Stress Ball - Anxiety Relief
What is Stress Ball?
Stress Ball is a Health & Fitness app with five tabs: Breathe, Fidget, ChillTok, Color and Reflect, each offering exercises, sounds, videos or journaling to help users calm down. Soundscapes can be played while using the exercises and videos in any tab. An optional Stress Ball Pro subscription is also offered.
Pricing. Stress Ball - Anxiety Relief is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Calming down during moments of anxiety
- Restlessness or needing something to fidget with
- Journaling feelings or talking them through with a chat companion
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Why this app is in A tier
Stress Ball scores 88 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 76, App Store search rank 95, update recency 87. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
It's not a great feeling to be anxious. And when you are, it's tough to meditate without having the stressful thoughts slip back in. Fortunately, with Stress Ball, you can interact with your phone and clear your mind with exercises, fidgets and videos within the app. There are five different tabs you can use to calm down: Breathe, Fidget, ChillTok, Color & Reflect In the Breathe tab, there are breathing exercises to help you take deep breaths and calm down. You can customize your experience with relaxing sounds and backgrounds. The phone also vibrates and provides various animations to distract your thoughts. In the Fidget tab, there are virtual fidgets and toys you can play with to distract your mind and let out all of your anxious energy on the app. The fidgets also provide vibration and audio feedback to help you feel more relaxed. In the Feel tab, you can tap on ASMR sounds and feel the vibrations of the sounds!! These vibrations are super calming to the body and mind. Give it a try!! In the Color tab, you can complete vibrating color by numbers. Coloring can help soothe your mind and distract you away from your stress. It also is great for fidgeting when feeling anxious or
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| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | A | A |
| Score | 88 / 100 | 90 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.7 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Ratings | 2.1K | 16.5K | 9.3K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | 4.3 ★ · 20 reviews | 4.5 ★ · 11 reviews |
| Last update | 143d ago | 9d ago | 2d ago |
| Price | Free + IAP | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
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Where else it ranks
- Best Anxiety Relief AppsA tier, #9, score 84
- Best Fidget Toy AppsC tier, #29, score 65
- Best Relaxation Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 65
Questions about Stress Ball
Is Stress Ball free to use?
The app is listed as free. An optional Stress Ball Pro subscription is offered at $4.99/month or $29.99 annually, charged to your iTunes account and renewing automatically unless turned off.
What can I do in the app?
Breathe has breathing exercises with sounds and backgrounds. Fidget has virtual toys with vibration and audio feedback. Color has vibrating color by numbers. Reflect has journaling, quotes and StressBot, an AI chat companion.
Which features require Stress Ball Pro?
Not stated on the App Store.
Is Stress Ball free?
Stress Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is Stress Ball good for?
Stress Ball is built for calming down during moments of anxiety, restlessness or needing something to fidget with, journaling feelings or talking them through with a chat companion. It sits in the stress relief list on AppTierList.
Is Stress Ball worth it?
Stress Ball is A tier, ranked #5 of 40 stress relief apps with a score of 88 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 2,149 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 4 apps rank above it.
How does Stress Ball compare to BetterMe?
Stress Ball is A tier at 88; BetterMe is A tier at 90. BetterMe ranks higher. Stress Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases, BetterMe is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Stress Ball updated?
Stress Ball was last updated on 2026-06-02, 143 days ago.
All the facts
- Lists
- Stress Relief (A tier, #5) · Anxiety Relief (A tier, #9) · Fidget Toys (C tier, #29) · Relaxation (#51, beyond the tiered top)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 88 / 100
- Rank in list
- #5 of 40
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 2,149
- Current version
- (143 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Good for
- Calming down during moments of anxiety, Restlessness or needing something to fidget with, Journaling feelings or talking them through with a chat companion
- Requires
- iOS 13.0 or later
- Size
- 117 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed