Apps and online care
Within Health vs Talkspace
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.
Within Health
This is intensive treatment, not weekly therapy: in the IOP you join therapy, groups and supported meals by video at least 3 hours a day, 3 days a week, and the partial hospitalization program is more.
Talkspace
You answer an intake questionnaire, get matched with a licensed therapist, then message them any time and meet by live video depending on your plan.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Within Health: A therapist
- Talkspace: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- Within Health: Teens (13+) and adults with an eating disorder who need more than weekly therapy but not 24/7 care; People stepping down from residential or inpatient eating disorder treatment
- Talkspace: Adults with depression, anxiety or stress who want a therapist they can message between live sessions; People whose insurance or employer plan covers Talkspace
- Probably not for
- Within Health: Anyone in crisis or medically unstable: call 911, or call or text 988
- Talkspace: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Cost
- Within Health: Insurance (many plans accepted); payment plans or financing if not covered
- Talkspace: $69–$109/week self-pay; copay with insurance
- How you pay
- Within Health: Insurance
- Talkspace: I'll pay myself
- Where
- Within Health: Web
- Talkspace: iPhone, Android, Web
- Research
- Within Health: Early research
- Talkspace: Strong research support
- Privacy
- Within Health: Not graded
- Talkspace: Grade C
- Sells your data
- Within Health: No
- Talkspace: Yes
The same for both: hipaa (yes).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.