Comparison

Delay vs Tide

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

Head to head
About

Delay

This app helps you practice techniques to manage OCD urges and discomfort. It offers guided sessions, grounding exercises, and tools to help you sit with challenging thoughts and let them pass naturally. Track your progress and gain insights into your urge patterns.

Highlights
  • Practice Timer for guided sessions
  • Urge Scenario Library
  • 15+ Practice Tools (thought labeling, urge surfing)
  • Quick Urge Logging
  • Progress Tracking and Streaks
  • Pattern Insights
  • Daily Reminders
Features
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Delay - Practice Not Responding to OCD Urges Living with OCD can be exhausting. The constant urges, the rituals, the "what ifs" that won't stop. Delay is a self-help app that helps you practice techniques inspired by Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP). Instead of fighting your thoughts, you'll learn to sit with discomfort and let urges pass naturally - at your own pace. HOW IT WORKS When an OCD urge strikes, open Delay and start the timer. Choose how long you want to practice - even 2 minutes counts. The app supports you through the discomfort with calming messages, grounding exercises, and gentle encouragement. FEATURES Practice Timer - Delay your response to urges with guided sessions Urge Scenario Library - Browse common OCD-related situations across many subtypes 15+ Practice Tools - Thought labeling, urge surfing, grounding, and more Quick Urge Logging - Track urges by type and intensity Progress Tracking - Build streaks and view your practice history Pattern Insights - Discover when urges tend to peak Daily Reminders - Stay consistent with gentle notifications Dark Mode - Easy on your eyes, day or night SUBSCRIPTION Choose the plan that fits how you want to commit: • Annual: $59.99 per year, with a 1-week free trial (best value) • Monthly: $9.99 per month, with a 1-week free trial • Weekly: $2.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the free trial ends. Subscriptions auto-renew at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your device Settings. IMPORTANT Delay is a self-help tool only. It is NOT a substitute for professional mental health care, therapy, diagnosis, or medical treatment. This app does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. If you are struggling, please seek help from a licensed mental health professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://jadetradeapp.com/delay/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://jadetradeapp.com/delay/privacy-policy

About

Tide

Features
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Tide is a self-help app for binge eating urges. It meets you in the moment: the kitchen counter at midnight, the car before a difficult dinner, standing in front of the fridge after a hard day. Five clinical pathways, each built for a different stage of a binge urge: 1. The binge urge is here: Work through a binge eating urge with urge surfing, grounding techniques, and a guided 5-minute timer designed to help the urge pass without acting on it. 2. I just binged: A shame-free pathway to process what happened. Check in with your emotions before and after, reflect on what led up to it, and write yourself a note for next time. 3. I'm mid-binge: No steps to follow. Just somewhere to land. 4. I'm anxious about eating: For when a meal feels overwhelming before it even begins. Check in with your body, name what you're anxious about, and move through it. 5. I'm running on empty: Calming games and simple tools for when structured support feels like too much. Between paths, a full library of coping tools is available anytime: urge surfing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, slow breathing, body compassion, self-compassion, and more. With consistent use, Tide can help shift how you move through difficult moments around food: more space between an urge and acting on it, a clearer sense of what's underneath the urge, and less time spent in shame afterward. Developed by a Registered Psychotherapist trained in Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness (MB-EAT) and CBT for eating disorders. Every technique in Tide is drawn from evidence-based clinical practice. Your data stays on your phone. No account required. No server. Nothing shared with anyone. Open it the next time the urge hits. Tide is a self-help tool, not a substitute for professional mental health treatment. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, please reach out to a qualified healthcare provider in your region. Terms of Use: https://tideapp.vercel.app/terms-of-service.html

Screenshots

Delay4 screens
Tide4 screens

Verdict

The call

Delay and Tide are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Delay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Tide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Delay ships an update weekly, Tide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Delay versus Tide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelayTide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJadeTrade Marketplace LLCMelis Karaoglu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Delay

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Tide

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Delay free?
Delay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tide free?
Tide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Delay or Tide have ads?
Neither Delay nor Tide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Delay or Tide?
Delay ships an update weekly, and Tide every 2 weeks. Most recently, Delay was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tide on October 31, 2026.

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