The Key NLP vs Vagus Bloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Key NLP
This app offers self-therapy tools focused on empathy and personal growth to help users manage emotional challenges like anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. It provides guided sessions for various mental health topics, accessible anytime from home.
- Self-therapy for emotional problems
- Addresses depression and anxiety
- Improves confidence and self-esteem
- Mindfulness at work
- Accessible anytime, anywhere
- 30-day free trial
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The Key is the #1 APP for self-therapy or self-psychology. Self-psychology is a form of therapy which centers around empathy, growth and the healthy development of self. Taking therapy is for everyone who's going through a bad time or has emotional problems they need help with. The Key can help you on the topics below: - Depression - Anxiety - Eating disorder - Phobia - Addiction - Improve confidence - Self-Esteem - Mindfulness at work And much more You can take any therapy any time you want at the comfort of your home. Download the app today and get 30 days free to explore the benefits and have a new experience of your life. The time is now. After the trial period, your subscription will enroll automatically and you will become a member of our community. Your period of trial will end 30 days after you sign up. If for any reason, you don't want to continue the program, you simply cancel your subscription.
Vagus Bloom
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Vagus Bloom helps you build a calmer, more resilient nervous system to enhance stress management and overall wellness through daily vagus nerve practices. The vagus nerve — the longest nerve in your body — connects your brain to your heart, lungs, and gut. It regulates your stress response, heart rate, digestion, and inflammation. When it's working well, you recover from stress faster and feel more grounded. When it's not, everything runs a little hot. Vagus Bloom gives you the tools to train this nerve, one practice at a time. DAILY CHECK-IN Start each day by noticing how your body feels. A quick 30-second check-in assesses your nervous system state and recommends the right practice for where you are today. GUIDED PRACTICES Breathing exercises, ear-based vagal stimulation, vocal techniques, cold exposure, and movement practices — each targeting a specific branch of the vagus nerve. Choose your duration, follow the guided timer, and build your practice over days and weeks. VAGAL STATE TRACKING See your nervous system trends over time. The vagal state graph shows where you've been and how your baseline is shifting as you practice consistently. INFORMATIVE ARTICLES In-depth articles covering vagus nerve science, polyvagal theory, recent research, and practical technique guides. 5-DAY VAGUS LAUNCH New to vagus nerve practices? The guided 5-day curriculum introduces one technique per day, building your foundation step by step. TRAINING GOALS After the 5-DAY-VAGUS LAUNCH, set your own training goal: 7, 14, 30, 60, or 90 days. The app adapts your weekly practice themes based on your check-in data — calming practices when you're running hot, activating practices when you're running flat. NERVOUS SYSTEM GARDEN (Premium) A living garden that grows with your practice. 22 unique plants unlock as you hit milestones. Fourteen carefully curated scenes to arrange your garden in. Plants have a glow, they wilt when neglected, and recover when you return. Your progress, visualised as something beautiful. CAT VIDEO REWARDS (Premium) 38 collectible cat videos appear as surprise rewards after practices and check-ins. Discover named videos across 7 series, build your collection, and find them all. LATEST RESEARCH A curated news feed pulling the latest vagus nerve research from PubMed, Nature, Frontiers, and other sources. Stay current with the science. Vagus Bloom is built on research and vibes, and designed to respect your time. Most practices take 1-5 minutes. The check-in takes 30 seconds. Consistency matters more than duration. Free features: Check-in, all practices, articles, graph, training goals, news feed. Premium (Catmium): Garden, cat videos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Key NLP at 11.0 against Vagus Bloom's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. The Key NLP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Vagus Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | The Key NLP | Vagus Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Toss Ltd | Harri Vuori |
In-app purchases
The Key NLP
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$69.991 Year
Vagus Bloom
- catmium$1.99









