Veterans Task Manager vs Mind Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Veterans Task Manager
This app provides a structured approach to creating and managing personal goals, helping users improve focus and build confidence. It tracks progress and offers reminders to support goal completion, benefiting individuals with focus challenges.
- Create and manage personal goals
- Structure for goal completion
- Track goal completion time
- Monitor improvement in goal completion
- Goal completion reminders
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This application was created to help veterans who have suffered head injuries, but can be helpful for anyone who has trouble focusing and completing goals. Features • Create and manage simple and complex personal goals. • Helps provide a structure to complete goals and work towards independence and confidence. • Keeps track of how long it takes you to complete your goals. • Helps you to be aware of improvements in completing goals. • Provides notifications as reminders to complete goals. This application is created through guidance from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs RR&D Brain Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC).
Mind Guide
This app provides Veterans with a guided mindfulness training plan to help reduce alcohol consumption. It offers answers to common questions about mindfulness for sobriety and tools to track daily goals and progress.
- Guided mindfulness training plan
- Tailored to alcohol use reduction
- Answers to mindfulness questions
- Daily goal tracking
- Progress tracking over time
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This app is for Veterans working to cut back on their alcohol use. Mind Guide offers: - a guided training plan, tailored to alcohol use, to help you learn the basics of mindfulness practice - answers to many questions about how to use mindfulness to cut back on alcohol - tools for tracking your daily goals and your progress over time Mind Guide is not intended to replace face-to-face clinical care. This app is being reviewed for safety and feasibility and is designed specifically for those already enrolled in an authorized user experience study. The app REQUIRES a free invitation code to fully unlock. Please contact the developers if you are interested in learning more about Mind Guide: mobilementalhealth@va.gov
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mind Guide at every 4 months against Veterans Task Manager's every 15 months. Mind Guide also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Veterans Task Manager ships an update every 15 months, Mind Guide every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Veterans Task Manager | Mind Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | University of Florida | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
Customer experience
Veterans Task Manager
Mind Guide
In-app purchases
Veterans Task Manager
No in-app purchases
Mind Guide
No in-app purchases
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