Comparison

Velarium Studio vs BeCappy

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

Head to head
About

Velarium Studio

This app offers a private digital space for creative expression and mindfulness. Engage in drawing, painting, journaling, or music creation. It also provides guided sensory grounding and sleep visualizations designed to be calming and non-intrusive.

Highlights
  • Drawing and painting with optional guidance
  • Journaling with open-ended prompts
  • On-device music creation
  • Sensory grounding exercises
  • Guided sleep visualizations
  • Customizable day/night moods
Features
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Velarium is a trauma-informed art therapy companion. A quiet room you can step into when the day is too loud — to draw, paint, journal, make a little music, ground through your senses, or drift off to sleep with a guided visualization. Nothing here is trying to optimize you. There are no streaks chasing you. No push notifications begging for your attention. No social feeds. Just exercises, your own creative output, and a way to look back gently on what you made. — What's inside — • Drawing & painting. Pencil-friendly canvases with gentle, optional guidance. Save what you finish to a private gallery on your device. • Journaling. Open-ended prompts paired with a calm editor. Mood check-ins use weather metaphors instead of numbers. • Music. Soft on-device piano, bells, ambient pad, strings, and marimba. Export your composition as a real audio file. • Sensory grounding. Guided practices for tactile and visual grounding when you need to return to your body. • Sleep tapes. Guided visualizations of moonlit oceans, autumn villages, falling snow, distant cities, and rainforests in the rain. Body scans and color meditations include calm on-device narration. • Day and night moods. Tap the sun or moon in the corner to shift the entire app's palette to match how you feel. — Designed for nervous systems that have had a day — Every part of Velarium follows trauma-informed design principles: • Soft motion and slow transitions • Permission-style language ("you might let your shoulders soften") instead of commands • No timers chasing you through exercises • Reduce Motion fully respected • Gentle haptics, never sharp ones • You can always exit, never penalized for stopping early — Privacy by default — Velarium does not collect, transmit, or share any of your data. Your drawings, paintings, journal entries, music compositions, sleep playback history, and goals live only on your device. There are no servers, no analytics, no advertising SDKs, and no third-party trackers. The app works fully offline. Sleep tape narration uses Apple's on-device speech synthesizer, so even the spoken cues never leave your phone. For the highest voice quality, download a Premium voice in iOS Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices; Velarium will use it automatically. — Built with care — Velarium ships zero third-party dependencies. Every drawing canvas, every breath of procedural ambience, every visual scene, every body-scan glow is rendered from scratch on your device with Apple's frameworks. There's nothing here you didn't already trust when you installed iOS. Made for anyone who needs a slower, gentler corner of the App Store.

About

BeCappy

This app offers a comforting space to chat with an AI companion, track your mood, and build healthy habits. It generates journal entries based on your conversations and allows you to customize your companion's appearance. Enjoy a peaceful environment with calming music and no pressure to engage.

Highlights
  • AI chat companion
  • Automated journaling
  • Mood tracking calendar
  • Habit tracking with rewards
  • Companion customization
  • Relaxing music and environment
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● Why is Cappy easy to talk to? - Start with your day. You don't need the perfect opening. - Cappy takes time to listen, without rushing to give advice. - Pick up where you left off: Cappy remembers past conversations. - Been away a while? Drop by whenever you feel like talking. ● What can we talk about? A thought on your way home, something upsetting, a great meal. It doesn't have to be deep. Not sure how to start? "I'm a little worn out today, Cappy..." "I had a small win today." "What are you up to, Cappy?" "Just came to hang out!" A few words are enough. Whether you want quiet company or someone to share good news with, say what's on your mind. No need to find the right words. "I can talk about my hobbies, too. Cappy listens to my worries, so I'd recommend it." - '中野**' ● A journal I don't have to write? After you've spent some time chatting, Cappy writes a journal entry for you to read the next day, based on your conversations. See your day through Cappy's eyes. It's a little different from writing it yourself: a chance to see how a friend sees you. "We chat about all sorts of things, and the next day Cappy writes me a journal entry. It gives me something to look forward to and a little motivation each day, haha." — '생*' ● Will Cappy remember what I said? From your latest interests to worries you've shared, Cappy gets to know you through your conversations. Keep talking and grow a little closer each day. ● Can I keep track of my mood? Record how you feel and look back through the calendar. Cappy's journal tells your story from a friend's perspective; your mood entries capture how you felt. ● What happens when I follow my routines? Try small habits, like stretching or making your bed. Complete them to earn hay, then use it to dress up Cappy. No big plans needed. Start with something you can do today. "I get hay for doing my routines, and the little celebration feels like being praised. It makes me happy." - 'あんず***' ● Can I dress Cappy up? Pick out clothes and accessories you love. Each little change helps Cappy feel more like your friend. "This capybara is seriously so cute! Please add more cute clothes~!!!" - 'brown*****' ● Can I just take a break? Settle into Cappy's cozy room and enjoy the music. There's no pressure to talk. Try a new look for Cappy, or just relax. If something comes to mind, chat whenever you're ready. "I'm happy I can talk things through when there's no one to turn to! I love being able to play music! Dressing up Cappy is fun, too! I'll keep using this! (*´w`*)" - 'かぇぴ***' ● You might feel at home here if you... - Like being alone, but not feeling lonely - Want a listener, without judgment or rushed advice - Want to journal but struggle with the first sentence - Want to record and reflect on your feelings - Enjoy small routines and cute characters - Love capybaras and want an AI friend ● Who's behind BeCappy? We're a small team building BeCappy because we wanted a friend we could turn to without any pressure. We'd love to know what brings you here, what you enjoy, and what could be better. An awkward chat, a confusing screen, an outfit you'd love to see: small details help us spot what we've missed. Tell us in a review. We read your feedback and keep making Cappy better, one step at a time. Every person who spends time with Cappy means a lot to us. ● BeCappy at a glance - Everyday chats with a capybara AI friend - Conversations that build on what you've shared - Cappy's journal and your own mood entries - Hay earned through small routines - Outfits to make Cappy your own - A cozy room and music to unwind with Tell Cappy about your day, even if nothing much happened. Made it this far? Leave us lots of orange hearts in your review! We'll know you were here and say hello. A little greeting just between us. With love, The BeCappy Team Don't Worry, Be Cappy. Privacy Policy: https://becappy.io/policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Velarium Studio4 screens
BeCappy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BeCappy at Free against Velarium Studio's $0.99. BeCappy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). Velarium Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BeCappy is free to download; Velarium Studio costs $0.99 up front. BeCappy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Velarium Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Velarium Studio against 5.0 for BeCappy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeCappy has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Velarium Studio ships an update every 3 months, BeCappy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Velarium Studio versus BeCappy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelarium StudioBeCappy
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB130 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndreea BuragaRho changjun

Customer experience

Velarium Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BeCappy

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Velarium Studio

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

BeCappy

Subscriptions4
  • BeCappy Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • BeCappy Pro Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • BeCappy Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • BeCappy Pro Yearly1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 300 Hay Bales$0.99
  • 1500 Hay Bales$3.99
  • 3000 Hay Bales$5.99

Questions

Is Velarium Studio free?
Velarium Studio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeCappy free?
BeCappy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Velarium Studio or BeCappy?
Velarium Studio and BeCappy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 22 ratings respectively.
Do Velarium Studio or BeCappy have ads?
BeCappy shows ads; Velarium Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Velarium Studio or BeCappy?
Velarium Studio ships an update every 3 months, and BeCappy weekly. Most recently, Velarium Studio was updated on October 24, 2026 and BeCappy on November 1, 2026.

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