ACT Coach vs Mood Coach Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACT Coach
This app helps users practice Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to manage difficult thoughts and feelings. It provides exercises, tools, and tracking logs to support living a value-driven life. Developed in consultation with therapists, it's designed for individuals undergoing ACT.
- ACT exercises
- Tools for managing thoughts
- Commitment to values
- Tracking logs
- Information on ACT
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) aims to help you live with unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and impulses without avoiding them or being controlled by them. In ACT, you are encouraged to commit to actions so that you can live your life by your values, even in the face of these unpleasant experiences. This app was developed for Veterans, Service members, and other people who are in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in consultation with a therapist. It offers exercises, tools, information, and tracking logs so you can practice what you’re learning in your daily life. ACT Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD.
Mood Coach Explorer
This app helps users manage symptoms of depression and anxiety by identifying core values and suggesting aligned activities. It supports taking small daily steps towards motivation and is designed for authorized user experience studies.
- Motivation for depression/anxiety management
- Identify core values
- Sync actions with values
- Activity suggestions aligned with values
- Daily small steps
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This app provides: - help getting motivated to manage symptoms of depression and anxiety by taking small steps each day - identify your core values, and sync your actions with your values - find activities you can try that line up with your core values Mood Coach Explorer 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 username and password to fully unlock. Please contact the developers if you are interested in learning more about Mood Coach Explorer: mobilementalhealth@va.gov
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ACT Coach at 63% against Mood Coach Explorer's 0%. ACT Coach also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). Mood Coach Explorer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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.
ACT Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of ACT Coach's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mood Coach Explorer's.
| Parameter | ACT Coach | Mood Coach Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research |
Customer experience
ACT Coach
Mood Coach Explorer
In-app purchases
ACT Coach
No in-app purchases
Mood Coach Explorer
No in-app purchases
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