Mental health apps, honestly reviewed
In-depth, editorial reviews of 262+ mental health and wellness tools — meditation, sleep, mood tracking, AI chatbots, online therapy, and more. No affiliate bias, no sponsored ratings.
Full transparency: Selfpause makes a wellness app too. Where a product competes with ours, we say so in the review. How we review →
Guided meditation, mindfulness, and relaxation apps — from polished subscription products to enormous free libraries.
Insight Timer
4.6The largest free meditation library in existence — more content than you could finish in a lifetime.
Free (Member Plus $59.99/yr) · Free tier: Yes
Calm
4.5The most polished sleep and meditation app on the market — and priced like it.
Free, then $69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Headspace
4.5The most structured way to actually learn meditation — friendly, progressive, and beginner-proof.
Free trial, then $69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Waking Up
4.5Sam Harris’s meditation app — as much a course in the nature of mind as a meditation library.
Free trial, then ~$99.99/yr (free if you can’t afford it) · Free tier: Yes
Happier (Ten Percent Happier)
4.4The meditation app for skeptics — world-class teachers, zero incense, and a refreshingly plain-spoken tone.
Free trial, then ~$99.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Balance
4.4The meditation app that adapts to you — and famously gives away its entire first year free.
First year free, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Smiling Mind
4.3The nonprofit meditation app with real programs for kids, teens, and classrooms — completely free.
Free · Free tier: Yes
Medito
4.2Meditation as a public good — open source, donation-funded, and free forever on principle.
Free · Free tier: Yes
Gaia
4.8A meditation app from Gaia — rated 4.8 stars by 138,522 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Simple Habit Sleep, Meditation
4.8A meditation app from INGENIO, LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 77,996 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Breethe
4.7A meditation app from OMG. I Can Meditate! Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 70,949 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mesmerize
4.7A meditation app from Rockwell Ventures — rated 4.7 stars by 55,698 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
InnerNow
4.9A meditation app from CHPWL LLC — rated 4.9 stars by 39,685 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Aura
4.7A meditation app from Aura Health Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 34,964 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Glo
4.9A meditation app from YogaGlo, Inc. — rated 4.9 stars by 31,788 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Oak
4.8A meditation app from Nyllon — rated 4.8 stars by 31,594 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation Nest
4.7A meditation app from Luni — rated 4.7 stars by 31,180 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation
4.7A meditation app from Sunny Side Hurricane LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 20,897 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sadhguru- Yoga & Meditation
4.9A meditation app from Isha Foundation — rated 4.9 stars by 20,285 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relax-Age Magic & Meditation
4.5A meditation app from MISSU LIMITED — rated 4.5 stars by 18,849 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Guru
4.4A meditation app from Telepathic, Inc. — rated 4.4 stars by 17,952 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
BetterMe
4.7A meditation app from BetterMe Limited — rated 4.7 stars by 16,382 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation
4.9A meditation app from Yoga Buddhi Co. — rated 4.9 stars by 16,254 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Miracle of Mind
4.9A meditation app from Isha Foundation — rated 4.9 stars by 15,337 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sattva Meditations & Mantras
4.8A meditation app from Shankara Multimedia Services — rated 4.8 stars by 12,016 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation & Relaxation Music
4.8A meditation app from Ipnos Software Inc. — rated 4.8 stars by 11,605 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Slowdive
4.7A meditation app from SLOWDIVE LTD — rated 4.7 stars by 9,363 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation Studio
4.8A meditation app from InteraXon — rated 4.8 stars by 9,040 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relax Meditation
4.7A meditation app from Ipnos Software Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 8,996 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation and Relaxation Pro
4.8A meditation app from FITNESS22 LTD — rated 4.8 stars by 8,834 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Lumenate
4.6A meditation app from Lumenate Growth Ltd — rated 4.6 stars by 8,401 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
TIDE
4.8A meditation app from Moreless, Inc. — rated 4.8 stars by 8,286 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
The Mindfulness App
4.7A meditation app from Reflective Technologies ApS — rated 4.7 stars by 7,517 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Present
4.4A meditation app from Logic Fusion, LLC — rated 4.4 stars by 7,084 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Unplug
4.9A meditation app from Unplug Meditation LLC — rated 4.9 stars by 6,247 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Buddhify
4.8A meditation app from CELESTIAN GOLDEN APPS — rated 4.8 stars by 6,143 App Store users.
