Comparison

Bliss vs Tone Steady

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

Head to head
About

Bliss

Features
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Bliss locks distracting apps until you complete your daily gratitude. Start grounded. Then unlock your digital world. Most mornings begin with scrolling. Notifications. Noise. Bliss flips the order. You complete one intentional gratitude session — then your apps unlock. Simple. Powerful. Consistent. WHY IT WORKS • Reduces reactive scrolling • Builds focus and emotional clarity • Strengthens a daily grounding habit • Helps retrain your brain toward positivity FEATURES • Lock selected apps until your session is complete • Beautiful, minimal gratitude interface • Daily streak tracking • Timeline of past entries • Calm, premium design Small habit. Big shift. Your path to bliss.

About

Tone Steady

Features
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Tone Steady is a quiet recovery instrument for difficult emotional moments. When you feel overwhelmed, anxious, angry, frozen, foggy, wired, looping, or close to reacting, Tone Steady gives you one simple path back to breath. Choose what feels difficult now. Tone Steady chooses the breath. Use it for: - Overwhelm - Anxiety and scattered attention - Anger or heat - Stuck or avoiding - Looping thoughts or self-attack - Fog or dissociation - Wired, restless nights - Aftershock after a hard moment - Before a difficult conversation Tone Steady is private by design: - No account - No feed - No cloud profile - No ads - No social features The core app is free. An optional paid unlock lets you record private breath cues in your own voice, stored locally on your iPhone. Tone Steady is not therapy, medical treatment, diagnosis, or emergency support. It is a simple breath-based companion for returning before reaction.

Screenshots

Bliss4 screens
Tone Steady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bliss at none against Tone Steady's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Tone Steady sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bliss asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Bliss versus Tone Steady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlissTone Steady
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSono Ventures, IncNIKOLAI S HALAY

In-app purchases

None

Bliss

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tone Steady

One-time1
  • Voice Recording$1.99

Questions

Is Bliss free?
Bliss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tone Steady free?
Tone Steady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bliss or Tone Steady have ads?
Neither Bliss nor Tone Steady shows ads.

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