Shared with you by your social prescribing team

Meet Dave.
Your calming companion.

Dave is a small, friendly app for the hard moments — and the good ones. It's completely free, with no ads and no sign-up. Your social prescriber thought it might help you.

Try a little of Dave right now

No download needed for this bit. In the app it's called Breathe with Dave — press start and follow the circle for a few breaths.

Ready

Four doors, depending on the kind of moment you're having

This is Dave's real home screen. You don't need to learn anything — just tap the door that matches how you feel.

When everything feels too much

Calm Down

Breathe with Dave, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, a fidget you can squish, and TIPP skills for when emotions are really intense.

When you need a boost

Lift Me Up

Little tools that remind you of the good moments that really happened — because on hard days, your brain forgets.

When your head is full

Let It Out

A private journal, voice notes for when typing feels like too much, and a brain dump you can empty now — then Dave sorts it into priority order for you by asking simple questions.

When you need somewhere safe

My Safe Space

Your own corner of Dave, exactly how you left it — things that feel steady and familiar when the world doesn't.

Always one tap away: 🆘 SOS 🛡 Your safety plan 📞 A trusted contact

Nothing leaves this app 💜 — that's written at the bottom of Dave's home screen, and it's true. What you write, say and record stays on your phone. No account, no cloud, no one reading it.

Dave talks to you like a friend

"You found me. That's good."

"I'm listening."

"I'm here with you."

"One step at a time."

Real lines from the app. No clinical language, no lectures, no judgement.

And he grows with you 🌱 — Dave responds to being looked after. Spend time with him and new widgets quietly unlock along the way, starting in your first couple of weeks — and putting your safety plan in place unlocks one all of its own. No streaks, no pressure, nothing taken away if you're gone a while — just little surprises for showing up.

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Want to see inside Dave first?

Have a look at what Dave looks like, and how to set him up — a two-minute tour, with no download needed. It includes the most important five minutes: setting up your safety plan on a good day, so it's there for a bad one.

Things you might be wondering

✓Free, and staying free. No paywalls, no subscriptions, nothing to unlock.

✓No ads. Ever. Dave is a calm space, not a billboard.

✓No account needed. Download it and it just works.

✓Your data stays yours. Nothing leaves the app — nothing is collected or shared.

Dave was made by Lisa, who built it because she needed it herself. It's grown by word of mouth — passed between therapists, social prescribers and the people they support.

What Dave is, and what Dave isn't

Dave is

A companion for hard moments and good ones
Something you can reach for at 3am
Yours to use as much or as little as you like
A friendly extra alongside any other support you have

Dave isn't

Therapy, or a replacement for it
An emergency service
Medical advice or treatment
Watching, judging or scoring you

If you're ever in crisis and need a real person, please reach out: 999 in an emergency, Samaritans on 116 123 (free, any time, day or night), or text SHOUT to 85258. Dave's SOS button will always point you to these too.

Ready to meet Dave?

It takes about a minute to download, and there's nothing to set up. If you got this page from your social prescriber, you can also scan the code from their printed sheet.

App Store ▶ Google Play

QR code linking to Dave on the App Store — iPhone

QR code linking to Dave on Google Play — Android