Usage model
- VRET
- Clinical software for the clinician in session
- oVRcome
- Guided self-help for the patient, via a mobile app
VRET vs oVRcome · 2026
oVRcome is self-help. VRET is clinical software.
oVRcome is a guided self-help tool with a mobile app. VRET is software for the clinician in session. If you want professional VR with live clinical control, clinician-led support, and per-practice pricing, this is your alternative.
The demo is run by our clinical advisor. We’ll tell you plainly whether your use fits software for the office or is better served by self-help.
The essentials in 60 seconds
If you only read this, here’s what matters in four lines.
- 1oVRcome (New Zealand) is guided self-help for the patient: the patient buys a license, downloads the app, puts on a headset at home, and progresses solo. It isn’t built for clinicians.
- 2VRET is software the clinician runs in session: control intensity, distance, and stimuli in real time from the cockpit and log anxiety levels and notes in the chart.
- 3oVRcome beats us on two real things: (1) absolute price if you only need self-assigned homework between visits, and (2) an efficient per-patient model as a self-help add-on.
- 4VRET beats it on what matters for a professional practice: clinical control, chart-exportable data, a signable DPA, and clinical support — and it supports billing a differentiated VR session fee.
Side-by-side comparison
VRET vs oVRcome which fits which practice model.
Violet where VRET wins (use in the office), amber where oVRcome wins (patient self-help). They’re different products for different cases.
Clinical control during the session
- VRET
- The clinician controls intensity, distance, and stimuli in real time
- oVRcome
- The patient controls it from the app
Pricing model
- VRET
- Per practice, all-in ($119–$1,499/mo)
- oVRcome
- Per patient (about $10–20 per patient per month)
Cost if you only want occasional self-help
- VRET
- Overkill · Starter starts at $119/mo
- oVRcome
- Per patient · cheaper if you only need between-session homework
Self-assigned homework between visits
- VRET
- Not our use case (software for the office)
- oVRcome
- Designed for it · tracked from the phone
Clinical support
- VRET
- A licensed clinical advisor in active practice
- oVRcome
- Product support, not clinical
Data exportable to the patient chart
- VRET
- Yes · sessions, anxiety levels, and protocols in an exportable format
- oVRcome
- Limited · consumer / wellness focus
HQ & data location
- VRET
- EU-hosted (GDPR-grade)
- oVRcome
- New Zealand · variable servers
Fit with a compliance lead / clinical committee
- VRET
- Signable DPA · GDPR-grade package for your compliance lead
- oVRcome
- Consumer product · no standard clinical data agreement
| Dimension | VRET | oVRcome |
|---|---|---|
| Usage model | Clinical software for the clinician in session | Guided self-help for the patient, via a mobile app |
| Clinical control during the session | The clinician controls intensity, distance, and stimuli in real time | The patient controls it from the app |
| Pricing model | Per practice, all-in ($119–$1,499/mo) | Per patient (about $10–20 per patient per month) |
| Cost if you only want occasional self-help | Overkill · Starter starts at $119/mo | Per patient · cheaper if you only need between-session homework |
| Self-assigned homework between visits | Not our use case (software for the office) | Designed for it · tracked from the phone |
| Clinical support | A licensed clinical advisor in active practice | Product support, not clinical |
| Data exportable to the patient chart | Yes · sessions, anxiety levels, and protocols in an exportable format | Limited · consumer / wellness focus |
| HQ & data location | EU-hosted (GDPR-grade) | New Zealand · variable servers |
| Fit with a compliance lead / clinical committee | Signable DPA · GDPR-grade package for your compliance lead | Consumer product · no standard clinical data agreement |
Third-party prices checked on against the vendors’ own websites and commercial materials. Rates published in euros are shown converted to US dollars at 1.10; the original figure is the one the vendor publishes. Prices vary by country, volume and negotiation — always confirm with the vendor before deciding.
Clear criterion: if your model is patient-led self-help with no clinician in the session, oVRcome is cheaper and it fits. If your model is a professional practice running structured VR sessions, VRET is the option. We aren’t competing for the same patient.
Honest questions
What clinicians evaluating oVRcome ask
oVRcome is self-help for the patient, VRET is software for the clinician. Where do they overlap?
In one thing: both use VR for phobia exposure with Meta Quest headsets. That’s it. From there they’re different products. oVRcome: the patient buys a license, downloads the app, puts on the headset at home, and progresses solo with a pre-recorded guide. VRET: the clinician runs the session from the cockpit in the office, controls intensity and stimuli in real time, and logs anxiety levels and notes in the chart. You choose one; you don’t really compare them. If your question is ‘which replaces which,’ the honest answer is ‘neither replaces the other.’
What if VRET shuts down the way Psious disappeared overnight?
Legitimate. Contractually: the right to export all your data under GDPR, plus 90 days of transition support if we shut down or get acquired. Your data — protocols, sessions, anxiety levels, notes — exports in an open format whenever you want, no permission required. If VRET were acquired, the contract guarantees a documented full export. It’s in the data agreement.
Will you ever have oVRcome’s catalog?
That’s the wrong framing, so let’s reframe it. oVRcome covers specific phobias with sessions the patient runs; VRET covers specific phobias + relaxation + anticipatory anxiety with sessions the clinician runs in the office. Among VRET’s active scenarios there’s real overlap with oVRcome (dog phobia, heights, public-speaking anxiety), but the format differs: in VRET the clinician controls every step, in oVRcome the patient goes solo. It isn’t a catalog problem, it’s a model problem.
I already have patients on oVRcome licenses. Can I combine the two?
Operationally, yes. Some practices use VRET in the office for structured sessions and oVRcome as between-session homework for maintenance. The clinical decision to combine them is yours; we don’t veto parallel use. Document in the chart which tool covers which phase of treatment.
oVRcome’s price is lower. Why pay for VRET?
Because they cover different things. oVRcome (about $10–20 per patient per month) is self-help; your cost rises with the number of patients but the patient runs the session. VRET ($119–$1,499/mo per practice) is software for the clinician; the cost is fixed per practice and the clinician runs the session, which supports billing a differentiated professional VR session fee. The question isn’t which is cheaper — it’s which fits your practice and billing model.
Other comparisons
Still evaluating vendors? Here’s the honest set.
The other alternative pages, each with the same honest side-by-side structure — including the rows they win.
VRET vs Psious
The historical brand
Founded in Bilbao in 2014, acquired by XRHealth in 2024. For anyone tracing the origin.
VRET vs Amelia
Per headset vs per practice
About $440–880/mo with Amelia vs $289/mo with VRET Clinic. Amelia’s catalog is broader.
VRET vs XRHealth
The group that absorbed Psious
If you care about the corporate parent, not the historical brand.
VRET vs C2Care
A broader European catalog
When C2Care fits better than VRET (PTSD, addictions, eating disorders).
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