VA mPRO vs VetChange
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VA mPRO
This application facilitates research and quality improvement surveys for Veterans and their caregivers. Access requires an invitation code from a VA investigator. It prioritizes privacy by not collecting personal information and adheres to accessibility standards.
- Veteran research surveys
- Quality improvement surveys
- Invitation code access
- Privacy-focused data collection
- Accessibility compliance
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mPRO is designed to deliver research and quality improvement surveys to Veterans, family members, and others who care for Veterans. You must have an invitation code from a qualified VA investigator or approved provider in order to open the app. mPRO does not collect any personal or identifying information and does not share data with anyone other than qualified and IRB-approved VA investigators. The app is free to the public and complies with accessibility standards for those with disabilities.
VetChange
This app helps individuals concerned about their drinking and its connection to stress. It offers tools to understand drinking patterns, manage stress and urges, and learn about alcohol use and PTSD. Users can track progress and find information on community resources and professional treatment.
- Understand drinking-mood relationships
- Manage stress and drinking urges
- Learn about alcohol use and PTSD
- Track progress
- Access community resources
- Find professional treatment referrals
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VetChange is an app designed for Veterans, Service members, and anybody who is concerned about their drinking and how it relates to stress. This app can be useful for developing healthier drinking behaviors. You can gain insight into how your drinking relates to different moods and situations, use interactive tools to manage your stress and urges to drink, learn about alcohol use and posttraumatic stress, and track your progress. The app also includes information about community resources and referrals to professional treatment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VA mPRO at every 5 months against VetChange's every 35 months. VA mPRO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). VetChange's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VA mPRO against 4.9 for VetChange. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VetChange has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of VA mPRO's written reviews are positive against 75% of VetChange's.
VA mPRO ships an update every 5 months, VetChange every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VA mPRO | VetChange |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) |
Customer experience
VA mPRO
VetChange
In-app purchases
VA mPRO
No in-app purchases
VetChange
No in-app purchases