$4.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Chakra Meditation Balancing
4.8A meditation app from Equilibrium Srl — rated 4.8 stars by 5,683 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation & Sleep by Verv
4.6A meditation app from Verv Inc. — rated 4.6 stars by 5,222 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Wellness Coach
4.8A meditation app from Meditation.LIVE inc — rated 4.8 stars by 4,573 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Triple A HD
4.4A meditation app from European Apps Solutions — rated 4.4 stars by 4,106 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Lumosity Mind
4.8A meditation app from Lumos Labs, Inc. — rated 4.8 stars by 3,844 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation Time 2.0
4.8A meditation app from Daniel Wuerstl — rated 4.8 stars by 3,814 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Plum Village
5.0A meditation app from Centre for Applied Ethics Ltd — rated 5 stars by 3,813 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Storybook
4.8A meditation app from Familify Corp — rated 4.8 stars by 3,438 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Zen Idle
4.6A meditation app from Tech Tree Games LLC — rated 4.6 stars by 2,855 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Zen
4.7A meditation app from MoveNext, Ltd — rated 4.7 stars by 2,530 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mindfulness.com Meditation App
4.8A meditation app from mindfulness.com — rated 4.8 stars by 2,509 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mo Meditation, Sleep, Recovery
4.5A meditation app from Mo Meditation Inc. — rated 4.5 stars by 2,462 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
The Way
5.0A meditation app from The Way App Inc — rated 5 stars by 2,437 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation Oasis
4.7A meditation app from Meditation Oasis — rated 4.7 stars by 2,273 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Petit BamBou
4.9A meditation app from FeelVeryBien SAS — rated 4.9 stars by 1,866 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Serenity
4.9A meditation app from Olson Meditation and Mindfulness Apps Ltd — rated 4.9 stars by 1,623 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Pocket Meditation Timer
4.4A meditation app from 倩 赵 — rated 4.4 stars by 1,433 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mindbliss
4.7A meditation app from Dexati — rated 4.7 stars by 1,420 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mindful Meditation Pro
4.6A meditation app from Hypnosis & Subliminal — rated 4.6 stars by 1,365 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Grace
4.8A meditation app from Grace Space, LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 1,352 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Yoga
4.3A meditation app from Mosaic S.r.l. — rated 4.3 stars by 1,222 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation & Relax Music Pro
4.8A meditation app from Ipnos Software Inc. — rated 4.8 stars by 1,195 App Store users.
$2.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Digipill
4.5A meditation app from YUZA — rated 4.5 stars by 1,186 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation Timer Pro
4.8A meditation app from 倩 赵 — rated 4.8 stars by 1,144 App Store users.
$1.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Timefully
4.8A meditation app from Lalune Creative AB — rated 4.8 stars by 1,073 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Law of Attraction
4.7A meditation app from Hypnosis and Meditation for Success, LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 1,070 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Brightmind Meditation
4.8A meditation app from Brightmind Community LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 1,017 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relax & Rest Guided Meditation
4.8A meditation app from Meditation Oasis — rated 4.8 stars by 922 App Store users.
