Comparison

inwards vs Help Me Calm Down

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

Head to head
About

inwards

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inwards is a minimal meditation timer built around one question: how do you feel after? Set a timer, sit, and when you're done โ€” pick an emotion. The app's gradient shifts to reflect your mood, building a living color history of your inner state over time. Features: โ€ข Customizable session timer (1โ€“60 min) โ€ข 3-2-1 countdown before each session โ€ข Post-session emotion check-in โ€ข Animated gradient that evolves with your mood history โ€ข Daily rotating quote โ€ข Live count of others meditating right now โ€ข No account required Simple by design. Open it, sit, breathe.

About

Help Me Calm Down

Features
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Help Me Calm Down is a beautifully simple app for those moments when you need to slow down, breathe, and find a little peace. No clutter, no sign-up, no noise. Just two gentle tools that are always one tap away. Calming Breath Follow a soft, animated heart through an easy breathing pattern: two short breaths in, one long breath out, with gentle vibration to guide your rhythm. A quiet way to settle yourself in about a minute, whenever things feel like too much. Meditation Timer Set a timer from 2 to 20 minutes, choose a soothing ambient sound (rain, ocean, or forest), and let a soft singing bowl mark the end of your session. Prefer your own track? Bring your own audio. Made to feel calm - A clean, distraction-free design in soft light and dark themes - Seamless, gently looping nature sounds - A friendly streak tracker to help a daily habit take root - A Quick Calm shortcut for instant relief In your language English, German, French, Swedish, Arabic, and Dari, with full right-to-left support. Private by design Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no ads, and no data collected. Ever. Whether you have one minute or twenty, Help Me Calm Down gives you a quiet space to breathe, reset, and come back to yourself.

Screenshots

inwards4 screens
Help Me Calm Down4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Help Me Calm Down at 2 against inwards's โ€”. Help Me Calm Down also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
inwards versus Help Me Calm Down: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterinwardsHelp Me Calm Down
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.615.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladyslav SavrukRezify ab

In-app purchases

None

inwards

No in-app purchases

None

Help Me Calm Down

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is inwards free?
inwards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Help Me Calm Down free?
Help Me Calm Down is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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