Worry Stone vs Steady Heroes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Worry Stone
Engage in a calming tactile ritual with a digital stone. Explore various textures, practice guided breathing, and privately journal your reflections. This app offers a peaceful escape for personal journaling and mindful moments.
- Tactile stone surface with haptic feedback
- Ritual planner for intentional moments
- Guided breathing patterns
- Private moment notes and reflections
- Collection of 20 hand-tuned stones
- Local-first data storage
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Write a thought in your own words, keep an optional next step, and return when you choose. A private shelf beside the familiar tactile stones. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap Thought shelf from the stone screen, then Write a thought. Add an optional next step in your own words. 2. Keep the entry Open, set it aside for Later with an optional revisit date, or File it. Return to add a follow-up; edits preserve the original entry and creation date. 3. Search your writing, reopen filed entries, share a saved entry explicitly, or permanently delete it after confirmation. Tactile stones, breathing, rituals, settling curves, reflections, stone gifts, widgets and settings remain available. A readable Stones/Tools header replaces the crowded icon row, and the interface now supports native iPad layouts. WHAT TO KNOW This is personal writing, not mental-health assessment or treatment. No emotion score or outcome is inferred. Revisit dates do not schedule notifications. Thought Shelf entries are separate from the existing stone-backup export; shared copies and operating-system backups are independent. iPhone and iPad.
Steady Heroes
This app helps children follow daily routines with visual steps and optional timers. It offers a calm break feature and a reward system using stars or real money. Designed for families seeking structure without conflict, it's private by design and works offline.
- Step-by-step visual routines
- Optional focus and calm timers
- Customizable star reward system
- Money mode for allowance tracking
- Offline functionality
- Face ID/Touch ID parent approval
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Steady Heroes turns everyday routines into something a child can see, follow, and finish at their own pace. Each "hero" gets their own visual routine, broken into simple steps. Tap through them one at a time, with an optional focus timer to help stay on track - and no penalty if it runs out. When things feel like too much, the built-in calm break offers a no-pressure pause with its own gentle timer. Finished steps earn stars, which can be spent on a reward menu you set up together. If you'd rather track a real allowance, turn on money mode and Steady Heroes will work out what each step is worth. Built for families raising neurodivergent kids, anxious kids, or anyone who does better with structure - but flexible enough for any household that wants routines without a fight. FEATURES - Step-by-step visual routines for each hero - Optional focus timer, never punitive if it runs out - Calm break with its own timer, no time limit required - Star rewards with a fully customizable reward menu - Optional cash allowance tracking - Face ID / Touch ID to confirm a parent is approving a step - Reduce motion setting for sensory sensitivity - One gentle daily reminder - nothing pushy PRIVATE BY DESIGN Steady Heroes works entirely on your device. There's no account, no server, no ads, and no analytics. Everything you enter stays with you - see our full privacy policy for details. Steady Heroes is a support tool, not a substitute for professional therapy or medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Worry Stone at free against Steady Heroes's paid. Steady Heroes's advantage is iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Worry Stone costs $0.99 and Steady Heroes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Worry Stone against 5.0 for Steady Heroes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Worry Stone | Steady Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Corbin | Richard Bragg |
Customer experience
Worry Stone
Steady Heroes
In-app purchases
Worry Stone
No in-app purchases
Steady Heroes
No in-app purchases









