Pull‑Free vs Pula
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pull‑Free
This app uses your iPhone's camera to detect when your hands approach your face or hair, providing real-time alerts to help break habits like hair-pulling, skin-picking, and nail-biting. It focuses on building awareness and tracking progress privately on your device.
- Real-time hand-to-face detection
- Customizable alerts (haptic, sound, flash)
- On-device private processing
- Adjustable sensitivity and cooldown
- Progress tracking and streaks
- Support for trichotillomania, dermatillomania, nail-biting
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You touch your face dozens of times an hour without noticing. FaceFence helps you break the habit. Prop up your iPhone, and its front camera watches for the moment your hand drifts toward your face or hair — then gives you an instant buzz so you can catch yourself in real time. Whether you're working through hair-pulling (trichotillomania), skin-picking (dermatillomania), nail-biting, or any body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB), awareness is the first step to change. REAL-TIME DETECTION Powered by Apple's on-device Vision framework, FaceFence tracks your hands and face and alerts you the instant they get too close — a gentle haptic buzz, a sound, and an on-screen flash. 100% PRIVATE All processing happens on your iPhone. Your camera feed is never recorded, stored, or uploaded. Ever. BUILT FOR REAL USE - Prop your phone up facing you while you work, study, scroll, or relax - Adjustable sensitivity to match how close is "too close" - Cooldown control so you're nudged, not nagged - Pause anytime, plus a quick Test button to feel how it works TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Daily detection counts and trends - Detections-per-hour and total monitoring time - Pull-free streaks and achievements to keep you motivated MADE FOR THE BFRB COMMUNITY - Hair-pulling (trichotillomania) - Skin-picking (dermatillomania) - Nail-biting and cheek-biting - Building awareness of unconscious face-touching and fidgeting A note: FaceFence watches while the app is open with the screen on — prop your phone up facing you and let it keep an eye out. It's a gentle awareness tool, not a medical device. Hands off. Pull-free. FaceFence is your gentle reminder.
Pula
This app offers a structured, science-based program to help individuals understand and manage hair pulling, trichotillomania, and other BFRBs. It provides guided lessons, on-demand tools, and progress tracking to build practical skills for change and gain more control.
- Structured guided program
- On-demand toolbox
- Progress tracking
- Science-based techniques (CBT, ACT)
- Audio rituals
- Urge and trigger management
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Pula is a science-based support app for hair pulling, trichotillomania, and BFRBs. If you struggle with urges, pulling episodes, shame, or the feeling of starting over again, Pula gives you a structured program to better understand your patterns and build practical skills for change. The cycle of hair pulling: tension builds —> your hand starts searching —> pull —> relief —> regret. Pula help you break the cycle. We provide guided program with on-demand tools, rituals, and progress tracking. The program draws from science-based techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), habit-reversal principles, mindfulness, and compassionate self-reflection. The guided program is organized into six sections: Module 1: Build Your Foundation Understand the hair-pulling cycle, clarify your motivation, and begin creating a personal path forward. Module 2: Understand Urges and Triggers Gain a deeper understanding of hair pulling and its causes, triggers, as well as the physical and emotional impact of hair pulling. Learn about science-based techniques to make progress in your healing journey. Module 3: Interrupt the Pattern Learn practical ways to notice urges earlier, create space before acting, and use replacement behaviors when pulling feels automatic. Module 4: Respond to Slips with Compassion Build healthier coping mechanisms, reduce shame, and learn how to recover from setbacks without giving up. Module 5: Change the Thoughts Behind the Habit Explore the beliefs, emotions, and inner stories that can keep the pulling cycle going, and practice responding in a new way. Module 6: Build Long-Term Control Strengthen the skills you’ve learned, create a personalized maintenance plan, and support lasting progress. It is important to complete each module in order and give yourself time to practice the tools between lessons. In addition to the guided program, Pula includes a Toolbox: a collection of easy-to-use, on-demand tools for different scenarios, triggers, and situations. You can open it anytime you need support in the moment. The Toolbox includes: • Urge tools for moments when you feel like pulling • Trigger-based exercises for common situations and emotional states • Awareness tools to help you recognize pulling patterns • Audio rituals inspired by mindfulness, meditation, NLP-style reflection, and calming self-guided practice • Quick reset exercises for difficult moments • Progress support to help you notice wins and stay consistent Pula also helps you track your progress gently, without shame. You can reflect on patterns, notice what is changing, and build a more supportive relationship with yourself as you move forward. Whether you pull from your scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or other areas, Pula is designed to help you understanding the urges, practicing new responses, so urges can become quieter and less frequent. Terms of Use: https://pulaapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pulaapp.com/privacy Email us at privacy@pulaapp.com ***Pula is a self-help and wellness app. It is not a medical device and does not provide diagnosis, therapy, or medical treatment. If you need clinical support, please consult a licensed healthcare professional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pull‑Free at none against Pula's 2. Pull‑Free also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pula's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pula sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Pull‑Free asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pull‑Free holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pula has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Pull‑Free | Pula |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Derinbogaz Ventures | Bitesize Skills, Inc |
Customer experience
Pull‑Free
Pula
In-app purchases
Pull‑Free
No in-app purchases
Pula
- Pula Pro — Monthly$24.991 Month
- Pula Full Program$129.99







