ThinkPsych
paid
Vendor does not publish a starting price.
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Child & Adolescent · Comparison
ThinkPsych
Virtual Sandtray App
ThinkPsych 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.
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| Pricing fromSame | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pricing modelSame | paid | paid |
| HIPAASame | Not listed | Not listed |
| Free trialSame | Not listed | Not listed |
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ThinkPsych
- Pricing from
- Not listed
- Pricing model
- paid
- HIPAA
- Not listed
- Free trial
- Not listed
- Target users
- Child and adolescent therapists
- Play and SEL-focused clinicians
- School counselors
- Parents working alongside therapy
- Key features
- Coping-skills and emotional-regulation games
- Conversation and friendship-skills games
- SEL tools and therapy cards
- Communication-building activities
- Integrations
- Standalone physical and digital products
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.
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.
ThinkPsych
What works well
- Psychologist-designed, clinically grounded
- Engaging, session-ready resources
- Affordable per-product purchase
- Trusted by therapists (100,000+ sold)
Where it falls short
- Per-product purchase model (not a subscription platform)
- Some products are physical (shipping)
- Not a clinical workflow/PHI tool
- Adapting to telehealth takes setup
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.
Psychologist-designed coping, SEL, and communication games for kids and teens.
Try ThinkPsych
The original digital sandtray therapy app for in-person and telehealth.
Try Virtual Sandtray App
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