Mobile Apps
Stress Management
How We Feel
Features:
Label your emotions using our favorite tool, the Mood Meter, which was created by Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence
The app recommends self-care strategies that match your mood and even provides short video clips of experts explaining the strategies
Record your location, activities, notes, etc. so you can learn more about what affects your mood and how
Access: 100% free.
Smiling Mind
Features: A collection of hundreds of mindfulness meditations, including: body scans, breathing meditations, and sensory exercises such as listening to music or tasting foods.
Mark your favorite meditations and track your meditation practice on a dashboard. You can also download meditations for offline use.
Access: 100% free.
- “Hey Google, talk to Smiling Mind.”
- “Hey Google, do a sleep meditation with Smiling Mind.”
- “Hey Google, use Smiling Mind to do a relax meditation.”
- “Hey Google, help me focus with Smiling Mind.”
MindShift
Features:
Thought journal to help you identify and challenge unhelpful thinking.
Audio recordings of guided relaxation and mindfulness meditations.
Check-in feature to keep track of your anxiety and mood over time.
Healthy habit tips.
Goal setting and reminder features.
Access: 100% free.
Headspace
Features: Hundreds of meditation, sleep, and movement exercises offered via audio and video records.
Access: Some of the recording are available for free, but you need a premium membership to access all of them.
- "Alexa, open Headspace"
- "Alexa, tell Headspace to start my daily meditation"
- "Alexa, ask Headspace for today’s meditation"
- "Alexa, tell Headspace I’m ready to sleep"
- "Hey Google, talk to Headspace."
- "Hey Google, ask Headspace for today’s meditation."
- "Hey Google, tell Headspace I want to wind down."
- "Hey Google, tell Headspace I’m ready to sleep."
Calm
Features:
Breathing exercises to help you relax
Mindful stretching and movement.
Music and soundscapes engineered to help you focus, relax, or sleep.
7 and 21 day mindfulness meditation programs.
Audio classes featuring experts.
Access: Some of the recording are available for free, but you need a premium membership to access all of them. Calm offers a 7 day free trial. Annual memberships cost $69.99.
- "Hey Google, talk to Calm."
Insight Timer
Features:
Thousands of guided meditations
Thousands of music tracks and ambient sounds
Thousands of discussion groups and community features
Stats and milestones for tracking your progress
Access: Many features are available through the free plan. The premium subscription costs $9.99/month or $59.99/year.
Sanvello
Features:
Guided meditation, calming music, and thought reframing tools.
Short interactive quizzes.
Mood tracker.
Group conversations where you can share your personal stories and chat with other users who often feel just like you.
“Master classes” with experts.
Access: Free access to guided meditations to everyone with a valid .edu email address. The premium subscription costs $8.99/month or $53.99/year.
Balance
Features:
Personalized guided meditations tailored to your mood, goals, experience, and more.
Offers bite-sized single meditations and 10 day plans.
Wind Down, an activity to help you relax and prepare for restful sleep.
Animated breathing exercises.
9 concrete meditation techniques: Breath Focus, Body Scan, Labeling, Awareness, Visualization, Loving-Kindness, Breath Control, Spotlighting, and Innovation.
Access: The subscription costs $11.99/month and $49.99/year.
Want more options? We only included our "go-to" top recommended apps on this page, but if you'd like to browse more options, the PsyberGuide website has information and expert reviews of about 150 similar apps. There are plenty of options so you can find the perfect fit.
Organization
Google Keep
Features:
Add notes, lists, photos, and audio to Keep.
Organize your notes with labels and colors.
Get reminded about a note at the right time or place.
Record a voice memo and have it automatically transcribed.
Grab the text from an image to help you quickly find that note again through search.
Access: 100% free.
Todoist
Features:
Remember deadlines with reminders and due dates.
Build lasting habits with recurring due dates like "every Monday".
Prioritize your tasks with priority levels.
Works with Gmail, Google Calendar, Alexa and more.
Access: Free, with premium subscription features available.
Miscellaneous
Harmony Game Room
Features:
Battle the Bully Bot Game: Learn positive ways to handle tough situations.
The WISES Game: Walk In Someone Else's Shoes.
The Commonalities Game: Get to know your buddy.
Relaxation Stations: Activities to help practice focus and breathing.
Play anywhere - no WiFi needed.
Access: 100% free. Designed for PreK-6 students.