Apps and online care
Unwinding Anxiety vs Headspace
They differ on 6 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Unwinding Anxiety
You work through about 30 short daily video lessons and in-the-moment exercises that teach you to notice the worry habit loop and step out of it, with a community and weekly live calls.
Headspace
You pick short guided meditations, courses on stress, anxiety or sleep, sleepcasts and focus music, and do a few minutes a day on your phone.
Where they differ
- Good for
- Unwinding Anxiety: Adults with ongoing worry or generalized anxiety who want a structured daily program; People who like learning mindfulness through short lessons rather than long meditations
- Headspace: Beginners who want structured, short guided meditations; People dealing with everyday stress or trouble winding down for sleep
- Probably not for
- Unwinding Anxiety: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Headspace: Anyone in crisis or thinking about suicide: call or text 988
- Cost
- Unwinding Anxiety: 7-day free trial, then $29.99/month or $209.99/year
- Headspace: $69.99/year or $12.99/month
- Research
- Unwinding Anxiety: Some research support
- Headspace: Strong research support
- Sells your data
- Unwinding Anxiety: Not stated
- Headspace: Yes
- HIPAA
- Unwinding Anxiety: Not stated
- Headspace: No
The same for both: kind of help (an app i use on my own), how you pay (i'll pay myself), where (iphone, android, web), privacy (grade c).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.