When everything feels too much
Calm Down
Breathe with Dave, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, a fidget you can squish, and techniques for really intense moments.
Meet Dave. Your calming companion.
A companion for the hard moments and a champion for the good ones. Completely free: no ads, no sign-up. Designed and built by someone who needed these tools in one place whilst navigating their own mental health crisis.
Four doors, each opening a different set of widgets.
Tap how you feel, and the right tools are waiting behind it.
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 when typing is too much, and a place to dump thoughts. Dave sorts them into priority order for you.
When you need somewhere safe
My Safe Space
Your own corner of Dave, a store of memories and pictures that make you smile. Somewhere steady and familiar when the world isn't.
Always one tap away
- SOS — crisis support when you need human intervention
- Your safety plan — written on a good day, there for a hard one
- Your trusted contacts — no hunting through your phone on a bad day
Nothing leaves your device. What you write, say and record stays on your phone. No account, no cloud, no one reading it.
Free on the App Store and Google Play
About a minute to download, nothing to set up. Scan your phone's code, or search “Dave calming companion”. Set-up tips are here.
★★★★★
Obviously made with love and care. Intuitive, easy to navigate and helpful. Lots of useful tools to aid you through some of life's mental health setbacks. Much more helpful than some other mental health apps I've tried.
Written for the people using it, and the people sharing it.
- Meet DaveA plain introduction for anyone starting out
- Getting set upThree steps, and the five minutes that matter most
- Dave for practitionersFor social prescribers, link workers and therapists
- Buy Dave a coffeeDave stays free either way — this only helps keep it going