Apps and online care
MindDoc vs Brightside Health
They differ on 7 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
MindDoc
You answer a few quick questions about your mood each day, and every couple of weeks you get a summary you can share with a clinician.
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
- MindDoc: An app I use on my own
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- MindDoc: Tracking depression or anxiety symptoms between appointments; People who want structured self-guided CBT courses
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Cost
- MindDoc: Free version, or Free; MindDoc Plus $69.99/year
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- MindDoc: Free, I'll pay myself
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Where
- MindDoc: iPhone, Android
- Brightside Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Sells your data
- MindDoc: Yes
- Brightside Health: No
- HIPAA
- MindDoc: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988), research (some research support), 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.