BREAKFREE vs HeyFriend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BREAKFREE
This app helps users heal and move on from toxic relationships and breakups. It offers tools like streak tracking, personalized healing exercises, and relapse prevention to guide users through a structured recovery process.
- No-contact streak tracking
- Personalized healing tools
- Relapse prevention features
- The Ick List for reminders
- Letters to ex feature
- Curated articles on healing
- Home and lock screen widgets
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Join over 100,000 people going no contact. Break free from toxic exes, messy breakups, situationships and reclaim your peace. Breakfree is the #1 no-contact recovery app, designed to help you heal, move on, and rebuild your life with intention. Whether you’re fresh out of a breakup or trapped in an on-off cycle, Breakfree gives you the tools to break the loop for good. With a science-backed recovery system, real-time streak tracking, personalized healing tools, and relapse prevention features, Breakfree helps you stop the spiral, silence the chaos, and start over stronger. No more checking your phone. No more false hope. Just healing. WHY THOUSANDS TRUST BREAKFREE RECLAIM YOUR POWER Built on modern psychology and behavioural science, our structured no-contact system helps you detach, reset, and heal your nervous system. This is recovery for your mind and heart. DAILY HEALING TOOLS Use guided exercises, emotional check-ins, soothing articles, and emergency panic tools to stay grounded, especially when temptation hits hard. THE ICK LIST Never forget why you left. Build your own list of red flags and reminders for when you need strength. LETTERS TO MY EX Write what you wish you could say, and keep it private. Release the feelings without breaking no contact. CURATED ARTICLES Understand your triggers, patterns, and healing process through bite-sized, expert-informed articles. HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Track your no-contact streak without even opening the app. Keep your healing front and center. TRACK YOUR STREAK Count your no-contact days, monitor your emotional recovery, and watch your momentum build. Every hour you hold the line is a win. STOP RELAPSING Use smart reflection tools to identify your triggers, spot patterns, and prepare for next time before it happens again. THE PLAN TO STAY FREE Follow a 3-phase recovery roadmap designed for real-life heartbreak: • Month 1: Withdrawal • Month 2: Clarity begins • Month 3+: Self-respect blooms RESET YOUR LIFE Silence the late-night overthinking. Escape toxic cycles. Finally heal from the person who couldn’t love you right. REAL STORIES FROM THE BREAKFREE COMMUNITY “I thought I needed closure, but I just needed space. Breakfree gave me the courage to hold the line.” “Every time I wanted to text them, I opened the app instead. Now I’m 23 days no contact and feel stronger than ever.” “I used to relapse every weekend. This app helped me understand why, and how to stop. I’m finally sleeping again.” “This isn’t just an app. It’s a lifeline. I didn’t realize how bad things were until I started healing.” Breakups hurt. But staying in contact hurts longer. Download Breakfree and choose you. DISCLAIMER For emotional support only. Not a replacement for therapy or professional medical advice. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION A Breakfree Subscription is required to unlock full access to features and content. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation. The subscription auto-renews unless turned off in your iTunes settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your iTunes Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.readyset-joy.com/breakfreeeula Privacy Policy: https://www.readyset-joy.com/breakfree-privacy Contact: hello@readyset-joy.com
HeyFriend
Engage in guided AI conversations to process emotions, gain self-awareness, and build emotional strength. Discover insights into your feelings and receive personalized recommendations for growth and habit building. Move forward from challenges with clarity and understanding.
- Guided AI conversations
- Emotional insight discovery
- Personalized recommendations
- Growth tracking
- Habit building
- Self-awareness development
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Talk, reflect, and move forward from your challenges. HeyFriend isn’t just another AI chat; it’s a space to reflect, process, and build emotional strength through meaningful conversations. Instead of endless venting, HeyFriend helps you understand why you feel what you feel and what to do next. Each chat is designed to help you grow from your challenges, not stay stuck in them. Whether you’re facing stress, overthinking, or emotional burnout, HeyFriend gently guides you toward clarity and self-awareness - one step, one insight, one talk at a time. Here’s what you can do with HeyFriend • Talk through real feelings with a warm, understanding guided AI conversation. • Discover insights about your gratitude mentions, tone, language patterns, mindset, and more. • Get gentle personalized recommendations that help you reflect, and then react. • Track your growth with summaries that highlight progress. • Build better daily habits through reflection and emotional awareness. Why HeyFriend is different Most apps focus on keeping you engaged. HeyFriend’s goal is to help you talk comfortably, process, and grow through your challenges. Start your journey toward emotional clarity. Because sometimes, the best way to move on… is to talk it through. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
BREAKFREE and HeyFriend both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of HeyFriend's written reviews are positive against 67% of BREAKFREE's. BREAKFREE's advantage is ratings volume (305 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. BREAKFREE sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and HeyFriend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HeyFriend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BREAKFREE has 305 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of BREAKFREE's written reviews are positive against 100% of HeyFriend's.
BREAKFREE ships an update weekly, HeyFriend every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BREAKFREE | HeyFriend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (305 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 305 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ready Set Joy | Thoughtful Code LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
BREAKFREE
- Unlimited (1 Month)$1.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Week)7 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Unlimited (1 Month)$9.991 Month
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- Unlimited (1 Month)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Year)$12.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)$19.991 Year
- Unlimited (Quarterly)$34.993 Months
HeyFriend
- HeyFriend Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
- HeyFriend Plus Yearly$34.991 Year
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