Comparison

Chill Drills vs Resiliency Switchboard

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

Head to head
About

Chill Drills

This app offers guided audio sessions and music designed to reduce stress, lower heart rate, and improve sleep quality. Regular use can help decrease baseline stress levels and enhance preparedness for future stressors. It includes various drills focusing on relaxation, pain relief, and sleep.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation exercises
  • Sleep music
  • Offline audio playback
  • Progressive muscle relaxation
  • Stress reduction techniques
  • Pain relief exercises
Features
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These stress relief drills can help slow your heart rate, lower your blood pressure and reduce the level of stress hormones in your body. Audio sessions include guided meditation exercises and sleep music that you can play with or without an internet connection. By doing these drills regularly, you can lower your baseline stress level and be better prepared to deal with stress in the future. Chill Drills Table of Contents 1. What’s a Chill Drill? – an overview of chill drills and how they help service members 2. Tuning In – progressive muscle relaxation exercise to help reverse the symptoms of stress 3. Releasing Stress – helps you relax by focusing on different parts of your body 4. Easing Back Pain – helps you release stress in your neck, shoulders, and back 5. Getting to Sleep – helps you fall asleep and improve the quality of your sleep 6. Music to Chill By – plays music to help you fall asleep and improve the quality of your sleep Chill Drills by Military OneSource is part of a family of apps from the War Department and Military Community and Family Policy. These apps support service members from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves, their spouses, immediate family members, survivors and other members of the military community. Military Community and Family Policy is the office of the DOW that addresses quality-of-life issues to help service members and their families live their best military lives. MC&FP offers a suite of programs, tools and services — including My Military OneSource and Chill Drills — that connect the military community to resources they can use every day, from relocation planning and tax services to confidential counseling and spouse employment. Download this free app today from the DOW and Military OneSource and put personalized support to work for you, anytime, anywhere.

About

Resiliency Switchboard

This app connects users to a network of resilience resources from the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and national organizations. It serves as a companion to a guide, providing access to support systems.

Highlights
  • Connects to resilience resources
  • Supports Department of the Air Force
  • Supports Department of Defense
  • Includes national organizations
  • Companion to a guide
Features
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Resiliency Switchboard connects users to a network of resilience resources and support services across the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, and supportive national organizations across the United States.

Screenshots

Chill Drills4 screens
Resiliency Switchboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Resiliency Switchboard at 5.0 against Chill Drills's 4.4. Resiliency Switchboard also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Chill Drills's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Resiliency Switchboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chill Drills ships an update every 4 months, Resiliency Switchboard every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chill Drills versus Resiliency Switchboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChill DrillsResiliency Switchboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOffice of the Secretary of Defense, Military Community and Family PolicyWilliam Femmer

Customer experience

Chill Drills

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Resiliency Switchboard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chill Drills

No in-app purchases

None

Resiliency Switchboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chill Drills free?
Chill Drills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resiliency Switchboard free?
Resiliency Switchboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chill Drills or Resiliency Switchboard?
Resiliency Switchboard is rated higher. Chill Drills averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Resiliency Switchboard averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Chill Drills or Resiliency Switchboard have ads?
Neither Chill Drills nor Resiliency Switchboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chill Drills or Resiliency Switchboard?
Chill Drills ships an update every 4 months, and Resiliency Switchboard every 9 months. Most recently, Chill Drills was updated on October 24, 2026 and Resiliency Switchboard on October 3, 2026.

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