Comparison

Parente vs THALK

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

Head to head
About

Parente

This app assists parents in supporting children aged 2-13 facing behavioral and emotional challenges. It provides AI-driven guidance, parent-led interventions, and in-the-moment coaching to bridge the gap between therapy sessions and daily life.

Highlights
  • Parent-led interventions
  • 24/7 AI therapist assistant
  • In-the-moment coaching
  • Bilingual support (English/Spanish)
  • Evidence-based strategies
  • Support for ADHD, anxiety, autism, and more
Features
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Parente helps parents support children ages 2–13 with behavioral and emotional challenges. Parente is AI built specifically for mental health professionals and parents. What makes Parente different? - Parent-led interventions: We teach parents the same skills therapists use, so you can guide your child every day, not just during weekly sessions. - Pat, your 24/7 therapist assistant: Step-by-step guidance, treatment reminders, and in-the-moment coaching during behavioral episodes. - Bilingual support: English and Spanish at launch, with more languages coming soon. Who we help: - Families managing ADHD, ODD, DMDD, Conduct Disorder, Autism (Level 1), anxiety, irritability, and early signs of mood disorders. - Parents who feel overwhelmed by tantrums, defiance, bedtime battles, or school struggles. Why it works: - Parents spend 168 hours a week with their kids. Therapists only see them for 1. Parente bridges that gap with evidence-based strategies, therapist guidance, and always-available digital support. - We offer: Parent Management Training (PMT), ADHD Parent Support Program, Anxiety Program, Parent Training for Autism (RUBI-informed), Emotion Regulation for Teens (DBT-A based), Sibling Rivalry, Screen Time, Parental Self-Care, Sleep Problems Our mission: To empower parents with the tools, support, and confidence to help their children thrive—making therapy active every day, not just once a week. Download Parente today.

About

THALK

This app helps you capture your thoughts and experiences during walks. It tracks your route, tags your music, and allows you to record voice memos, add photos, or write down your ideas. Relive your memories with a journal that keeps everything on your phone.

Highlights
  • GPS route tracking
  • Apple Music tagging
  • Voice memo recording
  • Photo and text entries
  • Shareable walk summaries
  • Memory browsing and daily inspiration
Features
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Some of your clearest thinking happens on a walk. Thalk is a walking journal that captures the moment: where you went, what you heard, and what was on your mind. Start a Thalk, and your route is tracked, your song is tagged from Apple Music, and your thoughts have a place to live. Years from now, you'll open a memory and remember exactly who you were that day. WHAT YOU CAN DO Track your walk with GPS and see your route on a map Tag the song you're listening to from Apple Music, and listen to it right in the app Name your walks, and add photos, voice memos, or thoughts, during or after Discover the artist behind the song, and when it came out Share a walk as a beautiful card in six styles, with your private thoughts kept private Browse your history by year and month Revisit a random memory every day on your home screen Get daily inspiration: a poem, a book, and an artist Free. No account. Everything stays on your phone. Think. Walk. Thalk about it.

Screenshots

Parente4 screens
THALK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: THALK at 5.0 against Parente's 3.9. Parente's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

THALK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parente ships an update every 2 weeks, THALK monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Parente versus THALK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParenteTHALK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB33 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperParente AIVegard Bratrok

Customer experience

Parente

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

THALK

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Parente

No in-app purchases

None

THALK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parente free?
Parente is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is THALK free?
THALK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parente or THALK?
THALK is rated higher. Parente averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while THALK averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Parente or THALK have ads?
Neither Parente nor THALK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parente or THALK?
Parente ships an update every 2 weeks, and THALK monthly. Most recently, Parente was updated on October 10, 2026 and THALK on October 1, 2026.

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