Comparison

PTSD Coach vs StressCenter

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

Head to head
About

PTSD Coach

This app offers educational resources and self-help tools for individuals experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It includes a self-assessment, information on professional care, and customizable tools for managing daily stress, such as relaxation techniques and anger management.

Highlights
  • PTSD education
  • Self-assessment tool
  • Professional care information
  • Stress management tools
  • Customizable features
  • Relaxation skills
Features
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PTSD Coach was designed for those who have, or may have, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This app provides you with education about PTSD, information about professional care, a self-assessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help you manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD. Tools range from relaxation skills and positive self-talk to anger management and other common self-help strategies. You can customize tools based on your preferences and can integrate your own contacts, photos, and music. This app can be used by people who are in treatment as well as those who are not. PTSD Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD and DoD’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology.

About

StressCenter

This program offers a 15-week course designed to help users overcome stress, anxiety, and depression. It includes audio sessions, readings, journaling, and a digital workbook to guide users toward a more confident and controlled life.

Highlights
  • 15 weekly audio sessions and readings
  • Digital workbook
  • Daily calendar and in-app journal
  • Feel Better Fast gallery
  • Peer Support Forum access
  • Bonus audio content
Features
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The Attacking Anxiety & Depression program has been changing lives for over 30 years. More than 1,500,000 people have created a life free from stress, anxiety, and depression with this comprehensive 15-week program. Through reading and listening to each audio session weekly, daily journal writing, and completing the provided homework, anyone can break the chains of anxiety and stress! Others will notice that you seem more confident, you feel less stressed and anxious, more relaxed, controlled and positive. You will learn to take control of your life in a way that you have never before achieved. Now, this clinically validated program has been adapted to modern life with this mobile version. This app provides the complete program in a paperless form, along with new benefits and features including: - The original 15 weekly audio sessions and readings with brand new updates. - The complete AA&D workbook in a user-friendly digital form. - A daily calendar to encourage and help to keep you on track. - An in-app journal that is both convenient and necessary for the program. - An instant-relief Feel Better Fast gallery of soothing images and encouragement. - Peer Support Forum access right from your phone! - Bonus audio content and a daily Relaxation audio session. *Users of the previous app version, please note that the new look and feel of this app also changes the location of journal and exercise data. Updating to this version will clear any previous data.* Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Learn techniques for unleashing the power within to achieve your dreams. Once you decide to change your life with this program, you are going to notice some wonderful changes taking place in your attitude and personality. Here is just a sample of our client testimonials: "In just a few months, my world opened up and my life opened up. For the first time, I feel excitement, not fear." - Meredith "It hit home. There were people that had exactly what I had." - Fire Captain Fasmer "It's motivated me to do many different things that I've always wanted to do but was just too scared to do." - Kim "It was totally amazing; it gave me my life back." - James "The program has given me my independence back. I'll never have a panic attack again, I just know it." - Liz

Screenshots

PTSD Coach4 screens
StressCenter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PTSD Coach at 81% against StressCenter's 20%. PTSD Coach also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). StressCenter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price 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. StressCenter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PTSD Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PTSD Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTSD Coach has 4.3K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of PTSD Coach's written reviews are positive against 20% of StressCenter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PTSD Coach ships an update every 11 months, StressCenter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PTSD Coach versus StressCenter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTSD CoachStressCenter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better2.7 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better33
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB1001 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)Joy From Within LLC

Customer experience

PTSD Coach

All ratings4,339 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative15.3%

StressCenter

All ratings29 ratings
Positive37.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative51.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

PTSD Coach

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • History data being deleted after updates
  • Symptom assessment reminders not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multi-language support
  • Ability to customize or add personal content
  • Integration with mental health professionals
  • Expanded resources for non-veteran PTSD
  • Improved symptom tracking and data visualization

StressCenter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PTSD Coach

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StressCenter

Subscriptions2
  • Peer-Support Forum$1.991 Month
  • StressCenter Complete Program$12.991 Month

Questions

Is PTSD Coach free?
PTSD Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StressCenter free?
StressCenter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PTSD Coach or StressCenter?
PTSD Coach is rated higher. PTSD Coach averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while StressCenter averages 2.7 from 33 ratings.
Do PTSD Coach or StressCenter have ads?
Neither PTSD Coach nor StressCenter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PTSD Coach or StressCenter?
PTSD Coach ships an update every 11 months, and StressCenter every 2 months. Most recently, PTSD Coach was updated on November 8, 2026 and StressCenter on November 3, 2026.

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