Apps and online care
Bearable vs Brightside Health
They differ on 8 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Bearable
Bearable lets you log your mood, symptoms, medication and sleep and see what tends to go with your better and worse days.
Brightside Health
You complete an online assessment, then see a prescriber by video once a month, a therapist weekly, or both, and message your care team in between.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Bearable: An app I use on my own
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- Bearable: People managing several conditions or medications who want to see what affects their mood and symptoms; People who want reports to share with a doctor or therapist
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Cost
- Bearable: Free version, or Free; Premium $6.99/month or $34.99/year
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- Bearable: Free, I'll pay myself
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Where
- Bearable: iPhone, Android
- Brightside Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Bearable: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Some research support
- Privacy
- Bearable: Grade B+
- Brightside Health: Grade C
- HIPAA
- Bearable: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988), sells your data (no).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.