Dr. Riya by Mindtalk vs Noa by Anshap

Dr. Riya is an AI mental health guide in the Mindtalk app. It explains WHO-5, PHQ-9 and other screening results in plain language, then suggests a guided journey, journal or human specialist based on assessments and how a user feels. It can help users organise topics for a therapist session and track mood, sleep and journal records between appointments. The wider app lists 99 clinically validated assessments, 100+ worksheets, 18 guided journeys, 26 journals and 155+ guided audio sessions. Mindtalk describes the app as self-help for general wellbeing, mild-to-moderate anxiety and low mood, sleep improvement, stress management and mental-health habits. Users can book a Mindtalk psychiatrist or clinical psychologist in the app and choose to share assessment scores and worksheet responses with a therapist. Mindtalk says account information is encrypted, not sold and private unless the user explicitly permits sharing. The free plan is free on Android, iOS and web. Dr. Riya does not diagnose, prescribe, provide therapy or offer emergency or crisis support.

Noa by Anshap is a mental-wellbeing assistant that uses AI to listen and provide support, built by psychologists and grounded in evidence-based approaches such as CBT. It can connect users with matched, credential-verified specialists; the first consultation is free. The maker says conversations are end-to-end encrypted and personal data is not sold, shared, or used for advertising. Psychologist-hosted Circles are one-hour, audio-only group sessions where participants can listen or type without using their real names. Live channels include WhatsApp, iOS, and Android, while Microsoft Teams is in pilot. For organisations, Noa supports configurable handoffs to EAP providers, internal counselling teams, and Anshap's specialist network, along with region-aware routing to iCALL, Vandrevala, and AASRA crisis hotlines. Live reporting includes a web leadership dashboard, PDF cohort reports, and CSV/API exports of aggregated cohort metrics. Exported reports are cohort-level and anonymised at source. Anshap describes an eight-week organisational pilot with no commitment, designed with the organisation.