Columbia Protocol vs Doro Mind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Columbia Protocol
This application provides a standardized tool for assessing suicide risk through a series of questions. It is designed for widespread use to aid in suicide prevention, offering guidance for low or moderate risk responses.
- Suicide risk assessment
- Evidence-supported tool
- Simple question series
- Global usability
- Mental health referral guidance
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The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), the most evidence-supported tool of its kind, is a simple series of questions that anyone can use anywhere in the world to help prevent suicide. Disclaimer: If you are high risk, a further evaluation is indicated. For Low or Moderate answers, a mental health referral may be helpful or is provided. Thank you to the sponsors that helped make this a possibility: Blair County Department of Social Services Community Care Behavioral Health UPMC Healthy Blair County Coalition UPMC Altoona Foundation
Doro Mind
This app offers expert support for individuals and families managing psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and related conditions. Connect with a care team for guidance on medication, communication, and personalized care navigation.
- Expert clinical guidance
- Medication management support
- Communication skills training
- Personalized care navigation
- Connect with care team
- Support for individuals and caregivers
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Doro Mind provides convenient expert support for anyone navigating psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or related conditions. We can work directly with family caregivers as well as individuals in need of care. Our care team is overseen by Dr. Robert Laitman and our expert clinicians provide guidance on everything from medication management, to communication skills, to personalized care navigation. With the Doro Mind app you will be able to connect with your care team all in one convenient place for fast, expert support. CONNECT WITH US! We’re eager to connect and understand how we can help. Email us: hello@doromind.com Check out our website: doromind.com Text our team: text “hello” to (877) 375-3371
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Doro Mind at 5.0 against Columbia Protocol's 4.4. Doro Mind also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Columbia Protocol's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doro Mind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Columbia Protocol has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Columbia Protocol ships an update every 6 weeks, Doro Mind every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Columbia Protocol | Doro Mind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PSS Chute Software | Doro Mind Inc. |
Customer experience
Columbia Protocol
Doro Mind
In-app purchases
Columbia Protocol
No in-app purchases
Doro Mind
No in-app purchases
