Concussion Coach vs HEADCHECK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Concussion Coach
This app provides a low-burden, engaging approach to daily healing and self-care after a concussion. It offers education, science-based tools for emotional, cognitive, and physical recovery, and resources to help you manage your well-being and improve relationships.
- Concussion education
- Tools for emotional, cognitive, and physical healing
- Health tracking
- Resources for accessing help
- Guided daily activity plan
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Concussion Coach offers a low-burden and engaging way to build healing and self-care into daily life after a concussion. This app is designed to help you get your needs met, inspire hope and self-compassion, and improve relationships during the recovery process. Concussion Coach provides: * Education about concussion * Science-based tools to facilitate emotional, cognitive, and physical healing * Trackers to help you keep tabs on your health over time * Resources for accessing help * A guided plan that offers bite-sized, curated activities and resources to optimize well-being Concussion Coach can be used as a stand-alone self-care and education tool, or to augment care with a healthcare professional. Concussion Coach was created by the National Center for PTSD.
HEADCHECK
This platform helps organizations manage concussion protocols for athletes. It allows medical personnel to conduct assessments and non-medical staff to report incidents. It includes a digital version of the SCAT6 assessment tool.
- Concussion protocol execution
- Incident reporting
- Digital SCAT6 assessment
- Organization account access
- Medical professional tools
- Non-medical personnel reporting
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Our digital platform to execute and monitor your concussion protocol If you are using HEADCHECK with your organization, you will receive an invitation to download this app and login credentials to access your paid account. ABOUT HEADCHECK HEADCHECK was established in 2013 from a concussion research lab to address the complexity of implementing concussion protocols that typically leaves athletes and organizations vulnerable to risk. Since then, thousands of organizations like MLS, CFL, and USA Cycling have successfully adopted HEADCHECK to the ensure the highest level of concussion management is met TRY THE PLATFORM HEADCHECK enables medical personnel to perform gold-standard concussion management and non-medical personnel to properly recognize and report incidents. Included is the HEADCHECK digital SCAT6® which has been officially approved by the Concussion in Sport Group (CISG). PLEASE REMEMBER: ALL CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT DECISIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY A QUALIFIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. For more information visit www.headcheckhealth.com or contact us at info@headcheckhealth.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Concussion Coach at 5.0 against HEADCHECK's 1.7. Concussion Coach also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). HEADCHECK's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Concussion Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Concussion Coach's written reviews are positive against 44% of HEADCHECK's.
Concussion Coach ships an update every 35 months, HEADCHECK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Concussion Coach | HEADCHECK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 43.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | HeadCheck Health Inc. |
Customer experience
Concussion Coach
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In-app purchases
Concussion Coach
No in-app purchases
HEADCHECK
No in-app purchases
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