Comparison

Nervine vs Regulate

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

Head to head
About

Nervine

This app offers guided somatic exercises to help regulate your nervous system when feeling anxious, stressed, or fatigued. It provides a variety of short, voice-led practices focusing on breath, grounding, and release, with customizable durations and ambient sounds.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided somatic exercises
  • Mood-based practice selection
  • 30 exercises across 7 categories
  • Five guided programs
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable exercise length and guidance
  • Ambient soundscapes
Features
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Nervine is a quiet place to settle your nervous system. Thirty short, voice-guided somatic exercises help you come back into your body when you feel anxious, wired, frozen or simply worn out. Somatic exercises work from the body up: a slow exhale, a low hum, a gentle shake, feet on the floor. Nervine guides you through each one so you can close your eyes and follow along. HOW DO YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW? Pick what is true in this moment: anxious, wired, frozen, shut down, tired or overwhelmed. Nervine suggests a practice that fits, and you can begin with one tap. 30 SOMATIC EXERCISES IN 7 FAMILIES • Vagal toning: voo sound, humming, gargle, ocean breath, lion's breath • Orienting: room orienting, soft gaze, near and far, slow head turns, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding • Discharge: standing shake, TRE-style leg tremor, pandiculation, wet dog shake • Breath: physiological sigh, extended exhale (4:8), box breath, 4-7-8, diaphragmatic breathing • Grounding: feet on the ground, hand on heart, butterfly tap, body scan • Release: jaw release, face softening, shoulder drops, hip opener • Activation: ear rub, cold water on the face, temple press Every exercise comes with its own hand-drawn botanical illustration and calm, paced voice guidance. FIVE GUIDED PROGRAMS • First Week: a gentle 7-day introduction • Before Sleep Wind-Down: 5 evenings to let the day go • Morning Orientation: 7 mornings to arrive in your body • Vagus Activation: 10 days of vagal toning • Release Stored Tension: 14 days of shaking, stretching and letting go NOTICE THE CHANGE Before and after each session, rate your tension, energy and calm. Nervine shows you the difference, so you learn which practices actually help you. MAKE IT YOURS • Choose the length: 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes • Choose the guidance: full, minimal or off • Ambient soundscapes: rain, stream and birds, or binaural tones • Calming background scenes • A gentle daily reminder WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS We keep this honest. In a study published in Cell Reports Medicine (Balban et al., 2023), five minutes a day of cyclic sighing, a breath with a long exhale, improved mood and lowered breathing rate. A review in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Zaccaro et al., 2018) linked slow breathing to higher heart-rate variability. Cool water on the face triggers the dive reflex, which slows the heart. Nervine builds its practices around simple mechanisms like these. Nervine is a wellness tool for everyday stress and tension. It is not a medical device and does not replace care from a qualified professional. SUBSCRIPTION Nervine is free to download. Full access to all exercises, programs and features requires a subscription, which begins with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the free trial ends, or at confirmation of purchase if you subscribe without a trial. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Canceling during the free trial means you will not be charged. Privacy Policy: https://www.easytech-agency.net/privacy/nervine Terms of Use: https://www.easytech-agency.net/terms/nervine

About

Regulate

Features
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Regulate: Nervous System is a trauma-informed audio wellness app designed to help you understand, soothe, and build resilience in your autonomic nervous system. Whether you're managing anxiety, recovering from trauma, navigating burnout, or simply trying to feel more grounded in daily life — Regulate meets you where you are, gently and without judgment. WHAT'S INSIDE • Guided breathwork sessions grounded in polyvagal theory • Somatic awareness practices to release stored tension in the body • Nervous system education to help you recognise your own patterns • Calming audio sessions for moments of overwhelm, freeze, or shutdown • Daily regulation practices to build a steadier baseline over time HOW IT WORKS Regulate uses pre-generated audio sessions crafted with trauma sensitivity at their core. Sessions are short, accessible, and designed to be used whenever you need them — in the morning, during a stressful moment, or before sleep. No login. No subscription required. No data collected. Everything stays on your device. PRIVACY FIRST Regulate does not collect, store, or share any personal information. No account is required. Your microphone is never used to capture audio. FOR WHOM Designed for adults (12+) who want to explore nervous system regulation as part of their wellbeing toolkit. This app is a self-guided wellness resource and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Built with care, compassion, and a deep respect for the complexity of healing.

Screenshots

Nervine4 screens
Regulate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Regulate at none against Nervine's 2. Regulate also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nervine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Regulate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nervine versus Regulate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNervineRegulate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB74 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlexis RaimbaultPedram Bani

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nervine

Subscriptions2
  • Nervine Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Nervine Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Regulate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nervine free?
Nervine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Regulate free?
Regulate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nervine or Regulate have ads?
Nervine shows ads; Regulate does not.

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