Comparison

PTSD Keys vs Trauma Brace

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

Head to head
About

PTSD Keys

This app offers a three-tier solution for managing PTSD symptoms, providing instant relief, predictive reminders, and tools to process traumatic memories. It utilizes brainwave entrainment to promote relaxation and includes a complimentary membership for ongoing support and coaching.

Highlights
  • One-touch instant relief
  • Predictive stress reaction reminders
  • Meditation practice management
  • Traumatic memory processing tool
  • Brainwave entrainment for relaxation
  • Complimentary Stress Is Gone Membership
Features
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Certified by The American Institute of Stress, PTSD Keys is created for veterans, soldiers, and anyone suffering from Post Traumatic Stress. A 3-tier solution designed to help users manage PTSD symptoms. The app offers one-touch instant relief, a customized reminder that helps predict PTSD reactions, a tab to manage your meditation practice, and a tool to help process the traumatic memories that fuel PTSD. Through brainwave entrainment, the app quickly shuts down the fight-or-flight reaction and activates the body’s natural relaxation response. The app includes a complimentary Stress Is Gone Membership, which provides ongoing aftercare through online tools and can connect you with a live coach if needed. KEY FEATURES: Stopper Tab • One-Touch Instant Relief to manage random stress reactions. • Predicts and stops routine reactions just before your stress is triggered. MyMeds Tab • Structures and maintains your meditation practice. Resolve Tab • Revolutionary Tool to Process Traumatic Memories that fuel PTSD reactions. Also Includes ---------------------- • Complimentary Stress Is Gone Membership; 24/7 access to online relaxation tools (PC and Mobile). • Stress Stopper Breathwork; 3-step process helps users take control by activating the Relaxation Response whenever they become stressed. • Coaching; allows you to contact a coach if/when your stress becomes unmanageable. STANDARD FEATURES: √ Intuitive set-up and design √ Facebook Integration √ In-App Browser APP BENEFITS: √ Naturally avoid stress-related diseases √ Naturally calm stressful emotions √ Naturally quiet stressful thoughts √ Naturally stop a stress reaction √ Enjoy all the benefits of meditation √ Learn to fall asleep fast The key to managing PTSD more effectively is using this app as directed. Every time you become stressed, press the app icon and breathe. Every time a Stress Stopper reminder shows up on your device, breathe along with the animation. When it’s time to meditate, give yourself the 5, 10, or 15 minutes of relaxation that will improve your life. And finally, get to the root of the issue; use the Resolve Tab to help process those past memories that affect everyday life. All these tools together will prolong your life and help prevent future stress-related health problems such as cancer, panic attacks, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases, migraines, sleep problems, chronic fatigue, ulcers, etc. Stress Is Gone offers PTSD FREE to Veterans and Active-Duty Soldiers, as an additional tool that compliments any treatment plan. The app offers in the moment self-care and added support. There is help, we’re here, and we deeply and respectfully thank you for your service. Download now to start managing PTSD with greater efficiency.

About

Trauma Brace

A self-help program designed to assist individuals struggling after experiencing trauma. It offers evidence-based techniques in a structured format to reduce symptoms and promote healing, accessible without a therapist or formal diagnosis.

Highlights
  • End-to-end trauma recovery program
  • Self-help format
  • Evidence-based techniques
  • Symptom tracking
  • Progress monitoring
  • Free introduction and assessment
Features
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** What is it? ** Brace is a full, end-to-end program for people who are struggling after a trauma. You do not need to have a therapist to use Brace, and you do not need to have an official PTSD diagnosis. Regardless of your trauma type, or whether you are a soldier or civilian, Brace was designed with you in mind. It is based on techniques that have been studied for decades and are proven to help reduce symptoms after a trauma. Brace makes these techniques available in a self-help format by providing instructions, help and tracking as you progress through the exercises and make your way to graduation, which typically takes about 5 sessions per week for 9-12 weeks. In a clinical setting, the majority of PTSD patients who follow these same steps see a significant reduction in symptoms. Brace was developed by a PTSD survivor who wanted to make this knowledge more accessible and affordable for other sufferers. This type of therapy typically costs $7,000+ but full access to Brace is less than 1% of that. Brace will start with an assessment that can help you understand how severe your symptoms are and whether or not the full program might be a good fit. Only once you see your score and complete the free introduction will you be asked to decide if you’d like to pay to continue with the full program. ** Who is it for? ** Brace is for anyone struggling after experiencing something traumatic. Some examples are: - Combat - Assault - Terrorism - Severe accident - Loss of loved one - Abuse - Life-threatening illness - Healthcare maltreatment - Natural disasters …and more If after the trauma you’ve been experiencing some of the following symptoms, you might need help processing what happened: - Nightmares - Insomnia - Flashbacks - Panic attacks - Physiological response (high heart rate, heavy breathing) - Hyper-vigilance, or feeling super alert - Irritability or outbursts - Feeling cut off from people or activities you used to love - Difficulty concentrating - Lack of intimacy - Feeling detached or unable to experience positive emotion - Overwhelming guilt or shame - Self-destructive behaviors …and more Just remember that trauma processing is really hard, and even though it may feel like your life has been upended, your symptoms are inherently temporary. With the right strategies and techniques, PTSD can be beaten, which has been proven by decades of research and the founder’s personal experience overcoming trauma. Hopefully, Brace can teach you how to heal. Just like with traditional therapy, the exercises can be tough, but the more you put in, the more you can get out! --- This is not a healthcare app and it does not provide medical advice. This is a self-help system that can be used to improve wellbeing. Any advice received by a medical professional supersedes anything seen in this app. The app can not provide any official diagnoses as that can only be done by healthcare professionals at this time. ---

Screenshots

PTSD Keys4 screens
Trauma Brace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PTSD Keys at 100% against Trauma Brace's 0%. PTSD Keys also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). Trauma Brace's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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. Trauma Brace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PTSD Keys asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PTSD Keys holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trauma Brace has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PTSD Keys's written reviews are positive against 0% of Trauma Brace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PTSD Keys ships an update every 3 weeks, Trauma Brace every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PTSD Keys versus Trauma Brace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTSD KeysTrauma Brace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings218 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB94 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStress Is Gone, LLCAmicos, Inc.

Customer experience

PTSD Keys

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trauma Brace

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PTSD Keys

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Trauma Brace

One-time1
  • Brace Program$19.99

Questions

Is PTSD Keys free?
PTSD Keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trauma Brace free?
Trauma Brace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PTSD Keys or Trauma Brace?
PTSD Keys is rated higher. PTSD Keys averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Trauma Brace averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do PTSD Keys or Trauma Brace have ads?
Neither PTSD Keys nor Trauma Brace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PTSD Keys or Trauma Brace?
PTSD Keys ships an update every 3 weeks, and Trauma Brace every 9 months. Most recently, PTSD Keys was updated on October 14, 2026 and Trauma Brace on October 24, 2026.

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