Hold vs Just Break The Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Hold | Just Break The Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arnav Goel | Just Break The Loop LLC |
Customer experience
Hold
Just Break The Loop
In-app purchases
Hold
- Hold Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
- Hold Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
Just Break The Loop
- Just Break The Loop Premium Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Just Break The Loop Premium Annual7 Days trial$129.991 Year









