Concussion Coach vs Mind Guide
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.
Mind Guide
This app provides Veterans with a guided mindfulness training plan to help reduce alcohol consumption. It offers answers to common questions about mindfulness for sobriety and tools to track daily goals and progress.
- Guided mindfulness training plan
- Tailored to alcohol use reduction
- Answers to mindfulness questions
- Daily goal tracking
- Progress tracking over time
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This app is for Veterans working to cut back on their alcohol use. Mind Guide offers: - a guided training plan, tailored to alcohol use, to help you learn the basics of mindfulness practice - answers to many questions about how to use mindfulness to cut back on alcohol - tools for tracking your daily goals and your progress over time Mind Guide is not intended to replace face-to-face clinical care. This app is being reviewed for safety and feasibility and is designed specifically for those already enrolled in an authorized user experience study. The app REQUIRES a free invitation code to fully unlock. Please contact the developers if you are interested in learning more about Mind Guide: mobilementalhealth@va.gov
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mind Guide at every 4 months against Concussion Coach's every 35 months. Mind Guide also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.
Concussion Coach ships an update every 35 months, Mind Guide every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Concussion Coach | Mind Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 4 months — 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 | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
Customer experience
Concussion Coach
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In-app purchases
Concussion Coach
No in-app purchases
Mind Guide
No in-app purchases
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