Comparison

Listenly vs Cooldown Timer

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

Head to head
About

Listenly

This app helps couples maintain emotional connection with quick daily mood check-ins. It provides AI-powered suggestions for supportive responses and displays your partner's feelings on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Quick mood check-ins with notes
  • Home screen widget for partner's mood
  • AI-powered response suggestions
  • Simple acknowledgments
  • Quiet hours
  • Pause sharing option
Features
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Relationships are built one moment at a time. Listenly helps couples stay emotionally connected throughout the day with simple check-ins that take just seconds. Share how you're feeling, and your partner can see your mood right from their home screen. No scrolling through messages. No pressure to respond immediately. Just a quiet way to stay aware of each other, even on the busiest days. Sometimes your partner needs encouragement. Sometimes they need space. Sometimes they just need to know you're thinking about them. When your partner checks in, Listenly offers thoughtful AI-powered suggestions to help you respond in a way that fits how they're feeling right now. A kind word, a moment of fun, a supportive gesture, or a simple acknowledgment can make all the difference. FEATURES - Quick mood check-ins with optional notes - Home screen widget that keeps your partner's feelings visible throughout the day - AI-powered suggestions for support, encouragement, and connection, tuned to how your partner is feeling right now - Simple acknowledgments that let your partner know they've been seen - Quiet hours to protect rest and downtime - Pause sharing whenever you need a break - Complete control of your data, including the ability to delete your history or account at any time Listen with a glance. Because connection is built on small moments of understanding.

About

Cooldown Timer

Features
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Cooldown helps you manage anger by giving you a simple, distraction-free timer to sit with your feelings and let them pass. When you feel anger rising, open Cooldown and start a session. The breathing orb guides your attention. When the feeling fades, stop the timer — your session is saved. Over time, the Dashboard shows your patterns: how often you use the app, how long your sessions run, and how you're improving. FEATURES • One-tap anger timer with calming animation • Session history with charts (day, week, month, year) • Statistics: total sessions, average duration, personal best • Guest mode — no account required to start • Optional account to sync sessions across devices • Dark teal design built for calm focus No ads. No in-app purchases. Just a tool to help you cool down.

Screenshots

Listenly3 screens
Cooldown Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Listenly at 15.0 against Cooldown Timer's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Listenly versus Cooldown Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListenlyCooldown Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BufordANH TRAN MERAZ

In-app purchases

None

Listenly

No in-app purchases

None

Cooldown Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listenly free?
Listenly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cooldown Timer free?
Cooldown Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Listenly or Cooldown Timer have ads?
Neither Listenly nor Cooldown Timer shows ads.

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