Charlie Health vs Virtual Sandtray App for therapists

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At a glance

The differences that matter

Side-by-side facts. Rows where the two tools differ meaningfully are highlighted.

Feature	Charlie Health	Virtual Sandtray App
Pricing fromSame	Not listed	Not listed
Pricing model	Not listed	paid
HIPAA	Yes	Not listed
Free trial	Yes	Not listed
Target users	Adolescent and young adult therapists Group therapy facilitators Therapists with higher-acuity youth experience	Play therapists Child and adolescent therapists Trauma-focused clinicians using sandtray Telehealth practitioners doing expressive therapy
Key features	Virtual IOP Group therapy focus Peer matching Family programming	Thousands of 3D sandtray models Hand-based touchscreen tray building Sand manipulation (dig, build, paint) Remote access for telehealth sessions
Integrations	Major insurers	Works alongside any telehealth video iPad/iPhone (App Store)

Charlie Health

Pricing from: Not listed
Pricing model: Not listed
HIPAA: Yes
Free trial: Yes
Target users: Adolescent and young adult therapists
Group therapy facilitators
Therapists with higher-acuity youth experience
Key features: Virtual IOP
Group therapy focus
Peer matching
Family programming
Integrations: Major insurers

Virtual Sandtray App

Pricing from: Not listed
Pricing model: paid
HIPAA: Not listed
Free trial: Not listed
Target users: Play therapists
Child and adolescent therapists
Trauma-focused clinicians using sandtray
Telehealth practitioners doing expressive therapy
Key features: Thousands of 3D sandtray models
Hand-based touchscreen tray building
Sand manipulation (dig, build, paint)
Remote access for telehealth sessions
Integrations: Works alongside any telehealth video
iPad/iPhone (App Store)

Pricing

What you actually pay

Starting prices and what they include. The cheaper tool is not always the better value.

Charlie Health

Vendor does not publish a starting price.

Free trial

Virtual Sandtray App

paid

Vendor does not publish a starting price.

Contact the vendor for a quote. Hidden pricing is a yellow flag for smaller practices.

Honest assessment

Where each tool wins and loses

Based on hands-on testing. Both tools have real weaknesses worth knowing before you commit.

Charlie Health

What works well

Specialized in youth IOP
Group therapy model
Insurance coverage

Where it falls short

Higher-acuity client population
Platform-managed schedule

Virtual Sandtray App

What works well

Original, expert-backed digital sandtray
Kinesthetic touchscreen experience
One-time purchase (no subscription)
No PHI stored - simpler compliance

Where it falls short

iPad/iPhone only (no desktop)
One-time ~$169 cost per device
Narrow use case (sandtray-specific)
Requires telehealth video alongside for remote sessions

Take it for a spin

Try them

Both tools offer free trials. The fastest way to confirm a fit is to run one real session through each.

Virtual IOP for adolescents and young adults.

Try Charlie Health

Free trialHIPAA-compliant

Visit Charlie Health

The original digital sandtray therapy app for in-person and telehealth.

Try Virtual Sandtray App

Visit Virtual Sandtray App

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