Comparison

Somascape vs PureCBT

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

Head to head
About

Somascape

Features
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- The current version is designed for empirical research (needs code for signing in) - Listen to your body and explore how body memories influence your everyday life with Somascape. Use an avatar to visualize your feelings and link your personal history of bodily experiences to your everyday life. Understand how bodily feelings link to your psychological wellbeing and create your own somascape. Somascape offers: * Diary of how you feel * Visualization of somatic symptoms on avatar * Identification of somatic sore points that link your bodily feelings  to stressful life events * Identification of possible causes in your own history

About

PureCBT

This app provides evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. It offers guided exercises, mood tracking, and educational lessons, with premium features available through a one-time purchase. All data is kept private on your device.

Highlights
  • Thought Records
  • Mood Tracking
  • CBT Journal
  • Guided Programs
  • Behavioral Activation
  • Sleep Log
  • Core Beliefs Work
Features
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PureCBT brings the full power of cognitive behavioral therapy to your iPhone. Whether you're working through anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, or everyday stress, PureCBT gives you the same evidence-based tools used in clinical practice — structured, guided, and completely private. CORE TOOLS — FREE - Thought Records — The gold standard CBT exercise. A guided 7-step wizard walks you through identifying automatic thoughts, examining evidence, spotting thinking traps, and building balanced perspectives. - Mood Tracking — Daily check-ins with emotion tagging, notes, and trend charts so you can notice patterns and track progress over time. - CBT Journal — Reflect on your day with clinically-informed prompts tailored to your focus area. Tag entries by emotion and revisit them anytime. - Progress Dashboard — See your mood trends, emotion patterns, thinking trap insights, and consistency streaks at a glance. - Introductory Lessons — Learn the foundations of CBT with 10 illustrated lessons covering the Five-Part Model, identifying moods, goal-setting, and more. - Dark Mode & App Lock — Protect your most private thoughts with Face ID and a personal PIN. UNLOCK PREMIUM (one-time purchase) Go deeper with the full CBT toolkit: - Guided Multi-Week Programs — Structured courses for anxiety, depression, social anxiety, and sleep, designed as progressive weekly curricula. - Full Lesson Library — Unlock all 49 illustrated lessons spanning thinking traps, behavioral experiments, core beliefs, and long-term strategies. - Behavioral Activation — Schedule meaningful activities and track how they affect your mood. A core technique for overcoming depression and low motivation. - Sleep Log — A CBT-i style log that calculates sleep efficiency and shows your 7-day trends. - Core Beliefs Work — Use the downward arrow technique to uncover and reshape the deep beliefs beneath your automatic thoughts. - Anxiety Hierarchies — Build exposure ladders and log your progress through feared situations, step by step. - iCloud Sync — Keep your data in sync across iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud account. - CSV Data Export — Export your mood entries, thought records, and journal for review with your therapist. PRIVACY BY DESIGN All data stays on your device. No servers, no accounts, no sign-ups. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. Optional iCloud sync uses only your private iCloud container — we never see your data. Your mental health journey is yours alone. BUILT ON SCIENCE PureCBT is grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy as developed by Aaron T. Beck and refined through decades of clinical research. The sleep tools follow CBT-i principles established by Charles Morin. Every lesson, exercise, and program is based on peer-reviewed evidence. PureCBT is not a substitute for professional mental health treatment. If you are in crisis, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

Screenshots

Somascape4 screens
PureCBT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Somascape at none against PureCBT's 1. Somascape also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). PureCBT's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PureCBT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Somascape asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Somascape ships an update every 2 months, PureCBT every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Somascape versus PureCBT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomascapePureCBT
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB191 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHertie-Institut für klinische HirnforschungYazeed Alaudah

In-app purchases

None

Somascape

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PureCBT

One-time1
  • PureCBT Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Somascape free?
Somascape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PureCBT free?
PureCBT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Somascape or PureCBT have ads?
Neither Somascape nor PureCBT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Somascape or PureCBT?
Somascape ships an update every 2 months, and PureCBT every 4 days. Most recently, Somascape was updated on November 4, 2026 and PureCBT on November 5, 2026.

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