$1.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
1 Giant Mind
4.3A meditation app from 1 Giant Mind Pty Ltd — rated 4.3 stars by 884 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation for Kids Sleep
4.5A meditation app from Christine Creighton — rated 4.5 stars by 744 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Shiv Yog
4.9A meditation app from SYC Infinite Inc — rated 4.9 stars by 674 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
LOUISE HAY AFFIRMATION MEDITATIONS
4.2A meditation app from SuperMind Apps, LLC — rated 4.2 stars by 600 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sense Guided Meditation
4.6A meditation app from Cacao Mobile — rated 4.6 stars by 573 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation Bell, Bowls, Chants
4.7A meditation app from Kepler47 Software Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 555 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Innergy
4.9A meditation app from IMIH — rated 4.9 stars by 471 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
ThinkRight
4.4A meditation app from JetSynthesys Pvt Ltd — rated 4.4 stars by 459 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Huma Meditation
4.3A meditation app from Nanoclicks LLC — rated 4.3 stars by 450 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Black Lotus
4.9A meditation app from Vedic Sadhana Foundation — rated 4.9 stars by 413 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Akamu
4.9A meditation app from Stefan Shakhazizyann — rated 4.9 stars by 401 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sky Tripping Meditations
4.7A meditation app from Uhhhmagine — rated 4.7 stars by 342 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mindist
4.8A meditation app from Mindist, Inc. — rated 4.8 stars by 300 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Take a Break! Meditations
4.5A meditation app from Meditation Oasis — rated 4.5 stars by 236 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
RESPIRA
4.8A meditation app from End Time Productions Inc — rated 4.8 stars by 217 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
be&one
4.7A meditation app from Taenhase OÜ — rated 4.7 stars by 181 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditation Timer
4.8A meditation app from 灿 欧 — rated 4.8 stars by 148 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Bodhi Mind Meditations
4.6A meditation app from AppSimple LLC — rated 4.6 stars by 135 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
MC YOGI
4.9A meditation app from Breakthrough Apps — rated 4.9 stars by 126 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Self improvement meditation
4.6A meditation app from Mindful Air — rated 4.6 stars by 101 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Apps for daily affirmations, gratitude, and positive self-talk — the category Selfpause competes in directly.
Selfpause
4.6Our own app, reviewed with full disclosure — affirmations recorded in your voice, layered with music, kept on your lock screen.
Free to start · Free tier: Yes
I Am
4.4The widget-first affirmations app that made positive self-talk a glanceable daily habit.
Free trial, then ~$19.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
ThinkUp
4.3The affirmations app built on a powerful idea: record positive statements in your own voice and play them back.
Free trial, then ~$53.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Gratitude
4.3A warm three-in-one: gratitude journal, affirmation player, and vision board in a single daily ritual.
Free, then ~$29.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Motivation
4.8A affirmations app from Monkey Taps — rated 4.8 stars by 1,052,039 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mantra
4.8A affirmations app from Broftware House Yazilim Tasarim Anonim Sirketi — rated 4.8 stars by 33,677 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Unique Daily Affirmations
4.8A affirmations app from Gopher Apps LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 19,683 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
#Mindful
4.8A affirmations app from Mind Blown Apps, LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 14,093 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Innertune
4.9A affirmations app from Innertune Media Inc. — rated 4.9 stars by 11,206 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Saged
4.8A affirmations app from Smudge Tech, Inc — rated 4.8 stars by 11,183 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Manifest Affirmations
4.5A affirmations app from Unlimited Promova Limited — rated 4.5 stars by 6,678 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Vision Board Perfectly Happy
4.8A affirmations app from Perfectly Happy Meditation GmbH — rated 4.8 stars by 4,587 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Bible Devotionals
4.8A affirmations app from Inspirations of Christ LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 4,272 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Manifest & Affirmations
4.9A affirmations app from Matthew Leong — rated 4.9 stars by 3,484 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Affirmations & Quotes
