guidEase vs Unloop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
guidEase
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For when you don't have the words now, but will later. guidEase is an AI journaling app built for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD minds. It was made by someone who lives it, for the days when typing is too much, when you can't name the feeling yet, and when "just take a deep breath" was never going to be enough. A JOURNAL WITHOUT THE PRESSURE Write when your thoughts make sense. Speak when they don't. Leave an entry half finished and come back days later. No guilt. ENTRIES AREN'T FINAL Your first reflection doesn't have to be your last. Reanalyze any entry as your understanding changes. Each analysis is saved as its own version, from V1 to V2 to V3, so you can see how your perspective shifts over time. Built for delayed processing, when the words arrive a few days after the moment does. SPEAK WHEN TYPING IS TOO MUCH Open the app, hit record, and let it out. guidEase transcribes and analyzes voice entries the same way it does text, so overwhelming days can still be captured. Made for executive dysfunction, fatigue, overwhelm, or processing out loud. WRITE IN THE LANGUAGE YOU THINK IN guidEase detects the language you write in, and your reflections and prompts come back in that same language. Read-aloud is free on every plan and can speak an entry back to you in that language too. TRACK WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS Go beyond a simple mood rating. Track meltdowns, shutdowns, sensory overload, masking, burnout, and other experiences with tags that fit your life. Over time, spot patterns and triggers without forcing your experiences into someone else's framework. COPING TOOLS, BUILT IN You shouldn't have to leave the app mid-moment to find support. Breathing exercises, digital fidgets, and a drawing canvas are one tap away, designed for the moments you need them most. INSIGHTS THAT GROW WITH YOU guidEase connects themes across your entries and helps you spot patterns you might not notice on your own. Get weekly, monthly, and quarterly summaries, along with suggested accommodations based on what you've written. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from backgrounds, gradients, and text colors to create a space that feels right for you today. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Privacy is the whole point here, not a footnote. Sign up with email, or use a username and PIN with no email required. PIN accounts are end-to-end encrypted. Your recovery code protects the key to your journal, and we never see that code, so we cannot read your entries. Email accounts are encrypted at rest with keys we manage, so we can help you recover your account if needed. We never sell your entries or use them to train AI. Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN. MADE BY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT guidEase was built by an autistic and ADHD creator who made the journaling tool she needed when existing apps didn't fit how her brain worked. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PREMIUM Free forever: • Journaling • Mood and meltdown tracking • Half of the coping tools • 10 AI analyses per month • Read-aloud Premium adds: • Voice journaling • Unlimited AI analyses • Long-term memory • Weekly, monthly, and quarterly insights • More gradients • PDF export Try Premium free for 7 days on the yearly plan. guidEase is a self-understanding and journaling tool. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care and does not diagnose or treat any condition. If you are in crisis, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis line. Ready to try a journal that gets it? Download guidEase and start where you are. Terms of Use: https://guidease.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://guidease.app/privacy
Unloop
This app helps you identify and understand recurring behavioral patterns in real-time. It visualizes these patterns as characters, allowing you to interact with them and explore their motivations. The tool supports self-reflection and personal growth, especially for neurodivergent adults.
- Visualize recurring behavioral patterns
- Identify patterns as distinct characters
- Log experiences via voice or text
- Explore pattern motivations
- Prepare for upcoming situations
- Create small, optional experiments
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You know the pattern. You just recognize it too late. The overthinking before you send a message. The people-pleasing that turns into resentment. The burst of motivation that disappears before you finish. The shutdown you only understand afterward. Unloop helps you see what keeps repeating, understand what's underneath it, and try another way to respond. Each pattern becomes a character you can recognize, question and speak with, so the loop gets a voice and you can hear what it's trying to protect. No perfect streaks. No punishment for disappearing. No requirement to have it figured out. Not broken. Just looping. SEE YOUR PATTERN Answer a few questions about what keeps happening. See your loop mapped across thoughts, feelings, actions and consequences, then meet the character that lives inside it, in a world of its own. Its story continues through your first month. EXPLORE WHAT'S UNDERNEATH Your reading offers three angles on the pattern. Pick the one that lands and go deeper. What sets it off? What does it protect? What does it cost you afterward? PREPARE FOR A REAL MOMENT A date, a meeting, a hard conversation coming up? Tell your character what's ahead and meet the feeling before you're in it. See its shape, hear its sound, shake your phone to feel how it moves, set how big it is. Leave with one small move, and come back after to see how it went. TALK WITH YOUR PATTERN Speak with your character in real time and hear it answer as the pattern itself. Question its reasoning, ask what it fears, notice where its voice shows up in your life. Text works too. LET SOMEONE TALK TO IT Send a link to a partner, a parent or a friend. They ask your character what sets it off, what happens inside you and what helps, and it answers for you, in your words. Nothing for them to install. You choose what it knows, you see what they asked, and they can leave you a note. PICK UP YOUR THREAD Bring a moment from your day or a thought that keeps circling. Thread connects it to what you've already explored, so you never start from the beginning. FIND A WAY OUT Choose a small, optional move grounded in your situation, three ways: something to say, something to notice, or something to feel. Try it, then come back with what you found. Adjust it or pick another direction when you're ready. KEEP WHAT YOU DISCOVER Moves gathers what you've tried and saved into a hand of cards. Put the one you're trying on your Home Screen or Lock Screen so it's there when the moment comes. Open any loop for its teachings. Unloop is for the everyday loops that are hard to see from inside: - Overthinking and second-guessing - People-pleasing and the resentment after - Avoidance and putting it off - Pulling away when things get close - Starting strong, never finishing - The same fight, the same silence, again The first questions, your character reveal, your first reading and your first Prepare session are free. A subscription unlocks deeper exploration and ongoing work with your patterns. Your loops are private by default and never used to train AI. Unloop is an AI-assisted self-reflection and personal growth tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or crisis support, and is not a replacement for a qualified healthcare professional. SUBSCRIPTION Unloop offers two auto-renewing subscriptions: Unloop Annual, with a 7-day free trial for eligible subscribers, and Unloop Monthly, billed monthly with no free trial. Current prices and trial terms are shown before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or after any free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.unloop.so/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.unloop.so/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: guidEase at none against Unloop's shown. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. guidEase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Unloop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
guidEase ships an update weekly, Unloop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | guidEase | Unloop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | guidEase, Inc. | Unloop Labs, Inc. |
In-app purchases
guidEase
- Premium$12.991 Month
- Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
Unloop
- Unloop Monthly$12.991 Month
- Unloop Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Unloop Annual1 Year trial$69.991 Year








