Brainbuddy vs Forth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brainbuddy
This app helps users break free from digital habits and addictive behaviors through a neuroscience-based approach. It offers educational programs, progress tracking, and community support to rewire the brain and improve self-control.
- Neuroscience-based habit rewiring program
- 100-day evidence-based education
- Progress tracking and daily checkups
- Supportive community and accountability challenges
- Content blocker and web filter
- Personalized 'Life Tree' growth visualization
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Brainbuddy is the #1 dopamine detox and habit rewiring app, built to help you crave less and live more. Whether your goal is to cut back or quit unwanted digital habits entirely, Brainbuddy’s neuroscience approach can help you change your relationship with screen time, intimacy, and dopamine. With a 100-day evidence-based education program, progress tracking, supportive community, and science-based recovery tools, Brainbuddy helps you rewire your brain and regain self-control. Reboot your life. (Note: All features require a paid Brainbuddy Premium subscription after onboarding). WHY MILLIONS CHOOSE BRAINBUDDY PREMIUM REWIRE YOUR BRAIN Based on 12 years of research, our state-of-the-art rewiring program teaches you how to conquer your impulses, one step at a time. Turn your brain into an ally. MAKE EVERY DAY A GOOD DAY Our fun, daily exercises are specifically designed to replace temptation with motivation and a positive outlook. Stop craving, start living. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE Your daily checkup tracks in real-time the positive changes you are making to your relationships, mental clarity, and health. Don’t just feel the change, track it. GROW YOUR LIFE TREE Your own personal “Life Tree” grows with you. With every positive choice you make, your tree becomes a little more beautiful. Watch as it grows each day because of you. THE BEST COMMUNITY Brainbuddy has one of the most vibrant and friendly self-improvement communities. Stay motivated with stories from others, and work with your team to win healthy accountability challenges. EXPERIENCE PERSONAL SATISFACTION From one day to one year, build up your self-control and willpower one challenge at a time. You’ll be amazed at what you are capable of. TOOLS TO LIVE BETTER The most powerful content blocker and web filter on the planet. Master impulse control with machine learning. Brainbuddy has everything you need to live a focused, distraction-free life. LEVEL UP YOUR LIFE Rebooting your habits has immense psychological and physical benefits. Start now, change forever. REVIEWS FROM THE BRAINBUDDY COMMUNITY "Now I am controlled, stable, focused, and feel super confident. When you save your energy up, you get that unconquerable will where what would have been a huge wall for your old self becomes a little knee-high fence you can step over." "I feel a different person. I'm much more talkative and aware in social settings. At work I'm on top of everything instead of forgetting things and asking people to repeat themselves. It's been over a decade since I started struggling with these habits and this now feels who I truly am." "The clarity for me was extremely noticeable and you will likely feel like a different person. It gave me hope that there is nothing totally wrong with me. Just having that experience of clarity and happiness can be a powerful thing." "Confidence. When I walk down the street I don't feel uncomfortable anymore. I can speak to anyone without feeling shy. It's not that I have become arrogant, I just regard myself on equal footing with others where before I always felt inferior. My social anxiety has completely flown out the window." SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Brainbuddy requires a PREMIUM subscription to access all features. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends.You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your Apple Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Brainbuddy optionally saves your meditation sessions to the Apple Health app. Terms of Use - https://www.brainbuddyapp.com/terms Privacy Policy - https://www.brainbuddyapp.com/privacy-policy We love your feedback. Contact support@brainbuddyapp.com
Forth
This app offers engaging activities to redirect focus during urges. It helps build a personal progress world and includes an optional blocker for apps and websites. A community space is also available for sharing thoughts.
- Short visual activities for urge redirection
- Progress tracking and world building
- Optional app and website blocker
- Community sharing space
- Privacy-focused design
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Forth gives you something practical to do when an urge hits. RESET Open a short visual activity and give your eyes and hands something else to do. Choose an activity that suits the moment, with no losing and no scores. In a 2015 study in Addictive Behaviors, playing a visual puzzle game for three minutes weakened everyday cravings. YOUR WORLD Completed Resets grow a quiet world of discoveries. Keep your session history, collect artwork through Grow, and see the time you have put in. A setback does not remove completed progress. AN OPTIONAL BLOCKER Use Apple's Screen Time to block the apps and websites you choose, and turn on adult website blocking with Apple's filter and Forth's own list. On a blocked app, Start a Reset locks your other apps until you finish a short Reset. In Safari, Forth's extension does the same when you open a site on Forth's list or your own list. It checks site names on your iPhone and never sends or saves them. You can also block Reddit communities you choose in Safari, schedule blocks during your night window or take a 30-minute break from selected apps. Check Screen Time protection and test your Safari connection in the app. You control what is covered and can turn blocking off at any time, even without a subscription. THE ROOM For adults 18 and older. Agree to the Terms and Room rules, then share a short post or reply under a generated handle. Posts are screened before publication and leave the feed after seven days. Hide or report a post immediately, block handles, and contact us from Rules & help. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. You can delete your Room account in the app. PRIVACY Your plan, ratings, reflections, progress, and blocker choices stay on your device. Posts you share in The Room are processed by the community and moderation services. Limited product analytics can be turned off. In-app purchases are processed by Apple, with subscription access managed through RevenueCat. No app login is required. SUBSCRIPTION A yearly or weekly subscription is required for full access. Some plans start with a free trial for eligible new subscribers, then charge the displayed price. Cancel in App Store settings at least 24 hours before the trial ends to avoid being charged. Apple determines eligibility; if no trial applies, the plan's price is charged when you confirm. Prices and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Manage Apple purchases in your Apple Account settings and restore them from the paywall. Manage prior web subscriptions from Forth's Privacy screen or the purchase email. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. Forth is a self-help tool, not medical care or treatment. Individual experiences vary. Terms of Use (EULA): https://getforth.github.io/forth-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getforth.github.io/forth-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Forth at 100% against Brainbuddy's 41%. Forth also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Brainbuddy's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (26K vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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. Brainbuddy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Forth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Forth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainbuddy has 26K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Brainbuddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Forth's.
Brainbuddy ships an update every 3 weeks, Forth fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainbuddy | Forth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (26K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AppStudio Australia Pty Ltd | InfoBolt LLC |
Customer experience
Brainbuddy
Forth
Bugs and requests
Brainbuddy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent check-in tracking and streak resets
- Inability to delete or manage community posts
- Unreliable content blocker functionality
Requested features
4 requests- More meditation and relaxation content
- Improved social features and community interaction
- Customizable progress tracking and goal-setting
- Better integration with other devices (e.g., iPad, Mac)
Forth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brainbuddy
- Brainbuddy Full Access7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Brainbuddy Full Access7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Brainbuddy Full Access3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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- Brainbuddy Full Access$12.991 Month
- Brainbuddy Full Access$37.993 Months
- Brainbuddy Full Access$59.996 Months
- Brainbuddy Full Access7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Course anxiety$7.99
- Course selfcontrol$7.99
- Course confidence$7.99
Forth
- Forth Annual$19.991 Year
- Forth Annual$39.991 Year









