AI life coaches compared
Who wrote this, and how
Forvel’s maker wrote this page, and Forvel is one of the products on it. So that the page can be checked rather than trusted, every fact about another product comes from that product’s own website or app store listing, linked under it, read on 10 October 2026. App Store prices are from the US store and can differ in yours. The products are in alphabetical order, and nothing here says which one is best: that depends on what you want from it. If a fact here is out of date, write to matyasherrmann@gmail.com and it will be corrected.
At a glance
| Product | Price | Free way in | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | In the App Store: Go $8.00, Plus $19.99, and Pro from $100.00. | Free to download and use; the paid plans are optional. | Web, iPhone, Android. |
| Claude | Pro is $20 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly ($200 up front), before tax. | A free plan, $0. | Web, desktop, iPhone, Android. |
| Committo | On its website, Pro is €34.99 a year. In the App Store, Pro is $29.99 a year or $4.99 a month. | Free for up to five active commitments. Pro, which adds the coach, has a free trial of 14 days. | Web, iPhone, Android. |
| Forvel | $19 a month or $190 a year. | The first week is free with no card, and two more weeks are free once you add one. | Web, on your phone or your computer. Not in the App Store or on Google Play yet. |
| Hapday | No prices on its website. The App Store lists several plans, among them Plus Monthly at $7.99 and Plus Annual at $29.99, with other yearly plans up to $59.99. | Its website offers to try it for free, without stating the terms. | iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, from the App Store; Android. |
| Rocky | On its website, from $9.99 a month. In the App Store, among other plans: $4.99 a week, $19.99 a month, $44.99 for 90 days or $99.99 a year. | A free plan with limited coaching, and a week of free AI coaching sessions with no credit card. | Web, iPhone, Android. |
| Rosebud | $12.99 a month, or $107.99 a year. | Its free plan was retired on 30 September 2026, its help centre says. Its website offers a free trial without stating the length. | Web, iPhone, Android. |
| Tony Robbins AI | On its website, $1 for 30 days, then $39 a month. The App Store lists $39.00 a month. | No free plan is stated. | iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, from the App Store. |
Each was checked on 10 October 2026; the sources are under each product below.
ChatGPT
A general AI assistant from OpenAI. You can ask it to coach you.
In its own words: “Talk through a tough situation, ask for a detailed travel itinerary, or get help crafting the perfect response.”
- Price
- In the App Store: Go $8.00, Plus $19.99, and Pro from $100.00.
- Free
- Free to download and use; the paid plans are optional.
- Runs on
- Web, iPhone, Android.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: App Store, Google Play
Claude
A general AI assistant from Anthropic. You can ask it to coach you.
- Price
- Pro is $20 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly ($200 up front), before tax.
- Free
- A free plan, $0.
- Runs on
- Web, desktop, iPhone, Android.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: claude.com/pricing, claude.com/download, Google Play
Committo
Commitments you check in on, with an AI coach in its Pro plan.
In its own words: “sees your real check-ins and speaks up when a pattern needs attention”
- Price
- On its website, Pro is €34.99 a year. In the App Store, Pro is $29.99 a year or $4.99 a month.
- Free
- Free for up to five active commitments. Pro, which adds the coach, has a free trial of 14 days.
- Runs on
- Web, iPhone, Android.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: committo.app, App Store, Google Play
Forvel
An AI life coach you talk to by voice or by typing. It holds you to one thing a week, in your own words, and you hold a ring each time you do it. Forvel's maker wrote this page.
In its own words: “An AI life coach that holds you to one thing a week, in the words you used, and is there to talk to the rest of the time.”
- Price
- $19 a month or $190 a year.
- Free
- The first week is free with no card, and two more weeks are free once you add one.
- Runs on
- Web, on your phone or your computer. Not in the App Store or on Google Play yet.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: Pricing
Hapday
An AI life coach app that leads the conversation and gives you steps to act on.
In its own words: “Hapday doesn’t just answer questions — it leads the conversation, asks the right questions, and gives you actionable steps that stick.”
- Price
- No prices on its website. The App Store lists several plans, among them Plus Monthly at $7.99 and Plus Annual at $29.99, with other yearly plans up to $59.99.
- Free
- Its website offers to try it for free, without stating the terms.
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, from the App Store; Android.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: App Store, hapday.app, Google Play
Rocky
An AI coach with short daily coaching sessions. It also sells coaching to companies. In the App Store it is called My AI Coach - Rocky.
In its own words: “offers daily micro-coaching sessions to help you gain clarity on your thoughts”
- Price
- On its website, from $9.99 a month. In the App Store, among other plans: $4.99 a week, $19.99 a month, $44.99 for 90 days or $99.99 a year.
- Free
- A free plan with limited coaching, and a week of free AI coaching sessions with no credit card.
- Runs on
- Web, iPhone, Android.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: rocky.ai/life-coach, rocky.ai/pricing, App Store
Rosebud
An AI journal, with habits and support alongside the writing.
In its own words: “Rosebud combines journaling, habit-building, and emotional support in one integrated platform.”
- Price
- $12.99 a month, or $107.99 a year.
- Free
- Its free plan was retired on 30 September 2026, its help centre says. Its website offers a free trial without stating the length.
- Runs on
- Web, iPhone, Android.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: rosebud.app, Help centre, App Store
Tony Robbins AI
An AI coach in Tony Robbins' name. In the App Store it is called Tony Robbins.
In its own words: “Tony Robbins AI will continue to ask you questions before it gives you answers.”
- Price
- On its website, $1 for 30 days, then $39 a month. The App Store lists $39.00 a month.
- Free
- No free plan is stated.
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, from the App Store.
- Checked
- 10 October 2026: App Store, tonyrobbins.com
Which one fits
If you want to pay nothing, ChatGPT and Claude have free plans and you can ask either to coach you; Committo is free for up to five commitments, and Rocky has a limited free plan. If you want to write and have it reflect back, Rosebud is a journal first. If you want check-ins on several commitments at once, Committo is built for that. If you want short coaching sessions every day, that is Rocky’s shape. If you want the app to lead the conversation, Hapday says that is what it does, and Tony Robbins AI says it asks questions before it answers. If you want one thing a week, held in your own words, with a ring to log it, that is Forvel.
Whichever you pick, what the trials of AI coaching found is worth knowing first, and if you go with a general assistant, how to use ChatGPT as a life coach sets one up to hold a plan.