CheckDEC vs TraumaMAMAs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CheckDEC
This app connects children, families, and professionals with local resources and services for substance misuse. It offers links, downloadable content, and videos, alongside a news feed and a platform for sharing personal stories of hope and support.
- Local substance misuse resources
- Links, downloads, and videos
- Peer-to-peer story sharing
- Professional resources and information
- Up-to-date news feed on substance use
- Engagement and hope for families
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The CheckDEC mobile app is provided for free by the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. The app connects children, families and communities to legal or illegal substance misuse resources, services within their local own community. Users can select from a variety of categories and sub-categories to find the specific resource or service specific to their need. The resources are a combination of links, downloadable content and videos. This powerful app puts a multitude of impactful resources and services, within minutes of the users’ location, in the palm of their hands. Children are the first ones affected by parent or caregiver legal or illegal substance use and the last ones helped. This app connects children and families to help today. Users can submit their own real-life story, message of hope or support via video or text. This peer-to-peer sharing can be powerful, encouraging and may change the trajectory of lives. The app also connects multidisciplinary professionals who are in contact, care or supervision of children who are have a parent or caregiver in legal or illegal substance use with resources, services and information. Professionals can share and download information regarding substance abuse and share resources with the children, families and community they serve or where they live. A comprehensive news feed provides children, families, communities and professionals with up to the minute news about substance use, prevention, services, research, statistics and data, where to find help and much more. The app provides videos and links for engagement, encouragement and hope for children and families in challenging substance use situations. Phase 2 of the app will launch September 2022 with additional content, tools and training. The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children teaches early identification, response and appropriate intervention services to children and families affected by parental or caregiver substance misuse. We equip comprehensive, multidisciplinary alliances, communities, organizations and individuals with access to our national resource center, trainings and technical assistance. Our vision is 100% healthy, safe children, families and communities free from the negative impact of substance misuse and drug activity. We define drug endangered children as children who are at risk of suffering physical, mental or emotional harm as a result of parent or caregiver legal or illegal substance misuse. They may also be children whose caretaker’s legal or illegal substance use interferes with the caretaker’s ability to parent and provide a safe and nurturing environment. For more information: www.nationaldec.org This app is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime. Neither DOJ nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this app (including, without limitation, it’s content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).
TraumaMAMAs
This app offers a supportive community and expert-led resources for mothers healing from trauma. It provides tools, guidance, and a safe space to navigate post-abuse challenges, family court, and children's healing.
- Sisterhood community
- Expert Q&A sessions
- Safety-focused tools
- Bite-size videos and audios
- Progress tracking
- Offline sync
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Are you exhausted in survival mode after escaping abuse? Can’t afford trauma therapy for the whole family? Longing for a sisterhood of other mamas who get it? You need the TraumaMAMAs Sisterhood! Abuse is devastating. You're scared you can't protect your kids. You want them to thrive - and YOU need to heal, too. You love your children more than life... ...but has life tried to knock you out? Wishing you had insight & tools for helping your littles heal? Worried about the impact of trauma on your kids? Worn out from navigating Family Court? Looking for the very BEST expert answers to your questions? Join WILD's TraumaMAMAs Sisterhood, founded by Sarah McDugal. "Finally I’m not isolated, dealing with post-trauma parenting alone!" - Cherie You’ve escaped the abuse, but you feel stuck in survival mode. Our world-renowned experts answer your questions: - how do I talk to my kids about what's happening? - will my brain fog ever go away? - how do I manage this anxiety? - was it really abuse? - how can I survive Family Court without losing my kids, or my mind? - when is it time to report domestic violence? - is it time to take my kids to a counselor? - how does trauma affect NeuroDivergent families differently? - how will I manage to survive on my own? - are we still in real danger? - will I ever be able to trust and love again? - how can I know if I'm being cyber-stalked? - and so MUCH more… You’ll get powerful, simple, safety-focused tools for your post-trauma growth, PLUS bite-size videos, audios, checklists, and exclusive bonuses! “It's a safe place where I can be vulnerable." - Stephanie Join our community of mamas healing after trauma caused by: - psychological, spiritual, sexual, or emotional coercion. - domestic violence or abusive marriages. - betrayal trauma from infidelity, porn, or sex addiction. “Now I can recognize patterns of abuse and coercive control." - April You're not alone anymore! INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync, available to subscribe free of charge. The download of TraumaMAMAs is free of charge. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CheckDEC at none against TraumaMAMAs's 4. CheckDEC also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). TraumaMAMAs's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 7). On price, update cadence and device support 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. TraumaMAMAs sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CheckDEC asks for nothing beyond the download.
CheckDEC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CheckDEC's written reviews are positive against 85% of TraumaMAMAs's.
CheckDEC ships an update every 2 months, TraumaMAMAs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CheckDEC | TraumaMAMAs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.7 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children | WILDERNESS TO WILD, LLC |
Customer experience
CheckDEC
TraumaMAMAs
In-app purchases
CheckDEC
No in-app purchases
TraumaMAMAs
- the RESOURCES7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- the ToolKITs$26.991 Month
- Subscription$38.991 Month
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- Subscription$45.991 Month
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