PTSD Family Coach vs Simple Labor Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PTSD Family Coach
This app offers support and resources for family members of individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It provides information on managing stress, caring for relationships, and accessing treatment, with specific tools for military families.
- Information about PTSD
- Self-care guidance
- Relationship support tools
- Treatment assistance
- Stress management exercises
- Social network rebuilding
- Progress tracking
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PTSD Family Coach is for family members of those living with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The app provides extensive information about PTSD, how to take care of yourself, how to take care of your relationship with your loved one or with children, and how to help your loved one get the treatment they deserve. The app also provides a great deal of information that is specific to Veterans and active duty members of the military. Living with a family member who has PTSD can be incredibly stressful, and PTSD Family Coach includes 24 unique tools to help you manage this stress, including mindfulness exercises, tools to help you re-build your social networks, and tools to help with difficult thoughts and emotions you may be experiencing. The app also provides a way for you to track your stress level over time, using scientifically valid measures, and can provide specific feedback about your progress. Finally, PTSD Family Coach offers a number of ways for you, and your loved one, to connect with support. PTSD Family Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD and DoD’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology.
Simple Labor Timer
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Simple Labor Timer is a free, private contraction timer built for calm use during labor. Track contraction start and end times with one large control, then review duration, frequency, rhythm, and trend as the session changes. Add notes and intensity, edit missed or incorrect records, and keep care-team call rules close at hand. Features: - One-tap contraction timing with haptics - Session history with editable records - Average duration and start-to-start rhythm summaries - Care-team call rule status - Urgent warning sign logging - Local text and PDF exports for sharing - Multilingual interface with right-to-left support - No account, ads, analytics, subscriptions, or backend Your data stays on your device unless you choose to share an export through your device's share sheet. Simple Labor Timer is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, labor confirmation, fetal monitoring, or birth-setting recommendations. Contact your care team or emergency services for medical concerns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PTSD Family Coach at 13.0 against Simple Labor Timer's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | PTSD Family Coach | Simple Labor Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | Shy Alter |
In-app purchases
PTSD Family Coach
No in-app purchases
Simple Labor Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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