Cartwheel
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Child & Adolescent · Comparison
Cartwheel
PlaySpace
Cartwheel vs PlaySpace 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.
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| Pricing from | Not listed | $25 / mo |
| Pricing modelSame | paid | paid |
| HIPAA | Yes | Not listed |
| Free trialSame | Yes | Yes |
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Cartwheel
- Pricing from
- Not listed
- Pricing model
- paid
- HIPAA
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Target users
- Therapists wanting school-based work
- K-12 specialists
- Key features
- School-based virtual therapy
- K-12 student focus
- Family engagement
- Crisis response
- Integrations
- School districts
- Insurance
PlaySpace
- Pricing from
- $25 / mo
- Pricing model
- paid
- HIPAA
- Not listed
- Free trial
- Yes
- Target users
- Child and adolescent therapists
- Play therapists delivering telehealth
- Clinicians struggling with virtual engagement
- Key features
- Interactive virtual play-therapy activities
- Creative and expressive tools
- Stories and pop-culture-aware content
- Rapport-building games for kids and teens
- Integrations
- Works alongside telehealth video
Pricing
What you actually pay
Starting prices and what they include. The cheaper tool is not always the better value.
PlaySpace
paid
$25/month
Free trial
Honest assessment
Where each tool wins and loses
Based on hands-on testing. Both tools have real weaknesses worth knowing before you commit.
Cartwheel
What works well
- School-based model is high-need
- K-12 specialization
- Growing footprint
Where it falls short
- School-schedule constraints
- Lower per-session than direct private practice
PlaySpace
What works well
- Built for virtual child/teen engagement
- Clinically oriented activity library
- Helps maintain rapport through a screen
- Covers expression and trauma processing
Where it falls short
- Confirm HIPAA/BAA before clinical use
- Pricing not consistently published
- Narrow use case (child telehealth)
- Newer platform
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