Apps can be useful tools for helping us monitor and maintain our wellbeing. Depending on your needs, there are a vast array of apps that can help enhance your life. The convenience of having a program at the palm of your hand is unsurpassed.
To help whittle down what can be an overwhelming amount of options, here is a list of my most recommended apps, based on feedback from my clients, my colleagues and available research.
Meditation and breathing exercises:
• Buddhify 2- Mindfulness ($3.49 on Google Play, $6.49 on Appstore)
• Calm (Free)
• Get Some Headspace (Free*)
• Breathe 2 Relax (Free)
• Deep Sleep Andrew Johnson ($3.79 in Appstore, $3.03 in Google Play)
• BellyBio (Free in Appstore)
• I Sleep Easy (Free in Google Play, $6.49 in Appstore)
Tracking mood:
• Optimism (Free)
• Moodtrack Diary (Free in Google Play, 99c in Appstore)
• EMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker (Free in Google Play)
• In Flow: Mood and Emotion Diary (Free)
Anxiety Self-Help
• SAM Anxiety Management (Free)
PTSD Self-Help
• PTSD Coach (Free)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Self-Help
• DBT Diary Card & Skills Coach ($4.99 in Appstore)
• DBT911 (Free)
Self-Harm Prevention
• iCope ($2.99 in Appstore, Free in Google Play)
Suicide Prevention
• Operation Reach Out (Free)
Quitting Smoking
• Quit Now (Free)
• My Quit Buddy (Free)
Sobriety
• Sober App (Free in Google Play)
• Nomo (Free in Appstore)
Water and Diet
• Water Balance ($2.49 in Appstore)
• iEatClean ($3.79)
Exercise and Working Out
• Freeletics (Free)
• Up (Free, need to purchase a Tracker $79.99- $275.00)
• The Johnson & Johnson Official 7 Minute Workout App (Free)
• 7 Minute Workout (High Intensity Training) ($2.49 in Appstore)
• Zombies, Run! 5k Training ($2.49)
• Lark: Personal Weight Loss Coach & 24/7 Nutritionist (Free)
• CARROT Fit ($3.99 in Appstore)
Yoga
• Yoga.com ($4.99)
• Yoga Break ($3.79)
Organiser
• todoist (Free)
*Where Google Play or Appstore are not specified, the price listed is the same for both.