4.6A affirmations app from Touchzing Media — rated 4.6 stars by 3,235 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Affirmations Free
4.8A affirmations app from Zaffles — rated 4.8 stars by 3,065 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Affirmations for You
4.8A affirmations app from Appcano LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 2,778 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Manifest
4.7A affirmations app from Transcend Labs Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 2,279 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Self Love
4.8A affirmations app from Ravi Kotadiya — rated 4.8 stars by 1,937 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Grand Rising
4.7A affirmations app from William Knight — rated 4.7 stars by 1,922 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
HypnoBox
4.7A affirmations app from HypnoBox GmbH — rated 4.7 stars by 1,184 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Dream Vision Board・Dreamer
4.7A affirmations app from Maryna Aliakseichyk — rated 4.7 stars by 1,037 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Chakra Meditation Reiki Guided
4.9A affirmations app from Zhuzhou Yiqi Network Technology Co., Ltd. — rated 4.9 stars by 898 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Era
4.7A affirmations app from Phoenix Do — rated 4.7 stars by 829 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Affirmations & Widgets
4.8A affirmations app from Alexey Reshetnikov — rated 4.8 stars by 802 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
FABU
4.5A affirmations app from ZIRAFIT LIMITED — rated 4.5 stars by 777 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mindful Affirmations
4.6A affirmations app from Joan Cardona — rated 4.6 stars by 656 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Subliminal daily affirmations
4.5A affirmations app from Alisa Unzhakova — rated 4.5 stars by 508 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
shimmer
4.8A affirmations app from Anvar Bakirov — rated 4.8 stars by 448 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Affirm Me Affirmations
4.8A affirmations app from Tiny Bits of Joy, LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 406 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Vision Board
4.7A affirmations app from treebetty LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 404 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Affirmations! Self Confidence Improvement and Unique Positive Thinking Companion FREE!
4.6A affirmations app from Michael Quach — rated 4.6 stars by 313 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Positive Affirmations-Affirmly
4.8A affirmations app from App Molder — rated 4.8 stars by 279 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Motivation,Affirmations
4.7A affirmations app from INVENTO ONE PRIVATE LIMITED — rated 4.7 stars by 261 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Affirmations & Positive Quotes
4.9A affirmations app from SimpleInnovation LLC — rated 4.9 stars by 247 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Affirmations
4.8A affirmations app from Zeeshan Ahmad — rated 4.8 stars by 217 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Affirmations Daily Quotes
5.0A affirmations app from Carbon Based Apps Inc. — rated 5 stars by 210 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Affirmations Reminders
4.8A affirmations app from 帆 杨 — rated 4.8 stars by 167 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Daily Affirmations
4.8A affirmations app from Navis Apps LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 156 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Manifest
4.8A affirmations app from ZipoApps — rated 4.8 stars by 121 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Positive Affirmations +++
4.8A affirmations app from Fast Builder Limited — rated 4.8 stars by 120 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mindful Daily Affirmations
4.9A affirmations app from Intelligent Change LLC — rated 4.9 stars by 119 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Mindfulness Daily Affirmations
4.9A affirmations app from AppTout — rated 4.9 stars by 100 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep stories, soundscapes, sleep tracking, and clinically grounded CBT-for-insomnia programs.
Sleepio
4.6Not a relaxation app — a clinically validated CBT-for-insomnia program in digital form.
Often free via employer or health plan · Free tier: No
Sleep Cycle
4.3The veteran sleep tracker and smart alarm that wakes you in your lightest sleep phase.
Free, then ~$39.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
BetterSleep
4.3The soundscape-first sleep app, formerly Relax Melodies, with a generous free tier.
Free, then ~$59.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Endel
4.2The adaptive soundscape engine — AI-generated audio that reshapes itself to your time, weather, and heart rate.
Free trial, then ~$99.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Pzizz
4.1The sleep app that generates a different "dreamscape" every night — audio engineered, not just recorded.
