Comparison

Somatic Health vs EMDR

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

Head to head
About

Somatic Health

This app offers AI-powered motion tracking and tele-rehabilitation to empower users in their wellness and recovery journeys. It serves as a patient portal for proactive health management.

Highlights
  • AI-driven motion tracking
  • Tele-rehabilitation
  • Proactive wellness
  • Efficient recovery
  • Patient portal
Features
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Join the health revolution with Somatic Health - the innovative patient portal designed to put proactive wellness and efficient recovery in your hands. Experience the seamless synergy of AI-driven motion tracking and tele-rehabilitation, crafted to elevate your health journey. Privacy Policy: https://www.somatichealth.com/privacy-policy

About

EMDR

This app offers customizable visual, audio, and haptic bilateral stimulation. It allows users to control pace, sound positioning, and vibration intensity, and can sync across Apple devices or broadcast to web browsers. Full accessibility support is included.

Highlights
  • Customizable visual, audio, and haptic stimulation
  • Control over pace, sound, and vibration
  • Cross-device syncing (Apple ecosystem)
  • Broadcast to web browsers via EMDR Connect
  • Full VoiceOver and Assistive Access support
  • Start stimulation from Control Center or Siri
Features
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The EMDR app puts you in full control of visual, audio, and haptic bilateral stimulation. Turn game controllers and Joy-Cons into tappers, position sound precisely in stereo, and fine-tune vibration intensity. Sync across your Apple devices or broadcast to compatible web browsers with EMDR Connect. Full VoiceOver and Assistive Access support is built in. STIMULATION YOUR WAY Tailor every session to your needs: • Set your pace with presets or fine-tune it with a slider. • Use auto-stop so you never have to count along. • Choose from a wide range of sounds, animations, and vibrations. • Hear the count spoken aloud in 21 languages. • Position stereo sound to the left, right, or center. • Fine-tune vibration intensity, automatically adapted to each device. • Personalize colors, patterns, and more. WORKS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Connect iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, Joy-Cons, and game controllers. Alternate flashes or vibrations between devices, or use one as a remote control for another. No specialized tapper hardware is needed. The devices you already own do the work. BROADCAST WITH EMDR CONNECT Send your stimulation to a protected webpage in a compatible browser on a computer, tablet, or phone, whether it's your own device or someone else's. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is needed. Shared names are encrypted. Our privacy policy explains what data EMDR Connect processes and how long it is retained. START FROM ANYWHERE • Start stimulation from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button. • Ask Siri, or automate your setup with Shortcuts. • Control playback from your headphones or a widget, even in the background. BUILT FOR ACCESSIBILITY Full support for Assistive Access and VoiceOver makes the app usable for people with diverse needs, with specialized interfaces that don't compromise on capability. TRY ONE MONTH FREE Explore everything the EMDR app offers with a free one-month trial for new subscribers. EMDR+ unlocks the full feature set across your Apple devices. EMDR Connect adds broadcasting to compatible web browsers. Download today and see how it fits your routine. APP PURPOSE This app is a general-purpose tool for generating bilateral and other types of stimulation. It supports a wide range of applications, including: • Research, e.g. testing the effects of bilateral stimulation. • Education, e.g. illustrating bilateral stimulation principles. • Focus and attention, e.g. pacing tasks with timed signals. • Relaxation and wellness, e.g. promoting physical relaxation through bilateral vibration. This app is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Somatic Health4 screens
EMDR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Somatic Health at none against EMDR's 6. Somatic Health also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 46%). EMDR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EMDR sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Somatic Health asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Somatic Health against 4.4 for EMDR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 173 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Somatic Health's written reviews are positive against 46% of EMDR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Somatic Health ships an update fortnightly, EMDR every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Somatic Health versus EMDR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomatic HealthEMDR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (75 ratings) — better4.4 (173 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better45.8% of reviews
Number of ratings75173 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB119 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBlueJay Mobile-Health, Inc.Bas Oppenheim

Customer experience

Somatic Health

All ratings75 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative40.7%

EMDR

All ratings173 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Somatic Health

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

EMDR

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Apple Watch app won't launch after update
  • Sound issues (thudding noise, stereo problems)
  • Apple TV app doesn't work
  • Session disrupted by upsell window
  • App crashes when selecting features
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  • Sound doesn't work after purchasing
  • App doesn't work without internet
  • Trial starts without warning
  • Trial period doesn't work
  • App doesn't play in background or when screen is locked

Requested features

13 requests
  • Gradient effect for circle
  • More customization for circle
  • Alternating controller vibration
  • Timer feature
  • Slower BPM options (down to 30)
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  • More frame rates per second
  • Additional movements (Achten, Kreise)
  • Slower option for Slow EMDR
  • Use two Nintendo controllers for each hand
  • Pitch control for tone option
  • Option for 48 repeats
  • Ability to run with screen locked or in background
  • Manual input for repetitions and speed

In-app purchases

None

Somatic Health

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

EMDR

Subscriptions5
  • EMDR+1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • EMDR+ with Connect1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • EMDR+ with Connect (Monthly)1 Month trial$39.991 Month
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  • EMDR+ (Yearly)1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • EMDR+ with Connect (Yearly)1 Month trial2 variants$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Somatic Health free?
Somatic Health is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMDR free?
EMDR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Somatic Health or EMDR?
Somatic Health is rated higher. Somatic Health averages 4.5 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while EMDR averages 4.4 from 173 ratings.
Do Somatic Health or EMDR have ads?
Somatic Health shows ads; EMDR does not.
Which is updated more often, Somatic Health or EMDR?
Somatic Health ships an update fortnightly, and EMDR every 6 days. Most recently, Somatic Health was updated on October 29, 2026 and EMDR on October 30, 2026.

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