Virtual reality is rapidly reshaping behavioral health and wellness. Clinicians, educators, and healthcare organizations are adopting VR to help patients and staff reduce stress, improve focus, and even manage pain without the use of medication. But not all VR solutions are designed for the same purpose.
At Healium, we specialize in VR experiences powered by biofeedback to improve mental fitness, resilience, and emotional regulation. While AppliedVR focuses primarily on pain management solutions, Healium supports both wellness and clinical environments with tools designed to enhance emotional well-being.
Both platforms have meaningful applications, but their goals, audiences, and technologies differ. This comparison will break down where Healium and AppliedVR overlap, where they diverge, and how to determine which solution best fits your organization’s needs.
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Feature |
Healium |
AppliedVR |
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Target Markets |
Therapists, Clinicians, Schools, VAs, Hospitals, Researchers |
Hospitals, Pain Clinics |
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Core Technology |
VR meditation powered by biofeedback (EEG headbands, and smart watches) |
VR-based pain distraction & pain management protocols |
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Content Focus |
Stress, anxiety, focus, resilience, and sleep.
Plus, Veterans-focused bonus content featuring the WWII, Vietnam, Korea, and Women's Memorials. |
Chronic pain, acute pain (pre/post-op), procedural anxiety |
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Biofeedback Integration |
Yes. EEG headbands for brainwaves and Smart Watches for heart rate. |
(limited) Breath amplifier |
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Pricing / Access Model |
Enterprise licensing, with scalable pricing for clinics & schools |
Subscription model for healthcare providers |
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Clinical Validation / Research |
Backed by multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on stress, mood, chemotherapy pain, pediatric migraine, and sleep |
FDA-authorized for chronic low back pain (VRx) |
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Device Compatibility |
Works with standard VR goggles such as Meta Quest, Pico, and Apple Vision Pro + wearables (Apple Watch, Samsung watch, Muse 2, Brainlink Lite EEG headbands) |
Proprietary VR kits provided for clinical use (includes Pico VR goggles) |
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Unique Differentiator |
Real-time biofeedback training from variety of wearables + new award-winning content every 60 days |
FDA-approved chronic pain VR therapy |
Healium is a VR-based mental fitness platform that pairs immersive environments with real-time biofeedback. By connecting with EEG headbands or wearables such as the Apple Watch, Healium allows users to see their feelings and regulate their own biometric data inside calming, beautiful, nature-based VR experiences.
Built for therapists, schools, VAs, hospitals, and researchers, Healium helps organizations reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance emotional regulation at scale. Unlike consumer meditation apps, Healium was designed with organizations in mind—making it easy to deploy across multiple users, departments, or even entire systems.
Its mission is to provide clinically validated tools that empower wellness professionals to deliver measurable outcomes in mental well-being. With research-backed results and proven scalability, Healium offers a flexible solution for organizations seeking to build resilience and support the mental fitness of their teams or clients.
AppliedVR is a digital health company specializing in virtual reality treatments for pain management. Their flagship program, VRx, has received FDA authorization for the treatment of chronic low back pain, positioning the company as a leader in prescription digital therapeutics.
The platform is primarily used in hospitals, pain clinics, and payer networks, where reducing reliance on opioids and offering non-pharmacological pain relief are top priorities. AppliedVR provides dedicated VR kits and works closely with providers to integrate its protocols into established pain management pathways.
For organizations focused specifically on chronic or procedural pain, AppliedVR offers a clinically validated solution backed by regulatory approval, making it an attractive option in medical environments where reimbursement and compliance are key considerations.
Healium serves multiple pillars: behavioral health clinics, schools, VAs, hospitals, and research institutions. Its focus is broader, addressing stress, anxiety, sleep, and focus.
AppliedVR is more narrowly focused, targeting pain management in hospital and payer ecosystems.
Healium integrates VR with wearables like EEG headbands and smart watches like Apple Watch to provide real-time biometric feedback.
AppliedVR provides proprietary VR kits (including Pico VR goggles) optimized for its pain protocols.
Healium is supported by numerous peer-reviewed studies showing reductions in stress and improvements in mood and sleep.
AppliedVR has strong regulatory backing, with FDA authorization for its chronic low back pain VR therapy.
Healium was built with scalability in mind. It can be rolled out across multiple sites, school systems, or clinic departments with new content added every 60 days.
AppliedVR is structured more like a medical device provider, primarily focused on reimbursable pain treatment in clinical settings.
Healium offers enterprise licensing, allowing organizations to scale across multiple users with flexible pricing models.
AppliedVR operates within a prescription/reimbursement model, which may limit accessibility outside of payer networks.
For organizations seeking a flexible, scalable, and clinically validated solution to improve stress levels, mental fitness, or self-manage pain as part of a healthy lifestyle, Healium is the stronger choice. Its combination of VR and real-time biofeedback from a variety of wearables makes it effective for reducing stress, managing anxiety, improving relaxation before sleep, and enhancing focus.
With proven success across therapists, schools, VAs, hospitals, and researchers, Healium is designed to deliver measurable outcomes that scale across entire systems.
AppliedVR, by contrast, is best suited for organizations focused primarily on chronic pain management within hospital and payer environments. Its FDA-approved protocols offer a non-pharmacological option for pain relief, making it a valuable resource in clinical settings where reimbursement is a key factor.
Looking for an AppliedVR alternative that goes beyond pain management? Healium offers a broader, more versatile approach to VR wellness by pairing immersive environments with real-time biofeedback and neurofeedback. Our platform is designed to support resilience, focus, stress reduction, and better sleep across entire organizations.
Whether you’re a therapist, educator, healthcare provider, or researcher, Healium provides a scalable, clinically validated solution that delivers measurable outcomes.
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