VetChange vs Beyond MST Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VetChange
This app helps individuals concerned about their drinking and its connection to stress. It offers tools to understand drinking patterns, manage stress and urges, and learn about alcohol use and PTSD. Users can track progress and find information on community resources and professional treatment.
- Understand drinking-mood relationships
- Manage stress and drinking urges
- Learn about alcohol use and PTSD
- Track progress
- Access community resources
- Find professional treatment referrals
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VetChange is an app designed for Veterans, Service members, and anybody who is concerned about their drinking and how it relates to stress. This app can be useful for developing healthier drinking behaviors. You can gain insight into how your drinking relates to different moods and situations, use interactive tools to manage your stress and urges to drink, learn about alcohol use and posttraumatic stress, and track your progress. The app also includes information about community resources and referrals to professional treatment.
Beyond MST Explorer
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This is an evaluation version of Beyond MST that is only for participants in approved program evaluation projects for NCPTSD. Please get our public app Beyond MST if you are not enrolled in a program evaluation project. To unlock this app, you will need an invitation code from an approved investigator. Please contact your investigator if you need help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VetChange at 12.0 against Beyond MST Explorer's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VetChange ships an update every 35 months, Beyond MST Explorer every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VetChange | Beyond MST Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 27 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
In-app purchases
VetChange
No in-app purchases
Beyond MST Explorer
No in-app purchases
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