The Vent App vs Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Vent App
A moderated, topic-based support space for expressing thoughts and connecting with a supportive community. Engage in structured conversations and receive encouragement in a privacy-focused environment.
- Topic-based discussion rooms
- Supportive community responses
- Moderated respectful interactions
- Tools for healthy mental habits
- Privacy-focused design
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The Vent App is a moderated, topic-based support space designed to help you express your thoughts and connect with a supportive community. Life can be overwhelming, and sometimes you need a place to share what’s on your mind. Vent allows you to participate in structured conversations within topic-based rooms, where users can offer support, encouragement, and perspective. All interactions on Vent take place within a moderated environment designed to promote respectful and meaningful conversations. The Vent App provides peer support and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, contact a crisis hotline or emergency services immediately. FEATURES: • Participate in topic-based discussion rooms • Share thoughts and receive supportive responses from the community • Moderated spaces designed to encourage respectful interaction • Tools to support healthy mental habits • Privacy-focused design Your thoughts matter. You don’t have to carry them alone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Back
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Back is a private self-help tool for the next minute of anxiety, panic, or overload. You’re here. What feels possible right now? Six quiet tools on your phone: Breathe — a gentle rhythm you can follow. Distract — simple activities that give your mind a smaller thing to hold. Ground — slow attention to your body and the room. Move — small, quiet movement. Listen — rain, ocean, forest, fan, or brown noise, on this device. Read — short lines that appear at a pace you choose. Need someone? Call my person opens a contact you keep on this phone. Extra support can help you reach a person you trust, or show a public local emergency number. Back does not place the call for you. Private. No account. Nothing you save is sent to Back. Your “my person” contact stays on this device. Back is not therapy, not a diagnosis, and not an emergency service. It is not a medical device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Back at none against The Vent App's 1. Back also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). The Vent App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. The Vent App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Back asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Vent App ships an update every 2 weeks, Back daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Vent App | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vent App LLC | TATJANA FEDORKOVA |
In-app purchases
The Vent App
- Therapist Subscription$12.991 Month
Back
No in-app purchases
