Comparison

Huggers vs ObsessLess

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

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About

Huggers

This app offers tools and lessons to manage anxiety and panic attacks. It features guided exercises, mindful journaling, and an AI companion for support. Collect adorable characters and track your progress towards emotional well-being.

Highlights
  • 20 anxiety lessons
  • Panic attack management tools
  • Guided breathing and visualization
  • AI companion support
  • Mindful journaling
  • Calming activities and character collection
Features
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Huggers helps you calm anxiety and ease panic attacks right when they hit, and with tools to build lasting calm over time. Learn what drives your anxiety through 20+ expert-designed lessons, find instant relief with guided breathing and grounding tools, and unlock adorable Huggers that celebrate every step of your progress. I didn't build Huggers for myself. I built it for someone I love, who fought anxiety and panic attacks for years. Nothing we found truly helped her day to day, so I made it myself: a gentle place holding everything that helped her feel safe again. If it brings you even a little of that calm, it's doing exactly what I hoped. You're not alone in this. Etienne, founder INSTANT CALM: YOUR PANIC BUTTON When panic strikes, one tap starts a guided exercise to bring your heart rate down and your feet back on the ground. Relief in the moment, when you need it most. 20+ ANXIETY LESSONS Understand where anxiety comes from, why panic attacks happen, and the practical techniques that reduce them over time. BREATHE & VISUALIZE Expert-designed breathing exercises and calming visualizations to lower stress daily, not just in emergencies. JOURNAL Track your moods, spot your triggers, and reflect with guided prompts built for self-discovery. COLLECT YOUR HUGGERS Healing shouldn't feel like homework. Complete calming activities to earn new Huggers and watch your world grow — a little joy on the hard days. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how far you've come, week by week. HUGGERS PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock all 20+ lessons, the full exercise and tools library, unlimited journaling, and every Hugger in the collection. Download Huggers and take the first step toward calmer days. Subscription Pricing and Terms Huggers Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription: $9.99 per month, or $59.99 per year with a 7-day free trial. Pricing may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account Settings. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aged-mass-bcf.notion.site/Privacy-policy-Huggers-167c888602028036a9fac7990725b994?pvs=4

About

ObsessLess

This app provides instant support and guidance for individuals experiencing OCD. It offers daily quests to build coping skills, an SOS button for overwhelming moments, and tools to work through intrusive thoughts and resist compulsions. It also features a safe community and educational resources.

Highlights
  • Daily quests for OCD coping skills
  • AI-powered SOS button for overwhelming moments
  • Tools to work through intrusive thoughts
  • Exercises to resist compulsions
  • Safe OCD community
  • Educational resources on OCD
  • Evidence-based ERP and ACT principles
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For when you can't access therapy right away or challenging moments hit at 3AM and there is no one there to support you. ObsessLess helps you with: DAILY QUESTS FOR BUILDING OCD COPING SKILLS Ollie guides you through short daily quests that help you face OCD step by step. Each quest takes about 10 minutes and focuses on one part of your OCD experience: intrusive thoughts, urges, or compulsions. You'll learn how to sit with anxiety, resist rituals, and build confidence over time. Every day brings a new quest that adapts to your progress, so you always know what to do next. SOS BUTTON FOR OVERWHELMING MOMENTS One tap connects you to Ollie, your AI OCD Support companion based on principles from Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and ACT. Get voice-guided support that helps you practice resisting compulsions and sitting with intrusive thoughts. Unlike generic meditation apps, ObsessLess is designed specifically for OCD experiences. WORK THROUGH INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS Practice evidence-based strategies to face disturbing/intrusive thoughts without feeding the OCD cycle. Ollie teaches you approaches to defuse obsessions and recognize mental compulsions in real time. BUILD CONFIDENCE IN RESISTING COMPULSIONS Checking, counting, reassurance seeking, every compulsion keeps OCD going. ObsessLess walks you through exercises informed by ERP to break these habits and build skills your brain remembers. JOIN OUR SAFE OCD COMMUNITY Discover a safe OCD community designed to support your journey, without the possibility to ask for reassurance. Take part in polls and questions, and watch inspiring success stories from people working through OCD, real examples of facing intrusive thoughts and resisting compulsions using ERP approaches. LEARN ABOUT YOUR OCD Explore lessons and resources on OCD symptoms, evidence-based approaches, and coping strategies. Understand your OCD better and learn how to face it with science-backed tools. EVIDENCE-BASED OCD SUPPORT TOOLS Built with clinical expertise, ObsessLess uses principles from ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), widely recognized as highly effective approaches for OCD. Step-by-step audio OCD meditation guides give you real exposure practice, wherever you are. PRIVACY & SECURITY GUARANTEED Fully encrypted conversations with zero data selling and no ads interrupting your journey. BUILT BY SOMEONE WHO WORKED THROUGH SEVERE OCD Designed by someone who's lived through severe OCD when no help was available. The support tool we wish existed during our most challenging moments. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER ObsessLess is an AI-powered OCD support and educational tool, NOT a replacement for professional therapy or medical advice. It is designed to complement professional treatment, not replace it. This app does not diagnose, treat, or cure any medical condition. While our tools are based on evidence-based therapeutic approaches, they should ideally be used alongside professional care when possible. We understand access to OCD specialists isn't always feasible, which is why we created this app as an additional resource in your wellness toolkit. If you are in crisis or experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact emergency services or a mental health professional immediately. For questions, contact support@obsessless.com Don't wait to start building your coping skills. Download ObsessLess now and take your first step toward working through OCD. Free to download, 7-day all-access trial included. After the trial, unlimited chat, SOS obsessions, SOS compulsion & full toolbox require a pro subscription. Panic-attack SOS, reassurance time-out and relapse check-in stay free. Read the terms and conditions here: https://www.obsessless.com/terms-of-service Read the privacy policy here: https://www.obsessless.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Huggers4 screens
ObsessLess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ObsessLess at 4.8 against Huggers's 4.3. ObsessLess also leads on ratings volume (113 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). Huggers's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Huggers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ObsessLess sells 5 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

ObsessLess holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ObsessLess has 113 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Huggers's written reviews are positive against 82% of ObsessLess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Huggers ships an update every 3 days, ObsessLess weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Huggers versus ObsessLess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuggersObsessLess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.8 (113 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEtienne DupuisObsessLess B.V.

Customer experience

Huggers

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ObsessLess

All ratings113 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Huggers

Subscriptions2
  • Huggers Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
5 purchases

ObsessLess

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Huggers free?
Huggers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ObsessLess free?
ObsessLess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Huggers or ObsessLess?
ObsessLess is rated higher. Huggers averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ObsessLess averages 4.8 from 113 ratings.
Do Huggers or ObsessLess have ads?
Neither Huggers nor ObsessLess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Huggers or ObsessLess?
Huggers ships an update every 3 days, and ObsessLess weekly. Most recently, Huggers was updated on October 8, 2026 and ObsessLess on October 18, 2026.

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