Don’t just manage anxiety—overcome it for good. Discover one of the highest-rated apps designed to help you conquer anxiety and panic attacks from day one.
How can the DARE App help you? The DARE app is an evidence-based training program designed to help people overcome anxiety, panic attacks, worry, negative and intrusive thoughts, insomnia, and more. Inspired by the best-selling book ‘DARE,’ this app is built to help you quickly regain control of your life.
Carry the DARE anxiety relief app with you wherever life takes you. Whether it’s tackling anxious moments like driving, flying, dining out, managing health concerns, dealing with intrusive thoughts, public speaking, hitting the gym, or visiting the doctor—DARE has you covered.
No matter your schedule, access the DARE anxiety and panic relief app to swiftly conquer your unique challenges. Plus, monitor your daily progress effortlessly with the mood journal feature.
Approved by ORCHA (Organisation for the Review of Care & Health Apps)
As featured in The Guardian, GQ, Vice, The Irish Times, Studio 10, and more
Best Mobile App Awards 2020, Silver Nominee
Named one of Healthline's Best Anxiety Apps of 2019
Best Mobile App Awards 2018, Platinum Nominee
Experience the DARE app, designed to:
Ease anxiety and stress
Halt panic attacks
Reduce worry
Improve sleep quality
Break cycles of negative thinking
Cultivate healthier relationships
Elevate self-esteem and confidence
Rediscover boldness, freedom, and adventure in life
Features:
100’s of free audios, including guided meditations for anxiety, with new audios added almost every day
Free audio guides to overcome anxiety and panic attacks
Unlimited audio downloads to your private personal area
Unlimited entries in your personal mood journal
Premium members unlock exclusive offerings:
Enriching wellness videos fostering the mind-body connection
Calming breathing exercises designed to alleviate stress
Supportive DARE buddy groups
Two live group Zoom sessions each month with our esteemed DARE clinical team
Daily Dares, guest master classes, and much more!
Read what our users say: “Took a chance with this app, and I’m so glad I did! It’s honestly amazing and the best anxiety app I’ve tried. The ‘Evening Wind Down’ is the absolute best, and I love how the app has so many different tools and meditations! Highly recommend DARE!” - StacyS
“This is one of the only apps I’ve continued to pay premium for. It’s truly helped me come off that ledge of anxiety and learn new coping mechanisms that therapy hadn’t even taught me. I love this app, and I love the people that run it. Thank you for what you do.” - Aschom
“20 years of fighting anxiety on my own, not knowing what’s going on with me… until I got this app. It’s changed the way I fight this THING forever. Thank you for all the work you do.” - Glitchb1
“DARE is a lifesaver. I recently started using it, but it’s already helped me more than my therapist. The advice and the DARE response are great, but for me, the best are the deep relief and insomnia recordings—they help me go to sleep.” - MartinB
“I was sceptical of the claim that within 3 days you’d see improvements, but I have an incredible set of tools. I can’t imagine not having this app now.” - RebeccaM
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I have always had anxiety. But panic attacks are a whole new thing that started about 4 months ago. When they first started I had no idea they were actually panic attacks. I truly believed so had something medically wrong with me because of all the physical symptoms panic attacks cause. They even started giving me daily headaches and the dizziness and heart palpitations had me CONVINCED I was suffering from some weird heart or brain problem. I LOVE how this app helps you logically think through what’s happening to you. The step by step explanation and tips to get past it is AMAZING. I will continue to use this and am so grateful for the almost instant help it gave me. To know that everything I am going through is in fact symptoms of panic attacks helps me logically understand and believe it. I love how he actually says to go to a doctor and get a clean bill of health too. I was cleared of all medical reasons but still didn’t believe it until I listened to some of these and see that what am feeling is exactly what I was told. Panic.. not illness. I thought doctors were just dismissing me. This app is a life saver and I am so happy I found it. I hope it helps with the headaches too. I am on medication to help that because I work myself up so much I am constantly tense and causes daily headaches. But being able to calm down will hopefully help that too. I just couldn’t break the cycle of worry so I could relax. But this app has already helped me do that.
