Comparison

Whel vs PlasticityLab

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

Head to head
About

Whel

This app helps physical therapists create and assign personalized home exercise programs to patients. It offers a video library, progress tracking, and a user-friendly interface to improve patient adherence and outcomes.

Highlights
  • Create and assign HEPs quickly
  • Video exercise library
  • Patient engagement monitoring
  • Personalized exercise programs
  • Progress tracking for patients
  • Mobile-first patient interface
Features
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Whel: Modern Home Exercise Programs for Physical Therapists Whel makes it easy—and delightful—for physical therapists to prescribe engaging, effective Home Exercise Programs (HEPs) that patients actually want to complete. Designed by clinicians who care about outcomes and experience, Whel transforms the boring printout into a mobile-first, personalized HEP that feels modern, motivating, and frictionless. FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS: Build and assign HEPs in minutes Choose from a curated video library or add your own exercises Monitor patient engagement and adherence Delight your patients with a clean, beautiful interface they’ll actually use FOR PATIENTS: View your daily exercises in a mobile app that’s easy to follow Watch guided videos for each movement Track your progress with simple check-ins Stay motivated with friendly nudges—not nagging No more lost PDFs. No more confused patients. Just better tools for better outcomes. Join the movement—start prescribing with Whel. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PlasticityLab

Engage in brief, personalized daily brain exercises designed to enhance memory, focus, processing speed, and word-finding abilities. Track your progress and set reminders to build consistent mental fitness. This app is not a medical device.

Highlights
  • Memory exercises
  • Word finding practice
  • Focus and attention training
  • Processing speed drills
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Progress tracking
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Plasticity Lab offers short, interactive exercises for practicing memory, focus, processing speed, and word finding. Each session takes just a few minutes and adapts to your level. Choose from five categories : Memory, Word Finding, Focus & Attention, Processing Speed, and Warm-Up. Each with multiple exercises. Track your streaks, set daily reminders, and monitor your activity over time. Plasticity Lab is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. No accounts required. No ads. No data collection. All progress is stored locally on your device.

Screenshots

Whel4 screens
PlasticityLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlasticityLab at none against Whel's 4. PlasticityLab also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Whel's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Whel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PlasticityLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Whel against 5.0 for PlasticityLab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whel has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whel ships an update every 2 weeks, PlasticityLab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Whel versus PlasticityLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhelPlasticityLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComprise Health, LLCEvan Folan

Customer experience

Whel

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PlasticityLab

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Whel

Subscriptions4
  • Whel Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Whel Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Whel Subscription14 Days trial$89.991 Year
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  • Whel Subscription1 Month trial$89.991 Year
None

PlasticityLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whel free?
Whel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlasticityLab free?
PlasticityLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whel or PlasticityLab?
PlasticityLab is rated higher. Whel averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while PlasticityLab averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Whel or PlasticityLab have ads?
Neither Whel nor PlasticityLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whel or PlasticityLab?
Whel ships an update every 2 weeks, and PlasticityLab every 2 days. Most recently, Whel was updated on October 19, 2026 and PlasticityLab on October 31, 2026.

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