Comparison

ACT iCoach vs Pocket Runner for PC

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

Head to head
About

ACT iCoach

Learn and practice Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skills through video lessons, animations, and interactive tools. Track your mood, journal your thoughts, and monitor progress with analytics. Share data with your therapist for real-time engagement and motivation.

Highlights
  • Video lessons and animations
  • Mood and emotion tracking
  • Journaling and ACT measures
  • Progress summaries and analytics
  • Therapist sharing
  • Over 100 exercises
  • 1000+ meditations
Features
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ACT iCoach is a comprehensive app that covers all aspects of Acceptance Commitment Therapy Learn and practice ACT skills using video lessons and fun animations which helps you to remember skills longer. Features over video lessons and easy to read content from some of the leading ACT Practitioners and researchers in the world. You can also take notes on these lessons for future use. User friendly tools to track your mood, emotions, journal and ACT measures. Summary screens to check your progress. Analytics to get insight into your own behavior as you learn new skills. Ability to share with therapists and care team. Track your progress on how you are doing and get motivated to obtain new skills. Get awards for tasks done towards obtaining new skills or keeping up with one you already know. Complete exercises and practice ideas that are similar to worksheets in actual ACT Therapy. There are over 100 exercises. Each of the exercise link directly to lessons. Over 1000 meditations ranging across multiple themes from some of the best teachers in the world. Favorites list to save skills and meditations you use frequently. Weekly and Daily ACT Measure tracking. Finally, the app integrates with a clinician app. If your therapist is signed up and you are set up to share your diary card and exercises then you don’t have to share via email every week. Your therapist can engage with you in real time. The app also integrates with Apple's HealthKit to record your meditation minutes to Health Kit mindfulness. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase *You have a choice of being billed monthly for $9.99/month or a discounted price of $49.99 every six months. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy:https://www.resiliens.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.resiliens.com/terms DISCLAIMER: This is not a substitute for a Therapist or a Medical Professional. It works best when you use as a companion app along with your ACT Therapist / Counselor.

About

Pocket Runner for PC

Transform your iPhone into a hands-free motion controller for PC games. Simply place your phone in your pocket and your natural movements like walking or jogging will translate into in-game actions. It's designed for seamless integration with any game that supports keyboard or controller input.

Highlights
  • Hands-free motion control for PC games
  • Uses iPhone's motion sensors
  • Seamless Wi-Fi pairing
  • Works with any keyboard/controller input game
  • Quick setup
Features
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Your Pocket. Your Controller. Pocket Runner turns your iPhone into a hands-free motion controller for PC games. Slip it in your pocket, pair with the free Windows companion app, and your natural movement becomes game input — walking, jogging, stepping. No holding required. How It Works Pocket Runner reads your iPhone's motion sensors and streams them to your PC over Wi-Fi. The companion app translates your movement into keystrokes or controller input that any game can understand. If you can walk, you can play. Built for — Walking simulators and open world exploration — Fitness games and step-based mechanics — Hands-free accessibility setups — Anyone who wants to move while they play What You Get — Seamless Wi-Fi pairing with the free PC companion app — Low-latency motion tracking using your iPhone's built-in sensors — Works with any game that accepts keyboard or controller input — Simple, no-fuss setup in under a minute Pocket Runner requires the free Windows companion app, available at https://github.com/austinbeaulier/Pocket-Runner

Screenshots

ACT iCoach4 screens
Pocket Runner for PC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ACT iCoach at Free against Pocket Runner for PC's $2.99. ACT iCoach also leads on ratings volume (187 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Pocket Runner for PC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads 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

ACT iCoach is free to download; Pocket Runner for PC costs $2.99 up front. ACT iCoach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pocket Runner for PC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Runner for PC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACT iCoach has 187 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ACT iCoach versus Pocket Runner for PC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACT iCoachPocket Runner for PC
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (187 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings187 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperResiliens Inc.Austin Beaulier

Bugs and requests

ACT iCoach

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App freezes after every entry or assessment
  • Failed to connect to store error
  • Login page resets during account creation
  • Account existence conflicts (user exists/does not exist)
  • Intermittent crashes and connection issues
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  • Premium membership status not persisting after reinstall
  • UI elements not aligned properly on older iPhones
  • Scroll functionality issues preventing access to all answer options
  • Data loss when signed out of Apple ID

Requested features

7 requests
  • Offline functionality
  • Goals section in addition to journal
  • Better onboarding tutorial ("ACT & This App 101")
  • Clearer password requirements during signup
  • Clinician subscription bundling options
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  • Free trial period before requiring payment
  • One-time purchase option instead of recurring subscription

Pocket Runner for PC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ACT iCoach

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Six Month Subscription$49.996 Months
None

Pocket Runner for PC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACT iCoach free?
ACT iCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Runner for PC free?
Pocket Runner for PC costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACT iCoach or Pocket Runner for PC?
Pocket Runner for PC is rated higher. ACT iCoach averages 4.6 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while Pocket Runner for PC averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ACT iCoach or Pocket Runner for PC have ads?
Neither ACT iCoach nor Pocket Runner for PC shows ads.

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