Shower Hour vs The Reset Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shower Hour
Easily log your showers to maintain a consistent self-care routine. This app is designed for simplicity, offering offline functionality and a privacy-focused experience. It's ideal for supporting mental health, managing executive function challenges, or simply building healthy habits.
- Log showers with a 3-second hold
- Add details to logged showers
- Offline functionality
- No ads or accounts required
- Privacy-focused design
- Minimalist interface
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Never again wonder "when did I last shower?". Shower Hour tracks your showers and helps you maintain one of the core self-care routines. How it works: Hold the button for 3 seconds to log your shower Add details to your logged shower Close app Rinse and repeat! Shower Hour is perfect for: - Depression support and self-care routines - ADHD time awareness and executive function - Post-surgery recovery tracking - Travel and routine disruption periods - General wellness and habit awareness Why you'll love it: - No ads, no accounts, no complexity - Clean, minimal design that respects your privacy - Works offline—no internet required Shower Hour respects your privacy, and all data stays on your device. No tracking, no analytics, no cloud storage.
The Reset Button
Instantly access guided somatic calming techniques like breathing, orienting, or sound to quickly settle your system during stressful moments. This free app offers a simple, distraction-free experience for immediate relief and daily grounding.
- Guided 2-3 minute grounding sequences
- Box-breathing animation
- Sensory settling orienting steps
- Sound-based calming
- Simple 'Tap to Reset' interface
- Distraction-free design
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Feeling overwhelmed? Get a guided 2-3 minute reset. Tap. Reset. Continue. The Reset Button instantly sends you to one of three somatic calming techniques - breathing, gentle orienting or soothing sound - to help your system settle fast. Completely free and contains no ads. How it works: Tap the large Reset button on the home screen. You’ll be taken directly into one of the techniques for a quick, grounding micro-break. What you get: • A simple “Tap to Reset” home screen • A guided 2-3 minute grounding sequence • Box-breathing animation • Orienting steps for sensory settling • Sound-based calming • Clean, distraction-free design Perfect for: • Overwhelming moments • Quick nervous system regulation • Before meetings, social events, or sleep • Daily grounding and micro-breaks The Reset Button is designed for general wellness and is not a medical tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Reset Button at every 5 days against Shower Hour's every 3 weeks. The Reset Button also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Shower Hour's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. 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 Shower Hour against 5.0 for The Reset Button. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Shower Hour ships an update every 3 weeks, The Reset Button every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shower Hour | The Reset Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver O'Loughlin | Madalina Rogoz |
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Shower Hour
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In-app purchases
Shower Hour
No in-app purchases
The Reset Button
No in-app purchases
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