Comparison

Mood Coach Explorer vs Veterans Wellness Path

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

Head to head
About

Mood Coach Explorer

This app helps users manage symptoms of depression and anxiety by identifying core values and suggesting aligned activities. It supports taking small daily steps towards motivation and is designed for authorized user experience studies.

Highlights
  • Motivation for depression/anxiety management
  • Identify core values
  • Sync actions with values
  • Activity suggestions aligned with values
  • Daily small steps
Features
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This app provides: - help getting motivated to manage symptoms of depression and anxiety by taking small steps each day - identify your core values, and sync your actions with your values - find activities you can try that line up with your core values Mood Coach Explorer is not intended to replace face-to-face clinical care. This app is being reviewed for safety and feasibility and is designed specifically for those already enrolled in an authorized user experience study. The app REQUIRES a username and password to fully unlock. Please contact the developers if you are interested in learning more about Mood Coach Explorer: mobilementalhealth@va.gov

About

Veterans Wellness Path

This app supports Native American Veterans in achieving a healthy balance by connecting with their environment, community, family, and self. It offers activities, readings, and resources, including tools for understanding PTSD, a digital journal, and a directory of support organizations.

Highlights
  • Wellness activities and readings
  • PTSD understanding tools
  • Digital journaling
  • Community and self-support resources
  • Organization finder
Features
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Veterans Wellness Path is a mobile app designed for Native American Veterans and their loved ones to support a healthful balance and connection to environment, community, family, and self. Created with Native Veterans, the app offers a rich set of activities, readings, and resources, including tools to deepen understanding of PTSD. Along your journey, you can get feedback by answering wellness questions, use the digital journal to express thoughts and collect relevant information, and handily find organizations and contact information to support others or yourself.

Screenshots

Mood Coach Explorer3 screens
Veterans Wellness Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Veterans Wellness Path at 100% against Mood Coach Explorer's 0%. Veterans Wellness Path also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Veterans Wellness Path holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mood Coach Explorer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Veterans Wellness Path's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mood Coach Explorer versus Veterans Wellness Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMood Coach ExplorerVeterans Wellness Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalo Alto Veterans Institute for ResearchUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Customer experience

Mood Coach Explorer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Veterans Wellness Path

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mood Coach Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Veterans Wellness Path

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mood Coach Explorer free?
Mood Coach Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Veterans Wellness Path free?
Veterans Wellness Path is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mood Coach Explorer or Veterans Wellness Path?
Veterans Wellness Path is rated higher. Mood Coach Explorer averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Veterans Wellness Path averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mood Coach Explorer or Veterans Wellness Path have ads?
Neither Mood Coach Explorer nor Veterans Wellness Path shows ads.

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