Comparison

GuidanceNow vs RethinkCare

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

Head to head
About

GuidanceNow

Access mental health and well-being resources quickly and easily. Connect with experts, schedule appointments, or receive personalized care plans based on your needs. Explore a wide range of tools and information covering various aspects of life.

Highlights
  • Instant connection to experts
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Personalized care path assessment
  • Well-being assessment and plans
  • Browse informational resources
  • Access program benefit information
Features
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GuidanceNow provides fast, easy access to your ComPsych GuidanceResources program and a wide array of mental health and well-being resources. On GuidanceNow you can access the following features: • Connect Me: If you know what you want now, the Connect Me option offers our quickest path to care. With as little as two taps, you can connect instantly with an expert or schedule appointments for services. • Guide Me: The Guide Me option quickly assesses your area of need and directs you to the care options, tools, and resources most appropriate to your focus area. In just a few taps, you can navigate one of more than 1,000 path options that lead to a variety of solutions, all tailored to your needs. • Assess Me: With Assess Me, our most extensive care path, you are guided through a brief well-being assessment, which evaluates your needs across six primary care pillars. The platform then measures and benchmarks your results and provides a series of personalized, multistep Well-Being Plans tailored to your specific areas of need. • Access Program Information: Review your company’s behavioral health and well-being program benefit information at any time.

About

RethinkCare

This platform offers a comprehensive digital library of training and resources for employees, covering parental, personal, and professional development. It provides access to live experts for personalized support, particularly for parents of children with learning and behavioral disabilities. Available globally, it aims to improve users' lives in all aspects.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based digital platform
  • Extensive training library (370+ mini-courses)
  • 1:1 access to Board Certified Behavior Analysts
  • Support for children with learning/behavioral disabilities
  • Global availability in nine languages
  • Integration with Apple Health API
Features
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RethinkCare, a division of Rethink Autism, is a holistic parenting and behavioral health benefit offered by employers to their workforce. It is not directly available to individuals at this time. Please reach out to support@rethinkcare.com for questions about eligibility. RethinkCare is the only digital platform that uses evidence-based, clinically-validated approaches to support employees’ ongoing parental, personal, and professional needs. With 29 training areas, 370+ mini-courses, and 9,000+ daily sessions and resources, RethinkCare offers the largest digital skills training library for employees’ needs across all areas of life—from work life to home life and everything in between. RethinkCare may integrate with the Apple Health API to receive Apple Health data (e.g., Sleep and Steps) which we use to provide our services such as recommending content to users. Working parents also have 1:1 access to live Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). These graduate-level parenting experts are available by appointment, day or night, to help parents understand and act on their most complex challenges. This includes support for parents of children with learning and behavioral disabilities, such as autism, ADHD, and Down syndrome. RethinkCare is available in nine languages across more than 120 countries to help users be better parents, better employees, and better versions of themselves. Eligible employees can sign up through their employer and begin their journey to a healthier and happier life. Available user content is based on each employer’s specific subscription.

Screenshots

GuidanceNow4 screens
RethinkCare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RethinkCare at 3.5 against GuidanceNow's 2.5. RethinkCare also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 6). GuidanceNow's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

RethinkCare holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RethinkCare has 40 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of GuidanceNow's written reviews are positive against 9% of RethinkCare's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GuidanceNow ships an update fortnightly, RethinkCare monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GuidanceNow versus RethinkCare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuidanceNowRethinkCare
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings)3.5 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.4% of reviews — better9.2% of reviews
Number of ratings640 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperComPsych CorporationRethink Autism

Customer experience

GuidanceNow

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive11.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative86.4%

RethinkCare

All ratings37 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative27.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive9.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative88.2%

Bugs and requests

GuidanceNow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RethinkCare

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes immediately upon opening
  • Login button non-functional
  • Blank region/state selection screen preventing app access
  • Infinite update loop - app requests update already installed
  • Session playback not advancing after rating
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  • Timer functionality stops working
  • Virgin Pulse integration broken after updates
  • App logs user out unexpectedly
  • Terms and conditions repeatedly requested on each launch
  • Content fails to load
  • App won't open after several days of use
  • White/blank page errors on landing page
  • Unsupported media format errors
  • Duplicate app instances after update

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improved search functionality for courses and content
  • Persistent login without requiring re-authentication
  • Face ID/biometric login support
  • Ability to disable splash screen quotes
  • Option to purchase individual access outside employer sponsorship
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  • Better accessibility for users with larger text size settings
  • Offline content access
  • Streak tracking restoration

In-app purchases

None

GuidanceNow

No in-app purchases

None

RethinkCare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuidanceNow free?
GuidanceNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RethinkCare free?
RethinkCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GuidanceNow or RethinkCare?
RethinkCare is rated higher. GuidanceNow averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while RethinkCare averages 3.5 from 40 ratings.
Do GuidanceNow or RethinkCare have ads?
Neither GuidanceNow nor RethinkCare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GuidanceNow or RethinkCare?
GuidanceNow ships an update fortnightly, and RethinkCare monthly. Most recently, GuidanceNow was updated on October 22, 2026 and RethinkCare on October 25, 2026.

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