Insomnia Coach vs BrainDance Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insomnia Coach
This app offers a guided training plan and interactive tools based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i). It provides personalized feedback and tips to help users track and improve their sleep patterns. Designed for daily use over five weeks, it aims to help users regain healthy sleep habits.
- Guided weekly training plan
- Personalized sleep coach feedback
- Interactive sleep diary
- 17 sleep improvement tools
- Scientifically-based approach
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Insomnia Coach is designed for Veterans, military Servicemembers, and others who are suffering from insomnia. The app is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) and provides: * a guided, weekly training plan to help you track and improve your sleep * a sleep coach with personal feedback about your sleep and fun sleep tips * an interactive sleep diary to help you keep track of daily changes in your sleep * 17 tools to help you get your sleep back on track This app is based on scientific research about how people can change their behaviors and thoughts to improve their sleep. This app does NOT replace professional care. Insomnia Coach is designed to be used daily for 5 weeks by following the Training Plan. After that, you can continue using the app to track your sleep and maintain good sleep habits. Insomnia Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD.
BrainDance Coach
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BrainDance Coach is a free microbreak and workday reset app. It provides short, office-friendly movement, breathing, posture, relaxation, and focus-support content. It does not sell digital content in the app, does not contain subscriptions, and does not diagnose, treat, monitor, or claim to prevent medical conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BrainDance Coach at every 2 months against Insomnia Coach's every 9 months. Insomnia Coach's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Insomnia Coach ships an update every 9 months, BrainDance Coach every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insomnia Coach | BrainDance Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (90 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Patrick Magee |
Bugs and requests
Insomnia Coach
Reported bugs
8 issues- Sleep diary errors (negative hours)
- Progress tab not reflecting data
- App won't download
- Audio not playing through headphones
- Sleep diary calculation errors
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- Error when entering shift work hours
- App doesn't account for sex in diary
- Diary locks entries after prescription update
Requested features
9 requests- Dark mode feature
- Wireless headphone compatibility
- Ability to edit past diary entries
- Sync between devices
- More sleep stories and anxiety resources
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- Option to indicate getting out of bed in the middle of the night
- Better handling of irregular sleep hours
- Clearer overview of weekly exercises
- Support for Bluetooth earbuds
BrainDance Coach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Insomnia Coach
No in-app purchases
BrainDance Coach
No in-app purchases
Questions
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