Comparison

Winnow vs Bare

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

Bare

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Your mirror can't tell you whether four weeks of a new routine did anything. Bare measures it. Take a guided scan and Bare reads five things from the photo โ€” clarity, tone, texture, balance and under-eye brightness โ€” then tracks them over weeks so you can see what your routine is actually doing. WHY BARE IS DIFFERENT Most skin apps let you photograph yourself in any light, at any distance, from any angle, then draw you a chart. That chart measures your lighting, not your skin. Bare won't let you take the shot until your framing, distance and light match your last one. An alignment ring, a ghost overlay of your previous scan and a lighting check do the work. That's what makes a six-week comparison mean something. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Guided capture that keeps every scan comparable โ€ข Five measured metrics, not vague impressions โ€ข A regimen built from what your scan measured, which you approve or edit โ€ข Trend charts for any metric across weeks or months โ€ข Then-and-now comparisons, side by side โ€ข A shelf built from the products you actually own โ€ข Morning and evening routine checklists โ€ข Daily reminders so the habit sticks โ€ข A shareable before-and-after card FROM SCAN TO ROUTINE A score on its own doesn't tell you what to do. After each scan Bare proposes a morning and evening regimen aimed at your two lowest measurements, using the products already on your shelf wherever it can and telling you plainly when something isn't. Every line explains which measurement it's responding to. Untick anything you don't want, then accept โ€” your checklists update to match. BUILT AROUND YOUR ROUTINE Bare asks what you're working on and what your skin is like, then suggests a starting shelf โ€” and never assumes you own products you don't. Tick what's actually in your bathroom and your checklists match reality from day one. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every photo and every calculation stays on your iPhone. There's no account, no server and no analytics. Nothing is uploaded, because there's nowhere to upload it to. Delete your scans in Settings and they're gone everywhere. SUBSCRIPTION Bare Plus unlocks the full app after a 3-day free trial: $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://becktechapps.com/bare-privacy.html Bare tracks the appearance of your skin over time. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose conditions. Talk to a dermatologist about anything that concerns you.

Screenshots

Winnow4 screens
Bare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Winnow at 3 against Bare's 1. Winnow also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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 Bare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Winnow versus Bare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinnowBare
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPsyFi TechnologiesAustin Beck

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Winnow

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

Bare

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Winnow free?
Winnow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bare free?
Bare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Winnow or Bare have ads?
Neither Winnow nor Bare shows ads.

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