Pula vs Hair Pulling Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Hair Pulling Tracker
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BFRB Tracker is a self-monitoring tool built around Habit Reversal Training (HRT) techniques for hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting. Log an urge or an episode in seconds, watch your own pattern build over weeks, and reach for a stimulus-control plan or a competing response the moment you notice an urge starting. A broken streak isn't a failure here — it's data. BFRB Tracker exists to make your own pattern visible: when urges happen, what tends to trigger them, and which response actually helps you ride one out instead of acting on it. FREE • Log an urge or episode — record intensity and context in seconds, any time of day • Streak tracking — a reset is treated as data, never as failure • Starter competing-response techniques — a fist clench, a stress-ball squeeze, cold water on the hands, and other first-line responses • Starter stimulus-control tips — change your environment ahead of high-risk situations • 30-day progress view — your logging streak and pattern trends over the last month • Recent entries list — scan back through your last several logged urges and episodes • Crisis Resources — real support, always free, no purchase required PRO (auto-renewing subscription, in-app purchase) • Weekly AI pattern summary — a plain-language read of what your own logged data says about this week • Full competing-response library — every technique, for every behavior type • Full stimulus-control planner — every planning tool, not just the starter tips • Unlimited progress history and data export • Ad-free — no banners or interstitials Free-tier techniques can also be unlocked one at a time by watching a short ad, with no subscription required. WHY BFRB TRACKER • Built around Habit Reversal Training — the same clinical model used in professional BFRB treatment, adapted into a self-monitoring tool • Logging takes seconds — urges and episodes get recorded in the moment, not reconstructed later • Free to start — the core log, streak tracking, and starter techniques cost nothing; the full library, planner, and AI pattern summary are part of Pro • No judgment in the data — every entry, including a reset streak, is just information about your own pattern • Private by design — your episode log stays on your device WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who pulls hair, picks skin, or bites nails and wants to understand their own pattern • People already familiar with Habit Reversal Training who want a log built around it • Anyone who wants a stimulus-control plan and a competing response ready before the next urge hits • People who want a private way to track urges without judgment • Anyone who has tried to describe their pattern to a therapist and realized they had no actual log to bring to the session BFRB Tracker is a self-monitoring tool, not a diagnosis, treatment, or substitute for professional mental-health care. If you're in crisis, the app's Crisis Resources page connects you to real support right away, at no cost. The free urge log and starter technique library get you started; Pro adds the full library, planner, and weekly pattern insights. Download BFRB Tracker and start seeing your own pattern. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pula at none against Hair Pulling Tracker's shown. Hair Pulling Tracker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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 and Hair Pulling Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pula | Hair Pulling Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bitesize Skills, Inc | MEHMET CANKER (TR) |
In-app purchases
Pula
- Pula Pro — Monthly$24.991 Month
- Pula Full Program$129.99
Hair Pulling Tracker
- BFRB Tracker Pro monthly$4.991 Month
- BFRB Tracker Pro annual$29.991 Year









