My Downshift vs Regulate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
My Downshift
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Downshift is a gentle nervous system regulation app designed to help you slow down, reconnect to your body, and move through daily life with more presence and less overwhelm. Built for modern stress, burnout recovery, and high-performing lifestyles, Downshift offers calming audio practices, guided breathwork, nervous system support, and restorative experiences designed to help you regulate without adding more pressure to your routine. Inside the app: ⢠Daily Downshift practices ⢠Guided breath work + nervous system support ⢠Evening Exhale audio sessions ⢠Burnout recovery tools ⢠Gentle regulation for everyday life Less performance. More presence.
Regulate
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Regulate: Nervous System is a trauma-informed audio wellness app designed to help you understand, soothe, and build resilience in your autonomic nervous system. Whether you're managing anxiety, recovering from trauma, navigating burnout, or simply trying to feel more grounded in daily life ā Regulate meets you where you are, gently and without judgment. WHAT'S INSIDE ⢠Guided breathwork sessions grounded in polyvagal theory ⢠Somatic awareness practices to release stored tension in the body ⢠Nervous system education to help you recognise your own patterns ⢠Calming audio sessions for moments of overwhelm, freeze, or shutdown ⢠Daily regulation practices to build a steadier baseline over time HOW IT WORKS Regulate uses pre-generated audio sessions crafted with trauma sensitivity at their core. Sessions are short, accessible, and designed to be used whenever you need them ā in the morning, during a stressful moment, or before sleep. No login. No subscription required. No data collected. Everything stays on your device. PRIVACY FIRST Regulate does not collect, store, or share any personal information. No account is required. Your microphone is never used to capture audio. FOR WHOM Designed for adults (12+) who want to explore nervous system regulation as part of their wellbeing toolkit. This app is a self-guided wellness resource and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Built with care, compassion, and a deep respect for the complexity of healing.
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Verdict
My Downshift and Regulate are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | My Downshift | Regulate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 16.4 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | hey meet maddy llc | Pedram Bani |
In-app purchases
My Downshift
No in-app purchases
Regulate
No in-app purchases









