Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Information about PTSD
  • Self-care guidance
  • Relationship support tools
  • Treatment assistance
  • Stress management exercises
  • Social network rebuilding
  • Progress tracking
Features
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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.

About

Simple Labor Timer

Features
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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.

Screenshots

PTSD Family Coach4 screens
Simple Labor Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PTSD Family Coach versus Simple Labor Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTSD Family CoachSimple Labor Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)Shy Alter

In-app purchases

None

PTSD Family Coach

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Labor Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PTSD Family Coach free?
PTSD Family Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Labor Timer free?
Simple Labor Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PTSD Family Coach or Simple Labor Timer have ads?
Neither PTSD Family Coach nor Simple Labor Timer shows ads.

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