Comparison

VERANeural vs Guided

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

Head to head
About

VERANeural

This AI companion offers 24/7 support for your nervous system, providing real-time co-regulation through chat or voice. It helps decode patterns, journal guidedly, and track progress, offering personalized reflections. It's designed to complement therapy by providing insights between sessions.

Highlights
  • 24/7 AI nervous system companion
  • Real-time co-regulation via chat/voice
  • Decode nervous system patterns
  • Guided journaling with prompts
  • Track regulation trends and mood patterns
  • Personalized reflections
  • Therapist data access
Features
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Therapy is one hour a week. Your nervous system is with you all week. VERA is a 24/7 AI nervous system companion for the other 167 hours, when you are spiraling at 2am, freezing mid-conversation, or going numb and cannot explain why. VERA does not give generic AI advice. VERA listens, tracks patterns over time and responds based on how your nervous system is actually behaving. What you can do with VERA: ● Chat or talk by voice for real time co-regulation when you feel activated, overwhelmed, or dissociating ● Decode nervous system patterns and recurring states so your triggers finally make sense ● Journal with guided prompts that connect sensations, emotions and patterns (not just thoughts) ● Track progress over time: regulation trends, mood patterns and what is stabilizing ● Get personalized reflections that adapt to what helps your system (without judgment or pressure) ● Your therapist can have access to some of your data, so they know how was your week before you come to the session Built for the space between sessions Created by combat veterans, neuroscientists, and somatic experts with lived trauma experience. VERA was built because the moments that matter most do not wait for appointments. Privacy first by design • We do not sell your data • Conversations are encrypted • Your story is not training data Important note VERA is not a replacement for therapy, medical care, or emergency services. If you are in immediate danger or thinking about self-harm, call 988 (US) or your local emergency number. Start free. Stay only if it helps. VERA Pro Subscription $12.99/month — auto-renewing monthly subscription Cancel anytime in iOS Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://www.veraneural.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.veraneural.com/privacy

About

Guided

This app provides a voice-first space to process real-life situations and gain clarity. It helps users move past circular thinking by speaking their thoughts aloud, leading to clear decisions and summaries without endless loops or typing.

Highlights
  • Voice-first thinking space
  • Process real-life situations
  • Achieve clear decisions
  • Session summaries
  • Cross-session memory
  • No typing or journaling
Features
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Stop going in circles. Guided is a private voice conversation that helps you untangle what's actually happening — a decision you keep circling, a conversation you need to have, something at work, a situation that won't resolve itself in your head. You talk. Guided asks better questions than you'd ask yourself, keeps you on one real situation, and brings the conversation to an actual ending — a decision, a next step, or the honest conclusion that it's understood well enough for now. Each conversation ends. The thread continues. With your permission, Guided remembers what mattered. Next time, it picks the thread back up and asks what changed. Over weeks, it helps you notice the patterns, decisions and commitments that keep coming back — so every conversation starts further ahead than the last. — Voice-first. Speak naturally, in 32 languages. — Designed to reach an ending, not keep you talking. — Remembers the threads you choose. You can see, correct and delete what it remembers. — A focused conversation every day, whenever you need it. — Private. No ads. Your conversations are never sold. Try Guided free: Guided+ starts with a 7-day free trial, then $29.99/month. Cancel anytime. Guided is not therapy and does not diagnose or treat any condition. If you're in crisis, contact local emergency services or a crisis hotline.

Screenshots

VERANeural4 screens
Guided3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guided at 50% against VERANeural's 0%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. VERANeural sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month and Guided sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VERANeural ships an update every 4 days, Guided every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
VERANeural versus Guided: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVERANeuralGuided
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIba LekaForward Systems GmbH

Customer experience

VERANeural

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Guided

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VERANeural

Subscriptions1
  • VERA Pro$12.991 Month
1 purchases

Guided

Subscriptions1
  • Guided+7 Days trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is VERANeural free?
VERANeural is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guided free?
Guided is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VERANeural or Guided have ads?
Neither VERANeural nor Guided shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VERANeural or Guided?
VERANeural ships an update every 4 days, and Guided every 5 days. Most recently, VERANeural was updated on October 30, 2026 and Guided on October 31, 2026.

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