PE Coach 2 vs PE Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PE Coach 2
This app assists individuals undergoing Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD. It guides users through therapist-assigned exercises, tracks progress, and offers distress-reduction techniques like controlled breathing. Users can also record and review therapy sessions.
- Guided PE therapy exercises
- Progress tracking and recording
- Distress tolerance techniques
- Controlled breathing exercises
- Therapy session reminders
- Audio recording of sessions
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PE Coach is designed to be used during therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with a health professional who is trained in Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy. The app will guide you through the exercises assigned by your therapist and allows you to track and record your progress. In addition, the app provides techniques such as controlled breathing that will help you tolerate and decrease your distress. PE Coach will help you remember and track your upcoming therapy sessions. You will be able to audio record your sessions directly onto your phone so you can review them later as part of your treatment. By itself this app is not sufficient to treat PTSD. However, those who are receiving PE treatment can work together with their therapist to use the tools in this app. PE Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD.
PE Explorer
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This is a research version of PE Coach that is only for participants in approved program evaluation projects for NCPTSD. If you are NOT enrolled in a program evaluation project, please instead download the regular version of PE Coach. To unlock this app, you will need an invitation code from an approved investigator. Please contact your investigator if you need help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: PE Coach 2 at 3 against PE Explorer's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PE Coach 2 | PE Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
In-app purchases
PE Coach 2
No in-app purchases
PE Explorer
No in-app purchases
