Comparison

EMDR vs Nadiya

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

Head to head
About

EMDR

This app provides customizable bilateral stimulation across Apple devices, offering control over visual, auditory, and haptic feedback. It supports various use cases like research, education, focus enhancement, and relaxation, with accessibility features and online broadcasting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Customizable pace and auto-stop
  • Stereo sounds, animations, and vibrations
  • Cross-device connectivity (iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc.)
  • Game controller support
  • Online broadcasting via EMDR Connect
  • Full VoiceOver and Assistive Access support
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 any browser 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 on any 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, and EMDR Connect session data is removed from the server when the session ends. 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 any browser. 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/

About

Nadiya

This app offers a guided 14-day program for families affected by trauma, using interactive games and exercises to build resilience, calm, and hope. It helps parents and children navigate difficult conversations and strengthen their bond in a magical woodland setting.

Highlights
  • 14-day guided program
  • Therapeutic games and exercises
  • Daily check-ins
  • Expert-designed content
  • Family relationship building
  • Trauma support resources
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Nadiya - A Quest For A Safer Place - is a free app that gives families affected by trauma the power to thrive in difficult times. It's a sanctuary where parents and carers of children can find well-designed, fun, and easy-to-use resources to help make life’s biggest challenges feel a little less scary. In just 14 days, you and your child can learn to find calm in the middle of a storm, be kinder to yourselves and others, have difficult conversations, and find hope when everything feels hopeless. Nadiya gives you and your child the skills you need to guide you through these darker moments. In the game, you and your child will be transported into a magical woodland realm, where you’ll help the guardian of the forest defeat the Troublesome Spirit. Together, you’ll help Nadiya - a frightened little girl who transformed herself into a tree - to heal, and you’ll restore the rest of the forest so it’s safe again. To advance through the world, you and your child will complete daily check-ins about how each of you are feeling and collect special charms, which are earned through simple therapeutic games and exercises - designed by experts in child psychology and trauma - that will help you both to build your inner strength, cultivating important qualities such as compassion, courage, and calm. Upon completing these tasks, you’ll then create a special healing potion that’ll transform the clearing of the forest into a magical garden that you’ll take care of together. As you do this, you’ll strengthen your relationships as a family, learn how to be kinder to yourselves and others, become more confident in your ability to navigate difficult times, and rediscover hope. The app has been created by Apart of Me, an award-winning charity dedicated to supporting children through loss and trauma by integrating world renowned clinical expertise with innovative design. We specialise in designing products that help children and families through the most difficult challenges in life. Nadiya was developed in collaboration with Compass Pathways, Voices of Children, and the International Association Of Psychologists For Grief And Severe Loss. Apart of Me is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission (England and Wales), Charity Number 1194613.

Screenshots

EMDR4 screens
Nadiya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nadiya at 100% against EMDR's 46%. Nadiya also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). EMDR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (7 vs 2). On price and update cadence 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nadiya asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMDR ships an update weekly, Nadiya every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EMDR versus Nadiya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMDRNadiya
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (172 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings172 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBas OppenheimApart of Me

Customer experience

EMDR

All ratings172 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative50.0%

Nadiya

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Nadiya

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 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
One-time1
  • EMDR+ for Research$9.99
None

Nadiya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EMDR free?
EMDR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nadiya free?
Nadiya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EMDR or Nadiya have ads?
Nadiya shows ads; EMDR does not.
Which is updated more often, EMDR or Nadiya?
EMDR ships an update weekly, and Nadiya every 9 days. Most recently, EMDR was updated on October 16, 2026 and Nadiya on September 25, 2026.

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