Comparison

Back to Safety vs SchemaBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Back to Safety

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35 practices, including 8 free. New: Step Back from Worrying Thoughts and Make Room for Feelings. Two practical exercises for moments when thoughts or feelings take up your attention. Back to Safety helps you practise regulation when you feel tense, overwhelmed, depleted or disconnected. Choose an exercise that fits the moment, check in with how you feel, and discover what you want to return to. The app was created by a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. Every exercise includes scientific background and sources. The practices draw on research and clinical approaches involving breathing, grounding, self-compassion and body-based attention, among others. YOUR PERSONAL FOUR-WEEK PROGRAMME With Premium, you can practise for four weeks in a way that suits you. Choose your direction, pace and preferences. A brief check-in helps you find a suggested exercise; afterwards you record how well it suited you. Your overview shows what you have done. Build a personal set of exercises without a rigid schedule to keep up with. Your regulation card brings together exercises that suit you, your own signals and sources of support. Add a supportive phrase or write your own words. Save the card as a PDF or print a pocket-sized version. JOURNAL AND PROGRESS Record sessions and notes in your Journal. Progress lets you explore your own measurements and patterns over longer periods. The expanded Premium Journal and Progress reports explain the data and can be saved, printed or shared as PDFs when you choose. Standalone exercises outside the programme can count too. PRACTISE YOUR WAY β€’ A growing library of short and longer exercises for tension, anxiety, overwhelm, shame and moments of disconnection or exhaustion β€’ Before-and-after check-ins using the Affect Grid and two additional sliders β€’ Breathing visuals, spoken guidance for selected exercises, and supporting sounds or haptic cues where available β€’ A short quiz offering starting points for exercises β€’ In-depth articles with explanations and sources β€’ Ambient sounds including ocean, rain, piano and calm START FOR FREE Begin with eight complete exercises, including the physiological sigh, box breathing and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding. The free version also includes a journal, mood check-ins, scientific explanations, the quiz and basic insights. No account, ads or compulsory trial. PREMIUM Premium unlocks the personal four-week programme, regulation card, full exercise library, expanded Journal and Progress reports, and full ambient library. Choose a monthly or annual subscription; the current price is always shown before purchase. Your practice records remain on your device by default. If you share a PDF, you choose the destination. The app uses the app store's purchasing services for subscriptions. See the Privacy Policy for details. Back to Safety is intended for self-help and psychoeducation. It does not provide a diagnosis or replace professional care when needed. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ggzijsselberkel.nl/back-to-safety-privacy

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SchemaBuddy

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Do you keep running into the same patterns? SchemaBuddy helps you understand why and what you can do differently. This app was developed to support schema therapy and helps you gain insight into your schemas, modes, and coping styles. With SchemaBuddy you can: –Recognize and track your mood and modes –Gain insight into your patterns –Practice healthier ways of dealing with emotions Use the app during or outside of therapy, at moments when you get stuck or react automatically. Work step by step towards more self-insight, control, and resilience.

Screenshots

Back to Safety4 screens
SchemaBuddy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Back to Safety at 15.0 against SchemaBuddy's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Back to Safety sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and SchemaBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Back to Safety versus SchemaBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBack to SafetySchemaBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size196 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGGZ IJssel-Berkel B.V.eHealthfabriek

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Back to Safety

Subscriptions2
  • BTS Premium – Monthly$7.991 Month
  • BTS Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
1 purchases

SchemaBuddy

One-time1
  • Full version$6.99

Questions

Is Back to Safety free?
Back to Safety is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SchemaBuddy free?
SchemaBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Back to Safety or SchemaBuddy have ads?
Neither Back to Safety nor SchemaBuddy shows ads.

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