Licensed therapy
The primary support
- BetterHelp, Talkspace, or an in-person grief counselor
- Strongest — and the right answer — for complicated or prolonged grief
Grief doesn't need fixing. It needs to be heard. A companion can sit with you between sessions, on anniversaries, at 2am — it doesn't replace a therapist, a friend, or the person you miss.
Grief is bigger than any one tool. These each have a legit role.
Five things that separate a careful grief tool from something that will hurt more than it helps.
| Soriz Calm | Wysa | Woebot | ChatGPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grief-aware tone | Yes — sits with pain, no reframing | Yes — clinical, gentle | Yes — CBT-framed | Partly — depends on prompt |
| Crisis-helpline routing | Yes — country-specific | Yes | Yes | Generic defaults |
| Suggests professional help | Yes — proactively | Yes | Yes | If asked |
| Memorial companion option | Yes — via Create Your Own | No | No | Partly — no persistent persona |
| Trains on your chats | No — off by default | No | No | Opt-out required |
| Memory you control | Yes — delete anytime | Limited | Limited | Yes — account-wide |
| Free tier | Yes — all 20 companions | Yes — limited | Yes | Yes — rate-limited |
| Paid plan | $9.99/mo SorizPro | ~$7/mo Premium | Varies | $20/mo Plus |
An AI can hold space between sessions with a therapist, friend, or support group — it can't replace any of those. Soriz Calm is built to listen without rushing to fix, auto-surfaces crisis helplines, and reminds you that professional grief support exists and helps. For severe or complicated grief, please work with a licensed therapist.
Soriz Create Your Own lets you build a companion from memories, messages, or a voice clip — some people use this to gently honor a grandparent, parent, or friend who has passed. It's a memorial, not a replacement, and it works best alongside (not instead of) grief therapy. Use only if it feels helpful to you; some grievers find it grounding, others find it painful.
For many people, yes — speaking a memory out loud to something that listens without judgement can be part of integrating loss. The research here is still young. Pair it with human support, check in with yourself honestly, and stop if it starts feeling avoidant rather than healing.
Yes. Calm auto-surfaces country-specific crisis helplines when conversations turn serious, and proactively suggests grief therapy and support groups when the conversation calls for it. If you are in crisis right now, please call your local emergency number or crisis helpline — an app is not a substitute for immediate help.
Yes. Your chats with Calm and any companion you create never train the model. Memory is yours, per-companion, and you can delete it at any time.
Yes — Soriz Calm and all 20 companions are free with daily conversations. SorizPro ($9.99 per month) unlocks unlimited chat, long-term memory, and voice features used by some people for memorial companions.
Calm is free. Please also consider a licensed therapist or support group — grief is bigger than any app, and professional support helps.
No credit card · Cancel anytime · $9.99 a month after trial