FreeCBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Free · Designed for iPad

FreeCBT is an open source thought diary for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the "gold standard" of psychotherapy and is widely considered to be one of the most effective, evidence backed treatments for depression, anxiety, and panic. If you go into just about any therapist or psychiatrist, CBT will likely be one of the first treatments they try. FreeCBT is a companion and self-help app for one of the most common formats of CBT. You may have heard it called "the three column technique" or "catch it, check it, change it." Your brain is really good at making you feel exactly what you're thinking. Often, we find ourselves thinking "automatic negative thoughts" that lead us to fume on something that may not be true. That can cause us to feel depressed or anxious. CBT helps you record "automatic thoughts," challenge them with cognitive distortions and then train your brain with an alternative thought. If you do it enough, you can change your thoughts, your moods and your behavior. FreeCBT, a fork of Quirk, is open source under the GPL. You can find the code on Github at: https://github.com/erosson/freecbt

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    55 Ratings

- Added and updated several translations contributed by FreeCBT users: Hindi, Russian, Bulgarian, Norsk Bokmål, and German. Thank you! - If you've set up a FreeCBT passcode lock, it's now more secure: you'll need to enter your code after switching to another app, instead of only when the app was fully closed. - A few other technical updates.

The developer, Evan Rosson, 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 Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Diagnostics

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  • Provider
    • Evan Rosson
  • Size
    • 37.1 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.
  • Languages
    • English
  • Age Rating
    13+
    • 13+
    • Infrequent
      Medical Treatment Information

      Contains
      Health or Wellness Topics
  • Copyright
    • © Evan Rosson, 2025