Apps and online care
Sunnyside 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.
Sunnyside
You answer a short quiz, get a weekly drinking goal, and log drinks by text or in the app, with daily tips and messages from a coach.
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
- Sunnyside: Peer support or coaching
- Affect Therapeutics: A therapist
- Good for
- Sunnyside: Adults who want to cut back on drinking rather than quit; People who would rather log drinks by text message than open an app
- 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
- Sunnyside: 15-day free trial, then about $99/year or $12/month
- Affect Therapeutics: Copay with insurance (Medicaid, Medicare and commercial plans); self-pay price not published
- How you pay
- Sunnyside: I'll pay myself
- Affect Therapeutics: Insurance
- Where
- Sunnyside: iPhone, Android
- Affect Therapeutics: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Sunnyside: Limited research
- Affect Therapeutics: Early research
- Privacy
- Sunnyside: Grade C
- Affect Therapeutics: Grade A
- Sells your data
- Sunnyside: Not stated
- Affect Therapeutics: No
- HIPAA
- Sunnyside: 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.