Comparison

SHIFT vs Felt

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

Head to head
About

SHIFT

This app offers real-time interventions for neurodivergent individuals experiencing crisis regulation. It provides five distinct modes designed to help manage racing thoughts, shutdown, anger, overwhelm, and paralysis. The tool focuses on practical, immediate support without guilt or pressure.

Highlights
  • Crisis regulation tool
  • Five regulation modes
  • Designed for neurodivergent brains
  • Real-time intervention
  • No guilt or streaks
  • Sensory overload management
Features
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Your nervous system is not broken. It's overwhelmed. SHIFT is a crisis regulation tool built specifically for ADHD, autistic, and neurodivergent brains — not a meditation app, not a mood tracker. A real-time intervention for when your system hits its limit. WHEN YOU'RE IN CRISIS, YOU NEED TOOLS THAT ACTUALLY WORK. SHIFT gives you five regulation modes designed around how neurodivergent nervous systems actually function: - Spiraling — racing thoughts, can't stop. breathing and grounding to interrupt the loop. - Frozen — shut down, can't feel. body activation to bring you back online. - Raging — about to lose it. controlled discharge to metabolize the charge. - Overwhelmed — too much, can't handle it. sensory reduction and coherent breathing. - Stuck — can't start, paralyzed. micro-steps and external anchors to unlock movement. NO GUILT. NO STREAKS. NO TOXIC POSITIVITY. SHIFT doesn't care if you missed yesterday. It meets you exactly where you are, every time. BUILT BY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT. Created by an AuDHD founder who got tired of wellness apps designed for neurotypical brains. Every mode, every interaction, every word was designed with your nervous system in mind — not a general audience. WHO SHIFT IS FOR: - ADHD and autistic adults navigating daily dysregulation - Anyone experiencing sensory overload or autistic burnout - People with anxiety, hypervigilance, or rejection sensitive dysphoria - Neurodivergent parents, founders, and professionals - Anyone whose nervous system runs hot and needs real tools Free to start. No account required. Open it when you need it. This is your reset button. Terms of Use: https://themindshiftapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://themindshiftapp.com/privacy

About

Felt

This app helps adults understand and manage intense emotional pain triggered by perceived criticism or rejection, common in ADHD. It offers self-reflection tools, AI pattern analysis, and coping strategies to navigate Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria.

Highlights
  • Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) understanding
  • AI-powered pattern analysis
  • Episode logging and tracking
  • In-the-moment coping toolkit
  • Pattern dashboard and insights
  • Coping strategy library
  • Communication script generator
Features
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You are not overreacting. You are not too sensitive. Your nervous system just feels things more intensely than most. Felt is built for adults with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria — the intense emotional pain triggered by perceived criticism, rejection, or failure that is common in ADHD and autism. If you have ever been blindsided by overwhelming emotional pain from a comment, a silence, or a look — and spent hours recovering — this app was built for you. NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL Felt uses self-reflection tools and AI-powered pattern analysis to help you understand your RSD experience. It is not a clinical assessment and does not replace evaluation by a qualified mental health professional. WHAT IS RSD? Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria causes sudden, overwhelming emotional pain from perceived or actual rejection, criticism, teasing, or failure. It is widely recognized in the ADHD and autism clinical community and affects millions of adults who have never had a name for why they feel things so intensely. RSD SCREENER Ten reflection questions based on the clinical work of Dr. William Dodson and CHADD. One free AI interpretation helps you understand what your responses suggest about your experience. EPISODE LOGGER When an episode hits, log it quickly. Trigger type, intensity, physical symptoms, duration, and recovery notes. Building a record is the first step to understanding your patterns. IN-THE-MOMENT TOOLKIT — ALWAYS FREE When an episode is happening right now: - Immediate validation: "You are not overreacting. This is RSD." - Guided breathing and grounding exercises - Affirmation cycle: "This feeling has a name. It will pass." - Episode peak timer — most RSD episodes peak within 3 minutes - Crisis resources including 988 and Crisis Text Line — always free, never paywalled PATTERN DASHBOARD (Pro) Visual analytics across your logged episodes. Most common triggers, intensity over time, time-of-day patterns, recovery trends, weekly frequency chart. See your RSD clearly instead of just living inside it. AI WEEKLY INSIGHTS (Pro) Claude AI reviews your last 7 days and surfaces patterns in warm plain language — which environments trigger your most intense episodes, what your recovery trend looks like, and personalized coping suggestions based on your actual data. COPING STRATEGY LIBRARY (Pro) Evidence-based strategies by category: in-the-moment, prevention, communication, workplace, relationships, self-compassion. AI personalizes recommendations based on your trigger patterns. Save what works. COMMUNICATION SCRIPTS (Pro) Pre-written scripts for the hardest RSD conversations. Explaining RSD to a partner. Asking for feedback safely. Responding to criticism at work. Claude AI generates custom scripts for your specific situation. TRUSTED PERSON MODE (Pro) Share a read-only summary of your patterns with someone you trust — on your terms, only what you choose. Help the people who care about you understand without having to explain in the moment. INSIGHTS JOURNAL (Pro) Daily RSD-specific reflection prompts, free text journaling, weekly AI theme analysis, and PDF export for your therapist. YOUR DATA Stored securely via Firebase. Optional cloud sync. No ads. No data selling. Ever. Felt is built with genuine understanding of what RSD feels like from the inside. You are not broken. You are not too much. You just need better tools. Not a clinical diagnosis. For self-reflection only. If you are in crisis please contact 988 or a qualified professional.

Screenshots

SHIFT4 screens
Felt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Felt at 5.0 against SHIFT's 3.7. Felt also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). SHIFT's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SHIFT sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Felt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Felt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFT ships an update fortnightly, Felt daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SHIFT versus Felt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTFelt
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTimothy WilliamsAli3N Studios LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SHIFT

Subscriptions4
  • SHIFT Starter$4.991 Month
  • SHIFT Pro$9.991 Month
  • SHIFT Starter$49.991 Year
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  • SHIFT Pro$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Felt

One-time1
  • Felt Pro$9.99

Questions

Is SHIFT free?
SHIFT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Felt free?
Felt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SHIFT or Felt?
Felt is rated higher. SHIFT averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Felt averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SHIFT or Felt have ads?
Neither SHIFT nor Felt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIFT or Felt?
SHIFT ships an update fortnightly, and Felt daily. Most recently, SHIFT was updated on November 5, 2026 and Felt on October 31, 2026.

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