Apps and online care
Affect Therapeutics vs Boulder Care
They differ on 5 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Affect Therapeutics
You download the Affect app, check that your insurance and state are covered, and then meet a therapist and a prescriber by video.
Boulder Care
You download the Boulder Care app, check eligibility, and meet a clinician by video who can prescribe buprenorphine (Suboxone and others) or naltrexone, with a peer recovery specialist and care team you can message.
Where they differ
- Good for
- Affect Therapeutics: Adults using stimulants, opioids, alcohol or cannabis who want treatment from their phone; People with Medicaid, Medicare or commercial insurance in a state Affect serves
- Boulder Care: Adults on Medicaid in Oregon, Washington, Ohio, North Carolina, New Mexico or Michigan who want opioid treatment by video; People who want buprenorphine, including long-acting injections, with peer support
- Probably not for
- Affect Therapeutics: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Boulder Care: Anyone in crisis or overdose: call 911, or call or text 988
- Cost
- Affect Therapeutics: Copay with insurance (Medicaid, Medicare and commercial plans); self-pay price not published
- Boulder Care: Copay with Medicaid or insurance; self-pay in select states (price not published)
- Research
- Affect Therapeutics: Early research
- Boulder Care: Limited research
- Privacy
- Affect Therapeutics: Grade A
- Boulder Care: Grade C
The same for both: kind of help (a therapist), how you pay (insurance), where (iphone, android, web), sells your data (no), hipaa (yes).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.