Comparison

Winnow vs ThroughLine App

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

Head to head
About

Winnow

Features
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Winnow helps you separate helpful thoughts from harmful ones using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques โ€” right from your phone. GUIDED THOUGHT RECORDS Walk through a structured 7-step CBT thought record whenever anxious or negative thoughts arise. Identify the situation, capture your emotions, examine automatic thoughts, spot cognitive distortions, and reframe your thinking with balanced alternatives. QUICK MOOD CHECK-INS Log how you're feeling in seconds. Choose from 27 emotions, rate their intensity, and build a picture of your emotional patterns over time. JOURNAL & REFLECT Review all your entries in one place. Filter by drafts, completed records, or recent entries. Revisit past situations to see how your thinking has evolved. INSIGHTS & TRENDS Track your mood trends over weeks, months, or the full year. See your most frequent emotions, identify recurring cognitive distortions, and understand your patterns with clear charts and summaries. SAFETY PLAN Create a personalized crisis safety plan with coping strategies, trusted contacts, and professional resources โ€” always accessible when you need it most. PRIVATE & SECURE All your data stays on your device. No account required. No cloud sync. Your thoughts are yours alone. WINNOW PRO Upgrade for unlimited data exports to share with your therapist, full trend analysis across all time periods, AI-powered distortion detection, advanced distortion breakdowns, and more. Whether you're working with a therapist or managing your mental health independently, Winnow gives you a structured, private space to practice CBT every day. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Winnow Pro Monthly โ€” $4.99/month Winnow Pro Annual โ€” $39.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings at any time. Privacy Policy: https://psyfitechnologies.com/winnow/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ThroughLine App

Features
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Therapy happens once a week. Everything else happens in between. ThroughLine is an AI-powered support tool for people in therapy, designed to help you make the most of the time between your sessions, not just the hour you're in the room. Start with a 14-day free trial. After your trial, full access requires an active ThroughLine subscription. Reflect. Between sessions, things come up. ThroughLine gives you a quiet space to process what's on your mind, guided by questions that help you go deeper than a blank page would. Your reflections build over time, creating a thread you can actually follow. Plan. Before each session, ThroughLine draws on your reflections to help you shape what you want to bring to your therapist. You arrive with clarity instead of starting from scratch. Continue. After each session, capture what happened while it's fresh. ThroughLine helps you hold onto the insights and intentions that can otherwise fade before your next appointment. Your reflections are yours alone. Everything you share is encrypted, and your data is never used to train AI models. ThroughLine is a tool, not a therapist, but it's built for people who take their therapy seriously. Terms of Use (End User License Agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Winnow4 screens
ThroughLine App3 screens

Verdict

The call

Winnow and ThroughLine App are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Winnow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ThroughLine App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winnow ships an update monthly, ThroughLine App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Winnow versus ThroughLine App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinnowThroughLine App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPsyFi TechnologiesThroughline

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Winnow

Subscriptions2
  • Winnow Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Winnow Pro Annual$39.991 Year
4 purchases

ThroughLine App

Subscriptions4
  • ThroughLine Monthly$19.991 Month
  • ThroughLine 3-Month$49.993 Months
  • ThroughLine 6-Month$74.996 Months
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  • ThroughLine Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Winnow free?
Winnow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThroughLine App free?
ThroughLine App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Winnow or ThroughLine App have ads?
Neither Winnow nor ThroughLine App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Winnow or ThroughLine App?
Winnow ships an update monthly, and ThroughLine App every 5 weeks. Most recently, Winnow was updated on September 14, 2026 and ThroughLine App on September 18, 2026.

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