Comparison

Regulate vs Arrive

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

Head to head
About

Regulate

Features
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Regulate: Nervous System is a trauma-informed audio wellness app designed to help you understand, soothe, and build resilience in your autonomic nervous system. Whether you're managing anxiety, recovering from trauma, navigating burnout, or simply trying to feel more grounded in daily life โ€” Regulate meets you where you are, gently and without judgment. WHAT'S INSIDE โ€ข Guided breathwork sessions grounded in polyvagal theory โ€ข Somatic awareness practices to release stored tension in the body โ€ข Nervous system education to help you recognise your own patterns โ€ข Calming audio sessions for moments of overwhelm, freeze, or shutdown โ€ข Daily regulation practices to build a steadier baseline over time HOW IT WORKS Regulate uses pre-generated audio sessions crafted with trauma sensitivity at their core. Sessions are short, accessible, and designed to be used whenever you need them โ€” in the morning, during a stressful moment, or before sleep. No login. No subscription required. No data collected. Everything stays on your device. PRIVACY FIRST Regulate does not collect, store, or share any personal information. No account is required. Your microphone is never used to capture audio. FOR WHOM Designed for adults (12+) who want to explore nervous system regulation as part of their wellbeing toolkit. This app is a self-guided wellness resource and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Built with care, compassion, and a deep respect for the complexity of healing.

About

Arrive

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Feel less bad. Or more good. You get home and you can't calm down. It's 1am and you're wide awake. You've got nothing left and it's only 3pm. You're in the car park and you can't go in. You've told yourself to relax, and it did nothing. Telling yourself to 'just relax' does not work. You can't jump from wound up to calm. You have to come down in steps. Arrive picks the steps for you, based on how you feel right now. How it Works Tap the feeling that fits. Arrive gives you a short set of somatic exercises. You do them. At the end you say whether you feel better or worse. Arrive remembers, and surfaces the ones that work for you more often. Most take just 2 minutes. The Practices 40 practices, built on techniques tested in randomised trials. 60 seconds to 3 minutes. No equipment needed. Many are invisible to anyone watching, so you can do them at a desk. The Other Half Most apps wait until you feel bad. Half of Arrive is for the good days. Savour something, send someone warmth, look wide, name one good thing. What's Not Here No subscription. No AI chatbot. No streaks. No account. No internet needed. Price An exercise a day of your choice is free and you can repeat it as often as you need that day. Unlock everything with one payment. No renewal, nothing to cancel. Important Arrive is a wellbeing app, nothing more. Not therapy, not treatment, not a medical device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Regulate4 screens
Arrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Regulate at none against Arrive's 1. Regulate also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Arrive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Regulate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Regulate versus Arrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegulateArrive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size74 MB157 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPedram BaniEscape Velocity Studio Limited

In-app purchases

None

Regulate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrive

One-time1
  • Unlock Arrive$39.99

Questions

Is Regulate free?
Regulate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrive free?
Arrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Regulate or Arrive have ads?
Neither Regulate nor Arrive shows ads.

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