Comparison

KIRO vs Tether

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

Head to head
About

KIRO

Access advanced chiropractic care with affordable monthly memberships. Book appointments, view health records, and track your progress across multiple NYC studios. Receive personalized treatment from licensed chiropractors.

Highlights
  • Monthly membership for unlimited visits
  • Nervous system scans
  • Access to all studios
  • Appointment booking and management
  • Health record viewing
  • Personalized chiropractic care
Features
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KIRO is New York City’s highest-rated and most advanced chiropractic brand, with modern studios across Manhattan and Brooklyn. We deliver the most affordable and accessible chiropractic care in the U.S. through a $180/month Membership that includes all doctor-recommended visits, monthly Nervous System Scans, and access to every KIRO studio. Members can book and manage appointments, view their health records, and stay on track with their care through the KIRO app. Each studio is led by highly trained, licensed chiropractors dedicated to providing best-in-class, personalized care.

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

KIRO4 screens
Tether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KIRO at none against Tether's 2. KIRO also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 3). 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. Tether sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. KIRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tether holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KIRO has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of KIRO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tether's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KIRO ships an update every 2 weeks, Tether fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KIRO versus Tether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKIROTether
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB44 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKiro Health, Inc.Dennis Corsi

Customer experience

KIRO

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Tether

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

In-app purchases

None

KIRO

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tether

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

Questions

Is KIRO free?
KIRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tether free?
Tether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KIRO or Tether?
Tether is rated higher. KIRO averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Tether averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do KIRO or Tether have ads?
Neither KIRO nor Tether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KIRO or Tether?
KIRO ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tether fortnightly. Most recently, KIRO was updated on November 8, 2026 and Tether on October 31, 2026.

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