Comparison

Grow vs Anxiety Loop

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

Head to head
About

Grow

Effortlessly track daily progress and visualize your improvements over time. This app offers clear weekly and yearly insights to help you build better habits with purpose and stay motivated on your journey.

Highlights
  • Daily habit tracking
  • Weekly progress view
  • Yearly insights and charts
  • Goal planning
  • Motivation through visual growth
  • Lifestyle improvement
Features
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GROW — A CALMER HABIT TRACKER FOR BETTER HABITS Most habit trackers reward you with streaks, then make you feel like you've failed the moment you miss a day. Grow doesn't. There are no streaks to break and no badges to chase. Instead, Grow shows you the bigger picture: when your habits actually work, and how they quietly compound over weeks, months, and a whole year. Because building a better life isn't about a perfect run of days. It's about understanding yourself, and showing up again and again, without the pressure. NO STREAKS. NO GUILT. JUST PROGRESS. Miss a day? Nothing breaks. Grow is built so a single setback never undoes your momentum or your motivation. You see how far you've come, not where you slipped, so it's easy to simply pick back up tomorrow. SEE WHEN YOUR HABITS ACTUALLY WORK Grow reveals the patterns behind your habits. Discover which days of the week you're strongest, watch your monthly totals build across the year, and see your effort compounding instead of fixating on small dips. Real change is a trend, not a tally. INSIGHTS THAT HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOURSELF The Insights tab stacks all your habits together in one clear picture, so you can compare them side by side and find the ones that genuinely resonate, the habits that stick for you. No two people are the same, and Grow helps you learn what works for you specifically. SEE YOUR WHOLE YEAR AT A GLANCE Zoom out from today to your entire year. Spot your strongest months, follow your momentum, and keep your long game in view, beautifully mapped and never cluttered. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING BY CATEGORY Group habits into categories and switch between them instantly. Focus on what matters today without losing the bigger picture. DESIGNED TO BE CALM, NOT OVERWHELMING Grow honors sleek, elegant, distraction-free design. No noisy gamification, no manufactured rewards, just a clean, native app that's a quiet pleasure to open every day, in both light and dark mode. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your habits are yours alone. Grow syncs seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud, and keeps your data private. PERFECT FOR - Workouts, stretching, and getting your steps in - Reading, studying, and learning a new language or a word a day - Sleeping on time and drinking more water - Meditation, journaling, and a daily moment of gratitude - Practicing an instrument or a creative craft - Cutting back on screen time, caffeine, or other habits you'd like to change - Taking vitamins or keeping up a daily routine - Anyone who's abandoned a habit app after breaking a streak - Students, professionals, parents, and anyone who wants to understand themselves better, without the pressure WHAT GROW DOESN'T DO - No streaks to lose - No badges, points, or gimmicks - No guilt, no clutter, no noise Start small. Stay consistent. Watch yourself grow.

About

Anxiety Loop

Gently track your anxiety levels and identify recurring patterns with simple daily check-ins. Understand your triggers and access calming exercises to find your peace. Designed for real life, it offers a private and intuitive way to build self-awareness.

Highlights
  • One-tap daily check-ins
  • Track body sensations and triggers
  • View anxiety trends over time
  • Access breathing exercises
  • Utilize grounding techniques
  • Optional gentle reminders
  • Private on-device data storage
Features
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Notice your anxiety. Understand your patterns. Find your calm. Anxiety Loop is a simple, gentle way to track how you’re feeling and notice repeating anxiety patterns over time. With one-tap daily check-ins, you can build awareness of your anxiety loops without pressure, judgment, or overwhelm. SIMPLE CHECK-INS • Tap how you’re feeling: Calm, Elevated, Anxious, or Overwhelmed • Add optional details about body sensations and triggers • Takes just seconds. No journaling required UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS • See anxiety trends over days and weeks • Notice what triggers stress and what helps you stay calm • Gain insight without obsessing over numbers CALMING EXERCISES • Breathing exercises to help settle your nervous system • Grounding techniques for moments of overwhelm DESIGNED FOR REAL LIFE • Gentle reminders to check in (optional) • Clean, calming interface with dark mode • Your data stays private on your device and iCloud Whether you’re managing everyday stress, noticing anxiety loops, or building more self-awareness, Anxiety Loop meets you where you are. No complicated mood journals. No lengthy questionnaires. Just simple awareness that adds up over time.• Quick resets you can use anywhere Disclaimer Anxiety Loop is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact a healthcare professional or local crisis helpline.

Screenshots

Grow4 screens
Anxiety Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Anxiety Loop at Free against Grow's $0.99. Anxiety Loop also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Grow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Anxiety Loop is free to download; Grow costs $0.99 up front. Anxiety Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Grow against 5.0 for Anxiety Loop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Grow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Anxiety Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grow ships an update fortnightly, Anxiety Loop every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grow versus Anxiety Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowAnxiety Loop
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzlem AKBUDAKStudio 0172 LLC

Customer experience

Grow

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Anxiety Loop

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grow

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Anxiety Loop

One-time1
  • Anxiety Loop Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Grow free?
Grow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anxiety Loop free?
Anxiety Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grow or Anxiety Loop?
Grow and Anxiety Loop are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Grow or Anxiety Loop have ads?
Neither Grow nor Anxiety Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grow or Anxiety Loop?
Grow ships an update fortnightly, and Anxiety Loop every 6 days. Most recently, Grow was updated on October 16, 2026 and Anxiety Loop on October 2, 2026.

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