Hello Steady vs GameReady
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Steady
This app provides a supportive space for individuals affected by alcohol or substance use, offering tools for tracking progress, connecting with others, and fostering personal growth through daily challenges and guided journaling. It aims to acknowledge and celebrate every step of the recovery journey.
- Activity tracking and milestone recognition
- Connect with others and celebrate progress
- Reflective chat tailored to experience
- Daily challenges for reflection
- Guided journaling prompts
- Breathing tool
- Learning center with stigma-free content
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Hello Steady is built on the belief that progress happens in everyday moments and those moments deserve to be acknowledged. Hello Steady is for: • Individuals in recovery • Family members, partners, and friends • People exploring their relationship with alcohol or substances • Anyone who believes growth is built through small, intentional choices and that those steps deserve to be acknowledged. Inside the app, you’ll find: • Activity tracking and milestone recognition • The ability to connect with others and celebrate progress • Upcoming events and access to recordings of past events • Reflective chat tailored to your experience • Daily reflections designed to promote reflection • Guided journaling prompts • A breathing tool • A risk assessment tool • A growing learning center with thoughtful, stigma-free content • Easy access to the 988 crisis hotline This app is not a replacement for therapy, clinical treatment, or professional medical care. If you are in crisis, please seek immediate support from a qualified provider or call 988 in the U.S. No judgment, only support. We’re so glad you’re here.
GameReady
This app offers daily mental training exercises for athletes to enhance focus, confidence, and performance under pressure. It includes guided breathing, visualization, focus drills, and mood tracking to help users build a consistent mental training routine.
- Daily personalized training plans
- Guided breathing exercises
- Visualization training
- Interactive focus drills
- Mood and stress tracking
- Goal setting and progress tracking
- Achievement badges
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Created by Reagan Lantin, GameReady helps athletes train their mental game with simple daily exercises built to improve focus, confidence, and performance under pressure. Whether you are preparing for practice, getting ready for a game, calming your nerves, or trying to stay consistent, GameReady gives you a daily mental training plan you can actually follow. Features include: Daily GameReady Plan Get a personalized daily plan with quick mental exercises based on your goals and check-ins. Breathing Exercises Use guided breathing tools, including quick resets and calm-under-pressure exercises, to settle your nerves and refocus. Visualization Training Practice mental imagery to picture game situations, build confidence, and prepare for competition. Focus Drills Train your concentration, reaction time, memory, and decision-making through interactive drills. Mood and Stress Tracking Check in with how you feel, track your stress and energy levels, and notice patterns over time. Goal Setting Create goals, track your progress, and stay consistent with your mental training. Achievements Earn badges as you build your mental training routine and complete exercises. GameReady is designed for athletes who want to improve the mental side of performance, one day at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GameReady at every 4 days against Hello Steady's monthly. Hello Steady's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hello Steady against 5.0 for GameReady. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hello Steady ships an update monthly, GameReady every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Steady | GameReady |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hello Steady, Inc. | Hernani Lantin |
Customer experience
Hello Steady
GameReady
In-app purchases
Hello Steady
No in-app purchases
GameReady
No in-app purchases









