Fade vs Tend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fade
This app supports your journey to quit cannabis by providing science-backed insights, personalized plans, and progress tracking. It helps you monitor your recovery, manage cravings, and celebrate milestones on your path to wellness.
- Personalized quit plan
- Neuroscience-based recovery insights
- Daily wellness tracking
- Progress monitoring
- Milestone celebrations
- Compassionate guidance
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Fade: Cannabis Recovery Support Quit weed with Fade, the app that helps you plan, commit to, and complete a full endocannabinoid reset using real neuroscience and wellness tracking. Why Fade? Real Science: Understand how your endocannabinoid system recovers after quitting with research-backed insights Personalized Support: Take a quiz and get a quit plan tailored to your goals and usage history Progress Tracking: Monitor how your body and mind recover as you stay quit Smart Check-Ins: Log sleep, mood, mental clarity, and other wellness metrics to see real improvement over time Recovery Timeline: Watch your progress through 5 distinct recovery phases as your brain heals Compassionate Support: Non-judgmental guidance when cravings hit or setbacks happen Features: Privacy-focused—your data stays yours Beautiful progress visualizations and stats Daily wellness tracking (sleep, mood, clarity, energy) Personalized recovery insights Milestone celebrations to keep you motivated Calendar view of your journey No ads, no judgment Whether you're quitting for good or committing to an extended break, Fade gives you the science and structure to follow through. Start your journey to better sleep, sharper thinking, and a life free from dependence. Privacy Policy: https://www.tryfade.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tend
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Tend is a daily practice built around three simple steps: reflect on a meaningful question, plan a few intentions, and follow through. Five minutes a day, and you're grounded. REFLECT Each morning, Tend asks you a thoughtful question from the topics you care about — growth, mindfulness, relationships, courage, creativity, and more. No pressure. No judgment. Just a moment of honesty with yourself. Prefer to talk? Tap the mic and speak your reflection. PLAN Turn your reflections into intentions. Add a few things you want to focus on today. Keep it simple. DO Your actions live front and center. Check them off. Build streaks. Show up for the person you're becoming. 26 CURATED PROMPT SETS Choose from topics like Growth, Positivity, Courage, Resilience, Creativity, Rest, Purpose, Financial Wellness, and more. Or write your own prompts. LIFE CHAPTERS Starting a new job. Going through a breakup. Becoming a parent. Grieving a loss. When life changes, your prompts change with you — guided sets that last 3-4 weeks and meet you where you are. VOICE JOURNALING Tap the mic and talk. Tend transcribes your thoughts entirely on your device — nothing is ever sent anywhere. ROUTINES Build daily habits with custom routines. Set time windows, add actions, and let Tend surface them when it's time. WEEKLY LETTER At the end of each week, see your reflections and progress compiled into a letter — a quiet reminder of who you were and who you're becoming. STREAKS A measure of consistency, not perfection. Show up, again and again. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Everything stays on your device and in your personal iCloud account. We never see your journal entries. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. TEND PRO Free: 3 prompt sets, 1 routine, voice journaling, iCloud sync. Pro: All 26+ prompt sets, Life Chapters, unlimited routines, full history, mood tracking, data export. $4.99/month or $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial. Available in English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Fade at 2 against Tend's —. Fade also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). On price and in-app purchases 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. Fade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Tend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Fade | Tend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaughn Bosu | Justin James Meza |
In-app purchases
Fade
- Fade Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Fade Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Tend
- Tend Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Tend Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year









