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Head-to-head · AI Mental Health Chatbots

Cass vs CBT without a Therapist: Helpy

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Cass #1 in AI Mental Health Chatbots 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Cass
CBT without a Therapist: Helpy #8 in AI Mental Health Chatbots 8.4/10 Free plan · paid from $29 Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Helpy

Cass leads on 2 checks, CBT without a Therapist: Helpy on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCass · 9.3/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresCass · 5 of 5

Cass scores higher on our rubric for ai mental health chatbots: 9.3 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

Cass offers human escalation; CBT without a Therapist: Helpy doesn't. Cass offers conversation memory; CBT without a Therapist: Helpy doesn't publish it.

Cass is the better fit for organizations wanting a broad free chatbot. CBT without a Therapist: Helpy is the better fit for users wanting low-cost structured CBT exercises.

  • Cass fits best

    Organizations wanting a broad free chatbot

  • CBT without a Therapist: Helpy fits best

    Users wanting low-cost structured CBT exercises

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Side by side

Feature Cass 9.3/10 Visit ↗ CBT without a Therapist: Helpy 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.4
Ranking #1 in AI Mental Health Chatbots #8 in AI Mental Health Chatbots
Best for Organizations wanting a broad free chatbot Users wanting low-cost structured CBT exercises
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business
Features Cass 5/5 · CBT without a Therapist: Helpy 3/5
Guided exercises ✓ ✓
Behavioral coaching ✓ ✓
Human escalation ✓ (best) —
Crisis resources ✓ ✓
Conversation memory ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Access platforms web web, ios, android
Our review
Pros
  • Free access with assessments, exercises, check-ins, and coaching
  • Crisis detection and escalation to human partners
  • Supports Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, websites, and portals
  • Free plan includes unlimited thought journaling and a full exercise library
  • $29 Full Access provides unlimited conversations and lifetime access
  • Available on web, iOS and Android with crisis-resource routing
Cons
  • Access is limited to the web platform
  • Organizational deployments are presented as demo-based offerings
  • SMS and third-party channels may involve privacy or carrier considerations
  • Free users receive limited AI chat replies
  • No human escalation for crisis conversations
  • Positioned as self-help, not therapy or medical care
Our verdict

Cass is an AI mental health and wellness assistant for individuals, caregivers, health plans, healthcare providers, and employee programs. It provides text-based emotional support, personalized conversations, guided coping strategies,…

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CBT without a Therapist: Helpy is a self-help platform for people working independently on anxiety, stress, sleep, panic symptoms and emotional well-being. It combines an AI assistant with a thought journal, cognitive-distortion analysis,…

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  1. CassAI Mental Health Chatbots 9.3Free plan
  2. CBT without a Therapist: HelpyAI Mental Health Chatbots 8.4Free plan · paid from $29

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Cass — where it wins

    • Free access with assessments, exercises, check-ins, and coaching
    • Crisis detection and escalation to human partners
    • Supports Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, websites, and portals

    Where it doesn't

    • Access is limited to the web platform
    • Organizational deployments are presented as demo-based offerings
    • SMS and third-party channels may involve privacy or carrier considerations

  • CBT without a Therapist: Helpy — where it wins

    • Free plan includes unlimited thought journaling and a full exercise library
    • $29 Full Access provides unlimited conversations and lifetime access
    • Available on web, iOS and Android with crisis-resource routing

    Where it doesn't

    • Free users receive limited AI chat replies
    • No human escalation for crisis conversations
    • Positioned as self-help, not therapy or medical care
  • Cass9.3/10 · Free plan

    A broad free chatbot with assessments, exercises, triage, and messaging integrations.

    Visit CassFull verdict →
  • CBT without a Therapist: Helpy8.4/10 · Free plan · paid from $29

    A low-cost CBT self-help app with structured exercises, journaling and crisis routing.

    Visit HelpyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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