Understand OCD vs Cleanse Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Understand OCD
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The OCD Course Understand OCD and learn a new way to respond to intrusive thoughts. The OCD Course is a structured learning program designed to help you understand how obsessive–compulsive disorder works and why intrusive thoughts feel so powerful. Through short, simple lessons, you’ll learn how the OCD cycle forms and how changing your response to thoughts can help reduce its grip. What you’ll learn: • Why intrusive thoughts happen • How the OCD cycle keeps repeating • A healthier way to respond to difficult thoughts • Mindfulness and acceptance skills • How to build a calmer relationship with your mind Designed especially for people experiencing intrusive thoughts and mental OCD. For educational and self-help purposes only. Not a replacement for professional care. Terms: https://next-stack.app/terms Privacy: https://next-stack.app/privacy
Cleanse Protocol
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The thoughts you bury don't disappear. They show up in your body. Your mind. As illness. Before that happens — vent, burn, and let go. Cleanse Protocol is an emotional purification app. Write out what's weighing on you, burn it in a ritual flame, and release it completely. Simple, powerful, and strangely satisfying. Sound like you? ・You keep replaying that argument in your head ・You can't let go of something that happened years ago ・The anxiety or sadness just won't quit ・You're carrying feelings you don't know what to do with The protocol: ■ Vent Get it out of your head and onto the screen. The app holds your poison until you're ready to burn it. ■ Burn A sacred burning ritual — お焚き上げ — that takes your words and turns them to ash. Nothing left behind. ■ Fortune Draw Once a day, draw a fortune to check your energy. Bad draw? Write it out and burn that too. Don't let it pile up. Don't let it get under your skin. Start releasing today — and make room for what you actually want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cleanse Protocol at none against Understand OCD's 2. Understand OCD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Understand OCD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Cleanse Protocol asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Understand OCD | Cleanse Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Bourga | KAORU IMAI |
In-app purchases
Understand OCD
- Life Coach Weekly$4.997 Days
- Live Coach Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Cleanse Protocol
No in-app purchases
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