Comparison

OCD Tracker Journal vs ClearSpiral

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

Head to head
About

OCD Tracker Journal

This app helps individuals manage Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by tracking intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and anxiety. It provides tools to log symptoms, build exposure response prevention (ERP) goals, and understand triggers for better insight and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Log obsessions and unwanted thoughts
  • Track compulsions and rituals
  • Build and track ERP goals
  • Identify internal and external triggers
  • Monitor mood, energy, and function
  • Review progress with charts
  • Export logs for therapy
Features
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Living with OCD means managing more than habits. It means tracking intrusive thoughts, mental loops, compulsions, rituals, and anxiety that can take over your day. Ocetra helps you log what matters so you can break the cycle with insight and structure. Ocetra is an OCD tracker built for real life. Whether you are in therapy, practicing ERP, or starting to understand your patterns, Ocetra gives you a clear, judgment-free space to track progress, triggers, and goals. LOG OBSESSIONS AND THOUGHTS Track unwanted thoughts as they happen. Use categories like contamination, harm, symmetry, relational, religious, or taboo OCD. Rate distress and add notes to build awareness and reduce confusion later. TRACK COMPULSIONS Log rituals like checking, washing, counting, repeating, or seeking reassurance. Mark how long they lasted and what triggered them. Identify patterns and see when rituals go up or down across time. BUILD ERP GOALS Create exposures, track pre-task anxiety, and log whether or not you completed them. Record distress before and after. Build ERP consistency and confidence without guessing what you did last time. UNDERSTAND TRIGGERS Log internal and external triggers including thoughts, places, people, or random cues. See what situations bring up spikes so you can be prepared or discuss them in therapy. TRACK MOOD AND FUNCTION Log how OCD affects your mood, energy, and ability to focus, socialize, or rest. Add sleep, irritability, or avoidance patterns. Build a full picture of how OCD shows up in your daily life. REVIEW PROGRESS Charts show distress ratings, trigger frequency, completed ERP goals, and compulsion logs over time. Get a clear sense of what is improving and what still needs work. Even small wins count. SHARE WITH THERAPY Export detailed logs in PDF or CSV for therapists or psychiatrists. Bring structured data to CBT or ERP sessions. No more trying to remember what happened or how it felt. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Sync sleep, heart rate, and mood data through Apple Health to spot trends. Use this to understand how physical and emotional health impact your OCD symptoms. WHO OCETRA IS FOR - People with diagnosed or undiagnosed OCD - Adults and teens working on CBT or ERP - Those tracking intrusive thoughts, rituals, or anxiety - Users managing harm OCD, contamination fears, ROCD, or taboo obsessions - Caregivers helping track symptoms for a child or partner YOU CAN TRACK - Obsessions: harm, contamination, symmetry, doubt, taboo topics - Compulsions: checking, repeating, praying, counting, seeking certainty - Triggers and exposure tasks with ratings and outcome notes - Mood, energy, sleep quality, and emotional patterns - Optional medications, reminders, and notes - Progress trends, symptom heatmaps, and goal stats - Journal entries for thoughts, wins, or setbacks APP FEATURES - OCD tracker for thoughts and behaviors - ERP goal tracking with fear ratings - Trigger logging and daily summaries - Visual progress tracking - Apple Health integration - Export logs for care team use - Face ID and passcode lock - Offline mode and encrypted backups - Multiple profile support OCD recovery is about patterns, not perfection. Ocetra gives you the tools to track, reflect, and grow — one thought, one action, one day at a time. Download Ocetra and log your first entry in under 3 minutes. Turn data into direction and structure your progress today. Any insights provided by Ocetra do not constitute medical advice. The app is designed for tracking purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ClearSpiral

Features
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Your mind won't stop replaying it. ClearSpiral helps you step out of the loop in 90 seconds — no meditation skills required. Overthinking isn't a character flaw. It's a pattern — and patterns can be interrupted. ClearSpiral is a private AI companion built for people who lie awake replaying conversations, catastrophize before meetings, and can't "just clear their mind." Instead of telling you to stop thinking, it helps you think through the tangle until the thought dissolves. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Unspiral a thought in 60–180 seconds with a guided AI session • Dump racing thoughts fast when you don't have time for a full session • See your personal Pattern Map — your overthinking as a constellation • Track your Overthinking Score and watch it drop week by week • Switch to Night Mode for sleep-specific techniques: thought shelving, worry scheduling, guided wind-down • Use Breathing Tools to down-regulate before a meeting, bedtime, or hard conversation • Build a private Thought Journal you can search, filter, and look back on • Get a Weekly Report that surfaces your triggers and progress WHY CLEARSPIRAL IS DIFFERENT Most calm and mindfulness tools give you the same pre-recorded audio no matter what's on your mind. ClearSpiral responds to your actual thought — the specific one keeping you up tonight. A persistent memory quietly remembers your recurring worries, triggers, and what's helped before, so every session picks up where the last one left off. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app and tell your AI companion what's looping in your head 2. It asks a few gentle questions, reflects patterns, and guides you to a settle point 3. The thought is archived to your private journal — you can revisit or let it go BUILT FOR OVERTHINKERS, NOT MEDITATORS No streak pressure. No guilt screens. No toxic positivity. No one telling you to "just breathe" when you've already tried that. ClearSpiral is a tool, not a therapist — if you're in crisis, it will gently route you to trained support at 988. CLEARSPIRAL PLUS Upgrade anytime for unlimited sessions, unlimited thought dumps, the full Pattern Map, full journal history with search, ambient Night Mode soundscapes, the full Challenge library, weekly AI insight reports, and all five breathing protocols. Free users get plenty to get started — Plus is there when you want more. • Weekly, Monthly, and Annual subscription options • Auto-renews until cancelled • Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account. Manage or cancel subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. IMPORTANT ClearSpiral is a wellness tool, not a medical device or therapy replacement. It's not intended for use during a mental health emergency. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 (US) or your local emergency line. Privacy Policy: https://clearsprial.pointerapps.net/privacy Terms of Service: https://clearsprial.pointerapps.net/teams Support: support@pointerapps.net Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings.

Screenshots

OCD Tracker Journal4 screens
ClearSpiral4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClearSpiral at weekly against OCD Tracker Journal's every 6 months. OCD Tracker Journal's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. OCD Tracker Journal sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.95 per month and ClearSpiral sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OCD Tracker Journal ships an update every 6 months, ClearSpiral weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
OCD Tracker Journal versus ClearSpiral: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOCD Tracker JournalClearSpiral
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDigital TherapeuticsMd Nafiul Hasan

In-app purchases

17 purchases

OCD Tracker Journal

Subscriptions14
  • Lite Monthly$4.951 Month
  • easy pass$7.997 Days
  • weather max$9.993 Months
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  • flex pass$18.991 Month
  • carey ai max$19.991 Month
  • Lite Yearly$19.991 Year
  • smart pass$19.991 Year
  • carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
  • plus$29.991 Year
  • limited discount$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
  • yearly access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Extended Trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • store credit$1.99
  • carey ai credits$8.99
  • lifetime upgrade$79.99
3 purchases

ClearSpiral

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$49.991 Year

Questions

Is OCD Tracker Journal free?
OCD Tracker Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClearSpiral free?
ClearSpiral is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OCD Tracker Journal or ClearSpiral have ads?
Neither OCD Tracker Journal nor ClearSpiral shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OCD Tracker Journal or ClearSpiral?
OCD Tracker Journal ships an update every 6 months, and ClearSpiral weekly. Most recently, OCD Tracker Journal was updated on October 8, 2026 and ClearSpiral on October 16, 2026.

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