Comparison

Pragma vs Heed

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

Head to head
About

Pragma

This app helps you manage anxiety and overthinking by sorting facts from fears. It guides you to identify cognitive distortions, examine evidence, and track the accuracy of your worries over time, proving that anxious thoughts are often unfounded.

Highlights
  • Identify cognitive distortions
  • Separate fact from fear
  • Examine evidence for/against worries
  • Track worry hit rate
  • Panic mode transcription
  • Socratic questioning
Features
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Most anxiety journals ask you to "let it out." Pragma does the opposite. Pragma is a CBT worry journal that sorts the facts from the fear. Write a worry, see what's verifiable, and watch the overthinking, anxiety, and panic lose their grip as evidence replaces narrative. A week later, Pragma asks whether the thing you were scared of actually happened. For most people, 80 percent of the time, it didn't. HOW IT WORKS 1. Write it out. Any worry, long or short, messy or clean. Speak it aloud in Panic mode if typing is too much. Pragma transcribes on device and sorts facts from anxieties in real time as you talk. 2. Pragma separates fact from fear. It labels the cognitive distortions your brain is running (mind-reading, catastrophizing, all-or-nothing thinking, rumination), lists the evidence for and against, and estimates the probability of the outcome you actually fear. 3. Cross-examine your own thinking. Three Socratic questions from Pragma, three answers from you. Not comfort. A sharper read on what's happening. 4. Revisit in a week. Did the thing you feared happen? Pragma tracks the hit rate on your fears over time. Most people land around 15 to 20 percent. Proof, in your own data, that your anxious mind runs hot. WHO IT'S FOR People who catastrophize. Spiral before bed. Replay conversations for hours. Ruminate on single sentences. People whose therapists have used the phrase "cognitive distortions" more than twice. People who have read Feeling Good or The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook and want a tool that uses the method. If you've searched for a worry journal, a CBT journal, a thought record app, a panic tracker, an overthinking tool, or an anxiety clarifier, this is that. WHAT PRAGMA ISN'T No streaks. No leaderboards. No gamification. No feed. No social layer. No "community." No push notifications pressuring you to log every day. No ads. No analytics selling what you write. No AI chatbot pretending to be a therapist. Pragma is quiet on purpose. You open it when you need it. You close it when you don't. NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THERAPY A reading, not a diagnosis. The AI can be wrong. Treat its readings as a second opinion, not the truth, and verify anything that matters. Pragma is a writing tool, not a medical device. Privacy policy: https://trypragma.app/privacy Support: https://trypragma.app/support

About

Heed

This app offers guided listening exercises designed to improve focus and reduce rumination. It uses spatial audio to create an immersive experience, helping users train their attention through structured sound-based practices. Regular use aims to build flexible control over thought patterns.

Highlights
  • Guided spatial audio sessions
  • Attention Training Technique (ATT)
  • Customizable sound mixes
  • Themed soundscapes (scenes)
  • Practice tracking and stats
  • Gentle practice reminders
Features
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Heed is a guided practice space for the Attention Training Technique (ATT) — a structured listening exercise described in published metacognitive research, delivered as a 12-minute spatial-audio session. Through regular practice, the goal is to help you interrupt negative thinking patterns and build flexible control over where your focus goes. Put on headphones. Several sounds take their places around you — behind, beside, above. A calm voice guides you through three phases: focus on a single sound while the others compete, switch your attention between sounds on cue, then widen out and hold them all at once. That's the whole practice. It's simple, and it's genuinely hard — that's the point. SPATIAL AUDIO • The original technique places each sound at a different location in the room — a structure no flat recording can reproduce • Heed restores it with true 3D audio — works with any headphones SOUND MIXES • Start with sounds selected to work well together, then preview, swap, or shuffle them if you like • Save combinations you like and return to them anytime SCENES • A growing library of crafted soundscapes — a forge in the rain, a crowded coffeehouse, a reef twelve meters down… • Each scene is a composed atmosphere: sounds chosen to belong together YOUR PRACTICE • Your practice is tracked with session stats and trends over time — stored on your device • Optional questions after each session trace your progress • Gentle reminders help you keep a regular practice, at your own pace FREE & PREMIUM Heed is fully functional for free: the complete guided training, a selection of scenes, and Sound Mixes using a starter sound library — no time limits. Premium unlocks the full scene and sound catalog, available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. DISCLAIMER Heed is a tool for self-guided practice, not a substitute for therapy or medical care. Terms of Service: https://excessive-raptor-1ad.notion.site/Heed-Terms-of-Service-39cca91f51548008997feb22f907c34b

Screenshots

Pragma4 screens
Heed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Heed at 5.0 against Pragma's 4.5. Heed also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Pragma's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pragma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Heed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pragma ships an update every 5 months, Heed every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pragma versus Heed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPragmaHeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB415 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVectoLabSK95 Engineering AB

Customer experience

Pragma

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heed

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pragma

Subscriptions2
  • Pragma Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pragma Pro Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
3 purchases

Heed

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Pragma free?
Pragma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heed free?
Heed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pragma or Heed?
Heed is rated higher. Pragma averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Heed averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pragma or Heed have ads?
Neither Pragma nor Heed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pragma or Heed?
Pragma ships an update every 5 months, and Heed every 3 days. Most recently, Pragma was updated on October 31, 2026 and Heed on November 6, 2026.

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