Anchored vs HeartKeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anchored
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You aren't crazy, and it isn't "just a crush." If you are constantly checking their social media, analyzing every word of their texts, and feeling your mood dictate entirely by whether or not they acknowledge you, you are experiencing Limerence. Limerence is an involuntary cognitive and emotional state of obsessive infatuation. It feels like love, but it acts like an addiction. Your brain is trapped in a dopamine loop, waiting for the next "hit" of attention from them. You cannot heal in the same environment that made you sick. Willpower is not enough. You need a system. Welcome to Anchored. Anchored is your comprehensive toolkit designed specifically to break the cycle of relationship addiction, maintain No Contact, and rewire your brain for peace. We don't just track days; we actively interrupt the psychological spirals of obsessive love. CORE FEATURES: ◆ The Nuanced "No Contact" Tracker: Standard sobriety apps don't work for heartbreak. Anchored lets you track true No Contact, while also logging minor "slips" (like checking their Instagram) without entirely destroying your progress streak. Honesty is built into the system. ◆ The "Void" Messenger (Urge Surfing): When the physical compulsion to text them hits, don't do it. Type your desperate texts, angry rants, or sad confessions into the Void Messenger. Hit send, and watch it permanently shred into nothingness. Get the emotional release without resetting your real-world progress. ◆ The "Reality Check" (Pedestal Breaker): Limerence relies on idealizing the other person. Build your private database of their flaws, red flags, and annoyances. When you feel yourself slipping into a fantasy, Anchored serves up the harsh truth to snap you back to reality. ◆ Panic Button Interventions: About to break No Contact? Hit the SOS button. Anchored will instantly lock you into a grounding exercise and force you to evaluate the realistic, painful outcome of reaching out before you make a mistake you'll regret. ◆ Milestone Rewards: Rebuilding your independence is hard work. Earn badges and track your cognitive milestones as the "brain fog" of obsession slowly lifts. Stop being a secondary character in someone else's life. It is time to reclaim your focus, lower your anxiety, and cut the cord. Download Anchored and start your Day One today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
HeartKeep
A private companion for healing after a breakup, focusing on progress and self-reflection. It offers a growing garden, milestone tracking, and a journal for unsent messages, all without ads or subscriptions.
- Progress tracking garden
- Milestone markers
- Journal for unsent messages
- Contact logging
- Mood tracking
- Customizable healing modes
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HeartKeep is a no contact tracker without a subscription: one quiet day counter, a garden that grows with every day you keep, and a journal for the texts you will never send. It counts days, not check-ins. It remembers the dates that hurt before they arrive. No account, no AI chat, nothing leaves your phone. One optional one-time purchase. AT A GLANCE • What it is: a private breakup recovery app. A no-contact counter honest about slips (a slip lands on the days you kept, never on a zero), a one-minute daily check-in, a journal with unsent letters, milestones for every month, and a garden that grows as you heal. • For: anyone getting over a breakup or divorce, including the middle where it is not over and not okay. • Price: free. One optional one-time Plus purchase for exports. No subscription, no ads, no AI chatbot. • Privacy: 100% on your iPhone. No account, no server, no tracking. Works offline. • Languages: English, German, French. Made by one person in the US. NO CONTACT, COUNTED PROPERLY - The count starts the day you last had contact. Messages, calls, and looking at their pages all count - Slipped? Log it and land on the days you kept: "41 of 44 days kept". One text is a lapse, not a relapse - Two ways through an urge: Remember why cuts the pull and can sting; Change the channel lifts the mood now. The wave button offers both and says which does what - Four minutes, out loud: at three, six and nine weeks, talk about the breakup to no one. Nothing is recorded. It is the one exercise shown to rebuild who you are WHEN IT IS NOT OVER AND NOT OKAY Most breakups are not a straight line. HeartKeep is the first breakup app honest about that middle. - It's complicated mode meets you where you are, with no streaks and no judgment - Log contact as it happens: who reached out, and how it felt after - The Mirror shows your patterns back: contact days, quiet days, mornings after - HeartKeep reflects, never advises. The goal is your clarity, whatever you decide A GARDEN THAT GROWS AS YOU HEAL - A new plant takes root for every stretch of healing you get through - Widgets that grow instead of count: your plant under a sky that follows the clock. A word to hold, or today's verse, as a widget too THE DAYS THAT HIT Their birthday. The anniversary. The holidays you shared. HeartKeep holds these dates and is there the evening before, the morning of, and the day after. A NEW CHAPTER, WHEN YOU'RE READY - When you start needing the app less while feeling better, HeartKeep names it instead of pulling you back - Built to let you go well A DAILY CHECK-IN, IN UNDER A MINUTE - Slide to how you feel, then name it if you want. The words follow your mood: six at a glance, more a tap away A JOURNAL THAT MEETS YOU WHERE YOU ARE - Gentle guided questions for every stage: grief, anger, self-worth, letting go, and what comes next - Unsent letters: say everything you never got to, without sending it - "Text them, into the void": feels like texting them, never sends SUPPORT FOR THE HARDEST MOMENTS - "Before you reach out": a grounding moment for when you want to text them - A calming 4-7-8 breathing exercise, and prep for hard dates like the anniversary - On the darkest nights, call or text a real person from right inside the app OPTIONAL FAITH & STRENGTH - If it helps you, turn on a daily Bible verse and a quiet space to pray. Off by default TRULY PRIVATE, NEVER LOST - 100% on-device. No account, no server, no tracking, no ads - Optional Face ID / passcode lock - Free backup and restore, photos included HEARTKEEP PLUS (optional, one-time) Everything you need to heal is free. Plus is a small one-time thank-you that unlocks export: a PDF keepsake of your journal and a CSV of your check-ins. No subscription, ever. HeartKeep is a personal self-care tool, not a substitute for professional help. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a qualified professional or a crisis line such as 988 (US).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HeartKeep at every 4 days against Anchored's every 5 months. Anchored's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Anchored sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and HeartKeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Anchored ships an update every 5 months, HeartKeep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anchored | HeartKeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Albertus Deysel | NICHOLAS DANIEL MINIERI |
In-app purchases
Anchored
- Anchored Monthly Pro$12.991 Month
- Anchored Monthly$12.991 Month
- Anchored Yearly Pro 50 off$19.991 Year
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- Anchored Yearly Pro$39.991 Year
- Anchored Annual$39.991 Year
HeartKeep
- HeartKeep Plus$9.99









