Little Lift.

Comparison · facts as of 2026-09-19

Little Lift vs You Are: on both stores, no yearly fee

Switch if you are on Android, or want affirmations written for your goal without another yearly fee; stay if the 3-6-9 writing method on iPhone is the practice you love.

You Are is a well-made iOS app built around the 3-6-9 writing method. If you are on Android, or you do not want another yearly fee, it is not an option. Little Lift runs on both stores, writes the affirmations for you from your own goal, and charges a one-time credit per deck.

Where You Are is strong

  • A clear, calm design built around one method (3-6-9 writing) rather than a feed.
  • A breathing reset that fits a short practice, and a custom builder for your own lines.
  • A curated set of 500+ affirmations that reads as edited rather than generated in bulk.

Why people look for an alternative

  • iOS only. There is no Android app, so a mixed-device household cannot share it.
  • A small library by category standards, with no AI to write lines for your goal.
  • $49.99 a year after a 3-day trial, which is short for deciding on a daily practice.

Each point is paraphrased from the You Are store listing or the company’s own site, linked under Sources. We never quote a review verbatim.

You Are vs Little Lift at a glance

ColumnYou AreLittle Lift
Pricing modelSubscription: $49.99/yr after a 3-day trial.Credits, bought once. 5 free to start.
Annual cost at list price$49.99 at the yearly list price.No annual cost. One credit per deck; 50 credits for US $9.99, bought once; credits never expire.
Personalisation500+ curated lines plus a custom builder; no AI.AI writes six cards from the goal you type; you pick a mood.
Practice method3-6-9 writing and a breathing reset.30-second guided timer: Believe · Decide · Release.
Reminder controlScheduled notifications; see listing.Optional 30-reminder plan written from your two or three goals (5 credits), max 6 a day, in windows you choose.
Ads in appNot stated; check the listing.None.
PlatformsiOS only.iOS and Android.
Cross-device synciCloud on iOS devices; see listing.Yes, with a free account.

How Little Lift does it differently

The six-card deck. You type one goal and pick a mood. Little Lift writes six cards, one per angle: Identity, Believe, Embody, Act, Receive, Release. Six angles on one intention is what makes a line believable, because at least one of them is already true of you today.

Six Little Lift cards for the intention “I speak up in meetings”: Identity — I am someone whose ideas belong in the room.; Believe — I believe one clear sentence is enough to be heard.; Embody — I feel my feet on the floor and my voice steady in my chest.; Act — Today I say one thing in the first ten minutes.; Receive — I notice when people build on what I said.; Release — I let the meeting end however it ends.ONE INTENTION · SIX ANGLESI speak up in meetingsIDENTITYI am someone whose ideasbelong in the room.BELIEVEI believe one clearsentence is enough to beheard.EMBODYI feel my feet on thefloor and my voice steadyin my chest.ACTToday I say one thing inthe first ten minutes.RECEIVEI notice when people buildon what I said.RELEASEI let the meeting endhowever it ends.

The 30-second practice. A guided timer walks you through Believe, Decide, Release. Ten seconds to read the identity slowly, ten to decide the one thing you will do today, ten to let the outcome go and close the app.

Credits. 5 free credits to start. A six-card deck costs 1 credit. A 30-reminder plan, written from your two or three goals, costs 5 credits and delivers at most 6 a day in windows you choose. 50 credits are US $9.99, bought once. Credits never expire and there is no subscription or renewal to cancel.

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You Are paywall
Our own capture of the You Are subscription screen goes here (no cropped marketing logos).
Little Lift credits
The Little Lift credit screen: 5 free, buy once, no renewal.

Questions people ask before switching

Is Little Lift really free to try?

Yes. You start with 5 free credits, and a deck costs one credit, so you can build five decks and judge the writing before paying anything. A 30-reminder plan costs five credits.

Does Little Lift have a subscription?

No. You buy credits once, they never expire, and there is nothing to cancel. There are no ads either.

Can I import my affirmations from You Are?

There is no importer. If you have lines you wrote in You Are, type the goal behind them into Little Lift and it writes six cards around that goal; paste your own wording into any card you want to keep.

Does Little Lift work on Android?

Yes. Little Lift is on Google Play and the App Store, and a free account syncs your decks and saved words between devices.

What is the 30-Second Lift?

One intention, six angles, thirty seconds. You read the Identity and Believe cards slowly, decide one action from the Act and Embody cards, then release the outcome with the Receive and Release cards. The full method is at /the-30-second-lift.

Six affirmations about your goal, in your words, in 30 seconds.

Download Little Lift — pay once, no subscription

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