Steady: Parenting SOS Now
In-the-moment parent coach
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Parenting help for the moment it's happening — the meltdown, the tantrum, the 3 a.m. spiral. A calm, evidence-based response written for right now. No judgment.
Some days end with you hiding in the bathroom. Steady is the app you open then — not for streaks, not for screen time, but for the 10 minutes you need to find your feet again.
Tap what's happening — the bedtime battle, the drop-off meltdown, the tantrum that broke you — and Steady gives you a short, evidence-based response written for *this* moment. Not a generic article. Not a chatbot lecture. A grounded, neurodivergent-aware reply that meets you where your nervous system actually is.
When you're too dysregulated to read, tap Breathe. 60 seconds. Four in, six out. With gentle haptics on every phase, so you can keep your eyes closed and just follow your hand.
— What's free, what's Steady Plus —
The vetted crisis-line safety net (988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Postpartum Support International, Childhelp, pediatrician/911 reminder) is always free and reachable without an account. The full Steady experience — AI co-regulation responses, the Breathe tool, Listen mode, the saved playbook, voice input, and cross-device sync — requires a Steady Plus subscription.
— Why parents keep Steady on their home screen —
• Built for the moments you're not at your best — bedtime stalling, sick days, hitting, drop-off meltdowns, co-parent conflict, your own overwhelm (Steady Plus)
• Co-regulation first, advice second — every response starts where your body is: boiling, numb, or okay (Steady Plus)
• Neurodivergent-aware — toggle the child's profile and the guidance shifts (Steady Plus)
• 60-second resonant breathing with per-phase haptics — your nervous system can use it before your thinking brain catches up (Steady Plus)
• Listen mode — play any response back, eyes closed (Steady Plus)
• Save what worked — build your own playbook over time (Steady Plus)
• Real crisis lines surfaced when red flags appear — medical, parent mental health, child safety — never AI, always vetted humans (free, no account needed)
• Voice input — describe what just happened with your thumb on the mic (Steady Plus)
• Sign in with Apple to sync saved responses across devices — or stay completely anonymous, your choice
— What Steady will never do —
• Send you a single push notification
• Track streaks or guilt you into opening it
• Store the things you type about your kid
• Sell you a coach, a course, or a community
It's a tool you open on your worst nights and close again. That's it.
— From the maker —
I'm a parent of three boys. I built Steady because I needed it for the first two and didn't have it then — the 3 a.m. fever, the supermarket meltdown, the bedtime that broke me at 9:47 p.m. for the fourth night in a row. There's nothing wrong with you. Parenting is just hard, and most tools out there are built for the calm version of you, not the one reading this at midnight. This one is for that one.
Private by default. iPhone only.
— Steady Plus subscription —
• Steady Plus Monthly — $6.99 USD per month, auto-renewing
• Steady Plus Annual — $39.99 USD per year, auto-renewing, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers
Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription auto-renews at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your iPhone's Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you start a paid subscription. Prices may vary by region.
Privacy Policy: https://steadyforparents.com/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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A small update. If Steady has helped, you can now say so without leaving the app — one tap, at a calm moment, or from the new "Leave a review" row in Settings. As always: open it in the hard moment, then put the phone down.
The developer, Narek Keshishyan, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Narek Keshishyan
- Size
- 32.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 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
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Steady Plus Annual $39.99
- Steady Plus Monthly $6.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Narek Keshishyan