Apps and online care
Unwinding Anxiety vs Rootd
They differ on 7 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.
Rootd
You open Rootd during a panic attack and tap one large button; it then guides your breathing and grounding step by step.
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
- Rootd: People who get panic attacks and want a guided tool to use in the moment; Learning what happens in the body during panic so it feels less frightening
- Probably not for
- Unwinding Anxiety: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Rootd: 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
- Rootd: Free version, or Free; Full Access about $79.99/year or $199 lifetime
- How you pay
- Unwinding Anxiety: I'll pay myself
- Rootd: Free, I'll pay myself
- Where
- Unwinding Anxiety: iPhone, Android, Web
- Rootd: iPhone, Android
- Research
- Unwinding Anxiety: Some research support
- Rootd: Early research
- Sells your data
- Unwinding Anxiety: Not stated
- Rootd: No
The same for both: kind of help (an app i use on my own), privacy (grade c), hipaa (not stated).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.