Developer Response
Hi, AJ MLH. Thank you so much for sharing your experience! It’s incredible to hear how the app has helped you understand and manage your panic attacks. Knowing you’re not alone and being able to break that worry cycle is such a big step forward. Keep going—you’re doing amazing! 😊👏
my favorite anxiety tool
10000ants
this app and Barry’s guided meditations have done more than i can ever ask in terms of helping me through anxiety. i’ve been dealing with panic attacks and agoraphobia for a little over two years now and this app has been a lifesaver. unfortunately, most other anxiety apps i’ve found are pretty greedy and lock 99% of their content behind paywalls. dare, on the other hand, has a surprising amount of free content covering a range of topics. not only is the availability really great, but the quality of the content is better than anything else i’ve ever come across. many other guided meditations are not my piece of cake. i find that they can be TOO ‘calming’ to the point where i feel uncomfortable, too broad to where my specific triggers aren’t being addressed, or overall just unhelpful. Barry’s SOS audios have been, as stated before, absolute LIFESAVERS for me. he addresses numerous different panic triggers and does so in a way that makes me feel understood, reassured, and capable.overall the dare app has saved me in some of my toughest moments. from battling anticipatory anxiety to everyday panic attacks, i’ve actually made it a habit to keep earbuds with me wherever i go so i can use dare’s tools as needed to get through really tough times. the app has done so much for me that i’ve even recommended it to my dad who is dealing with his own troubles with anxiety/stress. i can’t thank Barry, the developers, and the rest of the team enough for this app. it truly is an incredible tool and i’m more than thankful to have found it when i did.
Developer Response
Hi, 10000ants. Thank you so much for sharing this! We’re thrilled to hear how much the app has helped you through such tough times. We appreciate that you’ve found the content both accessible and effective. Sending you lots of support, and we’re so grateful for your recommendation to your dad too! 😊
Short story
PanicAnxiety
I’ve had anxiety and panic attacks for over 20 years. It’s been intense for a period of time, then it gets less intense. Now it’s intensifying again. I’m uncomfortable riding into elevators, airplanes, across bridges, especially narrow bridges worse if the traffic stops on the bridge. I’m afraid to drive on wide highways, and worst if the traffic backs up, my anxiety alerts me and I panic wanting to get off the highway. I seldom drive on the highways, but when I do I’m always with someone who is driving. My anxiety is so bad that I seldom go into the city. I’ve been listening to the Dare app now for over two years and I can say it has helped a little. I’m still not confident driving at certain places, I drive to work and no further than 10 or 15 miles away from home and I always take the back roads. I suffered from traumatic events from a child but it only gets worse. Now I’m going through a divorce and because of that I am always on high alert. My stress levels are through the roof. My greatest fears is driving anxiety, I’m afraid that I might panic when I stop at the traffic light and people will see me panicking. It is very difficult to remember to use the Dare dialogue when I’m going through it. Like I said earlier the Dare exercises help but just a little. I would love to go to one of the Academy classes but can’t afford the $300 not any time soon. I am also practicing breathing exercises but I really need more help. Can anyone recommend anything.
Developer Response
Hi, PanicAnxiety. Thank you for sharing your experience so openly. We’re really glad the DARE app has been able to help you at least a little so far, even if things still feel very challenging. Please know you’re not alone in this. We also understand that the DARE Academy may not be in your budget right now, and that’s completely okay—feel free to join whenever it becomes more convenient for you.
Better than my therapist
HaileeMKP
5 Days ago I would not have been able to or want to even write a review. I have recently been diagnosed with GAD. Sudden onset after getting a positive COVID result. An instant fire ran through my body. Ever since then I have had sensations I have never felt before. This is all day everyday. I have had a few good days. I don’t feel as if I had lots of anxious thoughts before. I Still have lots of questions of course. Now that I have DARE app I can calm down when my anxiety gets bad. Before I never knew anything about this anxiety. Dare has helped me fall asleep at night, breath, stop all different types of sensations, even face my fear of anxiety it’s self. Again I just started so I am still growing strength everyday. With the use of this app and the amazing creators I know I have it in me to overcome this. I really feel for the ones who have been dealing with this long before this. I can honestly say your strong and if you haven’t tried the DARE app I recommend it…. Highly recommend it. To the ones who have overcame this congrats and thank you for sharing what you have learned using DARE and what you felt helped you the most. I’m just amazed at how a different mental approach to anxiety and understanding it has made it diminish. I’m still working on this and will be using DARE everyday. Yes even after I have control over my anxiety. God bless.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your review, Hailee! It really helps us to keep going and delivering the best. Please recommend our app to your friends, and don’t hesitate to shoot us a note at support@dareresponse.com if you have any questions. We would love to hear from you. Keep on DARE-ing!
We’ve made improvements to the DARE Assistant to enhance readability and overall user experience.
What’s improved:
Clearer structure and spacing in responses
Better paragraph formatting for easier reading
Improved use of headings and bullet points
More consistent presentation across answers
These updates make guidance easier to follow, especially during moments when clarity matters most.
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If you experience any issues or notice anything that doesn’t look right, please contact:
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Thank you for being part of the DARE community.
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Information
Seller
BMD Publishing Ltd
Size
84.1 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.4 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.4 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.4 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.4 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.3 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
