Apps and online care
Medito 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.
Medito
You download the app and start a guided meditation, course or sleep story straight away, with no account and no payment.
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
- Medito: An app I use on my own
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- Medito: People who want guided meditation and sleep content without paying; Beginners who want a structured introductory course
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Cost
- Medito: Free
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- Medito: Free
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Where
- Medito: iPhone, Android
- Brightside Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Medito: Early research
- Brightside Health: Some research support
- Sells your data
- Medito: Yes
- Brightside Health: No
- HIPAA
- Medito: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988), privacy (grade c).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.