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Apps and services you can use for free, or start for free, with what the free version actually includes.

38 options. Most recent review October 27, 2026. Information, not medical advice.

options
38options
take insurance
1take insurance
free or free to start
38free or free to start
with a real person
10with a real person
you use on your own
31you use on your own
typical listed price a month (16 list one)
$7typical listed price a month (16 list one)

Which one is right for you?

Pick what you want it to do. We'll show what each option is best at.

What each is best at

  • Best-studiedStrong research support

    Calm

    Meditate and unwind

    Calm helps you relax and sleep with guided meditations, Sleep Stories, music and breathing exercises.

    Free, or $79.99/year or $16.99/month

    Research
    Strong research support
    Privacy
    Privacy grade CC
    Cost
    Free to startFree+
    With
    You, on your ownYou

  • Best freeFree · Strong research support

    Healthy Minds Program

    Meditate and unwind

    You pick a short guided meditation or a podcast-style lesson, and can also do 'active' practices while walking or doing chores.

    Free

    Research
    Strong research support
    Privacy
    Privacy grade CC
    Cost
    FreeFree
    With
    You, on your ownYou

  • Most privatePrivacy grade A+

    PTSD Coach

    Specialist care

    PTSD Coach helps you understand PTSD, check how your symptoms are changing, and use quick tools like grounding and breathing when you feel overwhelmed.

    Free

    Research
    Strong research support
    Privacy
    Privacy grade A+A+
    Cost
    FreeFree
    With
    You, on your ownYou

  • Most used769K ratings on the App Store

    Finch

    Track and reflect

    You adopt a small bird and help it grow by doing your own self-care: a morning and evening check-in, tiny goals like drinking water or going outside, and short breathing…

    Free; Finch Plus $9.99/month or $69.99/year

    Research
    No research listed
    Privacy
    Privacy grade CC
    Cost
    Free to startFree+
    With
    You, on your ownYou
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Each pick wins on one fact from its record (research, price, privacy grade, published store ratings). Not a score, and never paid placement.

Every option, narrowed your way

38 options

  • Calm

    Meditate and unwind · Free, or $79.99/year or $16.99/month

  • Healthy Minds Program

    Meditate and unwind · Free

  • PTSD Coach

    Specialist care · Free

  • Insight Timer

    Meditate and unwind · Free; MemberPlus $59.99/year or $9.99/month

  • MindDoc

    Track and reflect · Free; MindDoc Plus $69.99/year

  • Wysa

    Chat it through · Free; Premium about $74.99/year

  • CBT-i Coach

    Learn a program · Free

  • Recovery Record

    Track and reflect · Free

  • Mindfulness Coach

    Meditate and unwind · Free

  • Smiling Mind

    Meditate and unwind · Free

  • Moodfit

    Track and reflect · Free; Premium $39.99/year in the App Store (web plans from $19.99/year)

  • MindShift CBT

    Learn a program · Free

  • Insomnia Coach

    Learn a program · Free

  • PTSD Family Coach

    Specialist care · Free

  • NAMI

    Community · Free

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How this works: every shelf, count and filter comes from facts on each app’s record (what it’s for, the kind of help, how you pay, the listed price). We don’t diagnose or score you, and what you save stays on this device. If a link ever earns us something, or a spot is sponsored, it’s labelled, and it never changes which apps appear or their order.