Free, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
ShutEye
4.8A sleep app from Enerjoy Pte. Ltd. — rated 4.8 stars by 347,918 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
SleepWatch
4.7A sleep app from Bodymatter, Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 328,515 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Lite
4.8A sleep app from TMSOFT — rated 4.8 stars by 268,510 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Deep Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 203,097 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Bedtime Fan
4.8A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 196,126 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain Rain Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Tim Gostony — rated 4.8 stars by 135,243 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds by Sleep Pillow
4.9A sleep app from Ipnos Software Inc. — rated 4.9 stars by 89,125 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Hatch Sleep
4.6A sleep app from Hatch Baby, Inc. — rated 4.6 stars by 61,163 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Moongate
4.7A sleep app from Moongate Studios, Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 55,672 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.8A sleep app from TMSOFT — rated 4.8 stars by 45,124 App Store users.
$0.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Sleep Fan
4.8A sleep app from Tattlebee — rated 4.8 stars by 35,412 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds White Noise, Rain
4.8A sleep app from Healive Ltd. — rated 4.8 stars by 35,170 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Soothing Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile — rated 4.8 stars by 34,172 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleepiest
4.6A sleep app from Happiest LTD — rated 4.6 stars by 30,723 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain Sounds HQ
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile — rated 4.8 stars by 27,236 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Slumber－Calm Stories for Sleep
4.7A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 26,351 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Fan Noise Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 23,339 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Avrora Sleep Sounds & Stories
4.5A sleep app from ONE ELEVEN HOLDINGS, LLC — rated 4.5 stars by 17,914 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
ColorSleep
4.8A sleep app from EaseHere Limited — rated 4.8 stars by 16,686 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relaxing Sounds, Sleep Easy
4.7A sleep app from Ringtones LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 16,161 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Sleep Sounds- Guva
4.8A sleep app from Ertan Eksi — rated 4.8 stars by 13,516 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise HQ
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile — rated 4.8 stars by 11,790 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Alexander Bichurin — rated 4.8 stars by 9,968 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.7A sleep app from SocialLoop LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 8,187 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Tracker
4.8A sleep app from Leap Health — rated 4.8 stars by 7,577 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Ocean Wave Sounds for Sleep
4.7A sleep app from Ultabit, LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 6,528 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relax Melodies P
4.8A sleep app from Ipnos Software Inc. — rated 4.8 stars by 6,429 App Store users.
$99.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Alarm Clock Sleep Sounds Plus
4.5A sleep app from Ipnos Software Inc. — rated 4.5 stars by 6,218 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Monitor
4.6A sleep app from Xi'an Monster Software Technology Co., Ltd — rated 4.6 stars by 5,097 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
TaoMix 2
4.6A sleep app from MWM — rated 4.6 stars by 4,641 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Deep Relax Sleep Music
4.6A sleep app from Ringtones LLC — rated 4.6 stars by 4,384 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Noise Machine
4.6A sleep app from ZipoApps — rated 4.6 stars by 4,284 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleepy Sounds
4.7A sleep app from OwenTech — rated 4.7 stars by 3,936 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Dark Noise
4.8A sleep app from Dark Noise LLC — rated 4.8 stars by 3,549 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Orbit
4.7A sleep app from SMB Studio LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 3,426 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Ambience Lite
4.7A sleep app from logicworks — rated 4.7 stars by 3,364 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from 鋆 张 — rated 4.8 stars by 3,303 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds HQ
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile — rated 4.8 stars by 3,030 App Store users.
$59.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Sleep Machine
4.7A sleep app from SleepSoft LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 2,969 App Store users.
$3.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Tap Fan Noise for Sleep
4.9A sleep app from Better Sleep Rise Elite — rated 4.9 stars by 2,819 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relaxed
4.7A sleep app from Zephyrmobile LTD — rated 4.7 stars by 2,470 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds ..
4.8A sleep app from UniCom Technology — rated 4.8 stars by 2,303 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sound Sleeper Baby White Noise
4.8A sleep app from Michael Feigenson — rated 4.8 stars by 2,197 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Healing Frequency Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Deep Space Limited — rated 4.8 stars by 2,093 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from ZipoApps — rated 4.7 stars by 1,944 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Anna Koynova — rated 4.7 stars by 1,940 App Store users.
