Comparison

RelaxEye vs Eye Recovery Training

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

Head to head
About

RelaxEye

This app offers short video exercises designed to relax your eye muscles and stimulate your brain's visual cortex. By focusing on Gabor waves for 3 or 5 minutes, users may experience clearer contours and reduced eye strain.

Highlights
  • Eye muscle relaxation exercises
  • Visual cortex stimulation
  • Gabor wave video patterns
  • 3 and 5 minute sessions
  • Improved contour clarity
Features
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Approach to the Eye First, start with a '3 minutes' or '5 minutes' video and stare intently. The image is not in focus. After a while, you will stop trying to focus and your eye muscles will relax. Approach to the Brain The video uses Gabor waves. This image can be easily recognized by the primary visual cortex (V1), but lacks information in the secondary visual cortex (V2). The aim is to stimulate V2 to work more actively to compensate. After watching for '3 minutes' or '5 minutes', you will feel the contours become clearer.

About

Eye Recovery Training

Train your eyesight with a Gabor patch game. Improve vision for myopia, hyperopia, and presbyopia through daily 3-minute sessions. Track your progress and measure your eyesight level over time.

Highlights
  • Gabor patch eyesight training
  • Daily 3-minute training sessions
  • Eyesight level measurement
  • Progress tracking (Premium)
  • Short time training mode (Premium)
  • Ad-free experience (Premium)
Features
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Train your eyes in just 3 minutes a day, like playing a game. This vision training and eye care app helps you build a daily habit using the popular “Gabor Patch” method. Do you spend long hours looking at your smartphone or computer? Are you concerned about eye fatigue, difficulty focusing, declining vision, digital eye strain, or age-related near vision changes? “Eye Recovery Training” is an app that makes it easy to continue visual training, focus training, and vision level checks using Gabor patch images. You can start with a short session once a day, making it a simple way to support your daily eye care routine. 【Main Features】 ■ Game-like Gabor Patch Training Simply find and tap the Gabor patch that matches the image inside the square. The rules are simple, so you can enjoy visual training while staying focused. ・Standard Mode: A 3-minute mode for daily training ・Short Mode: A 1-minute mode for quick sessions ・Hard Mode: A higher-difficulty mode for distinguishing similar patterns ■ Viewing Training Look at Gabor patches displayed across the full screen. Flowing patterns help you continue daily eye care without complicated steps. ■ Focus Training Hold the screen about 30 cm away and keep focusing on changing patterns. By looking at images that blur or change size, you can become more aware of your eye focusing ability. ■ Vision Level Check Includes a simple check using Landolt rings. Tap the direction of the opening and record your daily vision level to track changes over time. ■ History and Graphs Record your correct answers, vision level, and training activity. Graphs and history make it easy to review your progress and stay motivated. ■ Reminder Notifications Set a reminder time and receive notifications so you do not forget your daily vision training or eye care. ■ Widget Support Display Gabor patch images on your Home Screen. ■ Game Center Rankings Compete with users around the world, or challenge your own past scores. 【Recommended For】 ・People interested in vision training using Gabor patches ・People concerned about eye fatigue from smartphones or computers ・People who have started to notice declining vision, nearsightedness, digital eye strain, or age-related near vision changes ・People who want to practice eye focus training ・People who want to continue eye care in a fun, game-like way ・People who want to record daily vision levels and training results ・People looking for a short and simple eye training app 【Premium Features】 With Premium, you can use additional features designed for a more comfortable training experience, including ad removal, access to full history and graphs, Short Mode, Hard Mode, column changes, speed adjustment, and shuffle for full-screen Gabor patches. 【Important Notice】 This app is intended to support vision training and eye care, but it does not guarantee vision improvement or recovery. If you have concerns about your eyes or vision, please consult a medical professional as needed. Premium subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at a rate corresponding to the plan selected. You may also make a one-time payment outside of the subscription plan if needed. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase confirmation. Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Your account will be billed for renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current term and the cost of renewal will be identified. Subscriptions are user-controlled and auto-renewals can be turned off after purchase by accessing the user's account settings. [Terms and Conditions]. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [Privacy Policy] https://nomadarian.com/privacy-policy-app-en

Screenshots

RelaxEye2 screens
Eye Recovery Training3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eye Recovery Training at 4.7 against RelaxEye's 2.7. Eye Recovery Training also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 40%) and ratings volume (387 vs 3). RelaxEye's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Eye Recovery Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RelaxEye asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eye Recovery Training holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eye Recovery Training has 387 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of RelaxEye's written reviews are positive against 71% of Eye Recovery Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RelaxEye ships an update every 5 days, Eye Recovery Training fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
RelaxEye versus Eye Recovery Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelaxEyeEye Recovery Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (387 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3387 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKeiichi OtaOsawa Shunsuke

Customer experience

RelaxEye

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Eye Recovery Training

All ratings387 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative17.1%

In-app purchases

None

RelaxEye

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Eye Recovery Training

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$29.99

Questions

Is RelaxEye free?
RelaxEye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eye Recovery Training free?
Eye Recovery Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RelaxEye or Eye Recovery Training?
Eye Recovery Training is rated higher. RelaxEye averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Eye Recovery Training averages 4.7 from 387 ratings.
Do RelaxEye or Eye Recovery Training have ads?
Eye Recovery Training shows ads; RelaxEye does not.
Which is updated more often, RelaxEye or Eye Recovery Training?
RelaxEye ships an update every 5 days, and Eye Recovery Training fortnightly. Most recently, RelaxEye was updated on November 3, 2026 and Eye Recovery Training on November 11, 2026.

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