Comparison

Beside vs Skillwise

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

Head to head
About

Beside

Features
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Beside stands beside you in the hard moments with your child with ADHD. No preaching, no guilt, no wall of theory. Just one calm, concrete step each day, with the reason underneath, so the day gets lighter and the bond gets stronger. Most parenting apps hand you a library and leave you to figure it out. Beside does the opposite. It gets to know your child and your hard moments, and gives you one thing to do right now. At your own pace, and everything stays yours. IT GETS TO KNOW YOUR CHILD From your check-ins Beside quietly builds a picture of what fits your child, so tomorrow's step lands better. Your child grows, the moments change, and Beside changes along. The longer you use it, the more it feels made for your family. ONE CALM STEP EACH DAY Not a to-do list that chases you, but a single concrete move for today, tuned to the moment that is hardest for you, with a short note on why it helps. HELP ME NOW, WHEN IT'S TOO MUCH When things blow up at home, one tap opens the calm tool. You first, one slow breath out, then a small step. Type it or say it out loud, and it works offline. It's not failure, it's a hard moment, and you're not in it alone. READY FOR EVERY HARD MOMENT Morning, homework, transitions, outbursts, screen time or bedtime. Pick the moment and you get something concrete to try right away. A CALM SUMMARY YOU CAN SHARE When you want to talk to a doctor or a teacher, Beside turns what you've noticed into a clear, plain-language summary you can share as a tidy PDF, made right on your device. You decide what goes in it. No jargon, no diagnosis, just your child in words everyone understands. BUILT ON REAL RESEARCH Every step rests on the parenting approaches experts recommend for a child with ADHD. Beside is daily support. It is not a diagnosis, not a treatment and not a replacement for a doctor or therapist. We are not against medication. We believe a child can do well with the right help, and we respect that medication is a choice you and the doctor make together. PRIVATE BY DESIGN What you write here is about your child, so that's how we treat it. Your account is anonymous, with no name or email, and your check-ins stay on your device by default. To pick the right next step, a short nameless profile goes to a matching service that never trains on it, shows no ads and doesn't track you. Nothing is ever sold. Want a safe copy in the cloud? You turn it on yourself, kept under your anonymous account. You can export or erase everything, any time. HONEST BILLING Try the whole app free for 7 days, the same trial on both plans. After that you can continue monthly or yearly. You see the price before you commit to anything, and cancelling is easy. No billing surprises, no features hidden behind a wall you didn't expect. WHAT BESIDE IS NOT Beside promises no cures, never shames you and chases no streaks. It's a warm, honest companion that helps you make the hard moments lighter. Available in English, Dutch and German. If the days with your child feel heavier than you'd like, Beside helps you make them lighter. Calmly, and on your terms. Cancel any time in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://besideparents.com/privacy.html

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Skillwise

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Skillwise is a calm, private DBT diary card and skills notebook โ€” the daily tool you fill in and bring to your therapy session. Built with dignity for people practising Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. No judgement, no streaks, no pressure. A colour never labels an emotion, and crisis help is always one tap away. YOUR DAILY TOOLS โ€ข Daily diary card โ€” emotions with intensity, urges, skills used and notes, in under a minute โ€ข The four DBT skill modules โ€” mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness โ€” short, practical cards, available offline โ€ข Help Now โ€” crisis lines for your country and a personal safety plan โ€ข Full history, gentle reminders, biometric app lock, encrypted iCloud sync and CSV export SKILLWISE PRO (optional) โ€ข Therapist PDF report โ€” your week's diary card, formatted to bring to your session โ€ข Guided chain analysis โ€” trigger, vulnerabilities, links, behaviour, consequences โ€ข Trends โ€” your emotions, urges and most-helpful skills over time, described, never diagnosed โ€ข Extended skill guides PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your entries stay on your device and your own encrypted iCloud. No account required, no analytics, no ads, no data sold. Delete everything in one tap. Skillwise complements therapy โ€” it never replaces it, diagnoses, or gives clinical advice. SUBSCRIPTION Skillwise Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Price is shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://develak.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Beside4 screens
Skillwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skillwise at none against Beside's shown. Beside's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Beside sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Skillwise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Beside versus Skillwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBesideSkillwise
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size53 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPand Apparel BVDevelak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Beside

Subscriptions2
  • Per month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Beside Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
3 purchases

Skillwise

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Beside free?
Beside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skillwise free?
Skillwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beside or Skillwise have ads?
Beside shows ads; Skillwise does not.

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