Comparison

PTSD Coach vs Cognius

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

Cognius

This app offers AI-powered personality and relationship tests, providing detailed insights based on your answers. Engage in private conversations with a guide that remembers your discoveries, helping you understand yourself better over time.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personality and relationship tests
  • Personalized readings based on your answers
  • Conversational guide that remembers past interactions
  • Visual representation of self-knowledge over time
  • Private and secure user experience
  • Over forty tests available
Features
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Cognius helps you understand yourself. Take short personality and relationship tests, get a reading written from your own answers — not a score, but plain words about the way you actually live — and talk it through with a guide who remembers what you found. Private, thoughtful and never judgmental. Key Features: Tests That Read You Attachment style, stress responses, communication, empathy and more — over forty tests in the catalogue. Answer honestly; Cognius reads carefully. Your Reading, One Card at a Time Every result arrives as a deck of cards: one honest observation at a time, with room to say "that's me" or "not quite". A Guide Who Remembers Talk through what you found — by typing or by voice. Your guide keeps the thread: what you discovered, what you corrected, what is still open. Every conversation builds on the last. The Map of You Seven sides of you, each opening through a test or one honest conversation. Watch the picture fill in over time. Private on Your Screen No scores on your lock screen and no test names in notifications. What arrives on your screen stays yours. Why Cognius? Most tests hand you a label and leave. Cognius starts where the label ends: it explains what your answers mean for your relationships, your work and your days, and then stays in the conversation for as long as you want to keep going. Privacy First: Your answers and conversations are stored securely and processed by AI to write your reading and power your guide — with your consent, disclosed up front. Nothing is sold and nothing is shared for advertising. You can delete your account in the app at any time, and request erasure of your stored data at cognius.app/support. Subscription Information: A subscription unlocks the full reading, every test in the catalogue and unlimited conversation with the guide. Cognius offers weekly, monthly and quarterly plans. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Questions? Suggestions? Anything else? Let us know at support@cognius.app Disclaimer: Cognius offers self-knowledge screenings and reflection. It is not a therapist, not medical care, not a diagnosis and not a crisis service. If you are struggling, or having thoughts of harming yourself, please seek professional help. In the US: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). For immediate danger: 911 or your local emergency number. ********************************** Privacy Policy: https://cognius.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://cognius.app/terms Support: https://cognius.app/support

Screenshots

PTSD Coach4 screens
Cognius4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PTSD Coach at 81% against Cognius's 0%. PTSD Coach also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Cognius's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 months). On price, 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. Cognius sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTSD Coach has 4.3K ratings behind it against 29, 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 0% of Cognius's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PTSD Coach ships an update every 11 months, Cognius every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PTSD Coach versus Cognius: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTSD CoachCognius
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better3.9 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)Mindly Apps Ltd

Customer experience

PTSD Coach

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

Cognius

All ratings29 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Cognius

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PTSD Coach

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cognius

Subscriptions3
  • Premium · 1 week$4.997 Days
  • Premium · 1 month$13.991 Month
  • Premium · 3 months$29.993 Months

Questions

Is PTSD Coach free?
PTSD Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cognius free?
Cognius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PTSD Coach or Cognius?
PTSD Coach is rated higher. PTSD Coach averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Cognius averages 3.9 from 29 ratings.
Do PTSD Coach or Cognius have ads?
Neither PTSD Coach nor Cognius shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PTSD Coach or Cognius?
PTSD Coach ships an update every 11 months, and Cognius every 2 days. Most recently, PTSD Coach was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cognius on October 26, 2026.

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