Insomnia Explorer vs Advanced Physical Therapy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insomnia Explorer
This research app is exclusively for participants in approved program evaluation projects. An invitation code from an approved investigator is required to unlock its features. Contact your investigator for assistance.
- Research-focused sleep evaluation
- Requires invitation code
- Exclusive program access
- Investigator assistance available
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This is a research version of Insomnia Coach that is only for participants in approved program evaluation projects for NCPTSD. To unlock this app, you will need an invitation code from an approved investigator. Please contact your investigator if you need help.
Advanced Physical Therapy
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Welcome to the Advanced Physical Therapy App! Log on to access your personalized Home Exercise Program on your mobile device. Using this app, you can access your personalized Home Exercise Program with HD Instructional videos. On the 'Messages' tab, you can securely communicate with your Advanced Physical Therapy provider. As you complete your exercises, we'll give you trophies and medals to celebrate your progress! On the 'Awards' tab, you can track these items. Prefer a language other than English? Go to the 'More' tab and select 'Languages' to pick another language option. If you need to book an appointment, please go to the 'Appointments' tab for more info. Make sure to select 'Mark as Complete' when doing your exercises to ensure that your provider can keep track of your progress! You must be an Advanced Physical Therapy patient to gain access. This app integrates with your phone's Motion and Fitness activity framework to read daily step count data allowing your provider to monitor your activity.
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Verdict
Insomnia Explorer and Advanced Physical Therapy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Insomnia Explorer ships an update every 6 months, Advanced Physical Therapy every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Insomnia Explorer | Advanced Physical Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research | Advanced Physical Therapy LLC |
In-app purchases
Insomnia Explorer
No in-app purchases
Advanced Physical Therapy
No in-app purchases
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