Healthcare · head to head
Figure 1 vs Talkspace
Figure 1
Healthcare
Medical photography and knowledge sharing platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Talkspace
Healthcare
Consumer online therapy and psychiatry app billed by subscription or insurance copay
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Figure 1 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Talkspace covers Messaging therapy.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Figure 1 and Talkspace actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Figure 1
- Case Sharing
- Secure Messaging
- Image Upload
- Knowledge Discovery
- CME Access
- Collaboration
- HIPAA Compliant
- HIPAA
Only in Talkspace
- Messaging therapy
- Live sessions
- Psychiatry
- Insurance billing
- Therapist matching and switching
- Teen therapy
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Figure 1
- Patient Carenot Talkspace
- Medical Recordsnot Talkspace
- Practice Managementnot Talkspace
- Telehealthnot Talkspace
Talkspace
- Someone wanting to start therapy without waiting weeks for an in-person appointmentnot Figure 1
- A person whose insurance is in-network with Talkspace, getting therapy at a standard copaynot Figure 1
- Someone who prefers asynchronous messaging therapy over scheduled live sessionsnot Figure 1
- A patient needing psychiatric medication management alongside or instead of talk therapynot Figure 1
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Figure 1
Nothing recorded yet. See the Figure 1 review.
Talkspace
- Without insurance, self-pay plans can run into the hundreds of dollars a month, materially more than many people expect from an app-based service.
- Psychiatry is billed as a separate service from therapy, so a user wanting both medication management and talk therapy pays two distinct charges.
- Message-based therapy is not equivalent to weekly live sessions for every clinical need, and some conditions are better served by in-person or live-only care.
- Therapist continuity is not guaranteed; a matched provider can leave the platform, requiring the user to rematch and rebuild rapport with someone new.
- Cancelling a subscription plan requires navigating Talkspace's account settings or support, and complaints about difficulty cancelling or unexpected renewal charges have been documented by users.
Pricing, plan by plan
Figure 1
Free- FreeFree
- Access to cases
- HIPAA-compliant
- Secure sharing
Talkspace
On request- Messaging Therapy (self-pay)$undefined/week
- Roughly 69 USD a week billed monthly, messaging only
- Live session add-ons cost extra
- Messaging Plus Sessions (self-pay)$undefined/week
- Roughly 99 to 129 USD a week billed monthly, includes live sessions
- Insurance plan$undefined/session
- Cost set by the user's own insurance plan, not Talkspace, when in-network
- Psychiatry$undefined/visit
- Initial evaluation priced separately, commonly a few hundred dollars
- Lower cost follow-up visits
Which should you pick?
Choose Figure 1 if
- You need case sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want secure messaging.
Choose Talkspace if
- You need messaging therapy.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want live sessions.
Questions people ask
- Is Figure 1 or Talkspace better?
- Neither clearly leads. Figure 1 starts at Free and Talkspace at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Figure 1 or Talkspace?
- Figure 1 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Figure 1 and On request for Talkspace.
- Does Figure 1 or Talkspace run on more platforms?
- Figure 1 runs on Web, Mobile. Talkspace runs on iOS, Android, Web.
- Can I use Figure 1 for free?
- Yes. Figure 1 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Talkspace starts at On request.
- What is Figure 1 best used for?
- Figure 1 is most often used for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. Of those, patient care and medical records are not what Talkspace is typically brought in for.
- What can Figure 1 do that Talkspace cannot?
- Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Secure Messaging, Image Upload, Knowledge Discovery. Talkspace covers Messaging therapy, Live sessions, Psychiatry, Insurance billing.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Talkspace: Does insurance make Talkspace cheaper?
Yes, if in-network with your plan, you generally pay your plan's standard copay rather than Talkspace's self-pay list price.
Talkspace: Is psychiatry included in a therapy plan?
No, psychiatry for medication management is billed separately from therapy subscription plans.
Talkspace: Can I choose my own therapist?
You are matched initially based on an intake questionnaire, but you can request a different therapist if the match is not a good fit.
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