EverbeadBrainbuddy vs Everbead
Checked on the US App Store on October 28, 2026.
Brainbuddy is a full program: daily exercises, a 100-day course, a community and a blocker. Everbead does less: one check-in each night and a pause when an urge hits, with no account.
| Brainbuddy | Everbead | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | A 100-day program with daily exercises, check-ups and a Life Tree that grows. | A nightly check-in that lights a bead, and a pause for urges. |
| Community | Yes, with team challenges. | No. |
| Content blocker | Yes. | No. |
| Data linked to you | Per its App Store label: health, email and name, your content, a user ID and sensitive info. | None. No account and no server; your data stays in your own iCloud. |
| Price in the app | Full Access plans from $2.99 to $99.99, plus $7.99 courses. Every feature needs a subscription after setup. | $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, 7 days free. |
Choose Brainbuddy if
- You want a structured course with a lesson every day.
- A community and team challenges keep you going.
- You want a blocker in the same app.
Choose Everbead if
- You want one small thing to do each night, not a course.
- You don’t want an account, an email or a community.
- You want help in the moment an urge hits.
What Everbead is
- Each night you check in. A clean night lights a bead. A slip leaves a hollow bead, and every bead you lit stays.
- When an urge hits, tap Urge for a one-minute breathing pause while it settles.
- Each urge you beat unlocks an answer in Insights, like when your urges hit and what helps you most.
- No account and no server. Your data stays on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. We can’t see it.
- The name, icon and notifications look like a habit app. Face ID can lock it.
- $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, free for the first 7 days. Coming soon to iPhone.
Everbead has no content blocker, no community and no accountability partner. If you need one of those, pick an app that has it.