Goal setting, problem solving and motivation apps

Goal setting, problem solving and motivation apps

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App  Features Clinical Review
Aunty Dee

  • Online tool
  • Problem solving
  • Aimed at Pacific and Maori young people aged 14-25 years
  • Cost: free
  • Available from Aunty website
  • Read more about Aunty Dee
5 star review

Postnatal Wellbeing (Just a Thought)

  • Goal setting, diary, tracking
  • Calculator or counter
  • Graphs and reporting
  • Reminders and data exports
  • Cost: free
  • Available from Just a Thought website
  • Read more about Postnatal Wellbeing (Just a Thought)
4 star review

Pregnancy Wellbeing (Just a Thought)

  • Goal setting and reminders
  • Diary and tracking
  • Calculator or counter
  • Graphs and reporting
  • App community and data
  • export
  • Cost: free
  • Available from Just a Thought website
  • Read more about Pregnancy Wellbeing (Just a Thought)
4 star review
SuperBetter

 
  • Goal setting
  • Self-monitoring
  • Self-reward
  • Gamification
  • Online community 
  • Available from Google Play and iTunes
  • Cost: free
  • Read more about SuperBetter
4 star review
WOOP
 
  • Goal setting
  • Uses an evidence method called “mental contrasting with implementation intentions”
  • Available from Google Play and iTunes
  • Cost: free
  • Read more about WOOP
4 star review

Lift – Depression & Anxiety app

  • Daily activities and links to other resources
  • Meditation and mindfulness practices and AI interactive coach
  • Available from Google Play and iTunes
  • Cost: free; paid upgrade
  • Read more about Lift – Depression & Anxiety app
Happify

 
  • Goal setting
  • Follow different tracks based on your goals
  • Gamification
  • Reminders
  • Available from Google Play and iTunes
  • Paired website, can complete activities on all devices
  • Cost: free (basic), paid upgrade
  • Read more about Happify

Free version: 

2 star review


Paid version:
4 star review

Sanvello - stress & anxiety

 
  • Goal setting
  • Wellness tools such as mood and health habit tracking
  • Relaxation and coping activities
  • Available from Google Play and iTunes
  • Cost: free (basic), paid upgrade
  • Read more about Sanvello - stress & anxiety

Free version: 

2 star review


Paid version:
4 star review

All Right?

  • Developed in conjunction with the Canterbury District Health Board, Mental Health Foundation and Healthy Christchurch
  • Based on the Mental Health Foundation's Five Ways to Wellbeing
  • Daily suggestions
  • Customisation
  • Read more about All Right?

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Excluded apps Lantern app excluded because it requests credit card information upfront during sign-up, even before the user has had a chance to decide if the app is something they'd like to use.

References

  1. Bolier L, Haverman M, Westerhof GJ, Riper H, Smit F, Bohlmeijer E. Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies(external link). BMC Public Health. 2013 Feb 8;13:119.1.
  2. Carpenter J, Crutchley P, Zilca RD, Schwartz HA, Smith LK, Cobb AM, et al. Seeing the “Big” Picture: Big Data Methods for Exploring Relationships Between Usage, Language, and Outcome in Internet Intervention Data(external link). Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2016;18(8):e241.
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