Comparison

PTSD Coach vs Got This!

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

Got This!

This app offers a virtual toolbox to help users connect mind, body, and life. It guides you through virtual EMDR sessions and provides various experiences like visual, audio, and AR-based tools to address problems or goals. It's designed for individuals aged 13 and older seeking to lower stress and boost confidence.

Highlights
  • Virtual EMDR sessions
  • Multiple sensory experiences (Visual, Audio, AR)
  • Problem/goal-focused sessions
  • Customizable backgrounds and audio
  • Progress tracking
  • Maximizer tools for success and relaxation
Features
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Our new partnership plans are live! Now, individuals, businesses, academic institutions, nonprofits, groups, teams, or families that can lower stress and boost confidence all at the same time. Got This! Is a whole brain and body experience. It helps bring memories, thoughts, fears, and cobwebs stuck in the brain into your working memory to make a new relationship with yourself. We offer a virtual toolbox for users to try to connect mind, body, and life. • Pick a problem or goal you want to work on. Imagine a picture of what’s holding you back. • Use Got This! Experience to lead you through a virtual EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing). This is a well-researched technique that has been praised by Prince Harry, Oprah, and countless others. You can have a self-help EMDR session right at your fingertips. • Use all 6 Got This! Experiences: Visual, Audio Visual, AR Based, Tactile Touch, Brain Game and Multi-sensory. • Choose some of our popular backgrounds and audio or upload your own! • Try Got This! Maximizers: Do it Yourself for Success, Relaxation, Phobia Fighters, Inner Little, Laugh Tracks, Story Time, I Declare, and more. You also get all of the new features as they roll out. • You can share your success on social media, allowing people to celebrate you and cheer you on. • Check your progress along the way. Technical Details Dr. Cio Hernandez designed and developed the app for Got This, Inc. Matellio, Inc. built the first app version which has now been upgraded by Techtic, Inc. -Got This! Exercises come from evidence based psychology. We borrow adaptations from the following work to guide our techniques: Bilateral Stimulation and EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Principles, MIndfulness, Somatics, Color awareness, Symptom Tracking/Self-monitoring, Gratitude, Positive Psychology, Goal-setting, Narrative and Solution Focused techniques, Laughter Yoga, systematic desensitization of phobias, installation of positive cognitions and more. Disclaimers -Got This! Is not a replacement for therapy and it is not a miracle app, but it may give a little boost before a stressful event. -Got This! Is for anyone 13 and older with stress or a goal they want to meet. -This app is based on some elements of Eye movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and does not replace therapy. Results may vary. If you get worse using Got This! or you are a danger to yourself or others, seek professional help immediately. -For your physical safety, do not operate machinery or drive while using the app or use it when walking or in dangerous situations. If you are receiving treatment, consult your provider before using this app. Subscriptions You can now subscribe to either individual or partnership plans. Subscriptions are auto-renewable which means that once purchased, it will be automatically charged to you monthly or annually until you cancel it at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage your subscription and auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Individual Plans Free–unlimited full use for 7 days then a limited version will be available. Monthly-$5.99 Annually-$48.99 Partnership Plans (Request a demo) 5-99 Users are billed at 50% off full-price plan at $34/user 100+ User groups are negotiated at the deepest cost savings. Ask for a partnership plan demo. We will be happy to help you find the best plan for you. See terms of use-https://gotthisapp.com/settingControls/privacy-policy For technical support message us at support@gotthisapp.com.

Screenshots

PTSD Coach4 screens
Got This!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PTSD Coach at none against Got This!'s 2. PTSD Coach also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 11). Got This!'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, rating, ads 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. Got This! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PTSD Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Got This! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTSD Coach has 4.3K ratings behind it against 11, 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 100% of Got This!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PTSD Coach ships an update every 11 months, Got This! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PTSD Coach versus Got This!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTSD CoachGot This!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.3K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)Got This, Inc.

Customer experience

PTSD Coach

All ratings4,308 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative15.3%

Got This!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Got This!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PTSD Coach

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Got This!

Subscriptions2
  • Got This! Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Got This! Yearly Subscription$48.991 Year

Questions

Is PTSD Coach free?
PTSD Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Got This! free?
Got This! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PTSD Coach or Got This!?
Got This! is rated higher. PTSD Coach averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Got This! averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do PTSD Coach or Got This! have ads?
Neither PTSD Coach nor Got This! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PTSD Coach or Got This!?
PTSD Coach ships an update every 11 months, and Got This! every 6 weeks. Most recently, PTSD Coach was updated on October 21, 2026 and Got This! on October 2, 2026.

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