Comparison

The Observing Ego vs FrequenSee

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

Head to head
About

The Observing Ego

This app is a doctor-built mood and mental health tracker that uses clinical screening instruments. It helps you identify patterns in your moods, sleep, exercise, and habits, and offers tools for self-reflection. Safety features and crisis resources are always free.

Highlights
  • Clinical mood tracking
  • Validated screening instruments
  • Pattern identification
  • Defense mechanism logging
  • Dream journaling
  • Mentalizing exercises
  • Free safety features
Features
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A mood tracker built by a doctoral-level clinician, with input from fellow clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists, using the actual clinical screening instruments your therapist uses: PHQ-9, GAD-7, WHO-5, DERS-16, SCS-SF, C-SSRS, ASQ, and STIPO-R. No AI therapy advice. No gamification. No social feed. No ads. Your data stays on your phone. Safety features are always free. Forever. No paywall on crisis resources, the safety plan, or the 988 Lifeline. — TRAUMA-INFORMED BY DESIGN — Built around the psychoanalytic concept of the "observing ego": the part of you that can step back and notice your own mental processes. The app is a mirror, not a therapist. It helps you see yourself clearly and bring that clarity to your own work, or to a clinician. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — Track moods with the precision your therapist would recognize. An age-adaptive picker (ages 7 through adult) draws from a 100+ emotion vocabulary mapped to validated affect models. Take the clinical screenings your therapist uses, scored to published thresholds. PHQ-9 for depression. GAD-7 for anxiety. WHO-5 for wellbeing. ASQ and C-SSRS for safety. STIPO-R for personality organization (uncommon outside research settings). See patterns over time. Mood correlations with sleep, exercise, medications, and habits. Year in Pixels view. Longitudinal assessment trends. Every correlation needs at least 7 data points and a moderate effect size before it surfaces. Quality over noise. Log defense mechanisms (Vaillant's three-tier hierarchy). Record dreams with psychodynamic framing. Practice mentalizing exercises drawn from MBT. Map body sensations to feelings. — PRIVACY BY DESIGN — No accounts. No servers. No ads. No analytics. No third parties. Your data syncs through your own iCloud, encrypted end-to-end. We cannot see your entries, your moods, or your reports. We do not want to. — SAFETY ALWAYS FREE — The safety plan, crisis resources, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, and gentle check-ins when the app detects elevated risk are free forever. Mood check-ins and journal entries are unlimited and free. Premium covers the deeper features: longer insight ranges, Year in Pixels, the Mood Calendar, weekly reports, Apple Health insights, medication effects, and data export, plus more room for habits, assessments, and medications. Safety never goes behind a paywall. — BUILT BY — Casey Simon, Psy.D. (Doctor of Clinical Psychology), MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist), with input from fellow clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists. Designed for honest self-reflection, not performance. A tool meant to be shared with a clinician when you choose to. — PRICING — Free to download. 7-day free trial of Premium. Then $4.99 per month or $44.99 per year. Safety features stay free regardless of subscription. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://myobservingego.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://myobservingego.com/privacy-policy/

About

FrequenSee

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FREQUENSEE – DISCOVER YOUR TINNITUS FREQUENCY Your tinnitus has its own sound. FrequenSee helps you understand it better. FrequenSee was developed by someone who experiences tinnitus firsthand. It all began with a simple idea: to create a tone that matches the sound of their own tinnitus as closely as possible. That idea evolved into an app that helps you gradually identify, compare, and document your personal tinnitus frequency. FIND YOUR FREQUENCY Guided frequency search helps you explore the sound of your individual tinnitus. Different tone modes and an adjustable frequency range allow you to find the tone that most closely matches your subjective tinnitus perception. YOUR PERSONAL HEARING PROFILE Save your identified frequencies and compare the results of multiple searches. Your hearing profile helps you track your personal frequency perception over time. DISCOVER YOUR SOUNDSCAPE Whether you enjoy cozy jazz, relaxing café atmospheres, or gentle meditation music, FrequenSee offers a wide variety of pleasant sounds. Explore calming nature sounds such as rain, forests, and ocean waves, or enjoy the steady sound of Brown Noise. Some soundscapes are available offline right away. Additional music tracks can be downloaded individually whenever you like. YOUR PERSONAL NOTCH SESSION Use your identified tinnitus frequency to create personalized notch sessions. The frequency range around your selected tinnitus frequency is selectively reduced in your chosen music or soundscape. Choose your favorite sounds, set the session duration, and customize the frequency filter to your preferences. This approach is inspired by the principles of notch therapy. WHAT FREQUENSEE OFFERS • Guided tinnitus frequency search • Different tone modes and frequency settings • Personal hearing profiles with saved frequencies • History and comparison of search results • Personalized notch sessions • Cozy jazz and relaxing café soundscapes • Gentle meditation music • Nature sounds and Brown Noise • Additional downloadable music • Clear and intuitive controls CREATED FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FrequenSee was born from a personal desire to better understand the sound of tinnitus. IMPORTANT NOTICE FrequenSee is intended solely for subjective audio and frequency perception. The app does not replace medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment. No therapeutic effect or relief from tinnitus is guaranteed.

Screenshots

The Observing Ego4 screens
FrequenSee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FrequenSee at none against The Observing Ego's 2. The Observing Ego's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. The Observing Ego sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FrequenSee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Observing Ego ships an update weekly, FrequenSee monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Observing Ego versus FrequenSee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Observing EgoFrequenSee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB91 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCasey SimonMarco Benz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Observing Ego

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
None

FrequenSee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Observing Ego free?
The Observing Ego is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FrequenSee free?
FrequenSee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Observing Ego or FrequenSee have ads?
Neither The Observing Ego nor FrequenSee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Observing Ego or FrequenSee?
The Observing Ego ships an update weekly, and FrequenSee monthly. Most recently, The Observing Ego was updated on October 9, 2026 and FrequenSee on October 28, 2026.

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