Comparison

Hold vs Clear Crave

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

Clear Crave

Features
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The craving isn't the boss — you just need to get through the next few minutes. Most cravings peak and fade within minutes, whether you act on them or not. Clear Crave gives you something to do during that window instead of giving in, then turns each win into momentum. It's built on behavioral science, not willpower. HOW IT WORKS 1. Log it — the moment an urge hits, tap "Feeling a craving?" 2. Ride it out — you're dropped straight into a 10-minute timer, or switch to a guided breathing exercise. Most urges fade before it's up. 3. Track it — mark whether you resisted, and watch your streak and progress grow. WHAT'S INSIDE • One-tap craving rescue: a 10-minute delay timer or a calming breathing exercise • A 66-Day Journey — a guided, science-backed program that rewires how your brain responds to cravings, one day at a time, across four phases: Observe, Resist, Rewire, and Own It. Each day is a single small task grounded in published behavioral research. • Insights — your personal triggers, toughest "danger windows," craving intensity patterns by time of day, and why you tend to give in • Learn — short, science-based reads: Cravings vs. Hunger, the 3–5 minute wave, stress eating, night cravings, and more • Daily streaks, milestone celebrations, and achievement badges to keep you showing up • Full progress analytics and your complete craving history THE IDEA This isn't about never eating for comfort — that's part of life. It's about inserting a pause between impulse and action, so eating becomes a conscious choice instead of an automatic response. No restriction. No shame. Just awareness and reps. PRIVACY FIRST Clear Crave has no login and no analytics. Your craving logs never leave your iPhone. — Clear Crave is a subscription app. A Clear Crave Plus subscription is required to use the app, available monthly or yearly. Pricing is shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://clearcrave.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://clearcrave.app/privacy

Screenshots

Hold4 screens
Clear Crave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hold at 15.1 against Clear Crave's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Clear Crave sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hold versus Clear Crave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoldClear Crave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArnav GoelAbdul Vasih

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hold

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

Clear Crave

Subscriptions2
  • Clear Crave Plus (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Clear Crave Plus (Yearly)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Hold free?
Hold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Crave free?
Clear Crave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hold or Clear Crave have ads?
Neither Hold nor Clear Crave shows ads.

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