Comparison

Haelan vs Inner Forge

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

Head to head
About

Haelan

This app offers a guided program to help individuals manage sound sensitivity conditions like hyperacusis and misophonia. It provides tools for calming anxiety, gradually reintroducing sounds, and building resilience to improve tolerance and quality of life.

Highlights
  • Personalized curriculum
  • Safe sound therapy
  • Guided meditations
  • Structured journaling
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Haelan is built for people living with sound sensitivity, created by those who understand it firsthand. Hyperacusis and Misophonia are underrepresented, and often misunderstood conditions. Haelan gives you a clear path, practical tools, and steady guidance to help you learn about your condition and ultimately change your relationship with sound. Our 3-Step Approach: 1. Calm the Mind: Learn simple tools to lower sound anxiety and help your nervous system feel safe. 2. Gently Reintroduce: Gradually and safely welcome everyday and trigger sounds back, at your pace and under your control. 3. Build Lasting Resilience: Step by step, your brain strengthens its ability to tolerate more sound, so you can return to living fully. What You Get • Personalized curriculum with short, focused lessons • Safe sound therapy to calm, train, and heal • Guided meditations and breathing sessions • Structured journaling with prompts for triggers and wins • Progress tracking with streaks, milestones, and improvement metrics Who It Can Help People managing Hyperacusis, Misophonia, Phonophobia, Tinnitus, or sound sensitivity related issue. Subscription and trial - Start with a 7-day free trial - If you continue, your iTunes account will be charged at the end of the trial - Subscriptions renew annually unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal - Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings - Apple ID - Subscriptions Medical Disclaimer Haelan provides self-guided wellbeing content. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Haelan does not replace professional care. If you have concerns about your health, speak with a licensed clinician. In an emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://haelanlabs.com/privacy Terms: https://haelanlabs.com/terms

About

Inner Forge

Understand and manage your nervous system for improved emotional balance. Track your stress levels, identify triggers, and use guided techniques to return to a calm state. Build resilience with daily check-ins and habit tracking.

Highlights
  • Daily nervous system state check-ins
  • Identify personal triggers and patterns
  • Guided regulation techniques
  • Body sensation mapping
  • Streak tracking for habit building
  • Daily reminder notifications
Features
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Regulate helps you understand and manage your nervous system for better emotional balance. Track when you shift from feeling calm and resourced to reactive and stressed. Identify your personal triggers and patterns, then use guided techniques like box breathing and grounding exercises to return to a balanced state. Features: • Daily check-ins to track your nervous system state • Identify interference patterns affecting your wellbeing • 8 guided regulation techniques including box breathing, grounding, and self-havening • Body sensation mapping to build awareness • Pattern insights showing your triggers and what helps • Streak tracking to build healthy habits • Daily reminder notifications Based on somatic approaches to emotional regulation, Regulate provides a calm, body-first approach to managing stress and building resilience.

Screenshots

Haelan4 screens
Inner Forge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inner Forge at none against Haelan's 2. Haelan's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Haelan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Inner Forge 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 Haelan against 5.0 for Inner Forge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haelan has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Haelan versus Inner Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaelanInner Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB40 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHaelan Labs, LLCHans Hageman

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haelan

Subscriptions2
  • Haelan Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Haelan Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Inner Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haelan free?
Haelan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inner Forge free?
Inner Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Haelan or Inner Forge?
Haelan and Inner Forge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Haelan or Inner Forge have ads?
Neither Haelan nor Inner Forge shows ads.

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