$2.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Night Light
4.5A sleep app from Astrologic Games LTDA — rated 4.5 stars by 1,477 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Baby Sleep Sounds
4.6A sleep app from CM MentalGrowth Ltd — rated 4.6 stars by 1,211 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Tracker & Snore Monitor
4.6A sleep app from AirShape — rated 4.6 stars by 1,168 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
myNoise
4.7A sleep app from myNoise BVBA — rated 4.7 stars by 850 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
TaoZen
4.6A sleep app from MWM — rated 4.6 stars by 814 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditative Mind
4.9A sleep app from MEDITATIVE MIND PTY LTD — rated 4.9 stars by 730 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Lull
4.7A sleep app from 冬魁 岳 — rated 4.7 stars by 723 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Baby White Noise Sounds
4.6A sleep app from Eduardo Oriz — rated 4.6 stars by 626 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Relax Sleep Sounds
4.6A sleep app from Atom Apps LLC — rated 4.6 stars by 568 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
ADHD Sound for Sleep
4.3A sleep app from HC MAKER - PHOTO LOGO BACKGROUND EDITOR APPS FOR FREE — rated 4.3 stars by 544 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sunny Sea Ocean Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Franz Bruckhoff — rated 4.8 stars by 535 App Store users.
$7.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Thunderstorm Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Vivi Well Calm Limited — rated 4.7 stars by 415 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
1000 Nature Sleep Relax Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Kepler47 Software Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 383 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
SleepMo-Tracker&Sound&Relax
4.7A sleep app from ZERO2NINE PTE. LTD. — rated 4.7 stars by 354 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.6A sleep app from Piotr Kaluzynski — rated 4.6 stars by 313 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds & White Noise
4.5A sleep app from ZipoApps — rated 4.5 stars by 280 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Deep Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Hanva,LLC — rated 4.7 stars by 273 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Fan+
4.4A sleep app from Ryuichi Tanaka — rated 4.4 stars by 224 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain sleep
4.7A sleep app from Youfang Network Technology Co., Ltd. — rated 4.7 stars by 192 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
iHome Zen Sleep Sounds
4.6A sleep app from SDI Technologies — rated 4.6 stars by 184 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Baby Sleep Sounds by Hobiyo
4.7A sleep app from Hobiyo Ltd — rated 4.7 stars by 179 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Away ~ Nature Sounds to Sleep
4.7A sleep app from Franz Bruckhoff — rated 4.7 stars by 176 App Store users.
$7.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Rain Sleep Sounds & Meditation
4.6A sleep app from SUMIT KATARIA — rated 4.6 stars by 175 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.2A sleep app from Three Green Wedges — rated 4.2 stars by 171 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
WaveMix Sleep Sound Soundscape
4.5A sleep app from Onat Cipli — rated 4.5 stars by 163 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Yawn
4.5A sleep app from Michael Ayton — rated 4.5 stars by 148 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Flowing 2 ~ Sleep Sounds Relax
4.7A sleep app from Franz Bruckhoff — rated 4.7 stars by 142 App Store users.
$9.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Soothing Sleep Sounds Timer
4.7A sleep app from Ellisapps Inc. — rated 4.7 stars by 139 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Fast Builder Limited — rated 4.7 stars by 134 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Baby
4.7A sleep app from Cihan Ilter — rated 4.7 stars by 129 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Nature Sounds
4.6A sleep app from Rory Buckley — rated 4.6 stars by 108 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.7A sleep app from An Banh — rated 4.7 stars by 101 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Track moods, spot patterns, and journal — from two-tap emoji loggers to detailed symptom trackers.
Daylio
4.6The two-tap mood journal that makes daily tracking so fast you actually keep doing it.
Free, then ~$35.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
How We Feel
4.5A beautifully designed, completely free mood tracker built to expand your emotional vocabulary.
Free · Free tier: Yes
Bearable
4.4The tracker for complicated bodies and minds — mood, symptoms, meds, sleep, and habits in one correlated picture.
