Comparison

Thrive Mind vs Calibrate

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

Head to head
About

Thrive Mind

This app provides age-appropriate tools and guided activities to support emotional growth for children and teens aged 5-17. It offers coping skills, mood check-ins, and calming resources for managing anxiety, sleep issues, and big feelings. A parent dashboard offers insights and a wellbeing toolkit.

Highlights
  • Age-banded experiences (5-8, 9-12, 13-17)
  • Mood check-ins with traffic-light signalling
  • Guided modules for common worries
  • Calming sounds and personal 'Safe Place'
  • Gratitude entries and reflections
  • Parent dashboard with insights and toolkit
  • Crisis-support resources
Features
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Thrive Mind is a calm, family-friendly wellbeing app for children, young people and the grown-ups who care for them. It offers age-appropriate tools, guided activities and step-by-step coping skills to support emotional growth at every stage from age 5 to 17. Whether your child is feeling anxious about school, struggling to wind down at bedtime, navigating friendship worries or working through big feelings, Thrive Mind helps you both find calm together. WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE โ€ข Mood check-ins a friendly way to notice and name feelings, with traffic-light signalling for younger children โ€ข Guided modules for the most common worries: โ€“ Low mood and self-confidence โ€“ Anxiety and worry โ€“ Sleep and bedtime routines โ€“ School confidence and friendship difficulties โ€“ Behaviour and self-regulation โ€“ Mindfulness and calming techniques โ€ข Calming sounds and a personal "Safe Place" for moments that need quiet โ€ข Gratitude entries and reflections small daily habits that build resilience โ€ข Trusted Contacts children can name the grown-ups they trust most โ€ข Co-regulation activities families can do together โ€ข A parent dashboard with insights, gentle coaching and a wellbeing toolkit just for grown-ups DESIGNED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY โ€ข Three age-banded experiences โ€” 5โ€“8, 9โ€“12 and 13โ€“17. Language, visuals and pace adapted for every stage โ€ข Parental controls and account management โ€ข Crisis-support resources reachable in two taps from anywhere in the app,never paywalled โ€ข No advertising, no behavioural profiling, no data sold ever Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY FIRST We take children's privacy seriously. Personal data is encrypted in transit and at rest, never sold, and never shared for advertising. You can delete your account and all your data from inside the app at any time. For full details see our Privacy Policy. NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE Thrive Mind provides supportive wellbeing tools and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. It is not a crisis service. If you, your child or someone close to you is in immediate danger, please call your local emergency number or one of the helplines listed inside the app.

About

Calibrate

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Your first 90 days after an adult ADHD diagnosis are some of the hardest. The script is in your hand, the side effects are real, and your follow-up appointment is six weeks away. Calibrate is the 90-day symptom journal built for that window โ€” so you walk into your prescriber's office with evidence instead of "I think it might be working? Sometimes?" WHAT CALIBRATE DOES โ€ข Daily medication log in 60 seconds โ€” dose, time, focus 1-5, energy 1-5, side-effect tags โ€ข Calibration Arc โ€” your 90 days mapped to the three phases of ADHD titration: Initiation (Days 1-7), Adjustment (8-45), Maintenance (46-90) โ€ข Phase transition modals at Day 8 and Day 46 โ€” "what to expect" copy that normalizes what you're experiencing โ€ข "Today I Noticed" tags โ€” 1-tap chips (side effect, win, question, trigger) plus optional notes up to 280 characters โ€ข Weekly Clinician PDF โ€” auto-generated every Friday once you have at least 4 logged days that week. Dose log table, focus and energy sparkline, your own tagged highlights, prepared questions for your appointment โ€ข Day 90 Continuation โ€” at Day 90 you choose to continue another 90 days, restart for a new medication, or archive your journey WHO IT'S FOR Adult women newly diagnosed with ADHD, prescribed your first stimulant โ€” Vyvanse, Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta. You're working full-time. You've been on the waitlist for a year. The diagnosis is real but the day-to-day is overwhelming. Calibrate is your structured companion for the first chapter. WHY THIS, NOT A GENERIC TRACKER iPhone Notes works until your appointment. Then you're scrolling through fragmented scribbles, embarrassed to show your psychiatrist what you actually wrote. Generic chronic-illness trackers don't speak ADHD. Habit-builder apps don't know what titration means. Calibrate is built specifically for the 90-day post-diagnosis window โ€” the only moment where this evidence matters most. WHAT YOUR PRESCRIBER SEES A clean one-page PDF: dose table for the week, focus and energy trend chart, side-effect summary, your tagged observations as quoted highlights, and prepared questions ("Side-effect chart shows X โ€” should we adjust dose timing?"). Prescriber-ready, no interpretation required. NOT A MEDICAL DEVICE Calibrate is a personal symptom journal for your conversation with your prescriber. It does not diagnose, prescribe, dose-adjust, or replace medical advice. All clinical decisions belong to you and your doctor. PRIVACY Your medication log is stored locally on your device. We do not collect, share, or sell your health data. You export PDFs only when you choose to. CALIBRATE PREMIUM First 7 days (your full Initiation phase) are free. Continue your full 90-day journey with Premium: โ€ข $9.99/month โ€ข $49.99/year (save 58%) Includes unlimited weekly clinician PDFs, full Adjustment + Maintenance phases, and Day 90 continuation. Terms of Use: https://calibrate-0504-backend.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://calibrate-0504-backend.vercel.app/privacy Support: https://calibrate-0504-backend.vercel.app/support

Screenshots

Thrive Mind4 screens
Calibrate3 screens

Verdict

The call

Thrive Mind and Calibrate 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. Thrive Mind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Calibrate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thrive Mind ships an update every 2 weeks, Calibrate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Thrive Mind versus Calibrate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrive MindCalibrate
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size127 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRichard SsuunaMads Borg Hundahl

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Thrive Mind

Subscriptions4
  • 1-Child Plan โ€” Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Family Plan โ€” Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 1-Child Plan โ€” Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Family Plan โ€” Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
2 purchases

Calibrate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Thrive Mind free?
Thrive Mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calibrate free?
Calibrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thrive Mind or Calibrate have ads?
Neither Thrive Mind nor Calibrate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thrive Mind or Calibrate?
Thrive Mind ships an update every 2 weeks, and Calibrate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Thrive Mind was updated on September 30, 2026 and Calibrate on October 2, 2026.

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