Comparison

EMDR vs Lofty

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 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. It is designed with accessibility in mind and supports various applications like research, education, focus, and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Customizable visual, audio, and haptic stimulation
  • Control over pace, sound, and vibration
  • Cross-device syncing with Apple devices
  • 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/

About

Lofty

Explore meaningful questions to foster self-reflection and mindfulness. Engage with prompts through silent meditation or guided narration, and journal your insights. Personalize your experience with custom questions and reminders.

Highlights
  • Daily thoughtful questions
  • Guided meditation sessions
  • Personalized journaling
  • Custom question creation
  • Local reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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What if a better question could help shape what you notice? Affirmations tell you what to believe. Lofty gives your attention something meaningful to explore. Move through beautiful, expansive questions. Sit with them in silence or hear them read by a calming narrator. Save the ones that stay with you, then capture the moments, choices, support, and possibilities you begin to notice. ASK, THEN NOTICE Swipe through thoughtful questions across growth, confidence, gratitude, creativity, love, abundance, resilience, and possibility. Give a question a thumbs up or down, save favorites, and return to recent prompts whenever you need them. MEDITATE WITH A QUESTION Choose a session from 1 to 30 minutes, select a category and visual theme, then let each question settle before the next appears. Practice silently or choose from three distinct guided voices. KEEP THE EVIDENCE Use your evidence journal to record moments that connect with the questions you are exploring. Your writing stays on your device. MAKE THE PRACTICE YOURS • Browse and search by category • Choose visual themes that fit the moment • Create your own questions with Lofty Premium • Schedule gentle local reminders • Add questions to your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets • Share beautiful question artwork through the iOS share sheet START FREE. GO DEEPER WITH PREMIUM. The essential daily question practice is free. Lofty Premium adds guided narration, custom questions, focused categories, premium visual themes, and multiple reminder schedules. Premium is offered as a yearly subscription. Any introductory and renewal prices are shown by the App Store before purchase. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Your custom questions, favorites, settings, and evidence-journal entries are stored locally. Lofty does not sell personal information or show ads. Optional creator attribution uses device and purchase information only with your tracking permission; declining does not limit app features. Optional product analytics use a device-linked identifier and can be turned off. Lofty supports personal reflection. It is not medical, mental-health, financial, legal, or other professional advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

EMDR4 screens
Lofty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lofty at 100% against EMDR's 46%. Lofty also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). EMDR's advantage is ratings volume (173 vs 1) and device support (7 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EMDR sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lofty sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lofty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMDR has 173 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of EMDR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lofty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMDR ships an update every 4 days, Lofty every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EMDR versus Lofty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMDRLofty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (173 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings173 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBas OppenheimFINdustries

Customer experience

EMDR

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

Lofty

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Lofty

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Lofty

Subscriptions1
  • Lofty Premium1 Year trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is EMDR free?
EMDR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lofty free?
Lofty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EMDR or Lofty?
Lofty is rated higher. EMDR averages 4.4 out of 5 from 173 ratings, while Lofty averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EMDR or Lofty have ads?
Neither EMDR nor Lofty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMDR or Lofty?
EMDR ships an update every 4 days, and Lofty every 3 days. Most recently, EMDR was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lofty on October 31, 2026.

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