Comparison

NCRC vs Surpass Impasse

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

Head to head
About

NCRC

Features
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This app provides NCRC training participants with all of the tools needed to supplement the in-person training. Here you will find your course manual, additional resources and post-training support. Conflicts arise in every aspect of life—at home and work, in classrooms and communities. When effective communication strategies reveal common ground, people are empowered to overcome differences. The National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) provides services and training that transform conflict into resolution. We believe there is a solution to every problem, and we can help you find it.

About

Surpass Impasse

This tool provides structured language and intervention strategies for resolving disputes. It helps users identify when and how to intervene in contentious discussions, offering over 500 conflict cues and scientifically designed phrases to foster productive communication.

Highlights
  • Intervention language search
  • Conflict cue identification
  • Structured intervention strategies
  • Productive communication fostering
  • Impartial mediator support
  • Objective entity separation
Features
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The Revolutionary Master Mediator Tool to quickly search for proven successful, powerful, strategically structured intervention language to surpass impasse in contentious dispute discussions. TRUCE helps the mediator (or anyone who engages in contentious dispute discussions) to: 1) know when to intervene 2) know precisely how to intervene 3) know what the result of the intervention should look like. This mobile app works best when used in conjunction with the best-selling book, Surpass Impasse: Mediating Disputes with the Thought Resolution Protocol™. The app allows the user to search over 500 Conflict Cues (Contentious phrases people in dispute discussions say) and provides scientific, strategically structured language to successfully intervene to reset the parties on a communicative and productive track towards resolution and settlement of their issues. This intervention approach is straightforward and non-invasive. It does not employ: 1) reverse psychology 2) covert manipulative technique 3) intimidation 4) negative or positive incentives, 5) endorsements 6) judgements 7) advice 8) consultation The intervention questions employed foster a safe and productive mental environment for the parties in the dispute discussion to deliberate their own contributions to the discussion and to voluntarily and willingly visit and deliberate the other party's contribution. This approach renders the mediator with the highest degree of impartiality and productively active invisibility in the discussion. The approach separates the parties' words, actions, and gestures from the parties' contributions. This separation renders the parties contributions as objective entities, unentrenched and pliable for considering productive resolution perspectives. It is a valuable and handy tool, much like a dictionary or thesaurus. Category: 1) Education 2) Utility 3) Books: Reference App 4) Reference

Screenshots

NCRC4 screens
Surpass Impasse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NCRC at none against Surpass Impasse's 3. Surpass Impasse's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Surpass Impasse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. NCRC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NCRC ships an update every 17 months, Surpass Impasse every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
NCRC versus Surpass Impasse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNCRCSurpass Impasse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNational Conflict Resolution CenterLINDA SMITH

In-app purchases

None

NCRC

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Surpass Impasse

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • Semi-Annual Subscription$42.006 Months
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$60.001 Year

Questions

Is NCRC free?
NCRC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surpass Impasse free?
Surpass Impasse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NCRC or Surpass Impasse have ads?
Neither NCRC nor Surpass Impasse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NCRC or Surpass Impasse?
NCRC ships an update every 17 months, and Surpass Impasse every 10 days. Most recently, NCRC was updated on September 15, 2026 and Surpass Impasse on June 10, 2026.

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