# Decompress - 3 Minutes a Day — Close the day in three minutes

> Close the day in three minutes (iPhone/iPad app by David Picksley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decompress-3-minutes-a-day/id6770305926 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David Picksley](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896732043)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-05-28
- Data updated: 2026-10-07

## What is Decompress?

A private three-minute spoken check-in for the end of work, or the end of a long week. Decompress helps you close the day without writing a journal entry.
Open the app, rate how stressful work feels right now, speak naturally for up to three minutes, then rate how it feels afterwards. Decompress saves the transcript and a short summary on your iPhone and shows you, gently, how speaking changed the day.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Reflections stay on this iPhone... there is no Decompress backend
• Audio is never written to a file; the microphone stream feeds transcription only
• Summaries are computed locally; on Apple Intelligence devices, the on-device Foundation Models framework improves the wording without sending anything away
• No account, no sign-in, no profile to manage

THE RITUAL
• Open Decompress at the end of work or the end of a week
• Rate how stressful it feels right now - 1 is calm and manageable, 10 is overwhelmed
• Talk through the day for up to three minutes, or stop early when you feel finished
• Rate how it feels now
• Read a short local receipt - what was said, what is parked for later, how stress moved

PATTERNS WITHOUT A DASHBOARD
• A weekly Before-and-After chart that shows how each check-in moved, not a daily score
• "What went well" - moments worth remembering, drawn from your own words
• Optional Sunday review reminder when you want to look back at the week


YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE
• Export your reflections as a JSON file from Settings → Clean Sweep
• Delete everything saved on this iPhone at any time, in one tap
• No analytics service, no remote AI service, no marketing tracking
• Free ad serving is via Google AdMob (banner only, never during a reflection) with consent shown where required


REMOVING ADS IS OPTIONAL
A one-time Ad-Free Forever purchase keeps the core ritual exactly as it is, without the banner ad. The reflection flow is always ad-free.


WHAT DECOMPRESS IS NOT
• Not therapy, coaching, or a medical service
• Not a cloud journal, productivity dashboard, or social network
• Not a streak counter...  skipping a day is supported, not punished
If you need professional support, please contact a qualified practitioner. In the UK, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123 or at samaritans.org.
Privacy policy: https://picksley.ai/decompress/privacy-policy
Support: https://picksley.ai/decompress/support

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Decompress Ad-Free Forever | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is Decompress safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Decompress.

## Is Decompress legit?

Decompress - 3 Minutes a Day has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Decompress is 48 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.6 — 2026-06-23

This update makes Decompress feel a little calmer and more reliable.

What’s new:
- Added Holiday mode, so you can pause reminders when you’re away and turn them back on when you’re ready.
- Updated the Today screen with gentler, more reassuring wording.
- Improved reminder scheduling so notifications follow the exact days you choose.

Also fixed:
- Work reminders set for Monday to Friday should no longer appear on weekends.
- Changing your selected reminder days now updates the notification schedule more reliably.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-06-02

What’s New in This Version

- Updated Marketing URL
- Added selected workdays for work reminders, with Monday to Friday selected by default.
- Reinforced the on-device model output to reduce hallucinations displayed to the users
- Improved the History chart so before-and-after stress patterns are easier to read.
- Added proper Dark Mode support across the app.
- Polished the welcome setup, Home screen, Settings, and check-in flow.
- Improved transcript handling to reduce repeated speech fragments.
- Improved ad loading for free users outside the check-in flow.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-31

What’s New in This Version

- Added selected workdays for work reminders, with Monday to Friday selected by default.
- Reinforced the on-device model output to reduce hallucinations displayed to the users
- Improved the History chart so before-and-after stress patterns are easier to read.
- Added proper Dark Mode support across the app.
- Polished the welcome setup, Home screen, Settings, and check-in flow.
- Improved transcript handling to reduce repeated speech fragments.
- Improved ad loading for free users outside the check-in flow.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-28

No release notes.

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