Counslr vs Athlete Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counslr
Access confidential, text-based mental health support on your schedule. Connect with a counselor through secure messaging, available for free to students and employees at partner organizations. Review your conversation logs and find comfort in a private, text-only environment.
- Remote text-based counseling
- HIPAA-compliant platform
- Encrypted communication
- Free for partner organizations
- Conversation log review
- Privacy-focused
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Counslr is a platform providing remote text-based mental health support. Our goal is to help you prioritize your mental health, on your own schedule, from the comfort of your own device. Counslr is available for free to all students at partnered schools and employees at partnered companies. The Counslr app is entirely text-based, meaning you will interact with your counselor through messages (rather than audio or video). Some issues are still best solved with face-to-face counseling, but in many cases text-based support is extremely effective. Some of the reasons people prefer text-based support include the ability to have a session from anywhere without anyone else being able to listen in, the ability to see your conversation log after a session to review what you discussed, and the feeling of increased comfort that may accompany typing instead of talking, among others. Sessions are free to end users at our partner organizations. We won't ever ask you for any payment or insurance information. We take your privacy seriously: our entire platform is encrypted and HIPAA-compliant. We’ll never share or sell your information. Counslr is only available to students and employees at partnered organizations. We're aiming to expand to as many organizations as we can, to help as many people as possible. In the mobile app, you can select the "Don't see your organization?" button and tell us why you want Counslr to come to your school or place of work. Questions? Check out our FAQ: https://counslr.notion.site/faq-users
Athlete Protocol
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For members of Athlete Protocol to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Counslr at none against Athlete Protocol's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Counslr ships an update fortnightly, Athlete Protocol every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counslr | Athlete Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Counslr LLC | Athlete Protocol |
In-app purchases
Counslr
No in-app purchases
Athlete Protocol
No in-app purchases
Questions
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