Settle vs Venty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Settle
This app offers science-backed tools for nervous system regulation, helping users reduce anxiety, calm stress, and recover from trauma. It provides personalized plans based on a nervous system quiz and features over 70 expert-designed practices like breathwork, EFT tapping, and guided meditations.
- Nervous System Quiz & Score
- Personalized Regulation Plans
- Breathwork & Breathing Exercises
- EFT Tapping & Somatic Tools
- Vagus Nerve & Polyvagal Practices
- Guided Meditations & Visualizations
- Progress Tracking & Daily Streaks
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Settle is the #1 app for nervous system regulation. Reduce anxiety, calm stress, recover from trauma, and find balance with science-backed tools. Backed by neuroscience and based on research from Stanford, Harvard and UCLA. Take the Nervous System Quiz to discover your Nervous System Score. See if your body is stuck in survival mode and get a personalized plan to regulate. Many people living with stress, trauma, or chronic illness experience nervous system dysregulation — Settle helps you track your score and build steady progress toward recovery. In just 2 minutes a day, Settle helps you reset your nervous system and feel more resilient. Explore 70+ expert-designed practices including breathwork, EFT tapping, vagus nerve exercises, grounding techniques, somatic movement, and guided meditations. Join thousands already using Settle to regulate their nervous systems and transform daily life. SETTLE FEATURES NERVOUS SYSTEM QUIZ & SCORE - Take a quick quiz to discover your Nervous System Score - See if you are stuck in survival mode and get a personalized plan - Track your nervous system health and watch your score improve over time BREATHWORK & BREATHING EXERCISES - Practice 4-7-8 Breathing, Box Breathing, Resonance Breathing, Physiological Sigh and more - Reduce anxiety, improve focus, and sleep deeper with guided breathing sessions - Choose from short resets or longer calming practices EFT TAPPING & SOMATIC TOOLS - Step-by-step tapping exercises for stress, anxiety and trauma release - Explore somatic tools like shaking, gentle rocking, pendulation and havening - Support trauma recovery and chronic illness regulation with body-based resets VAGUS NERVE & POLYVAGAL PRACTICES - Daily exercises to activate and tone the vagus nerve - Polyvagal-based grounding tools to move out of fight-or-flight - Learn to restore balance and feel safer in your body MEDITATION & VISUALIZATION - Short calming meditations and visualizations for anxiety and overwhelm - Guided practices to rewire your limbic system and support recovery - Build daily resilience with self-compassion and grounding techniques TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Nervous System Score updates as you practice - Daily streaks and progress tracking to keep you consistent - Personalized recommendations based on your state and goals Subscription pricing and terms: Settle offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription and an auto-renewing yearly subscription, providing unlimited access to Settle while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of service: https://withsettle.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://withsettle.com/privacy-policy
Venty
This AI-powered emotional support system offers a personalized plan to help you process emotions, reduce stress, and foster personal growth. It provides structured sessions, daily debriefs, and immediate support for overwhelming moments, all within a private and secure environment.
- Personalized 12-session plan
- Structured guided sessions
- Daily debrief conversations
- Urgent support for overwhelming moments
- AI-powered pattern recognition
- Post-chat summaries and insights
- Private and secure conversations
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How you process your emotions shapes your overall wellbeing. Most of us bottle things up — and it leads to stress, overthinking, and feeling disconnected. Venty is different. It's not a journal or a generic chatbot. It's a complete emotional support system powered by AI that learns who you are, builds a personalised plan, and helps you make real progress. Express your thoughts. Process what comes up. Move forward. HOW IT WORKS Start with an intake conversation where Venty gets to know your challenges, patterns, and goals. From there, Venty builds a personalised 12-session plan tailored to what you're actually dealing with. No generic advice. A plan built around you. THREE WAYS TO USE VENTY ▸ Journal Three ways to capture an entry — record video, record audio, or type. Venty turns recordings into text and returns a clean summary with the moods and themes it noticed. Pick the mode that fits the moment. ▸ Vent (Subscription Required) A flexible space to talk things through — whether you need to calm down in a crisis, process what came up in your journal, or just have someone to listen. Venty follows your lead, from quick check-ins to deep emotional processing. Every vent ends with a summary capturing where you landed. ▸ Structured Sessions (Subscription Required) Your plan unfolds across 12 guided sessions. Each builds on the last — tracking progress, introducing techniques, and helping you work through patterns like self-doubt, people-pleasing, or avoidance. Sessions unlock every few days to give you time to reflect, and draw on your recent journal entries so Venty knows what's been on your mind. Each ends with key insights, takeaways, and a look ahead. WHAT MAKES VENTY DIFFERENT ▸ A Plan Built Around You (Subscription Required) After your intake conversation, Venty creates a structured 12-session plan based on your specific challenges and goals — with themed sessions and techniques chosen for you. ▸ It Actually Remembers You (Subscription Required) Venty keeps track of your story across every conversation and journal entry. Your sessions, vents, and journals each have their own space, so nothing gets mixed up. Venty knows your patterns and where you left off — every single time. ▸ Post-Chat Summaries (Subscription Required) Every conversation and journal ends with a reflective summary. Sessions surface key insights and takeaways. Vents capture where you landed emotionally. Journals give you a title, summary, and the moods Venty heard. All browsable in your calendar history. ▸ Calendar History See your journey at a glance. A calendar view shows every journal, vent, and session by date — so you can revisit any moment and spot patterns over time. ▸ Completely Private Your entries and conversations are stored privately and never used for advertising. Relevant content is processed by services providing storage, AI responses and transcription. Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock keeps the app private on your device. ▸ 24/7 Availability Open the app whenever you need to process your thoughts. THE RESULTS Understand yourself better. Spot patterns you couldn't see. Manage your emotions instead of being managed by them. Make real progress — not just talk about it. Whether you're navigating work stress, relationship challenges, family issues, loneliness, self-doubt, or everyday struggles, Venty helps you process your emotions and feel less alone. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Venty requires a paid subscription to access all features, including AI conversations, video / voice / text journaling, personalised plans, memory, summaries, and journey tracking. Choose from flexible plans within the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.useventy.com/ios-terms-conditions IMPORTANT NOTE Venty is an emotional wellness and self-reflection tool — not a replacement for professional mental health care. If you're experiencing a crisis, please reach out to a qualified professional. Crisis support resources are available within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Venty at free with in-app purchases against Settle's subscription. Venty also leads on ratings volume (674 vs 202). Settle's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 44%). 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. Settle sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Venty sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Settle against 4.7 for Venty. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 202 and 674 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Settle's written reviews are positive against 44% of Venty's.
Settle ships an update every 9 days, Venty fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Settle | Venty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (202 ratings) | 4.7 (674 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 43.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 202 | 674 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sola Studios, LLC | Malachy Doyle |
Customer experience
Settle
Venty
In-app purchases
Settle
- Weekly Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
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- Weekly Premium$6.997 Days
- Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$24.991 Year
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Yearly Premium1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$59.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$69.991 Year
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$79.991 Year
- Yearly Premium1 Month trial$89.991 Year
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Yearly Premium$89.991 Year
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$119.991 Year
Venty
- Venty Monthly$9.991 Month
- Venty Weeky$9.997 Days
- Venty Monthly2 variants$14.991 Month
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- Venty Monthly$19.991 Month
- Venty Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
- Venty Yearly2 variants$49.991 Year
- Venty Annual$59.991 Year
- Venty Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Venty Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year









