# MindShift CBT - Anxiety Relief — user reviews > 333 indexed App Store user reviews of MindShift CBT by 247 Labs Inc, rated 4.30/5 from 512 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindshift-cbt-anxiety-relief/id634684825/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindshift-cbt-anxiety-relief/id634684825.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 334 · 4★ 96 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 39 ## What do users think of MindShift CBT? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🤩 Amazing - 👍 Helpful - 🙌 Calming - 🎉 Great app - 💯 Fantastic - 🌟 Wonderful - 🧠 Useful for anxiety - 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing - 🤗 Grateful for the app - 🥰 Love the app **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy/glitchy - 🔒 Privacy concerns - 🤔 Confusing/difficult to use - 🔍 Limited features - 🔢 Only 3 check-ins per day - 🙅‍♀️ Doesn't save entries - 🤯 Mind shifting errors in goals - 🛑 Stopped working - 🔤 Character limit in journal - 🔑 Can't create account **Commonly reported bugs** - Login/account creation issues - Saving/submitting entries not working - Crashing/freezing - Incompatibility with newer OS versions - Sharing/exporting data not functioning **Most requested features** - Longer journal entries - More customization options - Ability to see full history - Improved accessibility features - Community access for under 18s - Dark mode option - More interactive breathing exercises - Ability to add own anxiety symptoms - Reminders to use the app - Sync data across devices ## Newest reviews (15 of 333) ### 3/5 — Zing zing amazing *2026-08-12, version 3.3.1* Good ### 4/5 — fix slider *2026-06-25, version 3.1.4* the app is good but that slider thing that describes your anxiety is really annoying to use like if you try slide it up most times it will just move the screen up. ### 4/5 — Amazing app *2026-05-28, version 3.1.4* Really good at keeping track of how often you have anxiety ### 4/5 — Helpful & Recommended *2026-04-18, version 3.1.4* I recently tried the MindShift CBT app to help with my anxiety, overthinking, and panic, and I found it very helpful. The app includes coping strategies and “chill tools” that provide step-by-step support during stressful moments, which made it feel more practical than simply being told to relax. What makes it effective is that it is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps users recognize and challenge negative thought patterns that increase anxiety. It also offers breathing and grounding exercises that can calm the body’s fight-or-flight response. Overall, I would recommend this app because it combines useful tools with real psychological concepts in a way that feels supportive and easy to use. ### 4/5 — Helpful & Recommended *2026-04-10, version 3.1.4* I recently tried this app to help manage my anxiety, especially overthinking and panic. Overall, I found the app really helpful and easy to use. It has features like coping strategies and quick “chill tools” that helped calm you down in stressful moments. I like that it gives you a step-by-step guidance instead of just telling you to “relax,” which made it feel more practical and supportive. What makes this app effective is that it is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a well established psychological approach for treating anxiety. CBT focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings and behaviors. For example, the app helps you identify cognitive distortions, such as catastrophizing (aassuming the worst will happen), which is common in people who overthink by challenging these negative thoughts patterns, and replacing them with more realistic ones, anxiety can be reduced overtime. The app also includes tools for managing panic, which relates to the bodies fight or flight response. When someone experiences panic, their body reacts as if there is danger, increasing heart rate and breathing. The breathing and grounding exercise in the app helped activate the parasympathetic system, which comes the body down and reduces physical symptoms of anxiety. Overall, I would recommend MindShift CBT, to others who struggle with anxiety, overthinking, or panic, and not only provides helpful tools, but also reflects real psychological concepts. This app is both practical and scientifically supported. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-03-10, version 3.1.4* Really helps me and it help with my Goals and understanding of my feelings ### 5/5 — Open minded *2026-02-28, version 3.1.4* This helps to connect with people who are going through tough times. We can offer support and talk about how our experiences effect us as well ### 5/5 — It’s good *2026-02-20, version 3.1.4* Like it ### 5/5 — Amazing App! *2026-02-09, version 3.1.4* Very easy to use! Great app for my mental health ### 5/5 — Please fix log saving error *2026-01-28, version 3.1.3* Best app for anxiety out there very useful but for a long time I have not been able to save behavioural experiments or thought logs and this has been very challenging. Please fix soon! ### 5/5 — Life-Changing App for Managing Stress *2026-01-25, version 