Best Mindfulness Applications

These apps can support meditation, emotional awareness, journaling, positive thinking, sleep and self-care.

Mindfulness & Wellbeing Apps You Can Use Every Day

Shout is a free 24/7 text messaging service. It connects people with trained volunteers who can provide support when someone is struggling to cope.

Text: SHOUT to 85258

Shout

Samaritans provides confidential emotional support to anyone who is struggling or simply needs someone to talk to. You don't have to be suicidal or in crisis to contact them.

Freephone: 116 123 — available 24/7.

Samaritans

A free emotional wellbeing app that helps you identify, understand and track your emotions throughout the day. It can help you notice emotional patterns and discover strategies that support better emotional regulation.

How We Feel

Samaritans

NHS Mental Health Services

Shout

Please note: These apps are self-help tools and are not a replacement for professional therapy or medical support.

Provides free information, advice and support for older people in England, including help with loneliness, wellbeing, health, care, finances and accessing local services.

Advice Line: 0800 678 1602
Opening times: 8am – 7pm, 365 days a year

Age UK

Mind provides information, advice and support for people experiencing mental health difficulties. Mind also has local services across England and Wales, where you may be able to access counselling, peer support and other mental health services depending on your area.

Mind

Provides support and information for people struggling with difficult thoughts, loneliness, anxiety or feeling unable to cope. CALM particularly focuses on supporting men and anyone who is struggling.

Opening times: 5pm – midnight, 365 days a year. Call -0800 58 58 58

CALM

Mind

CALM

Age UK

SANE provides emotional support, information and guidance for anyone affected by mental illness, including family members, friends and carers.

Opening times: 4pm – 10pm, 365 days a year
Helpline: 0300 304 7000

SANE

Provides confidential support to people experiencing emotional distress or thoughts of suicide, as well as people concerned about someone else.

Opening times: 6pm – midnight, every day
Helpline: 0800 587 0800

Suicide Prevention UK

Support for people experiencing panic attacks, phobias, OCD and other anxiety-related difficulties. Support is also available for carers.

Helpline: 0300 772 9844
Opening times: 10am – 10pm, 365 days a year

No Panic

Suicide Prevention UK

No Panic

SANE

A safe and confidential space where people can talk openly about difficult thoughts and feelings, including thoughts of suicide. Support is also available for people worried about someone else.

Helpline: 0808 115 1505

Silence of Suicide (SOS)

Free and confidential support for anyone under 19 in the UK. Young people can talk to a trained counsellor about anything that is worrying them, by phone, online chat or message.

Opening times: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Helpline: 0800 1111