Comparison

The Grief App vs Echolong

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

Head to head
About

The Grief App

This app provides practical tools and actionable exercises to help navigate the complex emotions of grief. It offers support for various stages of loss, from the initial shock to ongoing challenges, providing a space to process and express feelings.

Highlights
  • Grief Wave timer
  • Actionable workbook exercises
  • Capture good moments
  • Break from thoughts
  • Audio journaling
  • Memory book
Features
Read full description

Loss doesn't always start with a death or a diagnosis. Sometimes it starts in the waiting. The watching. The not knowing what comes next. Sometimes it started years ago and you're still carrying it. The Grief App was built for all of it. Day one or year five. Created by a widow who needed support and couldn't find it. And a grief therapist who knows why — she's the only one in three counties. The Grief App gives you practical tools for the moments when nothing else is available. 2am. A random Tuesday. The anniversary nobody remembered but you. Grief is love with nowhere to go. This is somewhere to put it. Every tool is built around action, not just reflection. Because sometimes doing something is the only way to stay present and process your loss. WHAT'S INSIDE: Grief Wave · When it hits without warning, start the timer. Stay present. Ground yourself in the feeling — wherever you are, whenever you need it. Workbook (Unlock With Subscription) · Real exercises that help you make sense of what you're going through. Something structured when nothing feels structured. Good Moment (Unlock With Subscription) · Grief and joy live together. Capture the moments that prove it. Give Me a Break (Unlock With Subscription) · Step out of your own head for a minute. Available anytime. Even at 2am. Audio Journal (Unlock With Subscription) · For the things that are easier said than written. Just press record. Memory Book (Unlock With Subscription) · A place to put the things you don't want to forget. Keep them. Share them someday, or don't. Grief support that meets you where you are. Available 24/7, even at 2am. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Echolong

This app provides a private space to cherish memories of a lost loved one. You can add daily entries, light a remembrance candle, mark important dates, and write private letters. It's a personal companion for grief, keeping all data on your device.

Highlights
  • Add daily memories and feelings
  • Light a daily remembrance candle
  • Mark important dates on a calendar
  • Write private, unsent letters
  • Share memories as keepsakes
  • Private and secure on-device storage
Read full description

Echolong is a small, quiet companion for grief. A place where the person you lost is held. Add to their Echo, day by day — memories, feelings, the things they used to say. Light a daily candle in remembrance. Mark the days that matter on your own calendar. Write private letters you cannot send. Share a memory as a keepsake. Echolong is not a medical app. It does not treat, diagnose, or claim to help with grief. It is a small companion. Everything stays on your device and in your own iCloud — nothing is shared with us or anyone else. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a crisis line. One-time purchase, no subscription, no upsells.

Screenshots

The Grief App4 screens
Echolong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Echolong at 5.0 against The Grief App's 4.4. Echolong also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). The Grief App's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Grief App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month and Echolong sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echolong holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Grief App versus Echolong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Grief AppEcholong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Grief App LLCBluevibe Studios, Inc.

Customer experience

The Grief App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Echolong

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

The Grief App

Subscriptions5
  • Basic Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Basic 6 Months7 Days trial$75.006 Months
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  • Premium 6 Months7 Days trial$75.006 Months
  • Premium Annually7 Days trial$139.991 Year
1 purchases

Echolong

One-time1
  • Echolong$6.99

Questions

Is The Grief App free?
The Grief App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echolong free?
Echolong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Grief App or Echolong?
Echolong is rated higher. The Grief App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Echolong averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do The Grief App or Echolong have ads?
Neither The Grief App nor Echolong shows ads.

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