Comparison

Heal EMDR vs CodependFree

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

Head to head
About

Heal EMDR

This app offers guided Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for managing anxiety, PTSD, and depression. It provides personalized sessions, progress tracking, and a resource library, all while ensuring user privacy.

Highlights
  • Guided EMDR therapy sessions
  • Optional AI Therapist or questionnaire
  • Targeted programs for anxiety, PTSD, trauma, depression, grief, phobias
  • Personalized session settings
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Resource library with videos and articles
  • 100% private data storage
Features
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Heal EMDR is a self-guided EMDR therapy app that takes you through the full EMDR process at home. Each session follows the same steps a therapist uses, with a voice guiding you from start to finish, so you can work on PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression and more at your own pace. WHAT IS EMDR THERAPY? EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a structured trauma therapy designed to help your mind reprocess distressing memories so they feel less overwhelming. EMDR therapy is recommended for PTSD by the World Health Organization, the UK's NICE and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. EMDR FOR PTSD, TRAUMA, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND MORE Pick the EMDR program that fits you: - Standard EMDR Program: start here if you're new to EMDR therapy - Conquer PTSD: flashbacks, nightmares and living on high alert - Process Trauma: childhood trauma, past relationships or one hard event - Beat Anxiety: chronic worry and overwhelming thoughts - Alleviate Depression: the low mood and the memories behind it - Overcome Panic Attacks: panic and the fear of the next attack - Phobia Relief: a specific fear, like flying, needles or public speaking - Coping with Grief: the hardest moments of losing someone - Break Free from Addiction: what's behind the urge, from drinking and smoking to gambling and scrolling MORE THAN EYE MOVEMENTS EMDR is known for its eye movements, but there's more to it than that. Every Heal EMDR session includes the full EMDR protocol: - Preparation: choose the memory to work on, the negative beliefs tied to it, and how distressing it feels right now - Processing and Installation: bilateral stimulation through your headphones to reprocess the memory, then strengthen a positive belief in its place - Closure: settle with a breathing exercise, calm place visualization or guided meditation before you return to your day NO EMDR KIT OR TAPPERS NEEDED This virtual EMDR app uses bilateral audio through your headphones instead of tappers or an EMDR kit. All you need is your phone and a quiet place. GUIDED EMDR, SET BY SET In Guided mode, a voice talks you through each set of bilateral stimulation, checks in between sets and tells you what to do next. Already familiar with EMDR? Switch to Advanced mode to skip the instructions. WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE HEAL EMDR - Online EMDR you can start today, with no waiting lists - Unlimited sessions for one subscription price - Private and secure: your sessions, notes and chats are stored securely, visible only to you, and never sold - Real human support: message us and a real person replies PINPOINT WHAT TO WORK ON Not sure where to start? Talk it through in a guided chat, or answer a few short questions. Either way, you end up with a clear EMDR target: the moment, the emotion and where you feel it in your body. GO DEEPER WITH A HEALING JOURNEY Some memories take more than one session. A Healing journey connects several EMDR sessions on one issue, so each session builds on the last. SEE THE SHIFT AFTER EVERY SESSION Rate your distress before and after each session and watch it change over time. Your progress page keeps your session history, therapy notes, streaks and badges in one place. SESSIONS THAT FIT YOUR DAY Choose a shorter, standard or longer session, or set your own. Pick your tone, speed and voice. LEARN ABOUT EMDR Short videos and articles explain how EMDR works and what to expect. FREE TRIAL AND FREE ACCESS Start with a free trial. Can't afford a subscription? We offer free access to people in need. Get in touch from the app. IMPORTANT Heal EMDR provides self-guided therapy tools and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always ask your doctor or another qualified health provider about any medical condition. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, contact your local emergency number or a crisis line right away. Privacy Policy: https://www.healemdr.com/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://www.healemdr.com/terms

About

CodependFree

This app helps individuals heal from codependency by building awareness, strengthening boundaries, and reconnecting with their authentic needs. It offers gentle daily reminders, progress tracking, and customizable messages to support a shift from guilt and over-giving towards clarity and healthier relationships.

