Comparison

Calm Harm vs PeriTrack Journal

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

Head to head
About

Calm Harm

This app offers immediate techniques to help manage urges to self-harm. It provides activities to distract, comfort, and express oneself, along with breathing exercises and journaling tools. It aims to help users ride the wave of urges until they fade.

Highlights
  • Manage self-harm urges
  • Distraction activities
  • Comforting techniques
  • Express yourself tools
  • Breathing exercises
  • Journaling and self-reflection
Features
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The urge to self-harm is like a wave. It feels the most powerful when you start wanting to do it. Join over 2 million users and learn to ride the wave with the free Calm Harm app by choosing activities from these categories: Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, and Random. There is also a breathing technique to help be mindful and stay in the moment, regulate difficult emotions and reduce tension. When you ride the wave, the urge to self-harm will fade. Calm Harm is an award-winning app developed for teenage mental health charity stem4 by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Nihara Krause, in collaboration with young people, using principles from the evidence-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). It is built to NHS standards and approved by ORCHA. Calm Harm provides some immediate techniques to help break the cycle of self-harm behaviours and explore underlying trigger factors; build a ‘safety net’ of helpful thoughts, behaviours and access to supportive people; and provides the opportunity to journal and self-reflect. It also provides signposts to help. The Calm Harm app is private, anonymous and safe. Reviews from Calm Harm app users: • ‘This app helps me so much. I can't thank you enough for improving my life.’ • ‘I was told by my support worker to download this, best thing I ever did!! It’s helped me a lot through the tough times and I would definitely recommend this!!!’ • ‘This app saves lives. It is a beautiful, beautiful tool. Thank you endlessly.’ Awards for Calm Harm include: • Health Tech Awards Winner ‘Best Healthcare App of the Year’ 2021 • Digital Leaders 100 Awards Winner ‘Tech for Good Initiative of the Year’ 2020 (for stem4’s app portfolio, including Calm Harm) • Third Sector Awards Winner ‘Digital Innovation of the Year’ 2019 Please note that the Calm Harm app is not a substitute for the assessment and individualised treatment by a health/mental health professional. Please also note that if you forget both your passcode and security answer, these cannot be reset as we do not create user accounts. You will need to reinstall the app, losing any previous data.

About

PeriTrack Journal

Features
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PeriTrack Journal helps people navigating perimenopause log daily symptoms, understand patterns, and prepare concise summaries for doctor visits. Track sleep quality, hot flashes, mood changes, brain fog, and notes in a calm local-first journal. Review recent history, see daily patterns, and export a 30-day doctor-ready PDF report when you need to bring a clear summary to an appointment. PeriTrack Journal is private by design. It stores entries on device, does not require an account, does not track users, and does not use cloud sync or third-party analytics. PeriTrack Journal does not provide diagnosis, treatment advice, or emergency medical guidance.

Screenshots

Calm Harm4 screens
PeriTrack Journal1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PeriTrack Journal at Free against Calm Harm's $1.99. Calm Harm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#23 vs unranked). On ads 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

PeriTrack Journal is free to download; Calm Harm costs $1.99 up front. PeriTrack Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calm Harm asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Calm Harm versus PeriTrack Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalm HarmPeriTrack Journal
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (681 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings681 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#23 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStem4Nicolas Torchio

Bugs and requests

Calm Harm

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezing or crashing on certain devices
  • Inconsistent or buggy behavior of certain features
  • Layout and UI issues on newer smartphone models
  • Syncing or data loss problems when switching devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more in-app activities and distractions
  • Implement dark mode or customizable themes
  • Allow users to edit or delete journal entries
  • Add support for Apple Watch or other wearables
  • Provide more language options and localization
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  • Integrate with other mental health apps or services

PeriTrack Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Calm Harm

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PeriTrack Journal

One-time1
  • Doctor Reports$4.99

Questions

Is Calm Harm free?
Calm Harm costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PeriTrack Journal free?
PeriTrack Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calm Harm or PeriTrack Journal have ads?
Neither Calm Harm nor PeriTrack Journal shows ads.

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