrivePal has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThrivePal ships an update monthly, Willow Wellness every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ThrivePal versus Willow Wellness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrivePalWillow Wellness
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB115 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThrivePalRayan Ani

Customer experience

ThrivePal

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Willow Wellness

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ThrivePal

Subscriptions2
  • ThrivePal Plus7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • ThrivePal Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Willow Wellness

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly $8.99/month$8.991 Month
  • Yearly $49.99/year7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ThrivePal free?
ThrivePal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Willow Wellness free?
Willow Wellness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThrivePal or Willow Wellness?
ThrivePal and Willow Wellness are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ThrivePal or Willow Wellness have ads?
Willow Wellness shows ads; ThrivePal does not.
Which is updated more often, ThrivePal or Willow Wellness?
ThrivePal ships an update monthly, and Willow Wellness every 3 weeks. Most recently, ThrivePal was updated on November 8, 2026 and Willow Wellness on October 30, 2026.

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