The top 10 mental health apps to try on World Mental Health Day

Happify offers users science-backed activities and games designed to enhance their mood and overall well-being. The app also monitors users’ emotions over time, allowing them to track their progress and assess the app’s effectiveness.

How We Feel is a journaling app made in conjunction with Yale University’s Center for Emotional Intelligence that helps users better understand their emotions. The app also tracks users’ sleep, exercise, and health trends to help users identify patterns over time.

Ahead bills itself as “the Duolingo for your emotional intelligence.” The app is designed to serve as a “personalized pocket coach that provides bite-sized, science-driven tools to boost emotional intelligence,” according to its website. It was a finalist for the social impact category of the 2024 Apple Design Awards.

Headspace is a meditation and sleep app that features a variety of courses and guided meditations. It also offers bedtime meditations and exercises to help users relax and improve their sleep quality.

The Breeze app offers several research-backed psychological tests to help users better understand the underlying reasons for their emotions. It also includes routine plans based on cognitive therapy and a journal.

BetterHelp (TDOC) is the world’s largest therapy service, offering professional and affordable online counseling. It is a telehealth platform with a network of over 30,000 licensed therapists that can provide sessions online.

I Am is a daily affirmation app designed to help users overcome negative thoughts and boost self-esteem. Users can choose from a selection of positive affirmations or create personalized ones, which the app delivers daily via notifications or widgets.

Me+ is a daily routine planner and self-care app designed to help users build healthy habits and maintain consistent routines.

Calm is a mental health app that offers mindfulness tools and guided meditations to help users reduce stress, improve sleep, and live healthier lives. It is the top meditation app on the Apple app store.

Finch is a self-care app that helps users improve their mental health by caring for a virtual pet bird. The bird grows and evolves based on the user’s real-life actions, encouraging positive habits and well-being.