Concussion Coach vs COVID Coach Explorer
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.
COVID Coach Explorer
This app offers evidence-based strategies for managing pandemic-related stress and provides information on maintaining health and safety. It is designed for authorized users participating in a study and requires login credentials.
- Evidence-informed coping strategies
- Pandemic-related stress management
- Information on staying healthy and safe
- Authorized user access
- Requires username and password
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This app provides: - dozens of evidence-informed coping strategies for managing pandemic-related stress - extensive information about staying healthy, safe, and well COVID Coach Explorer is not intended to replace face-to-face clinical care. This app is designed specifically for those already enrolled in an authorized user experience study. The app REQUIRES a username and password to fully unlock. Please contact the developers if you are interested in learning more about COVID Coach Explorer: mobilementalhealth@va.gov
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: COVID Coach Explorer at fortnightly against Concussion Coach's every 35 months. COVID Coach Explorer also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Concussion Coach's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively.
Concussion Coach ships an update every 35 months, COVID Coach Explorer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Concussion Coach | COVID Coach Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 310 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
Customer experience
Concussion Coach
COVID Coach Explorer
In-app purchases
Concussion Coach
No in-app purchases
COVID Coach Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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