Apps and online care
Sunnyside vs Aware Recovery Care
They differ on 10 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.
Aware Recovery Care
You check your insurance by state, then a team of a clinician, nurse, recovery coach and care coordinator works with you and your family at home over about a year, with medication for addiction where appropriate.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Sunnyside: Peer support or coaching
- Aware Recovery Care: 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
- Aware Recovery Care: Adults with alcohol or drug addiction who want treatment at home instead of a facility; People who need more support than weekly outpatient care
- Probably not for
- Sunnyside: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Aware Recovery Care: Anyone in crisis or overdose: call 911, or call or text 988
- Cost
- Sunnyside: 15-day free trial, then about $99/year or $12/month
- Aware Recovery Care: Copay with insurance; no self-pay price published
- How you pay
- Sunnyside: I'll pay myself
- Aware Recovery Care: Insurance
- Where
- Sunnyside: iPhone, Android
- Aware Recovery Care: Web
- Research
- Sunnyside: Limited research
- Aware Recovery Care: Early research
- Privacy
- Sunnyside: Grade C
- Aware Recovery Care: Grade B
- Sells your data
- Sunnyside: Not stated
- Aware Recovery Care: No
- HIPAA
- Sunnyside: Not stated
- Aware Recovery Care: Yes
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.