Backsie vs OpenKitchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backsie
This app helps you process your thoughts and gain clarity without traditional therapy. It offers AI-powered insights, tracking tools, and pattern recognition to help you break negative thought cycles and monitor your mental well-being.
- AI-generated insights and reframes
- Mental health tracking and progress monitoring
- Thought pattern identification
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Optional subscription for enhanced features
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Feeling stuck in your head? Backsie helps you get unstuck — without therapy. - Talk it out — share what's looping in your mind and get a fresh perspective instantly. - Insight Cards — AI-generated reframes and next steps, saved for when you need them. - Mental Checkpoints — snapshot how you're feeling and track real progress. - Pattern View — spot your recurring thought loops and break them with one doable action. Backsie is built on agentic AI designed to help you reflect effectively — not just chat. Your privacy is a core promise. Your data is never sold or used to train AI models. Backsie is free to use, with monthly limits. Backsie Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription at $7.99/month in the US (prices vary by region), with a free 2-week trial for new subscribers. Pro raises your monthly allowance for Insight Card unlocks, read-aloud and screenshot understanding to 10x the free plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.backsie.co/privacy-policy.html
OpenKitchen
This app helps you avoid food poisoning by providing real-time health incident alerts and detailed safety violation histories for nearby restaurants. It offers an independent source of truth, unaffected by restaurant influence.
- Search nearby restaurants
- Real-time health incident alerts
- Complete safety issue history
- View violations
- Independent safety data
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If you want to avoid food poisoning and stay updated on health incidents, OpenKitchen gives you the truth in seconds. 1) Search nearby restaurants* 2) Receive real-time health incident alerts* 3) See complete safety issue history and violations* We aren't another food review app. We track health incidents that restaurants can't hide or pay to erase. 1 MILLION+ HEALTH REPORTS across 20+ cities, including New York, the Bay Area, and more. We update daily and expand to new cities every week. WE NEVER TALK TO RESTAURANTS. NEVER. OpenKitchen is made for your safety only. We answer to you, not businesses. If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at support@openkitchen.app NOTE: We do not provide medical advice. Always use your own judgment when choosing where to dine. * SEARCHING, VIEWING HISTORY, AND RECEIVING INCIDENT ALERTS REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backsie at 100% against OpenKitchen's 33%. Backsie also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). OpenKitchen's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Backsie sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month and OpenKitchen sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Backsie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenKitchen has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Backsie's written reviews are positive against 33% of OpenKitchen's.
Backsie ships an update every 3 weeks, OpenKitchen weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backsie | OpenKitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backsie | Formin Inc. |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Backsie
- Backsie Pro14 Days trial$7.991 Month
OpenKitchen
- Weekly$6.997 Days
- Unlimited3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Unlimited3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Unlimited$11.991 Year
- Unlimited$19.991 Year
- Unlimited3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited$29.991 Year
- Unlimited3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Unlimited$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlimited$49.00
- Lifetime Unlimited$159.00
