Useful Apps
Top FREE Wellbeing and Mental Health Apps Online
Best FREE Online Apps for Wellbeing and Mental Health
Below is a selection of free mental health and wellbeing apps that you might find helpful. There are many apps available to support your wellbeing and mental health—here are just a few recommendations to get you started.
Calm
Free mindfulness and meditation app( Free download)
For Me
Childline app for support and advice on a variety of issues. It has a mood tracker and useful videos ( Free)
Headspace
To make mindfulness and medication simple( Free)
In-hand
Is a digital friend and mood checker( Free)
Personal Zen
Stress and anxiety reduction app, promotes positive thinking( Free)
PZIZZ
Sleep app, helps you beat sleep difficulty, reduces stress and relaxes you( Free)
Sam( Self anxiety management)
Helps you understand and manage anxiety
Smiling Mind
Meditation and mindfulness app ( Free)
Grief support for young people
provides support following a bereavement. Created by young people( Free)
Calm Harm
Helps you manage self-harm ( Free)
BBC Bitesize Revision app
Revision app for 14 to 16-year-olds
NHSGO
Confidential health advice and information app for 16-25-year-olds.
Stay alive
A suicide prevention app: Helps if oyu have suicidal thoughts or if you are worried about someone.
Molehill Mountain
Designed by someone with autism for people with autism
Covid19 symptom tracker
Helps to better understand the covid virus
Three good things
A happiness journal, help you rewire your brain to focus on positive things
Insight timer
Meditation app to help with stress, sleep, anxiety
Liberate meditation
A meditation app for black and people of colour to celebrate blackness and manage racism and so on
Anti Stress app
A collection of over 50 fun games and toys to play, good for anxious moments
BBC own it
Helps you take control of your online life. Helps you make smart choices and be confident
Clear fear
It helps you manage physical reactions to fear by managing emotions
Zip it by childline
Helps you respond to unwanted chats using the power of GIFs taken straight from the app
Student health app
Reliable health advice for young adults approved by NHS
The interpreter now app
Offers deaf people access to online BSL interpretation
Quit That
is a completely free app that helps users beat their habits or addictions. Whether you’re looking to stop drinking alcohol, quit smoking, or stop taking drugs, it’s the perfect recovery tool to track and monitor your progress.
Mood Tools – Depression Aid
If you are feeling sad, anxious, or depressed, lift your mood with MooTools. MooTools is designed to help you combat depression and alleviate your negative moods, aiding you on your road to recovery.
Smart Recipes
The FREE Smart Recipe app from Change4Life is an easy way of helping you prepare tasty, healthier meals the whole family will love.
Bright Sky
Bright Sky is a free to download, a confidential mobile app providing support and information for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know.
Daylight:
is a smartphone-based app that provides help to people experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety, using evidence-based cognitive behavioural techniques, voice and animation.
I hope you find this collection of mental health and wellbeing apps helpful.
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Disclaimer
Disclaimer: The mental health support information shared here is provided for your convenience and informational purposes only. It does not imply endorsement by Acorn Therapy of any organizations or their content, nor is it intended to replace advice from trained professionals. Please use this information at your own discretion.