Comparison

Therapy Tracker vs Urge Surfin

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

Head to head
About

Therapy Tracker

Features
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Many people sit down in therapy and go blank. You forget what happened during the week. You talk about what’s easiest—not what matters. You leave thinking, "I should have said that." Therapy Tracker helps you show up clearer. It gives you simple prompts at the right moments during your week, so you can: • capture what actually mattered • reflect on what stayed with you after a session • organise your thoughts before the next one No long journalling. No pressure to use it every day. Just a simple way to bring the right things into the room. Why people use it: • "I don’t sit there wondering where to start anymore" • "I actually say the thing I was avoiding" • "I remember what happened during the week" • "My sessions feel more focused" Private by design: Your reflections stay on your device. • No accounts • No cloud sync • No data sharing • No therapist access This is your space—nothing leaves your phone. What this isn’t: • Not therapy • Not a diagnostic tool • Not a symptom tracker It’s simply a tool to help you get more out of the time you already have. Walk into your next session knowing where to start.

About

Urge Surfin

This app helps you quit habits by tracking clean days and offering a "urge surfing" game to manage cravings. It also includes a guided breathing exercise to help you calm down quickly.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking
  • Clean day counter
  • Urge surfing game
  • Guided box breathing
  • Daily check-ins
  • Pattern analysis
Features
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Urge Surfin tracks one thing: how many days you've stayed clean. Choose the habit you need to quit. Start your count. When a craving hits, you have somewhere to go. Urge Surf — draf the surfer to stay balanced on a wave. Urge surfing is a real DBT technique: cravings peak and pass, usually within minutes. The game holds your attention while that happens. Box Breathing — a guided breathing exercise for when you need to come down fast. Four counts in, hold, out, hold. Clinically simple. Actually works. Track your clean days with honest timestamps. Log daily check-ins so you can see patterns, not just streaks. No grace days. No second chances built into the math. Just your real count.

Screenshots

Therapy Tracker4 screens
Urge Surfin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Therapy Tracker at every 8 days against Urge Surfin's every 3 months. Therapy Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Therapy Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Urge Surfin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Therapy Tracker versus Urge Surfin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTherapy TrackerUrge Surfin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperW David O'ByrneCTXA LLC

In-app purchases

None

Therapy Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Urge Surfin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Therapy Tracker free?
Therapy Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Urge Surfin free?
Urge Surfin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Therapy Tracker or Urge Surfin have ads?
Neither Therapy Tracker nor Urge Surfin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Therapy Tracker or Urge Surfin?
Therapy Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and Urge Surfin every 3 months. Most recently, Therapy Tracker was updated on September 15, 2026 and Urge Surfin on September 29, 2026.

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