ACT iCoach

I love the daily and weekly logs and the ability to share your depression and anxiety scores with your therapist. But that’s all I’ve figured out how to do. When I started, they clearly labeled “start here to learn ACT.” But that was several months ago, and now I’m lost. I keep logging and trying different buttons every now and then, but I can’t find the “ACT & This App 101” that I desperately need. It’s almost too much info. But I’m still excited to figure it out because all the information and freebies are really well done- visually, UI, and content. —update. If you pay for the upgrade, it’s worth it! Makes it really easy to learn the skills mentioned in the check ins

ACT has been helpful to me and i’d recommend everyone to at least investigate whether it would be useful to them. This App is a handy tool to learn about and practice ACT. I like the update. A couple of the screens on the App don’t line up perfectly on my phone but that maybe because i have an older iPhone. The community comments are sparse but that makes sense as one would be reluctant to share personal troubles. All in all though a good App and I recommend it. The privacy policy is great too, nothing linked to you personally.

I have been checking out various ACT / CBT apps, looking at their cost (if any), privacy policies and reviews. Two things stand out about this app: 1. **SO MANY REVIEWS** from Cyrillic-alphabet usernames and Eastern-European sounding usernames, yet in perfect English. And a number of them are word-for-word copies of reviews, posted a year apart, from different accounts. That is strange and suspicious, leading me to consider the app publisher may have paid for 5-star reviews, to push this app to the top of the list. 2. This app costs $50 every six months, which might be worth it, but I can’t test run the app to find out. Several other apps not this category are free or much lower cost, and provide free content to use, or a trial period, before requiring payment. I have concluded that an abundant number of likely fake reviews, combined with the immediate requirement of a subscription before any trial, makes this app an unappealing and expensive risk. Too bad, because the app description sounds good.