Comparison

ExplOdin vs EncouragedLiving

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

Head to head
About

ExplOdin

This app helps you manage overwhelm and anxiety by providing tools for immediate stress relief and guided decision-making. It features a visual mood companion and AI prompts to help you untangle thoughts and build confidence.

Highlights
  • Mood-tracking visual companion
  • Instant stress relief techniques
  • Guided decision-making frameworks
  • Decision outcome logging
  • AI-powered writing prompts
  • Progress tracking and milestones
Features
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ExplOdin turns overwhelm into clarity. It's a warm, playful wellness companion for anyone who freezes on decisions or feels their anxiety spike when choices pile up — a way to steady yourself in the moment and think a choice all the way through. MEET YOUR MOOD-ORB A living companion that mirrors how you feel — it puffs up and "explodes" when you're overwhelmed, then breathes and settles as you work through things. Watching it calm down is oddly satisfying, and it makes progress feel real. STEADY YOURSELF IN THE MOMENT When stress spikes, tap one button for fast, evidence-based relief — physiological sighs, box breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, muscle release, and more. A simple 0–100 stress gauge (your own self-rating) shows it easing. THINK THE CHOICE THROUGH Break any hard decision down with clear, guided frameworks — a weighted matrix, pros & cons, impact vs effort, values fit, and 10-10-10. ExplOdin does honest arithmetic on the weights and scores you set to surface a Clarity Score — you can always see exactly why, and the decision is always yours. LEARN FROM WHAT HAPPENS Log how a decision actually turned out, spot your patterns over time, and build real confidence. Gentle streaks and milestones keep it encouraging, never shaming. A LITTLE AI HELP WITH WORDS (never with the decision) Stuck at a blank page or a spiraling thought? Optional "Untangle" prompts suggest options, reframe a worry into one kind next step, or help you reflect — it only ever helps you find words; it never scores or makes your choice. EXPLODIN PRO (optional subscription) The relief tools and core decision loop are always free. Pro unlocks the Values and 10-10-10 frameworks, unlimited decisions and criteria, full history, stress-pattern insights, unlimited AI, and extra orb looks. - Monthly ($6.99) or annual ($39.99), with a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in Settings ExplOdin is a wellness and decision-support tool, not therapy, and it does not provide medical, mental-health, or crisis care. If you're in crisis, please reach out to a professional or call or text 988 (US). Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/625/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/625/terms

About

EncouragedLiving

This app provides a private, centralized space for individuals navigating breast cancer. It helps organize appointments, medications, questions, journal entries, and important documents. A gentle daily ritual encourages self-care, with features to track mood, movement, and medication adherence.

Highlights
  • Centralized organization for appointments and medications
  • Daily self-care ritual tracker
  • Mood and journal entries with trend analysis
  • Paperwork and document management
  • Resource library for trusted organizations
  • Medication adherence tracking and refill reminders
Features
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EncouragedLiving is the complete breast cancer companion — one warm, private place to keep everything a diagnosis suddenly asks you to carry. Built with a survivor, for the days when there is simply too much to hold. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Appointments, medications, questions for your care team, journal entries, movement, groceries and paperwork all live together — no more scattered notes, sticky pads and shoeboxes. YOUR DAILY RITUAL, MADE GENTLE A rose climbs its trellis as you care for yourself each day — meds taken, body moved, mood noted, a line reflected, one practical thing tended. Five small acts, one quiet picture of a day you showed up for. APPOINTMENTS AND THE QUESTIONS YOU MEANT TO ASK A month calendar with color-coded visit types, a countdown to the next one, and a question list you build between visits so nothing slips your mind in the room. MEDICATIONS WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK Dose-by-dose check-off, a clear adherence picture over 7 and 30 days, and refill countdowns so you are never scrambling at the pharmacy. A PRIVATE PLACE FOR HOW YOU FEEL Mood, feeling tags and a free-form journal, with a 14-day trend so you can see the shape of a hard week — plus a gentle prompt to share with your care team on the heaviest days. THE BINDER FOR YOUR PAPERWORK Add and file receipts, bills, insurance letters and lab paperwork by category, search them in seconds, and see what this has actually cost month to month. RESOURCES THAT ARE ACTUALLY USEFUL Trusted organizations, a patient-portal shortcut, coping ideas, and the memoir "Breast Cancer, Now What?" by Maria Rushing YOURS, AND PRIVATE Your information stays in your account. Nothing is sold, nothing is advertised, and you can export or permanently delete everything from inside the app at any time. ENCOURAGEDLIVING PRO (optional subscription) The safety basics stay free forever. Pro adds the deeper picture: how movement, mood and medications connect, and the monthly care-cost report by category. - $6.99 per month or $49.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in your App Store settings EncouragedLiving is an organization and wellness companion. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment — always confirm anything about your care with your care team. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/261/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/261/terms

Screenshots

ExplOdin4 screens
EncouragedLiving4 screens

Verdict

The call

ExplOdin and EncouragedLiving are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ExplOdin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and EncouragedLiving sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ExplOdin against 5.0 for EncouragedLiving. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ExplOdin versus EncouragedLiving: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplOdinEncouragedLiving
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better2
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichele AmesHodgesThe Women's Career Transformation Network LLC

Customer experience

ExplOdin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EncouragedLiving

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ExplOdin

Subscriptions2
  • ExplOdin Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • ExplOdin Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

EncouragedLiving

Subscriptions2
  • EncouragedLiving Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • EncouragedLiving Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ExplOdin free?
ExplOdin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EncouragedLiving free?
EncouragedLiving is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ExplOdin or EncouragedLiving?
ExplOdin and EncouragedLiving are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ExplOdin or EncouragedLiving have ads?
Neither ExplOdin nor EncouragedLiving shows ads.

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