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Doctor on Demand vs Woebot Health

Doctor on Demand logo

Doctor on Demand

Healthcare

Telehealth platform for urgent and primary care

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Woebot Health logo

Woebot Health

Healthcare

Conversational CBT chatbot that withdrew from consumer distribution and now sells only to payers and providers

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Doctor on Demand out-of-pocket costs without insurance: urgent care $99, therapy $134, psychiatry $299 per visit; no subscription model disclosed; Woebot Health the company withdrew its consumer app in June 2025 after concluding FDA marketing authorisation was not achievable at acceptable cost, which is a plain signal about both regulatory position and commercial durability.
  • They diverge on capability: Doctor on Demand covers Video Consultations, Woebot Health covers Scripted CBT dialogue.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Doctor on Demand and Woebot Health actually diverge.

Attributes where Doctor on Demand and Woebot Health differ
AttributeDoctor on DemandWoebot Health
Pricing modelusage-basedquote
PlatformsCloud-based (mobile app and web)iOS, Android, Web
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Doctor on Demand

  • Video Consultations
  • Phone Consultations
  • Mental Health
  • Urgent Care
  • Prescription Services
  • Medical Records
  • Insurance
  • Pharmacies

Only in Woebot Health

  • Scripted CBT dialogue
  • Mood tracking
  • Crisis routing
  • Between-session support
  • Payer deployment
  • Provider copilot positioning
  • Research licensing
  • Population reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Doctor on Demand

  • Patients seeking urgent care for acute conditions (cold, flu, UTI, strep throat) available 24/7not Woebot Health
  • Individuals needing mental health services (therapy, psychiatry) with same-day availabilitynot Woebot Health

Woebot Health

  • A health plan wanting a low intensity behavioural health option for members on a waiting list for therapynot Doctor on Demand
  • A provider organisation offering structured between-session CBT practice to patients already in treatmentnot Doctor on Demand
  • A research group running a trial that needs a clinically scripted rather than generative conversational agent for safety reasonsnot Doctor on Demand
  • A payer targeting a specific population such as postpartum members where scripted CBT content already existsnot Doctor on Demand

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Doctor on Demand

  • Out-of-pocket costs without insurance: urgent care $99, therapy $134, psychiatry $299 per visit; no subscription model disclosed
  • Limited scope: urgent care only for non-emergency conditions; does not handle hospital-level care or complex surgeries

Woebot Health

  • The company withdrew its consumer app in June 2025 after concluding FDA marketing authorisation was not achievable at acceptable cost, which is a plain signal about both regulatory position and commercial durability.
  • It is not an FDA cleared treatment for any indication, so it cannot be positioned to members as therapy and cannot substitute for a covered behavioural health benefit.
  • The scripted, non-generative design that makes it safe also makes it feel rigid next to current conversational AI, and engagement drops off quickly once users hit the edges of the script.
  • Published evidence is short-horizon symptom change in selected populations, mostly young adults, with little evidence of durable benefit or effect at whole-population scale.
  • With consumer distribution gone, the remaining business depends on a small number of payer and provider contracts, so a buyer should assume real vendor continuity risk over a multi-year term.

Pricing, plan by plan

Doctor on Demand

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Doctor on Demand review.

Woebot Health

On request
  • Woebot for payers and providers$undefined/year
    • Contracted per member per month or as a population licence
    • Sold to health plans and provider organisations, not to employers or individuals
    • No consumer purchase route since the app closed in June 2025

Which should you pick?

Choose Doctor on Demand if

  • You need video consultations.
  • You work on Cloud-based (mobile app and web).
  • You also want phone consultations.
Doctor on Demand review

Choose Woebot Health if

  • You need scripted cbt dialogue.
  • You work on iOS, Android, Web.
  • You also want mood tracking.
Woebot Health review

Questions people ask

Is Doctor on Demand or Woebot Health better?
Neither clearly leads. Doctor on Demand starts at On request and Woebot Health at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Doctor on Demand or Woebot Health?
Doctor on Demand starts at On request and Woebot Health at On request.
Does Doctor on Demand or Woebot Health run on more platforms?
Doctor on Demand runs on Cloud-based (mobile app and web). Woebot Health runs on iOS, Android, Web.
What is Doctor on Demand best used for?
Doctor on Demand is most often used for patients seeking urgent care for acute conditions (cold, flu, uti, strep throat) available 24/7, individuals needing mental health services (therapy, psychiatry) with same-day availability. Of those, patients seeking urgent care for acute conditions (cold, flu, uti, strep throat) available 24/7 and individuals needing mental health services (therapy, psychiatry) with same-day availability are not what Woebot Health is typically brought in for.
What can Doctor on Demand do that Woebot Health cannot?
Doctor on Demand covers Video Consultations, Phone Consultations, Mental Health, Urgent Care. Woebot Health covers Scripted CBT dialogue, Mood tracking, Crisis routing, Between-session support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Doctor on Demand: Is there a membership fee or subscription required?

No subscription or membership is required. The platform operates on a pay-per-visit model with no ongoing fees, and no credit card is needed to create an account.

Source
Woebot Health: Is Woebot still available?

Not to consumers. The consumer app closed in June 2025. The company continues to offer the product to payers, providers and researchers.

Doctor on Demand: How much does an urgent care visit cost for uninsured patients?

An uninsured patient pays $99 for a 15-minute urgent care consultation. Costs are displayed before booking so you know the price upfront.

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Woebot Health: Is it FDA cleared?

No. It held Breakthrough Device designation but never obtained marketing authorisation, and the founder cited the cost of that pathway as the reason for closing the consumer app.

Doctor on Demand: What are the therapy and psychiatry session rates?

Psychology consultations are $134 for 25 minutes or $184 for 50 minutes. Initial psychiatry consultations are $299 for 45 minutes, with 15-minute follow-ups at $129.

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Woebot Health: Is it generative AI?

Historically no. The dialogue is clinician-written and rule-based, a deliberate safety choice that limits how naturally it converses.

Doctor on Demand: Can I use my insurance to reduce costs?

Yes, Doctor on Demand accepts 30+ major insurance plans including UnitedHealth, Humana, and Blue Cross variants. Insured visits may be $0 depending on your plan, or range from $0 to $296.64 for psychiatry depending on your coverage.

Source
Woebot Health: What does the evidence show?

Randomised studies reported reduced depressive symptoms over short periods in selected populations, notably young adults. That is symptom change in a trial, not demonstrated population outcomes.

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