Comparison

DD vs Bearings

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

Head to head
About

DD

A private wellness companion for veterans managing PTSD and using cannabis. It offers daily symptom tracking, cannabis session logging, and evidence-based coping tools. All data stays on your device, with no accounts or ads.

Highlights
  • Daily PTSD symptom check-ins
  • Cannabis session logging
  • Personalized insights and charts
  • Evidence-based coping tools
  • Tolerance break tracker
  • Direct access to Veterans Crisis Line
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DD420 is a private wellness companion for veterans managing PTSD who also use cannabis for symptom relief. No judgment. No politics. Just tools. Your data never leaves your device. No accounts. No ads. No one is watching. DAILY CHECK-IN Track your PTSD symptoms using the same four clusters the VA uses — Intrusion, Avoidance, Mood & Thinking, and Alertness — in a guided, one-step-at-a-time flow built to feel less overwhelming. Rate each area honestly, log your mood and sleep, and note what triggered you. Takes less than two minutes, and your progress saves automatically if you get interrupted. Over time, your check-ins build a picture of how you're actually doing — not how you think you're doing. CANNABIS SESSION LOG Log each session with strain, method, THC and CBD content, timing, and — most importantly — why you used it and whether it helped. Select from 12 veteran-specific conditions including PTSD symptoms, chronic pain, sleep and insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, hyperarousal, and more. Each condition has its own curated list of effects to track. You'll start to see which strains, methods, and dosages actually move the needle for your specific symptoms. INSIGHTS Charts built from your own data. See your symptom severity trend over time, which PTSD clusters affect you most, how sleep quality relates to your symptom scores, how cannabis use correlates with next-day symptoms, and which conditions you use most. The more you log, the clearer the patterns become. COPING TOOLS Evidence-based tools organized by what you need right now. Breathing exercises, grounding techniques, progressive muscle relaxation, sleep visualization, and urge surfing — available any time, no subscription required. TOLERANCE BREAK TRACKER Set a break goal, track your progress day by day, and get coping prompts for cravings. Includes plain-language education on what tolerance is and what to expect during a break. 100% FREE Every feature in DD420 is free. Always. No subscriptions, no locked features, no paywalls. If you want to support development, an optional one-time tip ("Buy Me a Bag") is available in Settings — never required. BUILT FOR VETERANS Veterans Crisis Line: 988, press 1 — call or text directly from the app, one tap, any time. Chat: veteranscrisisline.net DD420 is not affiliated with the VA or DoD. It is not a medical app and does not diagnose or treat any condition. All data is stored on your device only.

About

Bearings

This app combines a focus timer with guided healthy breaks to prevent burnout and improve clarity. It offers over 70 meditation, stretching, movement, and mindfulness practices led by professionals. Personalize break suggestions based on your preferences and schedule them with calendar export.

Highlights
  • Focus timer mode
  • Guided meditation, stretching, and mindfulness practices
  • Customizable break suggestions
  • Schedule break reminders
  • Export breaks to calendar
  • Create custom break activities
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Bearings helps people focus and then take healthy breaks from work or study. Unlike most focus timers, Bearings also provides guided breaks that are good for your brain. Over 70 meditation, stretching, movement, yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness practices, guided by professional teachers and coaches. In addition to the focus timer mode, you can also schedule break reminders or alarms and export them to your phone's calendar. Choose either a specific break, or let Bearings suggest one. Personalize suggestions by filtering for your likes, time availability, setting, and energy level. Check out what specific breaks are coming up and customize your break schedule on the Queue! You can think of it like your playlist of breaks. We strive to provide evidence-based break exercises to help you prevent burnout, find clarity, relax, and then come back to work or study with a greater sense of ease. Most of the practices also help you learn skills, like mindfulness, or improving your balance. Bearings helps you use your break time well. If there's an activity you know you like to do on your breaks, you can create it with a Custom Activity! We're always adding new break activities, so let us know what you'd like to see! Free: -Focus timer -Schedule break reminder alarms and export to calendar -Break activities guided by experts -Some Soundscapes -Up to 3 Custom activities Premium: -Full library of guided breaks -Full selection of soundscapes -Unlimited custom activity creation Terms of Use: https://bearings-time.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://bearings-time.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

DD4 screens
Bearings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DD at every 3 days against Bearings's every 3 weeks. DD also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Bearings's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bearings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DD against 4.9 for Bearings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DD ships an update every 3 days, Bearings every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DD versus Bearings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDDBearings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShawn WrightClearVista Labs, LLC

Customer experience

DD

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bearings

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DD

One-time3
  • Coffee Tip$2.99
  • Lunch Tip$4.99
  • Hero Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Bearings

Subscriptions2
  • Bearings Premium$11.991 Month
  • Bearings Premium14 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is DD free?
DD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bearings free?
Bearings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DD or Bearings?
DD is rated higher. DD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Bearings averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do DD or Bearings have ads?
Neither DD nor Bearings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DD or Bearings?
DD ships an update every 3 days, and Bearings every 3 weeks. Most recently, DD was updated on October 22, 2026 and Bearings on October 24, 2026.

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