NHS approved apps for mental health
CALM: App for Mindfulness and Meditation. (Available on iOS, Android & Web)
ThinkNinja: Child wellbeing App is available on iOS and Android
Breathe2Relax: The relaxation app trains you on the “belly breathing” technique that has proven benefits for your overall mental health. Available on iOS and Android
Stress Check by Azumio: This app takes you on a deep breathing exercise to promote calmness and can bring your heart rate down in five minutes. The app provides instant feedback with breath and pulse monitoring and tracks long-term progress. Available on iOS and Android
Happify is a way to make a game of all the positive psychology tricks you know might work, but make you feel kind of silly when you actually do them. You'll start by taking a quick test that assesses the areas of happiness you should work on. Then, you're presented with a few "tracks" that can help get you to your goals. Available on iOS and Android
SAM is an application to help you understand and manage anxiety. Available on iOS and Android
Sanvello: Anxiety & Depression app has daily tools for stress, anxiety, and depression alongside a supportive community. Based on cognitive behavioural therapy & mindfulness meditation. Available on iOS, Android & web.
Thrive: When you log in it gives you different tips to help you relieve stress/anxiety. There are tabs for meditation, deep relaxation, self-hypnosis, and more. Available on iOS and Android
Smiling Mind: Trying to incorporate mindfulness into your daily life? This app can help you launch into a regular practice of mindfulness meditations. Available on iOS and Android
Wysa Happiness Chabot: helps to build emotional resilience by talking to you about your situation. Over 60 psychologists and 10,000 users have provided specific inputs to shape how Wysa helps them. Available on iOS and Android
I love Hue: When you feel like you have no control, this app can help sooth you by creating simple visual harmonies from mosaic tiles. Available on iOS and Android
Worry Watch: This journaling tool has a simple user interface where users can log instances of worry, fear, and anxiety. They can also add the outcome of each situation, which provides a comparison between expectation and reality that helps reduce anxiety over time. Available on iOS
What’s Up?: This app uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) methods to help you cope with depression, anxiety, anger, stress, and more. Available on iOS and Android
WellMind is your free NHS mental health and wellbeing app designed to help you with stress, anxiety and depression. The app includes advice, tips and tools to improve your mental health and boost your wellbeing. Available on iOS and Android
Cove: Free, personal music journal to help you with your emotional and mental health. Trusted by the NHS. Available on iOS
Reflectly: A personal journal and diary driven by AI to enable you to deal with negative thoughts, make positivity louder and to teach you about the science of well-being. Available on iOS and Android
Happy not perfect: Backed by science, designed for you, Happy Not Perfect is your go-to place for everything you need to look after your mind in a fun new way. Available on iOS and Android