I am Kind: Daily Self-Kindness
Quiet mood journal, on device
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A self-kindness practice grounded in emotional-granularity science, generated entirely on your iPhone (if available). Russell circumplex, ACT, and Compassion-Focused.
I am Kind is a privacy-first self-kindness practice for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Forty-four mood states, three breath patterns, and a personalized affirmation generated on your device (if Apple Intelligence is available) after every session. Nothing ever leaves your iPhone.
Built on the science of emotional granularity (Lisa Feldman Barrett) and the Russell circumplex model of affect, I am Kind helps you name what you're feeling with precision. Naming is the work. Acceptance and Compassion-Focused Therapy inform every line of the app's voice.
A SOFT DAILY PRACTICE
Tap five times to log how you feel. Choose from 44 mood states grouped along the valence and arousal axes: calm, energized, jubilant, anxious, hopeless, ashamed, content. The breadth includes the validation-first registers most wellness apps skip. There's no streak shame, no "you missed yesterday." Practice without pressure.
ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE
Every personalized line in I am Kind affirmations, weekly reflections, adaptive prompts is generated by Apple's Foundation Models framework, running on your iPhone. No network calls for AI. No data ever sent to a server. Verifiable: turn off cellular and Wi-Fi; I am Kind keeps working. Apple Intelligence required for AI features (iPhone 15 Pro and later); a curated pool of hand-written affirmations covers every other device.
BREATH WITH INTENTION
Three breathing patterns coherent (5.5 breaths/minute), 4-7-8, and box. Live Activities in the Dynamic Island. Apple Watch wrist-haptic pacing. Optional respiratory-rate sync from your watch. The breath room runs in landscape on a charging dock, paced by your wrist.
APPLE HEALTH
I am Kind integrates with Apple Health so your moods and breathing become part of your wellness picture. Every mood entry writes to your Apple Health State of Mind (iOS 18+); every breathing session writes to Mindful Minutes. With your permission, I am Kind also reads sleep so the Insights screen can show how your rest and your mood travel together, and if you opt in menstrual cycle data so the same screen can surface phase-aware patterns. On Apple Watch, I am Kind also reads heart rate and resting heart rate during a breathing session so the orb's pacing can gently adapt to your body's state, these reads stay on the Watch and are not persisted. The Apple Health surface lives in one tap from the home screen and in Settings → Apple Health. Each data type is opt-in, requested only at the feature that uses it, and revocable any time in iPhone Settings → Health.
WRITTEN FOR APPLE PLATFORMS
Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets. A Control Center "Breathe" button. Siri shortcuts to log your mood. Spotlight integration. Focus filters. Full Apple Watch app with mood-logging complications. iOS 26 Liquid Glass throughout.
PRIVACY BY ARCHITECTURE
Data Not Collected across all 14 App Store privacy categories. No accounts. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. No tracking. Your moods stay on your iPhone, optionally bridged to your own Apple Health (HealthKit State of Mind) never to anyone else.
ACCESSIBILITY
VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Dark Interface, Differentiate Without Color Alone (Russell quadrant colors are protanopia-distinct), Sufficient Contrast, and Reduced Motion (with brightness-only fallback for the breath orb).
I AM KIND PREMIUM
Sessions are unlimited and free, forever. A subscription unlocks the premium insights layer monthly story, mood-shaped lines, longer breaths for the patterns underneath your practice. Cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.
A NOTE
I am Kind is a wellness practice tool, not a medical device or substitute for professional mental health care. If you're in crisis, please call your local emergency line or visit findahelpline.com.
I am Kind is independently developed. No venture capital, no advertising, no data brokers. Just the practice.
TERMS
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The developer, Malek Benkhoud, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Malek Benkhoud
- Size
- 72.1 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 11.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Lifetime $149.99
- Premium Weekly $4.99
- Premium Monthly $14.99
- Premium Annual $69.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Malek Benkhoud
