Beyond MST vs Sofia Prime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beyond MST
This app offers trauma-sensitive tools and features to support the health and well-being of survivors of military sexual trauma. It provides coping mechanisms, symptom management, goal setting, and progress tracking in a private and secure environment.
- Trauma-sensitive tools
- Symptom management
- Self-care goal setting
- Recovery progress tracking
- MST information resources
- PIN lock for privacy
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Beyond MST is a free, secure, trauma-sensitive mobile app that was created specifically to support the health and well-being of survivors of sexual assault or harassment during military service, also called military sexual trauma (MST). The app has over 30 specialized tools and other features to help those who use it cope with challenges, manage symptoms, improve their quality of life and find hope. You can also take brief assessments in the app, set self-care goals, track recovery progress, and learn more about MST and common concerns. You can use the app on your own or as a companion to formal treatment, and it may be helpful to survivors of other types of unwanted sexual experiences, too. The app keeps your information private; no account is needed, and any personal information entered in the app is not shared with anyone, including the VA. You can set a PIN lock for extra privacy. You are not alone: the Beyond MST app can help. Beyond MST was made by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mobile Mental Health team at the National Center for PTSD, Dissemination and Training Division in collaboration with the National Center for PTSD, Women’s Health Sciences Division and the national VA MST Support Team.
Sofia Prime
Plan and schedule classes directly from your mobile device. View class schedules, sign up for sessions, and access studio location information. Optimize your time and enhance convenience for class registration.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- Access studio location
- Optimize time
- Convenient registration
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Download the Veterans First App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, as well as view the studio’s location information. Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your device! Download this App today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Beyond MST at none against Sofia Prime's shown. Beyond MST also leads on ratings volume (48 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sofia Prime's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Sofia Prime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beyond MST has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Beyond MST's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sofia Prime's.
Beyond MST ships an update every 12 months, Sofia Prime every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beyond MST | Sofia Prime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Sofia Health, LLC |
Customer experience
Beyond MST
Sofia Prime
In-app purchases
Beyond MST
No in-app purchases
Sofia Prime
No in-app purchases
