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title: "CBTReferee - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Australia | Apple App Store"
description: "CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  All it means is you can train yourself (by writing down your thoughts) and studying what is untrue, unrealistic, and unfair about each thought.  You will "
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# CBTReferee — Australia
> categorize your thoughts

![CBTReferee App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/d5/5d/81/d55d8144-c255-032f-f7be-b3a97b07d727/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Andrew Arrow](https://apptail.io/developer/andrew-arrow-Fmcng)
**Category:** Lifestyle
**Rating:** 2.6/5 (5 ratings)
**Price:** $7.99
**Bundle ID:** andrewarrow.cbtreferee
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Australia
**Version:** 1.207 (released 2025-11-26)
**Original Release:** 2009-10-19
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/app/id330842520)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/australia](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/australia)

## CBTReferee Description
CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  All it means is you can train yourself (by writing down your thoughts) and studying what is untrue, unrealistic, and unfair about each thought.  You will invent your own "referee" who will read each thought and give you a true, realistic and fair take.  Please note, there is no computer referee that generates the referee response.  You write these yourself.

After you write down a thought, the next screen lets you assign which forms of biased thinking are in play, then think about what a fair referee would say and write it down.  Refer to the examples provided to get a feel for how it should look.  As you write more and more thoughts, you'll see patterns.

Over time your referee will kick in automatically helping you avoid thinking a thought that's unrealistic that will cause a negative emotion.  If you can avoid the thought that never should have been 'thunk' in the first place, you can avoid the depression it may cause.

## CBTReferee Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/a9/81/61/a981614a-9d27-1e6e-8021-b02333756717/mzl.akiclxjb.png/320x480.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/00/14/3d/00143d7d-78d0-e1a2-b243-c96d712a8aab/mzl.rwpwlevh.png/320x480.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/af/64/27/af64275e-ca3c-6d7f-04ff-d285609d375a/mzl.hxxwnora.png/320x480.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/f0/b3/85/f0b385be-3706-25ea-aeda-43cc1cc7a0b8/mzl.obeiggai.png/320x480.png)

## CBTReferee Rating Breakdown in Australia
- 5 stars: 1 (20%)
- 4 stars: 0 (0%)
- 3 stars: 1 (20%)
- 2 stars: 2 (40%)
- 1 stars: 1 (20%)

## CBTReferee Reviews in Australia

### **--- "Needs proper password protection"
For the price - very high for an app - this one is incredibly simple: identify the thought; determine the incorrect thinking; challenge the thinking. But I think they should be using properly fleshed out cbt principles - e.g. identify what happened, identify the thought, identify the feeling, identify the unhelpful thinking style, etc. They haven't done that either, so it's actually not very useful. It should be a 99c app if that.

The main thing though is that it needs password protection on the app itself. They're expecting the phone's pw to be enough but I often give my phone to others to play with, so the app itself needs it. I find it laughable that they actually have a button for password protection but when you press it all it says is that you can have a password on your iPhone, so use that! 

The app also has numerous spelling errors in it, which suggests to me that it was hastily done. Lift your game, lower your price!

-- hammerz, 2010-03-02

### *---- "Needs password "
I use a number of apps which cost significantly less but which are password protected, it shouldn't be that hard. Personally I don't feel comfortable using the app as it stands cos all it takes is someone to watch me type in my pin and then they know my darkest thoughts!!

Not very well thought out, shame tho cos the app could be quite useful.
-- newbie00, 2010-02-23

### ***** "Love It!"
I really like this app. I have also bought eCBT & this one is much better. It is simple & direct... compared to eCBT which has a bit more info on the CBT method, but isnt that helpful.
I like how you can look back eaisily through everything you have entered to remind you.
If you are unfamiliar with CBT i'd recommend you read about it on the net & then get this app to help you follow through with it.
My only negative- It really does need an edit & delete button!!!
-- avecsucre, 2010-02-17

### **--- "Interesting, but needs more work"
I like the idea of using the iPhone to challenge and restructure our faulty beliefs, but I think the app needs more work.

New features I would like to see in a future upgrade are:

1) allow the user to edit previously entered thoughts and their associated forms and referee statement;

2) allow users to delete previously entered thoughts;

3) extend the list of forms and/or allow users to extend the list; and

4) provide password protection beyond that provided by the operating system.
-- BagOfParticles, 2009-12-14

### ***-- "Agree, needs proper password protection"
Other than that a good app
-- Ladeesse, 2009-12-10

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## CBTReferee Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Ireland | Lifestyle | #88 |
| Top Paid | Norway | Lifestyle | #166 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Lifestyle | #177 |
| Top Paid | Canada | Lifestyle | #182 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | Lifestyle | #191 |
| Top Paid | Australia | Lifestyle | #207 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | Lifestyle | #213 |



## CBTReferee Available In
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/australia)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/united-states)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/ireland)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/netherlands)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/russia)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/singapore)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/new-zealand)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/norway)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/argentina)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/cbtreferee-hYxx/philippines)

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