Comparison

Hold vs Just Break The Loop

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

Head to head
About

Hold

This app offers a guided pause to help you manage emotional eating and cravings. It provides a 10-minute mindfulness exercise to create space between an urge and your reaction, helping you build a healthier relationship with food.

Highlights
  • Guided 10-minute pause timer
  • Identify emotional triggers
  • Log comfort swaps and outcomes
  • Track eating patterns over time
  • Personalized risk map
  • Weekly recaps and charts
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Hold is a gentle urge interruption system for emotional eating and cravings. When an urge hits, you don't have to give in to autopilot or white-knuckle it. Hold will predict when the urge will hit and notify you. Open Hold, start a guided pause, and let the moment pass with you in control. HOW IT WORKS • Start a Hold the second a craving shows up • Ride out a calm, guided 10-minute pause — it keeps counting even if you put your phone down • Name what you're really feeling: stress, boredom, loneliness, tiredness, or reward • Choose a comfort swap and log what happened • Watch your patterns take shape over time WHY IT HELPS Most snacking isn't about hunger — it's about a feeling. Hold helps you notice the trigger, create a little space, and build a calmer relationship with food, one pause at a time. Regain self trust with food through Hold HOLD PLUS • Unlimited Holds, any time • Full exercise + danger window notification system • Weekly recap and charts • Personal risk map — your most vulnerable days and times • Trigger analysis and reset effectiveness • 8-week progress trends Hold Plus is an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Hold is a mindfulness support tool, not a medical or mental health treatment, and not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or care. If you're struggling with compulsive behaviors or an eating disorder, please consult a qualified healthcare professional. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://holdprivacy.netlify.app

About

Just Break The Loop

This app helps you break free from emotional eating, sugar cravings, and unhealthy habits. It offers real-time support, guided programs, and practical techniques to understand triggers and build lasting healthy patterns.

Highlights
  • Real-time craving support
  • Guided 14-day programs
  • Quick urge-breaking tools
  • Breathing exercises
  • Daily lessons and action steps
  • Progress tracking
  • Educational content on triggers
Features
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Break free from emotional eating, sugar cravings, nighttime eating, and unhealthy habits - one small step at a time. Just Break The Loop is your personal habit-change companion, designed to help you interrupt cravings in the moment, understand why they happen, and build healthier patterns that last. Instead of relying on willpower alone, you'll learn practical, science-informed techniques to reduce urges, calm your mind, and create lasting change. Features • Real-time craving support when temptation strikes • Guided 14-day programs for: Sugar Cravings Nighttime Eating Break Emotional Eating • Quick urge-breaking tools that can be used anywhere • Breathing exercises and calming techniques • Daily lessons and action steps that build healthy habits • Progress tracking to help keep you motivated • Educational content to help you understand your eating triggers Whether you're struggling with stress eating, emotional eating, late-night snacking, or constant sugar cravings, Just Break The Loop gives you practical tools to help you regain control—one decision at a time. Premium Subscription Unlock unlimited access to all programs, lessons, tools, and future content with a premium subscription. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime through your Apple Account Settings. Start building healthier habits today and take the first step toward breaking the loop. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hold4 screens
Just Break The Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Just Break The Loop at 5.0 against Hold's 4.3. Just Break The Loop also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Just Break The Loop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Just Break The Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Hold's written reviews are positive against 100% of Just Break The Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hold ships an update every 3 weeks, Just Break The Loop weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hold versus Just Break The Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoldJust Break The Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB81 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArnav GoelJust Break The Loop LLC

Customer experience

Hold

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Just Break The Loop

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hold

Subscriptions2
  • Hold Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Hold Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Just Break The Loop

Subscriptions2
  • Just Break The Loop Premium Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Just Break The Loop Premium Annual7 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Hold free?
Hold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just Break The Loop free?
Just Break The Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hold or Just Break The Loop?
Just Break The Loop is rated higher. Hold averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Just Break The Loop averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hold or Just Break The Loop have ads?
Neither Hold nor Just Break The Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hold or Just Break The Loop?
Hold ships an update every 3 weeks, and Just Break The Loop weekly. Most recently, Hold was updated on September 30, 2026 and Just Break The Loop on October 14, 2026.

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