FineMind vs Skillwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
FineMind
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This app is based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and helps users analyze and transform their emotional reactions. In CBT, itβs important to understand that our reaction to events is not caused by the event itself but by automatic thoughts, which arise due to our beliefs, past experiences, and life rules. The app offers a special journal where users can track their automatic thoughts, analyze them, and turn them into more adaptive ones, improving their emotional state and strengthening control over their well-being. Why is our app valuable to you? Using a simple algorithm, you can manage your emotions. Reduce negative emotions or remove them from your life altogether. By answering the questions in the diary, you actually become your own therapist. Of course, this is not therapy with a psychologist. But it is a very effective method of helping yourself in the current moment of life. Let me describe the diary algorithm: Time / Situation (describe what is happening) / Emotion (identify the negative emotion you feel and rate its intensity on a 10-point scale) / Negative automatic thoughts (ask yourself what I thought before I felt this negative emotion) / Rational arguments confirming Rational arguments that prove that your thoughts are true (these are arguments, actual facts, not just because I feel this way) / Rational arguments that show that your negative thoughts are false (name the arguments) / Adaptive thoughts (these are thoughts about the negative thoughts that you had at the beginning, but after rational analysis. When you have checked the honesty of your thoughts. Try to rephrase them more rationally. So that your emotional state becomes more stable). The diary will help you create a coaching card. On one side of it, there will be the first negative thought. On the other side is an adaptive thought that provides relief. You can re-read the card if your thoughts repeat themselves and you want to accustom yourself to a more rational view of things. The important thing is to write in your diary at the right time. When you feel a negative emotion. The sooner you start analyzing your state, the easier it will be to identify negative thoughts. And the sooner you can have a positive impact on your emotional state. Key Features: 1. Automatic Thought Journal: - Record situations that trigger negative emotions and describe your automatic thoughts. For example, a situation could look like this: a daughter asks her dad for a new computer, but he refuses. This leads to the automatic thought: βDad doesnβt love me because he wonβt buy me a new computer.β 2. Analyzing Automatic Thoughts: - Use the app's prompts to analyze your thoughts, finding rational arguments to support or refute this thought. 3. Forming Adaptive Thoughts: - After analyzing, create adaptive thoughts that help you understand reality better and improve your emotional state. 4. Changing Emotional State: - Based on adaptive thoughts, the app guides the user to emotional calm, understanding, or empathy toward others.
Skillwise
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Skillwise is a calm, private DBT diary card and skills notebook β the daily tool you fill in and bring to your therapy session. Built with dignity for people practising Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. No judgement, no streaks, no pressure. A colour never labels an emotion, and crisis help is always one tap away. YOUR DAILY TOOLS β’ Daily diary card β emotions with intensity, urges, skills used and notes, in under a minute β’ The four DBT skill modules β mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness β short, practical cards, available offline β’ Help Now β crisis lines for your country and a personal safety plan β’ Full history, gentle reminders, biometric app lock, encrypted iCloud sync and CSV export SKILLWISE PRO (optional) β’ Therapist PDF report β your week's diary card, formatted to bring to your session β’ Guided chain analysis β trigger, vulnerabilities, links, behaviour, consequences β’ Trends β your emotions, urges and most-helpful skills over time, described, never diagnosed β’ Extended skill guides PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your entries stay on your device and your own encrypted iCloud. No account required, no analytics, no ads, no data sold. Delete everything in one tap. Skillwise complements therapy β it never replaces it, diagnoses, or gives clinical advice. SUBSCRIPTION Skillwise Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Price is shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://develak.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FineMind at none against Skillwise's 3. FineMind also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Skillwise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FineMind asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FineMind | Skillwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuliia Kurchyk | Develak |
In-app purchases
FineMind
No in-app purchases
Skillwise
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$59.99