Free, then ~$34.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Stoic
4.2A journaling app with a worldview — morning preparation, evening review, and two thousand years of Stoic practice.
Free, then ~$39.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Reflectly
4.0An AI-guided journal that interviews you about your day — friendly, pretty, and subscription-hungry.
Free, then ~$59.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Conversational AI for emotional support and CBT-style exercises — with a clear-eyed view of what they can and cannot do.
Wysa
4.3The AI mental-health chatbot that pairs an anonymous, friendly bot with optional human coaching.
Free, Premium ~$74.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Youper
4.2An AI emotional-health assistant that blends conversational check-ins with structured CBT.
Free trial, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Earkick
4.0A privacy-first AI companion that measures your mood as you talk — no account required.
Free, optional premium · Free tier: Yes
Replika
3.6The famous AI companion — comforting for loneliness, complicated as a mental-health tool.
Free, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Teletherapy services that connect you with licensed human therapists by video, phone, and messaging.
NOCD
4.5The OCD specialist — exposure and response prevention therapy delivered by trained clinicians, mostly in-network.
Insurance copay (widely in-network) · Free tier: No
BetterHelp
4.2The world’s largest online therapy platform — convenient, flexible, and out-of-pocket.
~$70–$100/week (billed monthly) · Free tier: No
Talkspace
4.2The online therapy platform that actually takes insurance — and offers psychiatry too.
From ~$69/week or insurance copay · Free tier: No
Online-Therapy.com
4.1Teletherapy with a spine — a complete CBT program with worksheets wrapped around your live sessions.
From ~$50/week (intro discounts common) · Free tier: No
Calmerry
4.0The budget-friendly online therapy platform — messaging-first plans that undercut the giants.
From ~$50/week (billed monthly) · Free tier: No
Self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy toolkits for anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful thought patterns.
Sanvello
4.2A full self-care toolkit that pairs CBT exercises with mood tracking — and can scale up to coaching and therapy.
Free, Premium ~$8.99/mo (insurance often covers) · Free tier: Yes
CBT Thought Diary
4.2The thought record, perfected — CBT’s single most useful exercise as a fast, well-built app.
Free, then ~$39.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Bloom
4.1Self-therapy on video — a human face guides you through CBT sessions that respond to what you type.
Free trial, then ~$59.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Prayer, scripture meditation, and Christian mindfulness apps that pair spiritual practice with calm.
Hallow
4.7The largest Catholic prayer and meditation app — beautifully produced and built for consistency.
Free, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Abide
4.5A broadly Christian, scripture-based meditation and sleep app for everyday calm and faith.
Free, then ~$39.99–$59.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Pray.com
4.3The biggest broadly Christian prayer app — daily prayers, Bible stories, and star-narrated sleep content.
Free, then ~$119.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Glorify
4.2A daily worship habit in ten minutes — scripture, reflection, and music built for consistency over depth.
Free, then ~$49.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Gamified habit-builders and self-care companions that turn wellbeing into something you actually keep doing.
Finch
4.7A self-care app disguised as a virtual pet — gentle, gamified, and genuinely motivating.
Free, Plus ~$39.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Fabulous
4.2The lushly designed habit coach that builds routines through tiny rituals — born in a behavioral-economics lab.
Free trial, then ~$39.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Habitica
4.1Your to-do list as a role-playing game — open source, free, and unreasonably effective for the right brain.
Free (optional subscription) · Free tier: Yes
Apps built specifically for anxiety, panic attacks, and intrusive worry — from in-the-moment panic buttons to structured programs.
Rootd
4.4An app built around one big red button for the worst moment of a panic attack.
Free, Premium ~$8.99/mo or lifetime · Free tier: Yes
DARE
4.4The anxiety app built on a counterintuitive idea: stop fighting the panic and dare it to do its worst.
Free, then ~$59.88/yr · Free tier: Yes
Daylight
4.4Sleepio’s sibling for anxiety — a clinically tested CBT program, usually free through work or health plans.