Highlights
  • Guided wellness for codependency healing
  • Build awareness and strengthen boundaries
  • Reconnect with authentic needs
  • Gentle daily reminders
  • Progress tracking and reflection insights
  • Customizable messages and timing
  • Private and supportive experience
Features
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**CodependFree — Daily Practice for Healthier Relationship Patterns** CodependFree is a wellness app designed for people working to break codependent patterns, people-pleasing, over-giving, and chronic caretaking. Knowing what you want to change is one thing. Responding differently in the moment is another. CodependFree helps you practice healthier responses in everyday life through daily intentions, gentle reminders, check-ins, and progress tracking. Small moments of practice can help you build greater awareness, stronger boundaries, and healthier relationship patterns over time. **1. Set a Daily Intention** Choose one healthy behavior to practice today. Browse intentions focused on boundaries, self-care, letting go, and other common codependency patterns—or let the universe choose one for you. Your intention might be: • When someone shares a problem, I will not automatically give advice. • When someone is upset, I will not try to fix how they feel. • When someone faces the consequences of their choices, I will not step in and rescue them. Your intention becomes a simple focus you can return to throughout your day. **2. Practice New Responses** Codependent behaviors can become automatic: fixing, rescuing, over-explaining, saying yes when you want to say no, or taking responsibility for someone else's emotions. CodependFree gives you opportunities to pause and practice a different response. Research on behavior change has found that planning how we will respond in a particular situation can help turn intentions into action. **3. Or Choose Gentle Random Reminders** Prefer not to work with one intention? Use Random Reminders for supportive prompts throughout the day. Each reminder encourages you to pause, check in with yourself, and reconsider automatic people-pleasing or caretaking responses. Use CodependFree's built-in reminders or create your own. **4. Track Your Daily Wins** Check in with your daily intention and record how things are going—even when the day doesn't go perfectly. Did you practice your intention? Slip and start again? Simply not have the opportunity yet? Tracking your progress can help you recognize change that might otherwise be easy to overlook. Research has also found that monitoring and recording progress can improve goal attainment. **5. See Your Progress** Look back across days, weeks, or months to see the choices you've practiced and the patterns you're working to change. Growth isn't about responding perfectly every time. It's about noticing old patterns, practicing new responses, and beginning again when you need to. **6. Make It Your Own** Choose when reminders begin and end, how often they appear, and which messages you receive. Use the built-in messages or add your own so CodependFree supports the particular patterns you're working on without becoming intrusive. **Who Is CodependFree For?** CodependFree may be helpful for people working through patterns such as: • People-pleasing or difficulty saying no • Feeling responsible for other people's emotions • Fixing or solving other people's problems • Rescuing others from consequences • Chronic caretaking or over-giving • Difficulty recognizing or expressing your own needs • Guilt when setting boundaries • Self-neglect, resentment, or emotional exhaustion These patterns can develop in many circumstances, including families affected by addiction, instability, emotional neglect, conflict, or high expectations, as well as adult relationships in which caretaking or responsibility for others becomes overwhelming. Whether you're in therapy, participating in a recovery community, or exploring these patterns on your own, CodependFree gives you a simple way to practice healthier responses in everyday life. **Awareness is the beginning. Practice is how things start to change.** Choose one behavior. Practice it today. Notice what happens. Begin again tomorrow.

Screenshots

Heal EMDR4 screens
CodependFree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodependFree at none against Heal EMDR's 19. Heal EMDR's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, 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. Heal EMDR sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. CodependFree asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heal EMDR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heal EMDR has 223 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Heal EMDR's written reviews are positive against 80% of CodependFree's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heal EMDR ships an update fortnightly, CodependFree every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Heal EMDR versus CodependFree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeal EMDRCodependFree
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (223 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings223 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHEAL APP FOR INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERIntelligent Retrieval LLC

Customer experience

Heal EMDR

All ratings223 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.4%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative9.8%

CodependFree

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Heal EMDR

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • AI function gets stuck
  • Intro videos are unnerving/uncanny valley

Requested features

5 requests
  • Alternative to bilateral audio
  • Graphs for progress tracking
  • Option to turn off bilateral audio
  • Use real people instead of AI for intro videos
  • Just use audio and no AI person for intro videos

CodependFree

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Heal EMDR

Subscriptions16
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • 3 Months3 Months trial$44.993 Months
  • 3 Months14 Days trial$44.993 Months
  • Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Monthly - 1 Month Trial1 Month trial$59.991 Month
  • Monthly - 3 Days Trial3 Days trial$59.991 Month
  • Monthly$65.991 Month
  • 3 Months$119.993 Months
  • 3 Months - 1 Month Trial1 Month trial$149.993 Months
  • 3 Months - 7 Days Trial7 Days trial$149.993 Months
  • 6 Months$179.996 Months
  • 6 Months - 7 Days Trial7 Days trial$239.996 Months
  • 6 Months7 Days trial$274.996 Months
  • Annual14 Days trial$434.991 Year
One-time3
  • One Therapy Session$8.99
  • Five Therapy Sessions$39.99
  • Ten Therapy Sessions$59.99
None

CodependFree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heal EMDR free?
Heal EMDR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CodependFree free?
CodependFree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Heal EMDR or CodependFree?
Heal EMDR is rated higher. Heal EMDR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 223 ratings, while CodependFree averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Heal EMDR or CodependFree have ads?
Neither Heal EMDR nor CodependFree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heal EMDR or CodependFree?
Heal EMDR ships an update fortnightly, and CodependFree every 3 months. Most recently, Heal EMDR was updated on September 25, 2026 and CodependFree on August 27, 2026.

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