Comparison

(held) vs Kingtide

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

Head to head
About

(held)

This app offers a private, supportive space to help you feel calmer and more grounded using evidence-based practices like breathwork and guided reflection. It uses personalized AI to adapt to your emotional patterns, providing timely and relevant support for in-the-moment emotional regulation and self-reflection.

Highlights
  • In-the-moment emotional support
  • Nervous system regulation
  • Reflective exploration
  • Personalized AI insights
  • Guided breathwork and reflection
  • Private and confidential space
Features
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(held) — Intelligent Nervous System Support, When You Need It Most (held) is a private, supportive space designed to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more grounded - right when life feels overwhelming. Using evidence-based practices such as breath work, guided reflection, and somatic awareness, (held) helps you gently regulate your nervous system and shift your emotional state in minutes. Whether you're feeling anxious before a meeting, stuck in racing thoughts at night, or emotionally drained from a long day, (held) meets you where you are and guides you back toward balance. Powered by intelligent, personalized AI, (held) adapts to your emotional patterns over time - learning what works best for you and offering support that feels relevant, timely, and human. What (held) Helps With: NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION Approachable guided practices shaped around your goals that help you slow down, reset, and reconnect with your body. Choose the one that feels right, or explore practices on your own. IN-THE-MOMENT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT Grounding conversations designed to help you feel supported, understood, and less alone. REFLECTIVE EXPLORATION A safe space to process thoughts, emotions, and experiences without pressure or judgment. PERSONALIZED EMOTIONAL INSIGHTS Track your emotional patterns and discover what helps you feel more balanced over time. DAILY RITUALS Turn your intention into a regular practice. Set morning, afternoon, or evening sessions for times that work for you, and unlock change over time. HRV TRACKING Make heart rate variability (HRV) measurement part of your daily check-in and explore your readings over time to understand the health of your nervous system. CIRCLES Explore curated experiences around shared themes, specific needs, and expert guidance. Find a sense of community as you move through your own journey. PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL Your experience is designed to be secure, private, and respectful of your boundaries. Whether you’re seeking calm during a stressful day, support through a life transition, or a more consistent way to care for your emotional wellbeing, you can begin where you are. Start with how you feel. Find a practice that meets you there. You are held. Who (held) Is For • People feeling stressed, anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed • Anyone who wants immediate support in difficult moments • Those seeking a private space to reflect, regulate, and reset • Anyone looking to measure and improve their HRV (heart rate variability) over time • Individuals navigating life transitions, tough days, or emotional fatigue What (held) Is Not (held) is not a replacement for therapy, medical care, or crisis services. It is a supportive wellness tool designed for everyday emotional regulation and self-reflection. What's included with Subscription • Unlimited access to AI support and guided nervous system sessions • Unique breathwork, somatic and grounding practices • Personalized insights and pattern tracking Why (held)? Sometimes you don't need advice. You don't need fixing. You just need to feel safe, feel seen, and feel (held). Terms of Use: https://held.app/terms_of_use Privacy Policy: https://held.app/privacy-policy

About

Kingtide

This adaptable workout app creates personalized plans that adjust around injuries, pain, or low energy days. It integrates your physical therapist's exercises and ensures your training continues even when you're not at your best. All your data stays securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Pain and injury adaptation
  • Rehab plan integration
  • On-device data storage
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Flexible session adjustment
Features
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The workout tracker for people whose bodies hurt. Log every set like any tracker. Then tell it what's sore, and every session is rebuilt around it. Bring the routine you already run, from a photo or a Strong or Hevy export, and it's in your week the same day. Most workout apps assume nothing ever hurts. Kingtide is built for the opposite. Log a bad shoulder, a nagging knee, or a lower back that flares up, and every workout from then on is built around it. Not "see a professional and come back." A session you can actually do today. LOG AN INJURY ONCE Mark the area on a body map and say how it feels. Kingtide swaps the movements that aggravate it for ones that don't, and leaves the rest of your session alone. Mark it good again when it settles, and the plan walks you back. YOUR ROUTINE, IN ONE IMPORT Screenshots from Strong or Hevy, a CSV export, a whiteboard, a photo of paper. Kingtide reads it on your phone, keeps your days, your sets, your reps and your weights, and shows you what it read so you can fix anything before it becomes your week. Your leg day stays a leg day. YOUR REHAB PLAN, FOLDED IN Photograph the exercise sheet you were given, by a physio, a PT, a chiro or your doctor. Those exercises are built into your week, so you follow that guidance without dropping your training. Nothing is uploaded to do it. A TRACKER THAT PAYS ATTENTION The runner logs what you actually lifted, not what was planned. Recovered muscle goes up. Still-sore muscle holds the weight and adds a rep. Every number on the progress screen is read back off sessions you really did, so an empty week looks empty. A PLAN THAT BENDS INSTEAD OF BREAKING Short on time, or slept badly? Say so at check-in and today's session reshapes to fit. Training for a sport? Say which, and the week leads with what it asks for. A rough week changes your training instead of ending it. YOUR INJURIES STAY ON THIS PHONE The body map, your pain notes and the routine you imported live on your device, not on a server. Anonymous usage analytics and crash reports are the only things that ever leave, and Profile has a switch that turns those off too. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No account. No sign-up. No email address. Kingtide is not medical advice and is not a substitute for a doctor or a physical therapist. If something is genuinely injured, go and see one. FREE AND PRO Fourteen full workouts free. Your plan and your logged history stay yours either way. Kingtide Pro removes the session limit and keeps the plan adapting for as long as you train. Kingtide Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://trykingtide.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://trykingtide.com/privacy

Screenshots

(held)4 screens
Kingtide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kingtide at every 4 days against (held)'s every 3 weeks. Kingtide also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. (held) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $22.00 per month and Kingtide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for (held) against 5.0 for Kingtide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(held) ships an update every 3 weeks, Kingtide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
(held) versus Kingtide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(held)Kingtide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB74 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWellSet, IncKAYIITA JOHANSSON

Customer experience

(held)

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kingtide

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

(held)

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$22.001 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$150.001 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$200.001 Year
2 purchases

Kingtide

Subscriptions2
  • Kingtide Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Kingtide Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is (held) free?
(held) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kingtide free?
Kingtide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, (held) or Kingtide?
(held) and Kingtide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do (held) or Kingtide have ads?
Neither (held) nor Kingtide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (held) or Kingtide?
(held) ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kingtide every 4 days. Most recently, (held) was updated on October 28, 2026 and Kingtide on October 24, 2026.

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