Coping Coach by VA vs ACT Coach Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coping Coach by VA
This app offers tools and resources to help users build resilience, manage stress, and improve well-being during challenging times. It provides customized support for coping, staying healthy, and navigating life changes like parenting or working from home. Users can track their mood and access additional help.
- Build resilience
- Manage stress
- Increase well-being
- Coping resources
- Mood tracking
- Progress visualization
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Life can be overwhelming, and we all face moments of stress, uncertainty, and change. Coping Coach is designed to help you build resilience, manage stress, and increase your well-being whenever you need it most. The app is free, secure, and connects you to important resources for coping and adapting through life's challenges. Customized tools are available to help you cope with stress, stay well, and stay connected whether you're navigating daily pressures, caregiving responsibilities, or major life transitions. You can track your mood, visualize your progress, and find resources to seek additional help and support. No account or password is required and user data is not collected. Coping Coach was made by the mobile mental health team of the National Center for PTSD, Dissemination & Training Division.
ACT Coach Explorer
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This is an evaluation version of ACT Coach that is only for participants in approved program evaluation projects for NCPTSD. If you are NOT enrolled in a program evaluation project, please instead download the regular version of ACT Coach.
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Verdict
Coping Coach by VA and ACT Coach Explorer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Coping Coach by VA | ACT Coach Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
Bugs and requests
Coping Coach by VA
Reported bugs
1 issue- Login issues on some devices
Requested features
2 requests- COVID-19 screening feature
- More customization options
ACT Coach Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coping Coach by VA
No in-app purchases
ACT Coach Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Coping Coach by VA free?
Is ACT Coach Explorer free?
Do Coping Coach by VA or ACT Coach Explorer have ads?
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