Comparison

thnk vs Held

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

Head to head
About

thnk

This app helps you process your thoughts and feelings by providing a space to voice them and receive insightful responses. It aims to reduce emotional intensity and identify personal patterns over time. All data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Voice-based reflection
  • Insightful response generation
  • Pattern identification
  • Local data storage
  • Anonymity focused
  • Data deletion option
Features
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Putting feelings into words can make negative emotions feel less intense. thnk is designed to help you get out of your own head, enabling you to quickly share whatever it is you're thinking and feeling—big or small, jumbled or articulate—and receive a shockingly insightful response in seconds. Over time, thnk begins to understand you better and can help identify patterns. For the sake of privacy, all of your data will only be stored locally on your device. You will be given the option of saving each thnk response to your Notes app, but otherwise past reflections will be inaccessible. thnk intentionally does not request or require personal information or account creation to preserve your anonymity. You can also easily delete all of your data. We hope thnk helps.

About

Held

This app provides a private space to process loss and grief at your own pace. It offers daily check-ins, guided reflections, support for difficult days, and a place to store memories. It's designed to be a gentle companion through the grieving process.

Highlights
  • Daily check-ins
  • Guided reflection and journaling
  • Support for difficult days
  • Memory Garden for cherished moments
  • Gentle encouragement and reminders
  • Private and personal space
Features
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Grief is not something you get over. It is something you learn to carry. Held is a gentle, private space to carry loss with Scripture, prayer and honest reflection, at your own pace. You do not have to navigate this alone. WHAT HELD OFFERS Daily Check-Ins Start each day with a gentle prompt that meets you where you are. No performance. No right answers. Just a quiet moment to acknowledge how you are feeling. Guided Reflection and Journaling Work through grief with prompts drawn from a companion book written for people in the middle of real loss. Each reflection invites you to slow down, feel what is true and find words for what is hard to say. Support for Difficult Days Some days are heavier than others. Held includes a space to return to when grief feels especially close, on anniversaries, hard mornings or unexpected waves of sadness. A Place for Memories Keep the people and moments you have loved. The Memory Garden gives you a quiet corner to hold what matters. Gentle Encouragement Held does not rush you. It walks with you. Receive soft reminders that bring you back when you are ready. ROOTED IN FAITH Held is shaped by Scripture and written from more than 25 years of walking with grieving people. Each chapter offers a passage to sit with, a prayer when words are hard, and space to be honest with God about what hurts. If you are uncertain about faith but open to comfort, you are welcome here too. DESIGNED FOR REAL GRIEF There is no right way to grieve. Held does not offer a five-step process or a finish line. It offers a place to be honest, to reflect and to feel less alone after loss. Use it daily, occasionally or only when you need it most. No pressure to keep up. PRIVATE AND PERSONAL Your journal entries and reflections stay on your device. What you write in Held belongs to you. You are not alone. Held is here to walk with you through grief, one step at a time.

Screenshots

thnk4 screens
Held4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Held at Free against thnk's $2.99. thnk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). 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

Held is free to download; thnk costs $2.99 up front. Held sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. thnk 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 thnk against 5.0 for Held. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

thnk ships an update daily, Held weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
thnk versus Held: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterthnkHeld
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan CardenCompassion Innovations LLC

Customer experience

thnk

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Held

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

thnk

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Held

One-time6
  • Held While in the Valley - Digital$9.99
  • Held Digital Book - Pay it Forward$9.99
  • 2 Digital Books$18.99
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  • 3 Digital Books$26.99
  • 4 Digital Books$34.99
  • 5 Digital Books$42.99

Questions

Is thnk free?
thnk costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Held free?
Held is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, thnk or Held?
thnk and Held are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do thnk or Held have ads?
Neither thnk nor Held shows ads.
Which is updated more often, thnk or Held?
thnk ships an update daily, and Held weekly. Most recently, thnk was updated on October 30, 2026 and Held on October 31, 2026.

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