Apps and online care
Mindful Health Solutions vs eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker
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.
Mindful Health Solutions
You are referred or call an intake specialist, who checks your insurance and whether you qualify for treatments like TMS or Spravato, which usually require that at least two antidepressants have not worked.
eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker
Each evening you rate that day's depressed mood, elevated mood, irritability and anxiety, and log sleep hours, medications and notes.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Mindful Health Solutions: A therapist
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: An app I use on my own
- Good for
- Mindful Health Solutions: Adults with depression that has not improved after two or more antidepressants; People wanting TMS or Spravato covered by insurance, including Kaiser and Medicare members
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: People with bipolar disorder who want a daily mood chart to share with a psychiatrist; People tracking sleep and medication alongside mood to catch early warning signs
- Probably not for
- Mindful Health Solutions: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988; for immediate danger call 911
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: Anyone in crisis or thinking about suicide: call or text 988
- Cost
- Mindful Health Solutions: Copay with insurance for TMS, Spravato and psychiatry; IV ketamine $450/session self-pay
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: Free version, or Free; optional paid upgrade
- How you pay
- Mindful Health Solutions: Insurance
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: Free, I'll pay myself
- Where
- Mindful Health Solutions: Web
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Mindful Health Solutions: Limited research
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: Early research
- Privacy
- Mindful Health Solutions: Grade B
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: Grade A+
- HIPAA
- Mindful Health Solutions: Not stated
- eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker: No
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.