Comparison

Depression Test vs Self Therapy

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

Head to head
About

Depression Test

This app helps you screen for depression using a trusted questionnaire and monitor your progress over time. It offers self-guided CBT exercises to challenge negative thoughts and provides access to helpful resources.

Highlights
  • PHQ-9 depression screening
  • Depression severity check
  • Track test results over time
  • Mood journaling
  • Informative articles on depression
  • Self-guided CBT exercises
Features
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The Depression Test is a powerful tool to evaluate depression and monitor treatment response.The test questions are based on Patient Healthcare Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most widely used and trusted questionnaire among mental health professionals. The test can be self-administered. With Depression Test, you can: - take the PHQ-9 test to screen for depression - check the severity of your depression - store the test results and monitor improvements over time - keep a journal to track your mood - educate yourself with short, informative articles on Depression - feel better by using self-guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and reframe your negative thoughts - gain access to high quality depression resources The CBT exercises include A-B-C, Socratic Questions, Challenge Core Beliefs, and De-catastrophizing. The exercises will help you identify and challenge your cognitive distortions that lead to negative thoughts. Depression can be effectively treated. Don't wait until things get worse. Find out if you're depressed and then take action. Disclaimer: This self-test should not be used as a replacement for professional treatment or guidance. You should consult a medical professional if you are concerned about your symptoms.

About

Self Therapy

This app offers educational self-assessment tools for mental health, focusing on building self-awareness through tests and reflection. It helps users track patterns related to trauma, depression, and other mental health themes without providing diagnosis or treatment.

Highlights
  • Mental Health Test library
  • Depression Test
  • Trauma Test
  • PTSD Disorder check-ins
  • ADHD tendency evaluation
  • Daily Diary
  • Mood Tracker
Features
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Self Therapy is a Mental Health app built around educational self-assessment and structured reflection. It helps you build Self Awareness through Mental Tests that organize what you notice day to day, especially around trauma and depression. Self Therapy keeps the experience focused on a single backbone: Mental Health Test check-in → reflection → tracking → review. Self Therapy includes a Mental Health Test library with Mental Tests for educational insight, including a Depression Test and a Trauma Test. You can also explore PTSD Disorder educational check-ins designed to support Self Awareness around PTSD Disorder themes, trauma patterns, and depression patterns. This app does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment. It is for education and personal insight only. One clear backbone for Mental Health Use a Mental Health Test to check in, then repeat Mental Tests to compare changes over time. This routine supports Self Awareness by keeping Mental Health notes consistent, readable, and easy to review when trauma or depression feels more intense. Mental Tests and Mental Health Test library Self Therapy offers Mental Tests that stay inside a Mental Health self-assessment context while covering common awareness topics: • Mental Health Test categories for emotional well-being and Self Awareness • Depression Test for depression check-ins, depression patterns, and depression awareness • Trauma Test for trauma reflection, trauma triggers, trauma stress, and trauma patterns • PTSD Disorder educational check-ins for PTSD Disorder awareness and PTSD Disorder themes • ADHD tendency evaluation, Bipolar trait indicators, BPD and OCD awareness tests • Visual tests that support Self Awareness through perception-based prompts Trauma and depression focus with educational language Self Therapy is designed to help you name what repeats without making clinical claims. Trauma can show up as trauma reminders, trauma stress, trauma triggers, or trauma patterns; the Trauma Test supports trauma reflection and trauma tracking in an educational way. Depression can show up as depression dips, depression cycles, depression-related low drive, or depression patterns; the Depression Test supports depression awareness and depression tracking in an educational way. When trauma and depression notes are captured consistently, Self Awareness becomes easier to maintain inside a Mental Health routine. Tracking that supports Mental Health patterns Use the Daily Diary to write short entries and tag emotions. Use the Mood Tracker to log daily states and review trends connected to trauma moments and depression dips. Reviewing Mood Tracker history can help you see trauma trends and depression trends across weeks while keeping the focus on Mental Health self-assessment and Self Awareness. Review and progress that stays focused Self Therapy provides simple weekly and monthly summaries of Mood Tracker logs and journaling consistency so you can review Mental Health patterns with clarity. This helps you compare trauma-heavy periods with steadier periods and notice how depression patterns shift with daily routines, without labels and without medical conclusions. Self Therapy brings together Mental Tests, a Mental Health Test library, a Depression Test, a Trauma Test, Self Awareness practices, and PTSD Disorder educational check-ins—plus a Daily Diary and Mood Tracker—so you can explore trauma and depression in a structured, practical Mental Health routine.

Screenshots

Depression Test4 screens
Self Therapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Depression Test at none against Self Therapy's shown. Depression Test also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 180) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Self Therapy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Depression Test sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Self Therapy sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Depression Test holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Depression Test has 1.9K ratings behind it against 180, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Depression Test's written reviews are positive against 81% of Self Therapy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Depression Test ships an update every 2 months, Self Therapy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Depression Test versus Self Therapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDepression TestSelf Therapy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better4.5 (180 ratings)
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better180
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB276 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBaris SarerTANOS YAZILIM VE BILISIM HIZMETLERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

Depression Test

All ratings1,937 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.4%

Self Therapy

All ratings179 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

User reviews

Depression Test

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for tracking depression
  • 🙌 Accurate in identifying depression
  • 📊 Useful for monitoring progress
  • 💬 Provides a space to vent/journal
  • 🆓 Free and accessible app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Concerns about self-diagnosis
  • 🔒 Lack of password protection
  • 🤔 Confusing or overwhelming for some users
  • 🕰️ Issues with data/history deletion

Self Therapy

From 180 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Very useful and beneficial
  • 🧠 Feels like a psychologist in pocket
  • 📊 Excellent tests and analysis
  • 💡 Serious effort and research behind it
  • 💖 Helps understand oneself

Room to improve

  • 💸 Most features require premium/payment
  • 😩 Frequent advertisements
  • ⏳ Ads interrupt experience
  • 🚫 Not helpful for specific trauma/disorders
  • 🤔 Overly instructional at times

Bugs and requests

Depression Test

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Text overlapping issues
  • Next button covering up text
  • Freezing/crashing on some devices
  • Inability to write new journal entries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add notes/context under each question
  • Implement password/security features
  • Improve journal/writing functionality
  • Integrate with Apple Health
  • Provide more comprehensive analysis

Self Therapy

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make it available offline
  • Reduce or remove advertisements
  • More free content/tests

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Depression Test

One-time4
  • A Big Thank You$0.99
  • A bigger thank you$1.99
  • A giant thank you$2.99
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  • A bear hug & a kiss$4.99
13 purchases

Self Therapy

Subscriptions10
  • Self Therapy Basic Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Self Therapy Premium Weekly3 Days trial$7.497 Days
  • Self Therapy Basic Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • Self Therapy Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Self Therapy Basic 3 Months$19.993 Months
  • Self Therapy Premium 3 Months$29.993 Months
  • Annual Basic Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Subscription$49.991 Year
  • Self Therapy Basic Annual$49.991 Year
  • Self Therapy Premium Annual$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 50 questions$2.99
  • 100 questions$4.99
  • 200 questions$9.99

Questions

Is Depression Test free?
Depression Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Self Therapy free?
Self Therapy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Depression Test or Self Therapy?
Depression Test is rated higher. Depression Test averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Self Therapy averages 4.5 from 180 ratings.
Do Depression Test or Self Therapy have ads?
Self Therapy shows ads; Depression Test does not.
Which is updated more often, Depression Test or Self Therapy?
Depression Test ships an update every 2 months, and Self Therapy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Depression Test was updated on October 29, 2026 and Self Therapy on October 27, 2026.

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