3.1.3* MindShift is one of the best wellness apps I’ve used. The layout is clean, the guidance is easy to follow, and the tools genuinely help improve mindset and emotional regulation. I appreciate how it teaches real skills you can apply daily, not just quick fixes. It’s been a great support for staying grounded, focused, and more mindful. Highly recommend to anyone looking to improve their mental well-being. ### 3/5 — Bro *2026-01-21, version 3.1.3* I live the interface, and everything about the app. Except for the fact that YOUR STUPID COMMUNITY TUING IS 18+ AND YOU CANT CHANGE UR AGE. LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO 13+ ### 4/5 — Small *2026-01-17, version 3.1.3* Could be great to be able to increase font size. It’s very small in community on a phone. ### 3/5 — Problem with password reset *2026-01-11, version 3.1.3* I’m have a problem with the password reset I don’t remember my password to I go to reset and I get to the website and it says invalid page I’ve tried so many times. ### 5/5 — Amazing 😍🤩🤩🤩 *2025-12-25, version 3.1.3* Love this app so much but, it only let's you check in 3 times a day.... Fix that will be perfect ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Poor *2026-08-18, version 3.3.1* It’s just reading. No noise or sound options. No calming music or water or anything. Who wants to just read all day? I get that it’s free so that’s nice but for nothing? ### 1/5 — Please fix it *2026-07-28, version 3.3.0* It won’t even let me open the app, it just crashes every time I try to go into the app. Please fix this. ### 1/5 — App crashing *2026-07-27, version 3.3.0* * iPhone 12 Pro * iOS 26.4.2 * App version 3.3.0 * “App crashes immediately after splash screen every launch.” ### 1/5 — Useless *2026-04-30, version 3.1.4* Tried to give the app a shot, but absolutely nothing in it works. Creating goals, putting down current mental state etc.. all errors. The app caused me more stress trying to use it. ### 1/5 — Oof *2026-01-26, version 3.1.3* Not helpful at all. And if anything it’s very dismissive and uneducated. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t save entries *2025-12-22, version 3.1.3* Just stopped saving so won’t use it anymore. ### 1/5 — Mind shifting Errors in Goals! *2025-12-16, version 3.1.3* From day one to now after few month, giving up that app will ever update. Mind Shifting Errors in Goals! May be developers need anxiety relief themself? Thanks anyway to keep app FREE. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2025-12-16, version 3.1.3* Had it for a about a week then it just said error after error and wouldn’t work. ### 1/5 — Can’t login *2025-10-09, version 3.1.2* Unable to set up an account ### 1/5 — Need to create an account *2025-09-29, version 3.1.2* I tried to used the app but no way to test it and there’s no way to give it a try without having to go through a form that doesn’t work (no error message). Frustrated, I just abandoned. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mindshift *2026-08-08, version 3.3.1* Fantastic. Recommend 100% ### 5/5 — I like it!! *2026-07-27, version 3.3.0* It’s very good, but there aren’t a lot of stuff when it says what are you struggling with it says: general worry, social anxiety, panic, phobia. But they leave out OCD, which I think I experience.. otherwise it’s very good!! ### 5/5 — Just started but gives you actual tips and activities! *2026-07-16, version 3.1.4* You need to log how you’re feeling but then it gives you actions related to what’s causing the problem, anxiety, depression etc and has steps like go for a walk, grounding etc. free and helpful ### 5/5 — (: *2026-07-07, version 3.1.4* I like this app because it helped me face my fears and see how they aren’t so scary,this app I amazing,Thank you MindShift CBT.it was very helpful in many ways and I feel a bit better about my anxiety ### 5/5 — helps calm *2026-06-23, version 3.1.4* I have really bad anxiety attacks and this app really helps for me to cope when i’m on the verge of an attack ### 5/5 — REALLY GOOD APP *2026-05-25, version 3.1.4* This app is very good it helps you with literally Anything ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-05-08, version 3.1.4* It’s a good app to calm your anxiety down ### 5/5 — Not for me *2026-04-20, version 3.1.4* Downloaded as I’d heard it contained useful CBT tools, but the app is (as the title says) focused on anxiety, which isn’t my thing. Looking at it objectively, I should think this would work really well for people - particularly adults - with anxieties and phobias, especially as it is pretty much cringe-free (rare for mental health apps), and (even rarer) it’s in-app-purchase-free. It’s just not for me, though! Be well! ### 5/5 — Love this! *2026-04-15, version 3.1.4* I absolutely love this free resource to help me with my anxiety. Truly a blessing . ### 5/5 — Seems simple but good, and app doesn’t track you much *2026-03-30, version 3.1.4* I’m grateful that it’s not subscription, I love how simple it is to use, and has a calm and professional interface. Seems to have the basic tools I need for CBT. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*