Comparison

Guided vs Undertone

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

Head to head
About

Guided

This app provides a voice-first space to process real-life situations and gain clarity. It helps users move past circular thinking by speaking their thoughts aloud, leading to clear decisions and summaries without endless loops or typing.

Highlights
  • Voice-first thinking space
  • Process real-life situations
  • Achieve clear decisions
  • Session summaries
  • Cross-session memory
  • No typing or journaling
Features
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Stop going in circles. Guided is a private voice conversation that helps you untangle what's actually happening — a decision you keep circling, a conversation you need to have, something at work, a situation that won't resolve itself in your head. You talk. Guided asks better questions than you'd ask yourself, keeps you on one real situation, and brings the conversation to an actual ending — a decision, a next step, or the honest conclusion that it's understood well enough for now. Each conversation ends. The thread continues. With your permission, Guided remembers what mattered. Next time, it picks the thread back up and asks what changed. Over weeks, it helps you notice the patterns, decisions and commitments that keep coming back — so every conversation starts further ahead than the last. — Voice-first. Speak naturally, in 32 languages. — Designed to reach an ending, not keep you talking. — Remembers the threads you choose. You can see, correct and delete what it remembers. — A focused conversation every day, whenever you need it. — Private. No ads. Your conversations are never sold. Try Guided free: Guided+ starts with a 7-day free trial, then $29.99/month. Cancel anytime. Guided is not therapy and does not diagnose or treat any condition. If you're in crisis, contact local emergency services or a crisis hotline.

About

Undertone

This app helps individuals in therapy organize and reflect on their sessions. It provides summaries of recorded or uploaded sessions, allows users to save key insights and reminders, and prepares them for future appointments by reviewing past discussions and planned topics. It aims to enhance continuity and retention of therapeutic work between sessions.

Highlights
  • Record or upload session audio
  • Session summaries with key themes
  • Save insights and reminders
  • Organize past sessions
  • Prepare for future appointments
  • Track homework and follow-through
Features
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Turn therapy sessions into private notes, clear recaps, and meaningful reminders you can revisit between appointments. Undertone is built for people already in therapy. It helps you hold onto what mattered, reflect between sessions, and come back to your next appointment with more continuity. Capture or upload a session, get a clean summary, save what you want to remember, and prepare for what to bring up next time. THERAPY SESSION NOTES  • Record or upload session audio  • Get a clear session summary with key themes, insights, and next steps  • Keep past sessions organized in one place BETWEEN-SESSION REFLECTIONS  • Revisit meaningful Moments from past sessions  • Save thoughts, questions, and topics to bring into therapy  • Keep homework and follow-through items easy to find  • Review what came up without digging through scattered notes PRE-SESSION BRIEFS  • See what you talked about last time  • Review what you planned to work on  • Bring forward important thoughts from the week  • Walk into therapy with more continuity, not a blank slate A CALMER WAY TO STAY CONNECTED TO THERAPY Therapy can move quickly. Important insights, patterns, and next steps are easy to forget once the session ends. Undertone gives you a private space to return to the parts of therapy that matter most, so the work does not disappear between appointments. Undertone is not a therapist, crisis service, or diagnostic tool. It does not provide medical advice or replace professional care. It helps you organize, revisit, and reflect on the care you already receive. Undertone is built using HIPAA-aligned workflows. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://undertone.co/privacy

Screenshots

Guided3 screens
Undertone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Undertone at 75% against Guided's 50%. Undertone also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Guided's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Guided sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month and Undertone sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guided versus Undertone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuidedUndertone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB81 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperForward Systems GmbHMosaic Health Analytics Inc.

Customer experience

Guided

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Undertone

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guided

Subscriptions1
  • Guided+7 Days trial$29.991 Month
6 purchases

Undertone

Subscriptions6
  • Check-in - Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Ongoing - Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Momentum - Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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  • Check-in - Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Ongoing - Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Momentum - Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$134.991 Year

Questions

Is Guided free?
Guided is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Undertone free?
Undertone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Guided or Undertone have ads?
Neither Guided nor Undertone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guided or Undertone?
Guided ships an update every 5 days, and Undertone every 5 days. Most recently, Guided was updated on September 18, 2026 and Undertone on September 15, 2026.

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