Comparison

EMDR Therapy vs EmRes

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

Head to head
About

EMDR Therapy

This app simulates EMDR therapy using advanced digital techniques. It guides users through bilateral stimulation with visual, auditory, and vibration cues to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact. Recommended by mental health professionals, it aims to aid recovery from trauma, depression, PTSD, and anxiety.

Highlights
  • Simulates EMDR therapy techniques
  • Bilateral stimulation (visual, auditory, vibration)
  • Guided processing of distressing memories
  • Aids recovery from trauma and anxiety
  • Customizable settings for user preference
Features
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This application uses many advanced digital technics and simulates EMDR therapy. EMDR is a technique recommended by psychotherapists and Psychologists. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched psychotherapy method proven to be effective and help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences which are including depression, PTSD, panic disorders, anxiety. The American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs/Dept. of Defense, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the World Health Organization among many other national and international organizations recognize and recommend EMDR therapy as an effective treatment. First, put on your headphones, think of a traumatic and disturbing event. Follow the ball in the EMDR tool, focus on the transition of sounds in your left and right ears, and feel the vibrations. Thus, the effect of traumatic disturbing events that will provide the data flow between the right and left brain as in REM sleep will decrease. Focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. While you bring the details of that memory to mind, This tool will guide you through a series of side-to-side eye movements, auditory (with direction), and vibrations. As you learn to process the memory and related feelings it brings up, you’ll gradually be able to reframe that memory in a more positive light. Use three types of BLS: visual, auditory (with direction), and vibrations and modify your settings to suit your preferences. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro in the 1980s that was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In EMDR, the person being treated recalls distressing experiences whilst doing bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movement or physical stimulation, such as tapping either side of the body. According to the theory behind the approach, traumatic and painful memories can cause post-traumatic stress when you don’t process them completely. Then, when sights, sounds, words, or smells trigger those unprocessed memories, you re-experience them. The 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) practice guideline states that EMDR "is based on the idea that negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are the result of unprocessed memories. The treatment involves standardized procedures that include focusing simultaneously on spontaneous associations of traumatic images, thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations and bilateral stimulation that is most commonly in the form of repeated eye movements. This re-experiencing leads to the emotional distress and other symptoms recognized as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). EMDR aims to reduce symptoms of trauma by changing how your memories are stored in your brain. In a nutshell, an EMDR therapist does this by leading you through a series of bilateral (side-to-side) eye movements as you recall traumatic or triggering experiences in small segments, until those memories no longer cause distress.

About

EmRes

This app helps you resolve debilitating emotions like anxiety, fear, and sadness. It offers guided recordings, video tutorials for self-guided emotional health, and access to certified practitioners for support. A workbook is also included to track your progress towards emotional peace.

Highlights
  • Guided emotional resolution recordings
  • Self-EmRes video tutorials
  • Live support from certified practitioners
  • Practitioner chat access
  • Emotional health workbook
  • Update outdated emotional predictions
Features
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We go through a multitude of debilitating emotions on a daily basis: anxiety, fear, phobias, irritation, isolation, or just feeling down for no particular reason. Most of these emotions are not congruent with our current life; in fact, they are outdated predictions from the brain. How does EmRes® work? The EmRes® app offers three ways to update these outdated predictions so that similar situations will not trigger them in the future. 1- You can listen to two recordings that will introduce you to a Self-EmRes experience and help you resolve an emotional difficulty in the moment when you experience it. 2- You can learn Self-EmRes through videos and guided recordings to become completely autonomous and take charge of your emotional health. 3- If some emotions feel too big or too scary to resolve on your own, you can work with certified practitioners, live, and have them support you integrating these difficult emotions. You will also have access to the practitioner through a Chat. This app is for absolutely everybody, as we are all experiencing emotional challenges of some sorts. It is a combination of videos, recordings, live support from certified practitioners and access to a workbook so you can keep track of your journey toward more emotional peace. Welcome to EmRes®!

Screenshots

EMDR Therapy3 screens
EmRes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EMDR Therapy at 4.3 against EmRes's 3.7. EMDR Therapy also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). EmRes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EMDR Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMDR Therapy has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMDR Therapy ships an update every 4 days, EmRes every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EMDR Therapy versus EmRes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMDR TherapyEmRes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmet Emre KilincCedric Bertelli

Customer experience

EMDR Therapy

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

EmRes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

EMDR Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

EmRes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EMDR Therapy free?
EMDR Therapy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EmRes free?
EmRes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EMDR Therapy or EmRes?
EMDR Therapy is rated higher. EMDR Therapy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while EmRes averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do EMDR Therapy or EmRes have ads?
EMDR Therapy shows ads; EmRes does not.
Which is updated more often, EMDR Therapy or EmRes?
EMDR Therapy ships an update every 4 days, and EmRes every 2 months. Most recently, EMDR Therapy was updated on October 24, 2026 and EmRes on October 24, 2026.

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