Often free via employer or health plan · Free tier: No
MindShift CBT
4.3Free, evidence-based CBT for anxiety from a nonprofit — no subscription, no catch.
Free · Free tier: Yes
Telehealth services for psychiatric evaluation and medication management — reviewed on access, insurance, and prescribing scope.
Talkiatry
4.4Online psychiatry done the traditional way — employed psychiatrists, real appointments, billed to your insurance.
Insurance copay (in-network model) · Free tier: No
Brightside Health
4.2Focused online psychiatry and therapy for anxiety and depression — structured, measured, and data-guided.
From ~$95/mo self-pay, or insurance · Free tier: No
Cerebral
3.6The subscription mental-health giant, rebuilt after scrutiny — cheaper than rivals, with history worth knowing.
From ~$95/mo (medication plan) · Free tier: No
Communities and trained-listener platforms for people who want to be heard — free or cheap, human, and available now.
Sobriety trackers, mindful-drinking programs, and recovery communities — from quit-entirely to cut-back approaches.
I Am Sober
4.4The biggest name in sobriety tracking — day counts, daily pledges, and millions of shared milestone stories.
Free, optional premium · Free tier: Yes
Reframe
4.3A daily neuroscience course for your drinking brain — built to shrink the habit by understanding it.
Free trial, then ~$13.99/mo · Free tier: No
Sunnyside
4.2The judgment-free drink coach — plan your week, track your pours, drink less without drama.
Free trial, then ~$11.99/mo · Free tier: No
Tools built for ADHD brains — body-doubling, visual planning, gamified focus, and CBT-based programs.
Forest
4.3The focus timer with stakes — leave the app and your little tree dies.
~$3.99 one-time (iOS) / free with ads (Android) · Free tier: Yes
Inflow
4.2An ADHD program, not just a tool — CBT-based modules built by ADHD clinicians and coaches.
Free trial, then ~$199/yr · Free tier: No
Tiimo
4.2Your day as a picture — the visual planner that makes time visible for ADHD and autistic brains.
Free tier, then ~$54.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
EndeavorRx
3.9The first FDA-cleared prescription video game — attention training for kids’ ADHD, racing through alien worlds.
Prescription (kids) / subscription (adult OTC version) · Free tier: No
Guided breathing apps for calming down, gearing up, and regulating your nervous system in minutes.
Breathwrk
4.3Breathing as a toolkit — calm, energize, sleep, or focus in guided patterns of one to ten minutes.
Free, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Othership
4.2Breathwork as cinema — music-driven guided journeys that shift emotional states, not just heart rates.
Free trial, then ~$149.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Open
4.0The mindfulness studio in app form — breathwork, meditation, and movement with your nervous system on screen.
Free trial, then ~$19.99/mo · Free tier: Yes
Apps that help partners talk, connect, and work on the relationship — from daily questions to structured programs.
Paired
4.3The daily-question couples app — five minutes a day of actually talking about things that matter.
Free, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Lasting
4.2Couples counseling’s curriculum, app-sized — research-based sessions for communication, conflict, and intimacy.
Free intro, then ~$29.99/mo · Free tier: Yes
Employer-provided mental health benefits — therapy, coaching, and self-guided care your company may already pay for.
Lyra Health
4.4The EAP replacement done right — vetted therapists with real openings, paid for by your employer.
Free through participating employers · Free tier: Yes
Spring Health
4.3The data-driven employer benefit — assessment-based matching that gets you to the right care fast.
Free through participating employers · Free tier: Yes
Modern Health
4.2The coaching-forward employer benefit — one platform for therapy, coaching, group Circles, and self-care.
Free through participating employers · Free tier: Yes
Apps that support eating disorder recovery alongside professional treatment — meal support, coping skills, and care-team connection.
Age-appropriate mental health and emotional-skills apps for children and teenagers — vetted with extra care.
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