Comparison

Settle vs BraveSafe

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

BraveSafe

Features
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BraveSafe is for anyone on the challenging journey to overcome panic disorder or agoraphobia through evidence-based exposure therapy and CBT-inspired tracking. Your therapist can't be with you 24/7—but BraveSafe can. Our platform enables you to quickly and easily capture activities, thoughts, and feelings, so you and your clinician gain clear, detailed insights throughout your recovery process. Key features include: - Quick exposure logging that can be completed in less than 2 minutes - Log exposures and activities, distances traveled, situations faced, difficulty level, and what you learned - Select from pre-created lists of common anxiety and panic physical sensations, internal sensations that can be perceived as dangerous - Select from pre-created lists of common external situations that can be perceived as dangerous - Track anxiety levels and catastrophic thoughts that arise in the moment - Capture avoidant behaviors that can unintentionally fuel anxiety and panic - Capture reframing or non-avoidant behaviors in response to the feared stimuli - Monitor progress over time with insights and visualizations - Create digital journal entries to reflect and process experiences - Fear ranking system allows users to create an exposure ladder and monitor how their fears change over time - CBT worksheets that help users identify, challenge, and reframe thought patterns, behaviors, and beliefs - Easily share detailed digital records with your therapist (or any clinician) for personalized care and to reference in therapy sessions BraveSafe empowers you to take control of your recovery and hold yourself accountable to facing your fears—whether you're navigating fear of grocery stores, driving, crowds, or simply leaving home. Celebrate small wins, spot patterns, and build momentum towards lasting freedom from panic disorder and agoraphobia with BraveSafe. Privacy & Security First: Your recovery journey is deeply personal. BraveSafe is built with a privacy-first mindset, ensuring your logs, thoughts, and data are encrypted and securely stored. You have full control over what you share and with whom.

Screenshots

Settle4 screens
BraveSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BraveSafe at none against Settle's 23. Settle's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Settle sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. BraveSafe asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Settle versus BraveSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSettleBraveSafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (174 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings174 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB0 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSola Studios, LLCLumaQual LLC

In-app purchases

23 purchases

Settle

Subscriptions23
  • 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
None

BraveSafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Settle free?
Settle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BraveSafe free?
BraveSafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Settle or BraveSafe have ads?
Both Settle and BraveSafe show ads.

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