CPT Coach vs ACT Coach Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPT Coach
This app provides support materials for Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to help patients manage their treatment. It includes between-session assignments, mobile worksheets, readings, and PTSD symptom monitoring. It is designed for use with a mental healthcare provider.
- Between-session assignments
- Mobile CPT worksheets
- Readings and educational materials
- PTSD symptom monitoring
- Treatment management tools
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CPT Coach is for people who are participating in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) with a professional mental healthcare provider. This app contains support materials for a complete course of CPT to help patients manage their treatment, including between session assignments, mobile versions of CPT worksheets, readings, and PTSD symptom monitoring. CPT Coach is not intended to be used as self-help without the guidance of a professional mental healthcare provider. CPT Coach was made by the mobile mental health team of the National Center for PTSD, Dissemination & Training Division.
ACT Coach Explorer
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This is an evaluation version of ACT Coach that is only for participants in approved program evaluation projects for NCPTSD. If you are NOT enrolled in a program evaluation project, please instead download the regular version of ACT Coach.
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Verdict
CPT Coach and ACT Coach Explorer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CPT Coach | ACT Coach Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
In-app purchases
CPT Coach
No in-app purchases
ACT Coach Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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