Comparison

EMDR kit vs Practice Pad

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

Head to head
About

EMDR kit

Control EMDR Kit Wireless devices for psychological healthcare professionals. Customize lighttube, pulsator, and headphone settings before or during sessions for individual client needs. This app enhances EMDR therapy sessions.

Highlights
  • Control lighttube
  • Control pulsators
  • Control headphones
  • Customize session settings
  • Wireless device control
Features
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With this app you can control the EMDR Kit Wireless. This device is used by EMDR professionals in the psychological healthcare sector. The EMDR Kit Wireless is the next generation of EMDR equipment. The EMDR Kit Wireless is completely wireless and has a professional appearance. With the EMDR kit app you have control over the lighttube, pulsators and headphone. You can easily change preferences before or during sessions so you can customize the settings for every individual cliënt. Download the free app and order the EMDR Kit Wireless on www.emdrkit.com

About

Practice Pad

This app converts handwritten therapy notes into digital clinical documentation using Apple Pencil. It offers built-in templates, progress tracking with assessments, and secure, HIPAA-compliant data storage. Notes can be exported or synced to cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Handwrite notes with Apple Pencil
  • On-device OCR for text conversion
  • Built-in DAP, SOAP, BIRP templates
  • Progress tracking with assessments
  • Append-only addenda for amendments
  • Biometric and encrypted data security
  • Export notes to PDF or sync to Google Drive
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Finish the session. Tap Finalize. Done. Practice Pad is the clinical documentation app built by a licensed counselor for therapists who handwrite their notes. Capture them by hand with Apple Pencil and they become finished, signed clinical documentation — no retyping, no double work. WRITE BY HAND, FILE AUTOMATICALLY Handwrite session notes with Apple Pencil on your iPad On-device OCR turns your handwriting into clinical text — nothing leaves your iPad during conversion Built-in DAP, SOAP, BIRP, and Narrative templates organize your writing Browse and install community note templates — including EMDR specialty formats — right into your library (Cloud plan) Review section by section, then sign and lock the note TRACK PROGRESS OVER TIME Administer PHQ-9, GAD-7, PCL-5, ACE, and C-SSRS with automatic scoring Re-administer assessments and see each client's scores charted over time, with severity bands behind the line Progress is ready the moment you open a session — see where a client stands at a glance KEEP YOUR RECORD CLEAN AND DEFENSIBLE Append-only addenda let you add dated, signed amendments to a finalized note without altering the original record — designed to support proper clinical amendment practices under HIPAA Biometric Face ID / Touch ID lock protects your sessions AES-256 encrypted on-device storage YOUR DATA, YOUR ACCOUNT Sync finished notes to your own Google Workspace — Drive, Sheets, and Calendar (Cloud plan) Or copy note text and export PDF into any EHR (every plan) Your templates and your clients live in your account, not ours PRIVATE BY DESIGN We never collect your clinical data or PHI No PHI touches our servers A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is available for your practice BUILT BY A CLINICIAN, NOT A BILLING COMPANY Practice Pad started because its founder — a Licensed Professional Counselor — was tired of paying for software that held his data hostage. It does one thing exceptionally well: turn your handwriting into a clean clinical record, then get out of your way. Plans start at $15/month with a 14-day free trial. Practice Pad is a documentation tool, not an EHR — no scheduling, billing, or client portal, by design.

Screenshots

EMDR kit4 screens
Practice Pad1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Practice Pad at 100% against EMDR kit's 44%. Practice Pad also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). EMDR kit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Practice Pad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. EMDR kit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Practice Pad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMDR kit has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of EMDR kit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Practice Pad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMDR kit ships an update every 4 months, Practice Pad weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
EMDR kit versus Practice Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMDR kitPractice Pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSE Factory B.V.Perry Emerick

Customer experience

EMDR kit

All ratings32 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative46.9%

Practice Pad

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EMDR kit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Practice Pad

Subscriptions2
  • Practice Pad Secure14 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Practice Pad Cloud14 Days trial$22.001 Month

Questions

Is EMDR kit free?
EMDR kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practice Pad free?
Practice Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EMDR kit or Practice Pad?
Practice Pad is rated higher. EMDR kit averages 3.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Practice Pad averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EMDR kit or Practice Pad have ads?
Neither EMDR kit nor Practice Pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMDR kit or Practice Pad?
EMDR kit ships an update every 4 months, and Practice Pad weekly. Most recently, EMDR kit was updated on October 9, 2026 and Practice Pad on October 1, 2026.

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