Apps and online care
Eleanor Health vs Affect Therapeutics
They differ on 6 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Eleanor Health
You meet with an Eleanor prescriber, therapist and peer recovery coach, mostly by video, for medication treatment and counseling for opioid, alcohol or other substance use.
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.
Where they differ
- Good for
- Eleanor Health: Adults with opioid use disorder who want buprenorphine (Suboxone) with counseling; People with alcohol or other substance use plus anxiety or depression
- 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
- Probably not for
- Eleanor Health: Anyone in crisis or at risk of overdose: call 911, or call or text 988
- Affect Therapeutics: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Cost
- Eleanor Health: Copay with insurance; $249/month self-pay medication program
- Affect Therapeutics: Copay with insurance (Medicaid, Medicare and commercial plans); self-pay price not published
- Where
- Eleanor Health: Web
- Affect Therapeutics: iPhone, Android, Web
- Privacy
- Eleanor Health: Not graded
- Affect Therapeutics: Grade A
- Sells your data
- Eleanor Health: Not stated
- Affect Therapeutics: No
The same for both: kind of help (a therapist), how you pay (insurance), research (early research), 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.