Self-Help Apps
Below are some Self-Care Apps to get you started thinking about what self-care practices may best fit your needs. All have a free version and some may have cost elements for more tailored aspects of the app We hope that if you have not found one that you think will enhance your well-being these will inspire you to search on your own for some.
CBH Care does not have any financial interest in these companies and does not endorse any elements that are not consistent with our organization’s mission.
Mindfulness and Meditation Apps
Luminosity
If you play games to distract yourself or wind down from a long day, this could be for you. Lumosity lets you play games, learn, and improve your mind all at once. The app includes puzzles, memory games, logic problems, meditation techniques, and more. As you play, you can track your progress while learning your strengths, weaknesses, and cognitive patterns.
You can download Lumosity from the App Store or the Play Store.
Calm
Whether you live with anxiety or just have a busy day, Calm can help you find a few moments in the day to feel peaceful. The app offers hundreds of meditations on topics including anxiety, stress, sleeping, forgiveness, gratitude, and more.
You can download Calm from the App Store or the Play Store.
Mental Wellness and Self-Care
#SelfCare
The #SelfCare app offers a judgment-free sanctuary for soothing anxiety and finding comfort through simple rituals like tarot cards, pet snuggles, and bubble baths. With its moon-inspired design, #SelfCare guides users into relaxation and presence, helping transform negative mental space without any pressure to win points or keep streaks. Perfect for anyone seeking small moments of joy, #SelfCare promotes love and connection over achievement.
Virtual Hope Box
The Virtual Hope Box smartphone app supplements treatment by giving patients simple, customizable tools to promote coping, relaxation, and positive thinking. Users can personalize the Virtual Hope Box with multimedia content they find personally supportive - family photos, motivational quotes, soothing music, and more. Created for use under a provider's guidance, the Virtual Hope Box empowers patients with healthy distractions and resources to overcome struggles at the moment.
Journaling and Emotional
Well-being
Day One
The #SelfCare app offers a judgment-free sanctuary for soothing anxiety and finding comfort through simple rituals like tarot cards, pet snuggles, and bubble baths. With its moon-inspired design, #SelfCare guides users into relaxation and presence, helping transform negative mental space without any pressure to win points or keep streaks. Perfect for anyone seeking small moments of joy, #SelfCare promotes love and connection over achievement.
Whole
Whole: Self-Care Habit Builder, by The Happiness Broadcast, is a free science-based self-care app designed to help people build and maintain healthy habits.
Whole features daily mood tracking to allow you to understand your moods and triggers, a gratitude journal so you can read (and share) moments of gratitude from the Whole community, and a habit builder that allows you to select specialized training modules to help you develop and strengthen habits that directly impact your mental health.
Headspace
Meditation has been shown to help people reduce stress, enhance focus, and improve sleep. Headspace makes meditation simple and accessible. This app teaches you the life-changing skills of meditation and mindfulness with easy-to-follow sessions that fit into your daily routine. In just a few minutes a day, you'll learn techniques to calm your mind, increase your awareness, and achieve a greater sense of well-being. With a variety of guided meditations and mindfulness exercises, Headspace helps you build a consistent practice that can transform your life.
Concentration and Focus Enhancement
#blockit: Block distractions
Perhaps one of the biggest culprits robbing us of our valuable self-care time is social media. The #blockit app is trying to help people regain their focus and stay off social media — avoiding the inevitable rabbit hole that most of us fall into.
Instead of blocking an entire site, #blockit “surgically removes” the distracting parts of the site (think: Instagram or Facebook feeds) and leaves the rest of the site untouched and available to use (like notifications and DMs). While it’s free to download and use, the app is only available for iPhone and iPad users.
Artistic Expression and Learning:
DailyArt
DailyArt is the #1 app to learn about art history. Every day, get inspired by beautiful classic, modern, and contemporary art masterpieces and read short stories about them. Join the community of art lovers for whom DailyArt is something that enlightens their day, every day. For free!
Colorfy
Colorfy offers adult coloring pages spanning simple patterns to intricate animal designs to help you de-stress and spark creativity through artistic self-expression. Based on research showing the relaxing, mood-boosting benefits of coloring, Colorfy provides a judgment-free space to lose yourself in the flow state and experience the calming, centering joys of filling pages with color. Give your mind a break and tap into your creative spirit with Colorfy’s vast collections of coloring templates designed for stress relief and mindfulness.