Apps and online care
Rosebud 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.
Rosebud
You write or talk about your day, and Rosebud replies with questions and suggestions, then summarizes patterns in your mood and goals each week.
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
- Rosebud: An app I use on my own
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- Rosebud: People who want prompts and follow-up questions while journaling; Spotting patterns in mood, stress and goals over weeks
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Cost
- Rosebud: $12.99/month or $107.99/year (Bloom)
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- Rosebud: I'll pay myself
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Research
- Rosebud: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Some research support
- Sells your data
- Rosebud: Not stated
- Brightside Health: No
- HIPAA
- Rosebud: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988), where (iphone, android, web), 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.