Settle vs Ground5
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
Ground5
This app guides you through the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique to help manage anxiety and panic. It offers a simple, one-tap start with no login required, using soft visuals and breathing pauses to bring you back to the present moment.
- 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
- One-tap start
- No login or setup required
- Offline functionality
- Soft visuals and gentle vibrations
- Breathing pauses
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Panic or anxiety rising? Tap once and Ground5 guides you through the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise, one calm step at a time. No sign-up, works offline. Ground5 helps you calm down by gently guiding your attention back to the present moment. Ground5 is built around the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique, a simple and widely used method to reduce panic and anxiety by focusing on your senses. The app guides you step by step, so you don’t need to remember what to do or make decisions when you’re already feeling distressed. With soft visuals, gentle vibrations, and short breathing pauses, Ground5 helps shift your focus away from anxious thoughts and back to what’s real and steady around you. How Ground5 works • Tap once to start • Follow the guided sensory steps • Breathe slowly between phases • Finish feeling more present and grounded Designed for difficult moments Ground5 is meant to be used during a panic or anxiety episode: • No login or setup • No instructions to read • The core grounding exercise works offline. • Free to download and use with ads. An optional one-time purchase removes ads. No subscriptions. There are no subscriptions and no pressure. Just a calm, simple tool when you need it. Take a moment. Breathe slowly. Reconnect with the present. Ground5 does not diagnose or treat medical conditions. It is a self-help wellness app designed to support grounding and relaxation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gtnjstudios.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Ground5 at free with in-app purchases against Settle's subscription. Ground5 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Settle's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (202 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Settle sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Ground5 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ground5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Settle has 202 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Settle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ground5's.
Settle ships an update every 9 days, Ground5 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Settle | Ground5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (202 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 202 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sola Studios, LLC | Shantanu Sarkar |
Customer experience
Settle
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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
Ground5
- Ground5 Adfree$3.99









