Comparison

Go!DBT vs DBT Skills Guide

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

Head to head
About

Go!DBT

This app provides over 65 evidence-based DBT skills for managing intense emotions, tracking progress, and building coping mechanisms. It includes guided practice, a daily diary card for mood tracking, and quizzes to reinforce learning. The app offers mindfulness exercises and meditation sessions to enhance emotional resilience.

Highlights
  • 65+ DBT skills
  • Daily diary card
  • Guided practice
  • DBT quizzes
  • Meditation sessions
  • Progress tracking
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Struggling to manage intense emotions? You're not alone. Go!DBT puts 65+ evidence-based DBT therapy skills in your pocket - so you can practice anytime, track your progress, and build real coping skills at your own pace. Whether you're in therapy or working on yourself, this app meets you where you are. YOUR COMPLETE DBT TOOLKIT * 65+ skills across all 4 DBT modules * Mindfulness - Stay present instead of spiraling * Distress Tolerance - Get through crisis without making it worse * Emotion Regulation - Understand and manage what you feel * Interpersonal Effectiveness - Communicate without burning bridges * Step-by-step guided practice for every skill * Track your mastery and build streaks DAILY DIARY CARD * Track emotions, urges, and skills used every day * Spot patterns in your moods over time * Built-in crisis detection - the app checks in when you're struggling * Works offline - always accessible DBT QUIZ * Daily scenarios to test and reinforce your knowledge * Track your scores and see how much you've grown * Fresh questions every day GUIDED MEDITATION * Crisis resilience meditation * Daily mindfulness reset * Quick breathing exercises * 4 calming soundscapes: Ocean, Rain, Nature, Fire * Flexible durations from 5 to 90 minutes PROGRESS & INSIGHTS * Skill mastery levels * Practice streaks and milestones * Mood trends and wellness snapshots * See your growth over time PRIVATE & SECURE * Your mental health data stays yours * Secure cloud storage with encryption * Zero third-party data sharing * Full account deletion available GO PREMIUM Free version includes introductory skills. Premium unlocks: * All 65+ DBT skills across every module * All meditation sessions and soundscapes * Advanced analytics and mood trends * Unlimited diary entries * Data export for your therapist * Priority support 7-day free trial - Cancel anytime. PERFECT FOR * Anyone learning DBT in therapy * Managing anxiety, stress, or intense emotions * Building daily mindfulness habits * Personal growth and emotional resilience IMPORTANT Go! DBT is a self-help tool that complements professional care. It does not replace therapy or medical treatment. If you're experiencing a mental health emergency, contact 911 or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. SUPPORT Email: support@copingmind.com Privacy: https://copingmind.com/#privacypolicy Terms: https://copingmind.com/#terms

About

DBT Skills Guide

Access DBT skills for distress tolerance and mindfulness offline, anytime. Features quick access buttons, widgets, searchable skills, and explanatory sessions. Includes private worksheets and daily reminders.

Highlights
  • Offline DBT skills access
  • Quick access button and widget
  • Searchable skill index
  • Mindfulness and distress tolerance modules
  • Private, fillable worksheets
  • Explanations of skill efficacy
  • Optional daily reminders
Features
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The moment you need a DBT skill is rarely the moment you can go looking for one. DBT Skills Guide puts them where you can reach them: on your phone, fully offline, no account, nothing to set up. A Right Now button on the first screen, and a widget for your home or lock screen, go straight to the skills for a hard moment without any navigating. WHAT IS INSIDE An index of every skill, searchable by name or by what is inside it, for when you remember the skill but not which session taught it. Twelve sessions covering the mindfulness and distress tolerance modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Mindfulness: Wise Mind, the What skills (Observe, Describe, Participate) and the How skills (Non-judgmentally, One-mindfully, Effectively), plus a deeper set of Observe practices you can do anywhere. Distress tolerance: STOP, for the moment before you act on an urge. TIP, for when your body needs to come down fast. ACCEPTS and IMPROVE, for getting through without making things worse. Self-soothing through the five senses. Radical Acceptance and Half-Smiling, for pain you cannot change. Three worksheets you can fill in and keep. WHY EACH SKILL WORKS Every skill carries a short explanation you can tap open: what it is doing, and how strongly the evidence actually supports it. TIP rests on well-established physiology. Wise Mind is a teaching model rather than something anyone can measure. We say which is which, because knowing why a skill works makes you more likely to reach for it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no network requests of any kind. Practice reminders are scheduled locally and nothing leaves your phone. A DAILY REMINDER, IF YOU WANT ONE Off until you turn it on. Pick a time and the app nudges you once a day. A NOTE This is a practice aid, not therapy, and not a substitute for care from a professional. If you are in crisis, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis line.

Screenshots

Go!DBT4 screens
DBT Skills Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DBT Skills Guide at none against Go!DBT's 2. DBT Skills Guide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (3 vs 1). Go!DBT's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Go!DBT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. DBT Skills Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DBT Skills Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go!DBT has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go!DBT ships an update every 9 days, DBT Skills Guide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Go!DBT versus DBT Skills Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo!DBTDBT Skills Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB20 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCoping Mind LLCpouya zarpak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Go!DBT

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

DBT Skills Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Go!DBT free?
Go!DBT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DBT Skills Guide free?
DBT Skills Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Go!DBT or DBT Skills Guide?
DBT Skills Guide is rated higher. Go!DBT averages 4.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while DBT Skills Guide averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Go!DBT or DBT Skills Guide have ads?
Neither Go!DBT nor DBT Skills Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Go!DBT or DBT Skills Guide?
Go!DBT ships an update every 9 days, and DBT Skills Guide every 2 weeks. Most recently, Go!DBT was updated on November 5, 2026 and DBT Skills Guide on October 31, 2026.

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