Apps and online care
What's Up? vs Brightside Health
They differ on 8 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
What's Up?
You download What's Up?
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
- What's Up?: An app I use on my own
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- What's Up?: People who want free CBT and ACT tools without a subscription or ads; Quick grounding during anxious moments
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Cost
- What's Up?: Free
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- What's Up?: Free
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Where
- What's Up?: iPhone, Android
- Brightside Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- What's Up?: Early research
- Brightside Health: Some research support
- Privacy
- What's Up?: Grade B
- Brightside Health: Grade C
- HIPAA
- What's Up?: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: probably not for (anyone in crisis: call or text 988), 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.