Apps and online care
Loosid vs Aware Recovery Care
They differ on 9 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Loosid
You download the app, create an account, and track your sober days while connecting with other people in recovery through posts, group chats and events.
Aware Recovery Care
You check your insurance by state, then a team of a clinician, nurse, recovery coach and care coordinator works with you and your family at home over about a year, with medication for addiction where appropriate.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Loosid: Peer support or coaching, An app I use on my own
- Aware Recovery Care: A therapist
- Good for
- Loosid: People in recovery who want an online sober community and group chats; Finding sober events and meetings near you
- Aware Recovery Care: Adults with alcohol or drug addiction who want treatment at home instead of a facility; People who need more support than weekly outpatient care
- Probably not for
- Loosid: Anyone who may need medical help to stop drinking or using safely (withdrawal can be dangerous)
- Aware Recovery Care: Anyone in crisis or overdose: call 911, or call or text 988
- Cost
- Loosid: Free version, or Free; premium $20/month
- Aware Recovery Care: Copay with insurance; no self-pay price published
- How you pay
- Loosid: Free, I'll pay myself
- Aware Recovery Care: Insurance
- Where
- Loosid: iPhone, Android
- Aware Recovery Care: Web
- Research
- Loosid: Not stated
- Aware Recovery Care: Early research
- Privacy
- Loosid: Grade B+
- Aware Recovery Care: Grade B
- HIPAA
- Loosid: Not stated
- Aware Recovery Care: Yes
The same for both: 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.