Comparison

CIQ vs Surpass Impasse

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

Head to head
About

CIQ

This app helps users diagnose and manage life conflicts by categorizing them as either 'broken clock' (manageable) or 'systemic wisdom' (complex). It offers basic tactics for effective conflict resolution based on original research.

Highlights
  • Conflict diagnosis
  • Conflict management tactics
  • Systemic Wisdom approach
  • Conflict Intelligence framework
  • Based on original research
Features
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How should you go about addressing the conflicts in your life? It depends. If they are more manageable, you can approach them like a broken clock where you find and fix the problem. This is called Conflict Intelligence. But if they repeatedly resist your best attempts to fix them, they may require an alternative approach, something we call Systemic Wisdom. This simple app based on original research will help you diagnose the type of conflict you are facing and offer some basic tactics for managing them effectively.

About

Surpass Impasse

This tool provides structured language and intervention strategies for resolving disputes. It helps users identify when and how to intervene in contentious discussions, offering over 500 conflict cues and scientifically designed phrases to foster productive communication.

Highlights
  • Intervention language search
  • Conflict cue identification
  • Structured intervention strategies
  • Productive communication fostering
  • Impartial mediator support
  • Objective entity separation
Features
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The Revolutionary Master Mediator Tool to quickly search for proven successful, powerful, strategically structured intervention language to surpass impasse in contentious dispute discussions. TRUCE helps the mediator (or anyone who engages in contentious dispute discussions) to: 1) know when to intervene 2) know precisely how to intervene 3) know what the result of the intervention should look like. This mobile app works best when used in conjunction with the best-selling book, Surpass Impasse: Mediating Disputes with the Thought Resolution Protocol™. The app allows the user to search over 500 Conflict Cues (Contentious phrases people in dispute discussions say) and provides scientific, strategically structured language to successfully intervene to reset the parties on a communicative and productive track towards resolution and settlement of their issues. This intervention approach is straightforward and non-invasive. It does not employ: 1) reverse psychology 2) covert manipulative technique 3) intimidation 4) negative or positive incentives, 5) endorsements 6) judgements 7) advice 8) consultation The intervention questions employed foster a safe and productive mental environment for the parties in the dispute discussion to deliberate their own contributions to the discussion and to voluntarily and willingly visit and deliberate the other party's contribution. This approach renders the mediator with the highest degree of impartiality and productively active invisibility in the discussion. The approach separates the parties' words, actions, and gestures from the parties' contributions. This separation renders the parties contributions as objective entities, unentrenched and pliable for considering productive resolution perspectives. It is a valuable and handy tool, much like a dictionary or thesaurus. Category: 1) Education 2) Utility 3) Books: Reference App 4) Reference

Screenshots

CIQ4 screens
Surpass Impasse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CIQ at none against Surpass Impasse's 3. Surpass Impasse's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Surpass Impasse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. CIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CIQ against 5.0 for Surpass Impasse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CIQ ships an update every 3 months, Surpass Impasse every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
CIQ versus Surpass Impasse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCIQSurpass Impasse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPeter ColemanLINDA SMITH

Customer experience

CIQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Surpass Impasse

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

In-app purchases

None

CIQ

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Surpass Impasse

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • Semi-Annual Subscription$42.006 Months
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$60.001 Year

Questions

Is CIQ free?
CIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surpass Impasse free?
Surpass Impasse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CIQ or Surpass Impasse?
CIQ and Surpass Impasse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do CIQ or Surpass Impasse have ads?
CIQ shows ads; Surpass Impasse does not.
Which is updated more often, CIQ or Surpass Impasse?
CIQ ships an update every 3 months, and Surpass Impasse every 10 days. Most recently, CIQ was updated on June 6, 2026 and Surpass Impasse on September 26, 2026.

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