Comparison

Counslr vs TC Navigator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

TC Navigator

This app simplifies healthcare navigation by providing easy access to your health benefits, insurance information, and cost-effective care options. Connect with a Care Guide 24/7 for assistance with benefits, appointments, and healthcare bills.

Highlights
  • Chat with a Care Guide 24/7
  • Track healthcare spending
  • Access dental, vision, and life benefits
  • Digital insurance card
  • Schedule appointments
Features
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Introducing the new TC Navigator app from Trinity Captive Group! Saving money on healthcare and navigating health benefits, insurance, and healthcare can be hard, but the new TC Navigator app makes it easy! Have a question about your health benefits or what is covered? Need help scheduling an appointment? Not sure what doctor or hospital offers you the lowest cost? Message your friendly TC Navigator Care Guide in the app- we’ve got the answers! Plus, the TC Navigator health benefits app has everything you need to utilize your employer health benefits in one easy-to-access place: Chat with a Care Guide – Are you confused about your health benefits? Do you need help with a recent healthcare bill or finding cost-effective care? Message us any day, any time because we’re ready to help 24/7! Ready to schedule? Our friendly in-app Guides can help with that too! Healthcare Spending Info - Not sure what you’ve spent so far this year in your deductible or out of pocket max? We’ll show you how much you’ve spent on healthcare! Other Employee Benefits – Quick access to dental, vision, life, 401K, and more! Find them in the app, as well as how to take advantage of them! Digital Insurance Card - No more lost, misplaced, or out-of-date insurance cards! Your most up-to-date card is always in the app - automatically! ….and more! Creating an account takes just 60 seconds - download the TC Navigator app today and see how quick and easy navigating your health benefits can be!

Screenshots

Counslr4 screens
TC Navigator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Counslr at 75% against TC Navigator's 0%. TC Navigator's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (184 vs 18). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TC Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TC Navigator has 184 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Counslr's written reviews are positive against 0% of TC Navigator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counslr ships an update fortnightly, TC Navigator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Counslr versus TC Navigator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounslrTC Navigator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (18 ratings)4.7 (184 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18184 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCounslr LLCTrinity Captive Group, LLC

Customer experience

Counslr

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

TC Navigator

All ratings184 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Counslr

No in-app purchases

None

TC Navigator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counslr free?
Counslr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TC Navigator free?
TC Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Counslr or TC Navigator?
TC Navigator is rated higher. Counslr averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while TC Navigator averages 4.7 from 184 ratings.
Do Counslr or TC Navigator have ads?
Neither Counslr nor TC Navigator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counslr or TC Navigator?
Counslr ships an update fortnightly, and TC Navigator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Counslr was updated on November 3, 2026 and TC Navigator on November 4, 2026.

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