Depression Test vs Find a Therapist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Depression Test
This app helps you screen for depression using a trusted questionnaire and monitor your progress over time. It offers self-guided CBT exercises to challenge negative thoughts and provides access to helpful resources.
- PHQ-9 depression screening
- Depression severity check
- Track test results over time
- Mood journaling
- Informative articles on depression
- Self-guided CBT exercises
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The Depression Test is a powerful tool to evaluate depression and monitor treatment response.The test questions are based on Patient Healthcare Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most widely used and trusted questionnaire among mental health professionals. The test can be self-administered. With Depression Test, you can: - take the PHQ-9 test to screen for depression - check the severity of your depression - store the test results and monitor improvements over time - keep a journal to track your mood - educate yourself with short, informative articles on Depression - feel better by using self-guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and reframe your negative thoughts - gain access to high quality depression resources The CBT exercises include A-B-C, Socratic Questions, Challenge Core Beliefs, and De-catastrophizing. The exercises will help you identify and challenge your cognitive distortions that lead to negative thoughts. Depression can be effectively treated. Don't wait until things get worse. Find out if you're depressed and then take action. Disclaimer: This self-test should not be used as a replacement for professional treatment or guidance. You should consult a medical professional if you are concerned about your symptoms.
Find a Therapist
This app helps you find local therapists based on your location, zip code, and specialties. View therapist details, locate them on a map, and get directions. Easily contact therapists via phone or email.
- Search by GPS coordinates
- Search by Zip Code
- Search by Specialties
- List and Map views
- Detailed therapist profiles
- Turn-by-turn directions
- Direct call and email options
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Find a Therapist is a free service that helps individuals find therapists based on publicly available data on the Internet by various search criteria including Current GPS coordinates, Zip Code, Specialties. The app shows a list of 50 Therapists selected from all the therapists in the system based on the selection criteria. Therapists currently not listed in this free directory can contact TherasoftOnline.com to be added to the free directory. The app has several views, a List view and a Map view showing multiple therapists in an area. It also allows you to select a Therapist and view their detailed introductory narrative or locate them on the map and get turn by turn directions using the built-in Maps app. Click on the Call button to dial the phone number click on the Email button to send an email or click on the Details button to view the entire Profile for the selected Therapist the icon on the top right corner switches between List view and Map view. The icon on the top left corner takes you back one page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Depression Test at 4.7 against Find a Therapist's 2.1. Depression Test also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 7). Find a Therapist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Depression Test sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Find a Therapist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Depression Test holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Depression Test has 1.9K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Depression Test ships an update every 2 months, Find a Therapist every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Depression Test | Find a Therapist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better | 2.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baris Sarer | Therasoft, Inc |
Customer experience
Depression Test
Find a Therapist
Bugs and requests
Depression Test
Reported bugs
4 issues- Text overlapping issues
- Next button covering up text
- Freezing/crashing on some devices
- Inability to write new journal entries
Requested features
5 requests- Add notes/context under each question
- Implement password/security features
- Improve journal/writing functionality
- Integrate with Apple Health
- Provide more comprehensive analysis
Find a Therapist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Depression Test
- A Big Thank You$0.99
- A bigger thank you$1.99
- A giant thank you$2.99
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- A bear hug & a kiss$4.99
Find a Therapist
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Depression Test free?
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