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HarmLess: Self Harm Tracker

SH Clean Streak & Calm Urge

Wired Betterment
Download on theApp Store
App Store rating4.8★9.1K ratings
PriceFreeIn-app $1.99–$35.99
Age4+Store age rating
Size47 MBiPhone download
CategoryHealth & Fitness
DeveloperWired Betterment

What we found

Full report

Too little checked to say Store information only. We haven’t analysed this app or read its reviews yet.

Money

  • Free to download · in-app purchases $1.99–$35.99 (10 listed, the most the App Store shows). Weekly plan $1.99 (about $103 a year); monthly plan $4.99 (about $60 a year); 3-month plan $9.99 (about $40 a year); yearly plan $35.99. The other purchases’ names don’t say how often they bill.
  • If you subscribe through the store, cancel in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Deleting the app doesn’t cancel a subscription.

Not yet tested.

The store currently lists version 1.7.5, updated 2025-03-07.

Preview

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Store screenshots supplied by the developer.

About this app

Transform your life one day at a time with HarmLess, the leading mobile app designed to support those battling self-harm. This innovative tool empowers you to take control of your recovery, build resilience, deepen self-understanding, and develop healthier coping mechanisms.

HarmLess provides a comprehensive suite of features tailored to your emotional needs, helping you navigate life's challenges with strength and clarity. When urges strike, tap the URGE button to open a personalized toolkit offering a variety of healthy alternatives based on your current emotional state. Recognizing, understanding, and validating your feelings is a powerful step toward healing.

Your privacy and security are our top priorities. With a passcode-protected interface, your journey remains confidential—your story is yours to share when and how you choose.…

From the developer’s store description.

For developers and the curious

The full report

The evidence, sources, measurements and versions behind every label above.

Findings and evidence

Not yet tested
Not yet tested. No analysis has been published for this app. A missing label is not a clean bill of health.

What reviewers report

No review coverage

No review analysis published for this app.

Measurements

4 measured · 4 not assessed

“Not assessed” means we could not measure it. It is never a zero and never a pass.

From store data and reviews

Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
The store description doesn’t list prices (most don’t)
Cancelling, in the store description
The store description doesn’t say how to cancel (most don’t)
Themes reported by reviewers
Not assessed
This app's reviews have not been assessed yet
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the app package we scanned

No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence, not a finding.

Sensitive permissions
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
How we know

Supporting measurements: not a complete list of possible harms or positives. Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured

Versions and dates analysed

Not yet tested

Not yet tested. No analysis has been run for this app, so there is no version or date to report.

Store update history

Each store’s release notes, as the developer wrote them. They are the developer’s words, not ours.

App Store

Version 1.7.5 · 2025-03-07
The latest update brings our brand-new course, Cognitive Behavioral Skills for Self-Harm Reduction. This interactive series is designed to help you reshape negative thought patterns, build self-compassion, and develop emotional resilience in a way that feels natural and empowering. Plus, as you complete the first lesson in any course, you’ll unlock the brand-new Cyber Heart pledge icon, a symbol of your strength and progress. We've also made important improvements behind the scenes, fixing bugs and refining the experience to make HarmLess smoother and more supportive than ever. Your feedback matters to us—if there's something on your mind, let us know through the in-app feedback button.…

Shortened here; the full notes are on the store listing.

Assessment record

Status
Not yet tested
App identifier
harmless
Sources used
None recorded
Reviews read
None recorded
Package examined
No package scan
Human inspection
Not completed
How we know
Measurement vocabulary
1.4

Store facts

App Store

What the stores publish. Store ratings are the stores’ numbers, not Appworthy’s, and are never averaged across stores.

App Store

Store rating
4.77 ★ · 9,130 ratings
Version
1.7.5
Updated
7 Mar 2025
Price
Free · In-app purchases
Age rating
4+
Size
47 MB
Open in App Store
Developer
Wired Betterment
Category
Health & Fitness
Listing price
Free · In-app purchases

Purchases the store lists

 What this app sells

From the store listing. Billing terms are read from each purchase’s name — the stores don’t publish them — so treat them as a strong hint, not a disclosure.

Subscriptions6
Premium WeeklyWeekly$1.99
Premium MonthlyMonthly$4.99
Premium Feat. Offer MonthlyMonthly$4.99
Premium QuarterlyEvery 3 months$9.99
Premium Feat. Offer YearlyYearly$35.99
Premium YearlyYearly$35.99
Buy once2
Premium (Lifetime)Lifetime$9.99
Premium (Lifetime)Lifetime$4.99
Show 2 more purchases we couldn’t categorise

These are really on sale; we just can’t tell from the name whether they recur.

Premium Feat. Offer BiannualTerm not stated$19.99
Premium BiannualTerm not stated$19.99
This list is cut off. Apple shows at most 10 in-app purchases, and this app is at the limit — so it very likely sells more than we can see.

Method and limits

What this report can and cannot show

What a missing label means

Not yet tested. No analysis has been published for this app, so there is no method to describe for it yet. A missing label is not a clean bill of health: it means nothing has been read, not that nothing is wrong.

Limits of this report

  • A package scan is static. It identifies code and text in one Android build. It does not measure a live ad session, test a deletion request, or count the steps needed to cancel.
  • Reviews keep their sample. A review-only charge shows distinct reviewers, the share and the sample size, and is published only once it clears that label’s published threshold. Calibration labels are machine-drafted and not yet confirmed by a person.
  • Not assessed is a state. It is never a zero and never a pass.
  • A missing label is not a clean bill of health. It means the evidence did not support one, not that the app is problem-free.
Not yet human-reviewed. A human review gives an app hands-on, recorded measurements. None has been run for this app. Hands-on inspections are not yet open.
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