Comparison

Ponderwell vs Between Sessions

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

Head to head
About

Ponderwell

This app provides a private space for personal growth, helping you track moods, journal thoughts, and set goals. It offers structured tools for before and after sessions, along with guided breathing and daily contemplation quotes. Your data remains securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Mood and body sensation tracking
  • Structured session reflection tools
  • Guided journaling with prompts
  • SMART goal setting and tracking
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Daily contemplation quotes
  • Insight reports and data export
Features
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Ponderwell — The Private Therapy Journal & Mood Companion Designed by a psychologist, Ponderwell is a private companion for therapy: track your mood between sessions, journal with guided prompts, prepare for each appointment, and see your patterns over time. It works just as well alongside coaching, support groups, workshops, retreats — or your own daily reflection practice. Everything stays on your device. No cloud. No account. No AI. No ads. No tracking. MADE FOR LIFE BETWEEN THERAPY SESSIONS • Mood check-ins — A fast, science-based mood tracker built on the Circumplex Model of emotion: feeling, intensity, and body sensations. Patterns emerge over weeks of therapy. • Gather & Reflect — Guided journaling prompts before and after each therapy or coaching session, so you arrive more prepared and capture more between sessions. • Prep Sheet — A one-tap summary of everything since your last session: mood check-ins, journal entries, homework, and open agenda items. Review it before you walk in, or share it with your therapist as a PDF. • Private journal — Free-form writing with optional photos and voice notes, plus journal prompts when you want a starting point. • Unsent letters — Write what you're not yet ready to say out loud. • Goals & homework — Track therapy homework and the goals you're working on between sessions. • Session agenda — Capture topics as they come up during the week, so they're ready when you walk in. • Meditations — Short guided modes for grounding, breath work, and present-moment awareness. • Daily contemplations — A new quote each day to pause with, or share with friends and family. • Insights & reports — Mood patterns, before/after session comparisons, and emotion frequency. Export any report as a PDF to bring to therapy if you'd like. PRIVACY FIRST A therapy journal holds your most personal thoughts, so Ponderwell keeps everything on your device. No servers, no cloud storage, no accounts, no logins. The only data that ever leaves your phone is anonymous crash reporting (device model, OS version, error traces — never your personal content). SUBSCRIPTION Try everything free for 10 days. After that: • Free tier stays yours: basic journaling, mood check-ins, one journey, daily contemplations, meditations, unsent letters, homework, and session agenda. • Premium unlocks: the full Gather/Reflect cycle, pre-journal mood check-in, multiple journeys, the Insights dashboard, advanced meditation options, goal tracking, and all reports. • Pricing: $5.99/month, $39.99/year, or $69.99 lifetime (one-time purchase). You always keep full read access to everything you have ever written — regardless of subscription status. IMPORTANT Ponderwell is designed to support the work you do in therapy — it is not therapy itself, not a substitute for professional mental health care, and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are in crisis, please call or text 988 (U.S. Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or contact your local emergency services. Designed for adults. Terms of Service - https://3bitproductions.com/ponderwell/terms

About

Between Sessions

Features
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You think of it on Tuesday. By Thursday, in the room, it's gone. Between Sessions is a notebook built around the rhythm of therapy — the week, not the day. BEFORE THE SESSION Add to your agenda the moment something comes up. Walk in with a list instead of a blank stare. AFTER THE SESSION Capture the sentence your therapist said that you want to keep, the new framing, the thing you noticed. BETWEEN SESSIONS Track the work you take home — thought records, exposures, behavioural experiments — with reminders. CARRIED FORWARD Anything you didn't get to moves to the next session on its own. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No cloud. No tracking. Everything stays on your device, behind Face ID. SHARE IF YOU WANT Export a single session or the last month as a PDF. Your call, off by default. Between Sessions is a notebook. It does not provide therapy, diagnosis or treatment. Terms of service & privacy policy: https://thunor.app/between-sessions-terms.html https://thunor.app/between-sessions-privacy.html

Screenshots

Ponderwell4 screens
Between Sessions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ponderwell at weekly against Between Sessions's monthly. Ponderwell also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, 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. Ponderwell sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Between Sessions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ponderwell ships an update weekly, Between Sessions monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ponderwell versus Between Sessions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPonderwellBetween Sessions
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3 Bit Productions, LLCMEHMET CAGRI MENCEK

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ponderwell

Subscriptions2
  • Ponderwell Pro$5.991 Month
  • Ponderwell Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ponderwell Lifetime$69.99
1 purchases

Between Sessions

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Ponderwell free?
Ponderwell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Between Sessions free?
Between Sessions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ponderwell or Between Sessions have ads?
Neither Ponderwell nor Between Sessions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ponderwell or Between Sessions?
Ponderwell ships an update weekly, and Between Sessions monthly. Most recently, Ponderwell was updated on October 24, 2026 and Between Sessions on October 11, 2026.

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