The Mansio vs Reframe, honestly
Competitor details checked 2026-07-19 from their public pages.
Reframe is one of the best-known drink-less apps: a neuroscience-based daily course, a drink tracker, and a large anonymous community, focused entirely on alcohol. The Mansio takes a different shape: six patterns in one place (gambling, alcohol, drugs, smoking, eating, scrolling), validated clinical screens as the front door, and a weekly trend instead of a daily curriculum.
Both are legitimate tools. Which one fits depends on what you want from it — here's the honest picture, with Reframe's details taken from their public pages as of the date above.
| The Mansio | Reframe | |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | Six patterns: gambling, alcohol, drugs, smoking, eating, scrolling | Alcohol |
| Trying it | Free anonymous 3-minute check-in — result before any payment | 7-day trial after onboarding, then a paid subscription |
| The front door | Validated clinical screens (AUDIT, PGSI, DAST-10, Fagerström) | Onboarding quiz, then a 160+ day neuroscience course |
| Progress model | Weekly trend + a rhythm that survives a bad week — a slip never erases your history | Daily course progress, drink tracker, streaks |
| Community | None by design — one invited person can see only the days you showed up | Large 24/7 anonymous community forum |
| Privacy posture | No name, no account for the check-in; no advertising trackers; GDPR, delete anytime | Standard account signup |
| Price | $14.99/mo or $99/yr; 30-day money-back | About $99.99/yr (coaching add-ons extra, up to $249.99/mo) |
| Crisis support | Always free, never gated, no account needed | In-app tools within the subscription |
Who should pick Reframe instead
Pick Reframe if alcohol is your single focus and you want a structured daily lesson to read every morning plus a big community feed — their neuroscience course is a real, substantial curriculum, and daily content is their strength.
Who should pick The Mansio
Pick The Mansio if you want to see where you stand before paying anything, if more than one pattern is in the picture, if privacy is non-negotiable — or if daily lessons feel like homework and what you actually want is a quiet weekly rhythm that survives bad weeks.
See where you stand first
The free check-in takes three minutes, needs no name and no account, and gives you a real result before you decide on anything — here or anywhere else.
Start the free check-inReframe details are from their public pricing and feature pages and app-store listings, checked on the date above. If something has changed, tell us and we'll correct it. The Mansio is a private wellness, education, and behavior-change support tool — not a medical device, not therapy, and not a substitute for professional care. Crisis help is always free.