CalmIQ vs ReframeKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
CalmIQ
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Calmiq is your daily companion for emotional awareness, blending guided therapy tools, mindful check-ins, and AI-powered reflections into one calming experience. Built with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles, it helps you notice how you feel, build resilience, and turn small actions into meaningful progress. Highlights Two-Tap Mood Logging β Capture anxiety, happiness, sadness, confusion, and overreaction levels in seconds. Add context with notes, places, or people for deeper insight later. Guided ACT Practice Hub β Choose from four interactive journeys (Emotion Surfing, De-Fuse Your Thoughts, Relax Your Ego, Donβt Wait to Feel Ready) with timers, ambient soundscapes, playful voice drills, and commitment reminders that fit into any schedule. AI Diary Co-Author β Describe your mood, highlight, and challenge, then let Calmiqβs compassionate AI craft a short, supportive reflection you can edit or save. Your entries are securely stored and easy to revisit. Daily Boosts & Insights β Generated with Gemini to match your current mood, each Daily Boost offers an uplifting nudge plus a practical micro-step. Streak animations, surprise badges, and dynamic map highlights keep motivation fresh. Location-Aware Awareness β Map feelings to places, uncover patterns, and set gentle reminders that trigger when you return home or revisit a favorite spot. Widget & Quick Actions β Log from the Lock Screen, use Siri shortcuts, or tap the Home-screen quick action for frictionless check-ins. Fresh Motivation Every Time β Ambient audio soundscapes, rotating insights, and evolving streak visuals keep practice sessions engaging. Private & Secure β All emotional data lives on-device with CloudKit off by default. Customize notifications, reminders, and diary settings to match your needs. Whether youβre surfacing a tough emotion, reframing a sticky thought, or celebrating a small win, Calmiq meets you in the moment. Build a habit that sticksβone mindful check-in, guided practice, or AI diary entry at a time. Questions or feedback? Weβd love to hear from you. Term of Services https://zentrianalytics.com/terms-of-use
ReframeKit
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When anxious thoughts spiral, ReframeKit gives you a calm space to slow down and reframe them. Built for CBT practice and cognitive restructuring β at home, on your device, without ads or accounts. Each Reframe walks you through the situation that set things off, the emotions it provoked, the automatic thoughts behind them, the cognitive distortions at play, and the reframed thoughts you put in their place. Whether you're working alongside a therapist or building self-awareness on your own, ReframeKit gives you a calm, focused space to slow down and think clearly. What it helps with - Anxiety and anxious overthinking - Low mood and depressive thought patterns - Stress and overwhelm - Self-criticism and harsh inner dialogue - Practice between therapy sessions Features - Guided Reframes β A step-by-step process that captures the situation, the emotions you felt (and how strongly), your automatic thoughts, the cognitive distortions at play, and the reframed thoughts that result. - Cognitive Distortion Library β Learn to recognize common distortions like catastrophizing, mind reading, and all-or-nothing thinking, with built-in descriptions for each. - Emotion Tracking with Intensity Ratings β Name what you feel and rate how strongly, so you can see shifts in mood over time. - Draft Autosave β Your in-progress Reframe is continuously saved automatically. Quit midway and pick up exactly where you left off. - Past Reframes β Revisit past Reframes to spot recurring patterns and notice your growth. - Full-Text Search β Quickly search across your Reframes β situations, automatic thoughts, challenges, and reframed thoughts alike. - Recently Deleted β Deleted Reframes are kept for 30 days, so accidental deletions are easy to restore. - Backup & Restore β Your data is yours. Back up your Reframes for safekeeping or restore them onto a new device. - Helpful Tips β Gentle in-app guidance helps you get the most out of each step. - Simple, Focused Interface β A clean, distraction-free design that keeps you grounded in the reflection process. A note from the developer ReframeKit is free β genuinely free, with no ads, no subscriptions, and no accounts. I built it because MoodKit, an app I relied on for years, is no longer available, and I wanted that kind of tool to exist again. Your Reframes stay on your device. ReframeKit is not a substitute for professional mental health care. If you're in crisis, please reach out to a qualified professional or local emergency services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ReframeKit at every 3 days against CalmIQ's every 10 days. CalmIQ's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CalmIQ ships an update every 10 days, ReframeKit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalmIQ | ReframeKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 β better | 26 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dacorie Smith | TSZ HO JASPER WANG |
In-app purchases
CalmIQ
No in-app purchases
ReframeKit
No in-app purchases









