Comparison

Valora vs Dr. Steve Hypnosis

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

Head to head
About

Valora

Access hypnotherapy sessions designed to help you overcome fears, reduce anxiety, and build confidence while you sleep. Explore guided programs, sleep stories, and soothing sounds for lasting personal transformation.

Highlights
  • Sleep Learning System
  • Hypnotherapy programs
  • Customizable playlists
  • Built-in alarm clock
  • Offline functionality
  • Sleep stories and sounds
Features
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Valora is a sleep hypnosis app for an anxious mind: 20 Sleep Learning programs by Joel Thielke, C.Ht., for fear, worry, stress and confidence, played whole while you sleep. Joel Thielke is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, certified instructor, and NLP coach and trainer. His voice is the one you hear, start to finish, on every hypnosis program here. HOW SLEEP LEARNING WORKS Each program plays in one piece, start to finish. Press play at bedtime, get comfortable, and let it carry you down. There is no wake-up inside the program, so you drift off while it plays and it keeps working through the night. Repeat it all night, give it a sleep timer, or let the built-in wake alarm bring you up gently in the morning. ANXIETY & FEAR • Face Your Fears — included with the app, plays in full from the first open • No More Anxiety • Stop Your Fear of Flying • Stop Stage Fright • Stop Obsessing • Overcome Stress CONFIDENCE & STRENGTH • Total Confidence • Inner Strength • Empower Yourself SLEEP & CALM • Deep Sleep • Pure Meditation SLEEP STORIES • Old World Essex, narrated by Rachael Meddows • Travel to Maui, narrated by Catherine Perry SLEEP SOUNDS • Beach Campfire • Rain on Umbrella • Soothing Storm Sounds SUBLIMINAL AFFIRMATIONS Four tracks in a section of their own, made to repeat all night: • Anxiety Relief Subliminal Affirmations — low cello-like drones and Tibetan bowls on one steady key • Calm Sleep Subliminal Affirmations — a low drone under warm pads and resonant bowls • Deep Rest Subliminal Affirmations — warm velvety pads, soft distant strings and a faint high shimmer • Peaceful Dreams Subliminal Affirmations — a very low drone, shimmering pads and single distant piano notes THE SOUND MIXER Put a steady sound beneath the voice, at your own level: rain, a storm, ocean waves, a campfire, crickets, wind, chimes and more. One sound is included. Layer up to six, save your mixes, and let them keep playing after the program ends, with the Sound Mixer purchase or Unlock All. The mixer also plays on its own from Home, with no program at all. TONIGHT The Tonight card lines up your night in one tap: a program, a wind-down, a night sound, and the wake alarm. Build playlists, mark favorites, and search by what you feel ("worry", "plane", "can't sleep"). A FREE GUIDE "The Quiet Hours" is the companion guide Joel wrote for this app: a seven-night calm plan, exercises you can do in the day, a worry log for the evening, and a 21-night log. Tap it in the app and this app's own page opens in Safari, where your email address gets you the PDF. Home then offers one item from it each day on the Today card. UNLOCK ALL One purchase opens every program, all four Subliminal Affirmations tracks and the Sound Mixer, for good. Unlock All includes everything we add to this app, now and later, and it is available through Family Sharing. Programs can also be bought one at a time. No subscription, nothing renews. ABOUT JOEL THIELKE Joel has worked with thousands of clients in his practice, from athletes and actors to parents and students, and millions of people have listened to his programs. His method is simple: relax the body, quiet the critical mind, and let the subconscious take in the words. A NOTE ON SAFETY These programs are for relaxation and personal growth. They are not a substitute for medical or psychological care. Listen only in bed or somewhere safe to rest, never while driving. Questions? support@motivationalhypnotherapy.com

About

Dr. Steve Hypnosis

Access a collection of hypnotherapy audio sessions designed to help with various aspects of well-being. Explore guided meditations and self-improvement tools to promote relaxation and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Hypnosis mp3 audios
  • Self-improvement tools
  • Guided relaxation
  • Personal growth focus
  • Hypnotherapy sessions
Features
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Hypnosis mp3 audios

Screenshots

Valora4 screens
Dr. Steve Hypnosis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dr. Steve Hypnosis at every 2 months against Valora's every 42 months. Valora's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (74 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Valora sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dr. Steve Hypnosis sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Valora holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Valora has 74 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Valora ships an update every 42 months, Dr. Steve Hypnosis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Valora versus Dr. Steve Hypnosis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValoraDr. Steve Hypnosis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (74 ratings) — better4.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHypnosis and Meditation for Success, LLCDr. Steve G. Jones Clinical Hypnotherapy

Customer experience

Valora

All ratings74 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dr. Steve Hypnosis

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Valora

One-time10
  • Ease your Anxiety$1.99
  • Stop Obsessing$3.99
  • Deep Sleep$4.99
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  • Empower Yourself$4.99
  • Pure Meditation$4.99
  • Stop Your Fear of Flying$4.99
  • Total Stress Relief$4.99
  • Total Confidence$4.99
  • Inner Strength$4.99
  • Unlock All Programs$23.99
10 purchases

Dr. Steve Hypnosis

One-time10
  • Weight Loss Hypnosis Audio$0.99
  • Confidence Hypnosis Audio$0.99
  • Wealth Hypnosis Audio$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Motivation Hypnosis Audio$0.99
  • Abundance Hypnosis Audio$0.99
  • Eliminate Procrastination$0.99
  • Love Magnet$0.99
  • Master Self-Hypnosis$0.99
  • Relaxation$0.99
  • Perfect Radiant Health$0.99

Questions

Is Valora free?
Valora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dr. Steve Hypnosis free?
Dr. Steve Hypnosis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Valora or Dr. Steve Hypnosis?
Valora is rated higher. Valora averages 4.8 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Dr. Steve Hypnosis averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Valora or Dr. Steve Hypnosis have ads?
Neither Valora nor Dr. Steve Hypnosis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Valora or Dr. Steve Hypnosis?
Valora ships an update every 42 months, and Dr. Steve Hypnosis every 2 months. Most recently, Valora was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dr. Steve Hypnosis on November 3, 2026.

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