Apps and online care
Reframe vs Affect Therapeutics
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.
Reframe
You work through short daily lessons on how alcohol and habits affect you, track your drinks, and use tools for cravings and a peer community.
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
- Kind of help
- Reframe: An app I use on my own
- Affect Therapeutics: A therapist
- Good for
- Reframe: Adults who want to drink less, not necessarily quit; People who like daily lessons and tracking to build a new habit
- 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
- Cost
- Reframe: $19.99/month or $59.99–$119.99/year
- Affect Therapeutics: Copay with insurance (Medicaid, Medicare and commercial plans); self-pay price not published
- How you pay
- Reframe: I'll pay myself
- Affect Therapeutics: Insurance
- Where
- Reframe: iPhone, Android
- Affect Therapeutics: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Reframe: Not stated
- Affect Therapeutics: Early research
- Privacy
- Reframe: Grade C
- Affect Therapeutics: Grade A
- Sells your data
- Reframe: Not stated
- Affect Therapeutics: No
- HIPAA
- Reframe: Not stated
- Affect Therapeutics: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.