Comparison

SUPPORT Coach vs Back to Safety

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

Head to head
About

SUPPORT Coach

Features
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De SUPPORT Coach is ontwikkeld om ondersteuning en zelfhulp te bieden aan mensen die last hebben van psychische klachten, met name traumatische stress klachten, na het meemaken van een ingrijpende gebeurtenis. De SUPPORT Coach biedt informatie over traumatische stress klachten en professionele hulp, een zelf-test die inzicht geeft in de aanwezigheid en het beloop van traumatische stress klachten, mogelijkheden in het vinden van (professionele) hulp, en een agenda functie om afspraken, oefeningen en activiteiten in te plannen. Daarnaast bevat de app talloze oefeningen die kunnen helpen bij het omgaan met traumatische stress klachten, zoals ontspanningsoefeningen, tips voor een betere nachtrust en ademhalingsoefeningen. Gebruikers van de app kunnen de oefeningen personaliseren door het toevoegen van hun eigen foto’s, muziek en contactpersonen. De app is niet bedoeld ter vervanging van professionele hulpverlening.

About

Back to Safety

Features
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35 practices, including 8 free. Recently added: Step Back from Worrying Thoughts and Make Room for Feelings. Two practical exercises for moments when thoughts or feelings take up your attention. Back to Safety helps you practise regulation when you feel tense, overwhelmed, depleted or disconnected. Choose an exercise that fits the moment, check in with how you feel, and discover what you want to return to. The app was created by a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. Every exercise includes scientific background and sources. The practices draw on research and clinical approaches involving breathing, grounding, self-compassion and body-based attention, among others. YOUR PERSONAL FOUR-WEEK PROGRAMME With Premium, you can practise for four weeks in a way that suits you. Choose your direction, pace and preferences. A brief check-in helps you find a suggested exercise; afterwards you record how well it suited you. Your overview shows what you have done. Build a personal set of exercises without a rigid schedule to keep up with. Your regulation card brings together exercises that suit you, your own signals and sources of support. Add a supportive phrase or write your own words. Save the card as a PDF or print a pocket-sized version. JOURNAL AND PROGRESS Record sessions and notes in your Journal. Progress lets you explore your own measurements and patterns over longer periods. The expanded Premium Journal and Progress reports explain the data and can be saved, printed or shared as PDFs when you choose. Standalone exercises outside the programme can count too. PRACTISE YOUR WAY β€’ A growing library of short and longer exercises for tension, anxiety, overwhelm, shame and moments of disconnection or exhaustion β€’ Before-and-after check-ins using the Affect Grid and two additional sliders β€’ Breathing visuals, spoken guidance for selected exercises, and supporting sounds or haptic cues where available β€’ A short quiz offering starting points for exercises β€’ In-depth articles with explanations and sources β€’ Ambient sounds including ocean, rain, piano and calm START FOR FREE Begin with eight complete exercises, including the physiological sigh, box breathing and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding. The free version also includes a journal, mood check-ins, scientific explanations, the quiz and basic insights. No account, ads or compulsory trial. PREMIUM Premium unlocks the personal four-week programme, regulation card, full exercise library, expanded Journal and Progress reports, and full ambient library. Choose a monthly or annual subscription; the current price is always shown before purchase. Your practice records remain on your device by default. If you share a PDF, you choose the destination. The app uses the app store's purchasing services for subscriptions. See the Privacy Policy for details. Back to Safety is intended for self-help and psychoeducation. It does not provide a diagnosis or replace professional care when needed. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ggzijsselberkel.nl/back-to-safety-privacy

Screenshots

SUPPORT Coach3 screens
Back to Safety4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SUPPORT Coach at none against Back to Safety's 2. SUPPORT Coach also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Back to Safety sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SUPPORT Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SUPPORT Coach ships an update every 9 days, Back to Safety every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SUPPORT Coach versus Back to Safety: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSUPPORT CoachBack to Safety
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days β€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB195 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcademisch Medisch CentrumGGZ IJssel-Berkel B.V.

In-app purchases

None

SUPPORT Coach

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Back to Safety

Subscriptions2
  • BTS Premium – Monthly$9.991 Month
  • BTS Premium Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is SUPPORT Coach free?
SUPPORT Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Back to Safety free?
Back to Safety is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SUPPORT Coach or Back to Safety have ads?
Neither SUPPORT Coach nor Back to Safety shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SUPPORT Coach or Back to Safety?
SUPPORT Coach ships an update every 9 days, and Back to Safety every 11 days. Most recently, SUPPORT Coach was updated on November 2, 2026 and Back to Safety on November 9, 2026.

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