An app to help people cope with depression and anxiety.
| Thinkladder | By Thinkladder Ltd |
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| Cost | Free |
What does the app do?
This NZ-developed app offers self-help based on cognitive behavioural therapy techniques. Users choose a theme they want to explore such as ‘perfectionism’ and 'comparing myself to others' and scroll through a list of associated symptoms and unhelpful beliefs. They can read or listen to short insights that challenge those beliefs. The app allows users to share an insight with others, set up reminders to read or listen to it at a certain time of the day, and set up trigger alerts where the insight pops up on screen when the user goes to certain locations. For a more detailed description of the app, see App website, iTunes or Google Play and for a detailed review, see Reviews.
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Privacy and security
The app is not password protected. Users can choose to set up an account via their email address. The app is mostly for self-help so very little personal information is collected unless users create an account. The privacy policy listed in the app seems to refer to the Thinkladder website rather than the app itself. It states they collect the same basic information other websites do (including browser type, date and time you visited and IP addresses) and to set up a user account they also collect name and email address. View the privacy policy. Read more about things you can do to improve your safety and security when using apps.
Review details
Date of review: November 2017
Platform reviewed: iPhone
App version: 1.0.3
Download size: 250 MB
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Learn more
Review of Self Help Anxiety Assessment app iMedicalApps, July 2015
Bakker D, Kazantzis N, Rickwood D, et al. Mental Health Smartphone Apps: Review and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Future Developments. JMIR Ment Health. 2016 Mar 1;3(1):e7.
Van Singer M, Chatton A, Khazaal Y. Quality of Smartphone Apps Related to Panic Disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2015 Jul 14;6:96.
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