Best Apps For Anxiety/Mindfulness
Anxiety can disrupt your daily life if not managed properly. It can result in sleeping difficulties, physical symptoms including stomach aches and panic attacks, and not feeling like your best self. These apps help to manage and cope with anxiety and stress so that it doesn’t get the best of you.
Headspace
Headspace is one of the most popular meditation apps. It is used by over 70 million people in over 190 countries. It aims to improve the health and happiness of the world. With animations, programs, and meditations, there is something for everyone.
Headspace helps to create life-changing habits to build better mental health and wellbeing and reduces stress by 14% in just 10 days with regular practice. It can also help to relax, feel calm and improve sleep.
The Mindfulness App
The Mindfulness App is exactly what it says - it is an app for mindfulness. Its vision is to bring peace to the world by helping people connect with themselves and find peace in their lives. Its mission is to help the world become more thoughtful and mindful. The Mindfulness app offers a large number of meditations that are customisable with daily encouragement messages for a healthier and happier life.
Buddhify
Buzzfeed named Buddhify the ‘best meditation app’ to ease anxiety. It is designed for busy people and is categorised by what you’re doing and how you feel. Different meditations depend on what you need support with - stress and complex emotion, going to sleep or work. The sessions last from 4 to 30 minutes long, so you can comfortably choose your desired duration. The categories are customisable, so you can create your own categories to suit your needs.
Shine
Shine is an app with a mission to make caring for mental and emotional health easier and more accessible. It is inclusive regardless of experience, with 80% of its team being Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC). It aims to support those who need it with self-care strategies and 800+ mindfulness meditations, bedtime stories and calming sounds to promote calm and relaxation. It was put on Apple’s Best of 2020 app store list and has over 30,000 5-star reviews.
Breethe
Breethe is a wellness app for anxiety, stress, sleep and other areas of life - available whenever needed. Breethe includes meditations, hypnotherapy, stories, music, and sounds. It is used by 10 million people worldwide and has been named a ‘Must Have App’ by Apple. Renowned professionals in meditation and wellbeing have developed Breethe’s content for the most effective and supportive experience.
Calm
Calm’s mission is to make the world happier and healthier. It is one of the most popular meditation apps, with over 100 million downloads and over 1.5M+ 5-star reviews. The team is dedicated to improving mental fitness, relaxation and sleep. Calm provides many things, including meditation, music, video and workout lessons, and audio programs to suit your needs.
Unplug
Unplug is a guided meditation app with videos to feel happy, calm, and sleep better. Experience 10-minute transformations daily. Search for anything in the 1,100+ video library and shift your mood at the click of a button. Unplug's 100+ world renowned teachers know how to keep meditation simple, modern and fun so that you will actually want to meditate. Every video is produced and curated inside the world's first secular meditation studio, Unplug in Los Angeles.
Envol
Envol is more than a meditation app – it’s a holistic wellness guide that empowers people to feel their best. According to your lifestyle and your recharge score, Envol offers you personalized tips & wellness tools to help you feel better. Guided meditations, 3D sound journeys, incredible music, breathing exercises, positive affirmations… Envol has plenty in store and we’re sure that you’ll quickly feel the benefits! The app is available in English, French and Spanish, and has a 4.9 average rating on iOS. Available on both Android and iOS.
Moodfit
Moodfit has been voted the best overall mental health app three years in a row (2020, 2021 & 2022) and as the best mood tracker in 2023 by Verywell Mind.
Moodfit believes there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution to good mental health. As a result, Moodfit provides a comprehensive set of tools like mood and gratitude journals, breathwork, mindfulness, and CBT. Additionally, Moodfit helps users learn what brings their moods up and down. Moodfit's solution is delivered directly to consumers as well as through partnerships with corporations, therapists, and organizations like The American Nurses Foundation.
Lyf App
Lyf App is a hybrid social media/mental health app that provides a platform for peer-to-peer support as well as a much-needed alternative to mainstream social media. Here, you can find experiences you can relate to and share stuff that might be too personal for your other socials without fear of judgment.
Summary
As you can see, many options exist when deciding on a meditation app. Choose an app you feel most drawn to that works best for you, depending on your needs and desires. Having the necessary tools to help can be very comforting and excellent for complimenting therapy sessions designed to help with mental health support.
Gareth Michael can help you manage your anxiety and stress through spiritual coaching and therapy. He works to understand every part of you to find the right support for you and improve your wellbeing and happiness. Schedule a free discovery call to find out more.