Gooshi vs Heartfelt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gooshi
This app offers free, expert-reviewed digital stories designed to help children manage difficult emotions and situations. It supports building emotional intelligence, navigating life changes, and addressing topics like grief, medical experiences, and consent.
- Expert-reviewed digital stories
- Helps children handle tough moments
- Builds emotional skills
- Navigates life transitions
- Addresses grief and medical visits
- Teaches consent
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Big feelings can happen anytime. Gooshi gives you free, expert-reviewed digital stories to help your child handle tough moments with confidence and connection. Build emotional skills, navigate transitions, and tackle topics like grief, medical visits, and consent—wherever parenting gets real. Gooshi Family subscription: unlock every story and audio recording. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://gooshi.world/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Heartfelt
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How to use Heartfelt: 1) Write about what's quietly bothering you and how it makes you feel. Don't worry about how it sounds or asking for too much. 2) Craft a gentle message using relationship psychology. 3) Make sure the message reflects your true voice and feelings. Then you can use your final message to express your wants and needs, and invite positive change. * PSYCHOLOGY FEATURE(S) REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL PURCHASED SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Heartfelt at weekly against Gooshi's every 2 weeks. Heartfelt also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Gooshi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Heartfelt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gooshi ships an update every 2 weeks, Heartfelt weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gooshi | Heartfelt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Piper & Enza, PBC | Luka Jozef Raul Da Costa Fernandes |
In-app purchases
Gooshi
- Gooshi Family — Monthly$4.991 Month
- Gooshi Family — Annual$49.991 Year
Heartfelt
- Full Access$7.997 Days
- Full Access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Full Access$100.001 Year
