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These apps are here to support you when you’re feeling sad, down, or just not yourself. They include activities, calming exercises, and helpful tips that can lift your mood and remind you of positive things, even on tough days. You can use them to express your feelings, find comfort, and feel reassured that you’re not alone and that things can get better.

Remente is a self-care and wellbeing app designed to help teenagers and adults manage stress, anxiety, and their general mental wellness. It provides tools like mood tracking, relaxation techniques, and informational resources. The app also generates weekly insights and average mood scores based on user input, helping you stay on track with your emotional wellbeing. You can use it at your own pace, and it fits around your daily routine.

Remente: Self Care & Wellbeing
Remente: Self Care & Wellbeing

Healthy Living

Mental Health

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In App Purchases

Apple iOS

74%

Level 2

Android

73%

Level 2

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Move Mood is a free Android app developed to support teenagers and adults experiencing low mood or depression. It helps users plan and complete activities that promote better mental health, using behaviour activation techniques. The app includes habit tracking, reminders, and motivational goal-setting tools to encourage gradual and positive behaviour changes.

Move Mood
Move Mood

Mental Health


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

68%

Level 3

Android

68%

Level 3

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SAM is a free self-help app for adults and teenagers designed to support users with anxiety, depression, loneliness and stress. It combines mood tracking, practical coping tools, and a moderated peer-support feature called the Social Cloud, where users can share experiences and encouragement anonymously. The app is intended to help users build awareness of their mental health and access strategies for managing difficult emotions.

Selfhelp App for the Mind SAM
Selfhelp App for the Mind SAM

Mental Health


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

79%

Level 2

Android

79%

Level 2

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Combined Minds is a free mental health support app developed to help friends and family members support someone experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, eating disorders, or addiction. Designed for teenagers and adults, it provides accessible, easy-to-understand guidance and relaxation strategies to help users respond with confidence and care.

Combined Minds
Combined Minds

Mental Health

Utilities/ Administration


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

81%

Level 2

Android

81%

Level 2

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Tellmi is an anonymous, peer-support app for teenagers and adults that helps users manage anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress and other emotional challenges. The app is designed to support mental wellbeing and reduce feelings of isolation by enabling users to share experiences, express emotions and connect with others going through similar issues. It includes moderated chat forums, mental health content and a supportive community aimed at preventing self-harm and promoting resilience.

Tellmi: Better Mental Health
Tellmi: Better Mental Health

Mental Health


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

86%

Level 2

Android

86%

Level 2

Web App

85%

Level 2

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Apart of Me is a digital space designed to support children and teenagers who are coping with grief and loss. It offers a calming, interactive environment where young users can explore helpful guidance, stories, and reflective activities related to bereavement. You can use it at your own pace, and it fits around your daily routine.

Apart of Me
Apart of Me

Mental Health

Paediatric


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

78%

Level 2

Android

77%

Level 2

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Wysa: Mental Wellbeing AI is a conversational self-help app designed to support people experiencing anxiety, stress, or low mood. Using an AI chatbot and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, it helps users manage thoughts and emotions. It includes tools for self-monitoring, guided support, and reflective journaling, alongside optional assessments for depression, anxiety, and stress levels. The app is suitable for teenagers and adults.

Wysa: Mental Wellbeing AI
Wysa: Mental Wellbeing AI

Healthy Living

Mental Health


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

87%

Level 4

Android

87%

Level 4

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Amaru is a self-care and wellbeing app for teenagers and adults that uses a virtual pet to help users manage stress, anxiety and depression. It supports emotional wellbeing through interactive self-care activities such as breathing exercises, mindfulness practices and health journaling. By caring for their virtual pet, users are encouraged to engage regularly in healthy habits, making the experience both supportive and engaging.

Amaru: Self-care Virtual Pet
Amaru: Self-care Virtual Pet

Mental Health


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

71%

Level 2

Android

71%

Level 2

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eQuoo is a mental wellbeing app that uses interactive stories and games to help you build emotional skills and resilience. Aimed at managing anxiety, depression, and stress, the app takes a gamified approach to self-development and includes learning modules presented in a "choose-your-own-adventure" style. You can use it at your own pace and it fits around your daily routine.

eQuoo
eQuoo

Mental Health

Utilities/ Administration


In App Purchases

Android

83%

Level 2

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