Comparison

Recognise Hand vs Pathways Pain Relief

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Recognise Hand

This app helps reduce pain and improve performance by training your brain's ability to distinguish left from right body parts. It offers various tools and challenges to track progress and can integrate with clinicians.

Highlights
  • Left/Right Discrimination testing
  • Neuroplasticity training tools
  • Memory and Speed Match games
  • Graded difficulty levels
  • Progress tracking with graphs
  • Clinical result export
  • Custom image training
Features
Currently charting
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Using Recognise™ has been shown to reduce pain, improve performance and assist with rehabilitation in a range of complex pain, and injury states, when used as part of a Graded Motor Imagery programme. TEST AND TRAIN - TEST your ability to quickly and accurately recognise an image of a body area as either left or right (‘Left/Right Discrimination’) - TRAIN your brain and harness its neuroplasticity using a range of tools FEATURES -‘Memory’ and ‘Speed match’ tools to take your training to the next level -Graded difficulty levels and personal best challenges -Detailed onscreen results and graphs to map your progress -Powerful clinical integration tools - export and email your results directly to your clinician or therapist -Capture your own images on your iPhone or iPad and use them in your training -Comprehensive explanation of the science behind Left/Right Discrimination and Graded Motor Imagery WHAT’S NEW IN 2016 This is not an update - Recognise™ is a brand new App, built from the ground up with powerful new features and tools. FEET, BACKS, NECKS, SHOULDERS, KNEES? This App is for hands, for Recognise™ Feet, Recognise™ Back, Recognise™ Neck, Recognise™ Shoulder and Recognise™ Knee, check the App store FIND OUT MORE Visit www.gradedmotorimagery.com for more information including videos and free downloads.

About

Pathways Pain Relief

This app offers a chronic pain therapy program designed to retrain your brain's perception of pain. It utilizes scientifically grounded methods like pain education, breathing exercises, and visualizations to reduce or eliminate persistent pain.

Highlights
  • Brain retraining for pain perception
  • Pain science education
  • Diaphragmatic breathing exercises
  • Guided visualizations
  • Stress reduction techniques
  • Pain tracking and progress monitoring
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Do you suffer from persistent pain? Perhaps chronic back pain, migraines, RSI, joint pain or even fibromyalgia? The Pathways pain therapy program will change the way your brain perceives pain, therefore reducing or even eliminating your experience of chronic pain. We retrain your brain to stop pain with many scientifically grounded and proven methods including pain science education, diaphragmatic breathing, visualizations, stress reducing exercises, improving positivity & confidence, physical exercise, music therapy and so much more. Your personal pain therapist will take you on your journey to understanding why you feel pain, and work to break the pain cycle. You can track how your pain develops over time, and focus on the pain relief techniques that work for you.

Screenshots

Recognise Hand4 screens
Pathways Pain Relief4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pathways Pain Relief at 76% against Recognise Hand's 15%. Pathways Pain Relief also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (4.1 vs 2.9). Recognise Hand's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pathways Pain Relief is free to download; Recognise Hand costs $5.99 up front. Pathways Pain Relief sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Recognise Hand asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pathways Pain Relief holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Recognise Hand's written reviews are positive against 76% of Pathways Pain Relief's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recognise Hand ships an update every 5 months, Pathways Pain Relief every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Recognise Hand versus Pathways Pain Relief: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecognise HandPathways Pain Relief
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (28 ratings)4.1 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews76.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2839 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DevelopernoigroupPathways

Customer experience

Recognise Hand

All ratings28 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative46.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative80.8%

Pathways Pain Relief

All ratings39 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative20.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative13.2%

In-app purchases

None

Recognise Hand

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Pathways Pain Relief

Subscriptions4
  • One Month Subscription$12.991 Month
  • One Month Subscription$14.991 Month
  • One Year Subscription$59.991 Year
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  • One Year Subscription$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • Life Time Subscription (offer)$79.99
  • Life Time Subscription (offer)$89.99
  • Life Time Subscription$249.99
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  • Life Time Subscription$299.99

Questions

Is Recognise Hand free?
Recognise Hand costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pathways Pain Relief free?
Pathways Pain Relief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recognise Hand or Pathways Pain Relief?
Pathways Pain Relief is rated higher. Recognise Hand averages 2.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Pathways Pain Relief averages 4.1 from 39 ratings.
Do Recognise Hand or Pathways Pain Relief have ads?
Neither Recognise Hand nor Pathways Pain Relief shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recognise Hand or Pathways Pain Relief?
Recognise Hand ships an update every 5 months, and Pathways Pain Relief every 5 weeks. Most recently, Recognise Hand was updated on October 29, 2026 and Pathways Pain Relief on October 29, 2026.

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