Relief - CBT Reframing Tool
Reframe thoughts, ease anxiety
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Work through spiraling thoughts one step at a time. Private, offline CBT journaling that helps you name your thinking traps - no sign-up, all on-device.
Relief is a private, CBT-based companion for untangling anxious, stressful, and self-critical thoughts - and seeing them more clearly.
When a thought is spinning you out, Relief walks you through the step-by-step reframing process used in cognitive behavioral therapy:
• Capture the automatic thought and rate how distressing it feels
• Spot the cognitive distortion behind it (catastrophizing, all-or-nothing thinking, mind-reading, and more)
• Weigh the evidence for and against it
• Write a balanced, kinder reframe
• Rate your distress again, and see what actually changed
Over time, Relief turns your reframes into gentle insight: which thinking traps show up most, in which parts of your life, and how your entries change - so you're not only working through today's thought, you're learning how your own mind works.
WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE RELIEF
• Truly private - everything lives on your device, encrypted. No account, no cloud, no one reading your thoughts.
• Works offline - open it anytime, anywhere, even with no signal.
• Built on real CBT - the reframing flow and distortion library are grounded in established cognitive behavioral techniques.
• Calm, focused design - no feeds, no noise, no pressure. Just you and a clearer thought.
• Made for real moments - quick enough for a short reset, deep enough for a daily journaling practice.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Reframe negative and anxious thoughts with guided CBT steps
• Learn to recognize 10+ common cognitive distortions
• Rate your distress before and after each reframe
• Build a private, searchable thought journal
• Keep a personal support plan and crisis resources - always free, on every plan
• Set review reminders so a reframe comes back when it is useful
• Unlock pattern summaries - recurring distortions, contexts, and review cues (Premium)
WHO IT'S FOR
Anyone navigating anxiety, stress, overthinking, self-doubt, or a harsh inner critic. Whether you're in therapy and want to practice between sessions, or simply want a kinder, calmer relationship with your own mind - Relief meets you where you are.
Your thoughts are yours alone. Relief just helps you see them more clearly.
Relief is a self-help tool, not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. If you're in crisis, please contact a local emergency line or the resources listed in the app.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Relief now speaks 10 languages: English, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), French, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazil), German, Japanese, Korean, and Italian. Choose your language in Settings, or let Relief follow your device language.
Also in this update: layout and copy refinements throughout the app.
The developer, Farid Jafarli, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Information
- Seller
- Farid Jafarli
- Size
- 168.1 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime $49.99
- Monthly $3.99
- Annual $24.99
- Copyright
- © Farid Jafarli