# Mood Mint – Boost Your Mood > Psychological techniques to boost mood and reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. (iPhone/iPad app by Jason Pegg.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mood-mint-boost-your-mood/id634210028 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Jason Pegg](https://appshunter.io/developer/601884093) - Category: Health & Fitness - Price: $3.99 - Rating: 4.70/5 from 67 App Store ratings · 27 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 37 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2013-04-26 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mood-mint-boost-your-mood/id634210028/reviews.md ## What is Mood Mint? Mood Mint combines a variety of psychological techniques to help boost your mood, and reduce stress, anxiety and depression. There are 4 main components to Mood Mint (all backed by hard science): 1) COGNITIVE BIAS MODIFICATION Attentional Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) is a computer-based therapy that gets the user to repeatedly select positive information over negative information. The aim of the game is to tap the positive image as quickly as possible. In this way, CBM helps train your brain to automatically focus more on positive information in your everyday life.The result: less stress and a happier you. Studies show that Bias Modification can effectively lower anxiety with as little as 2 hours of treatment. A number of studies have shown that CBM can also help to alleviate depression. After several weeks of CBM, participants showed increased activity in the lateral prefrontal cortex – the area of the brain associated with more positive, happier thinking. Mood Mint allows you to fully customize the Cognitive Bias Modification game – edit, delete, or add your own images for a personalized CBM experience. Add pictures of things you are grateful for, happy events and people that are special to you and give them a positive charge. These will also help to trigger the release of ‘feel-good’ chemicals during each training session. If you would like to find out more about Atttentional Cognitive Bias Modification (ACBM), and how it is being used to treat anxiety and depression, please visit BiasModification.com 2) HAPPY NOTES Slides will appear during the cognitive bias modification session. These are loaded with bite-sized mental health tips, facts, stats, techniques and exercises to help boost your mood. You can take your time reading the slides and carrying out the exercises as the timer will stop while they are on screen. All of the 'Happy Notes' are based on leading research and theory in psychology and neuroscience fields. Each and every one of them can help to lower stress and anxiety, and improve overall mental health and wellbeing. Go to Settings to edit and add your own happy notes to the program. 3) POSITIVE WORD SEARCH Just as focusing your attention on negative or threatening information can trigger the release of stress chemicals like cortisol and adrenaline, so focusing on positive information can trigger the release of ‘feel-good’ chemicals like serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins. Research in the fields of psychology and neuroscience have shown that our brains automatically releases feel-good neurochemicals whenever we focus on a positive word. The word search is designed to trigger these ‘feel-good’ chemicals by getting you to focus on positive words. You need to find all 4 of the words listed below the letter grid to complete the word search. Drag your finger over the letters in the grid to highlight each of the words listed. To maximise the positive psychological effect, try to think of all the positive things you associate with each word as you search for it. 4) BREATHING EXERCISE There is a guided breathing exercise at the end of each training session. Focusing on your breathing helps to ground you in the present, and triggers the parasympathetic (‘rest and digest’) response, helping you to instantly feel a little calmer. Focused breathing is an important element of mindful meditation, and it comes with a long list of mental health benefits. Multiple studies have shown that focused breathing meditation alone can help to lower stress, reduce anxiety and depression. HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU TRAIN? The short answer – as often as you need to. For optimal results, you should aim to train for around 5 to 10 minutes per day, and anytime in between if you're feeling stressed, anxious or upset. To complete the program, you need to earn 10 000 points. ## Key features - Cognitive Bias Modification game - Customizable image selection - Happy Notes with mental health tips - Positive Word Search game - Focus on positive information - Reduce stress and anxiety ## Recent user reviews (10 of 27) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mood-mint-boost-your-mood/id634210028/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Easy & helpful *2024-03-26* Surprisingly effective and nicely customizable. Thank you developers! ### 5/5 — Science Based Tool That Works! *2022-07-25, version 4.1.1* The articles behind this demonstrate the power of this tool. ### 4/5 — Not bad *2022-07-12, version 4.1.1* I’d like it if there was a way to turn off the points that show up after each photo selection. I feel so defeated when I get anything less than a 4 😆 ### 3/5 — Sessions are too short *2020-07-14, version 4.1.1* Hey guys. Kudos for the app. Allow members to change the duration of the exercise to look for the positive image. In my head it’s just easier to do a 5 minute session than to do 3 two minute sessions ### 5/5 — Appreciation *2020-01-16, version 4.0.0* It is a fun way to help me remember & appreciate the blessings in my life!! For sure a mood uplifter 😉❤️ ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2019-02-09, version 4.0.0* Backed empirically and easy to use! Been using every day for about 2 mos now ### 4/5 — A simple app based on complex science *2017-04-20, version 4.0.0* I read an article about the underlying methodology of presenting rapid images from which you choose positive or negative stimuli. What seems like an impotent exercise at first has over extended use truly improved my mood and the way I tend to view people and events. Give it a try for two weeks and see if it doesn't have the same effect for you. You certainly don't have anything to lose. ### 5/5 — Great app for cognitive modification *2017-03-08, version 4.0.0* I started this app two weeks ago for working on my cognitive bias toward negative thoughts. I feel like it is helping a great deal. I love that I can add my own pictures and text slides and I can re-do the program after I get to 10000 points. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2017-03-04, version 4.0.0* It is a game where you pick the "happy" image out of four. They are all stock images and the "happy" ones are often someone with an obviously fake smile(no smiling eyes). The other images out of the four are always two grumpy people and fast food. The grumpy people are also faking it making really awkward faces that people don't really naturally make. The other reviews are fake. This could not possibly help anyone feel happy. Do not buy. ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2017-02-18, version 4.0.0* Research has shown that this attention training can improve anxiety. I'm ecstatic that this paradigm exists outside of a research setting. Thanks mood mint!! ## Frequently asked questions about Mood Mint ### What does Mood Mint do? Mood Mint uses scientifically backed psychological techniques to help boost your mood and reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. It features a Cognitive Bias Modification game, 'Happy Notes' with mental health tips, and a Positive Word Search game. ### How does the Cognitive Bias Modification game work? This game trains your brain to focus on positive information by having you repeatedly select positive images over negative ones. Studies show it can effectively lower anxiety and help alleviate depression by increasing activity in brain areas associated with happier thinking. ### Can I customize the app? Yes, you can fully customize the Cognitive Bias Modification game by editing, deleting, or adding your own images. You can also edit and add your own 'Happy Notes' in the settings to personalize your experience. ### What is the cost of Mood Mint? Mood Mint is a free application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description. ### Who is this app for? This app is designed for individuals looking to improve their mental well-being, reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression. It's for anyone interested in using psychological techniques to foster more positive thinking. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.1.1 — 2020-05-02 • Images in the 'Tap-the-Face' game' now scale to fit all screen sizes • Come to the Dark Side! 'Dark Mode' support added. • Updated to iOS13 ( and squashed a bug or two) ### 4.0.0 — 2015-07-01 • New design and sound effects • Improved points tracking • Training slides • Word search • Guided breathing exercise • New bias modification images ### 3.0.0 — 2014-12-15 • Edit, delete or add your own images to the bias modification program. • Sound effects added to game play ### 2.1.0 — 2013-09-26 * Updated for iOS 7 ### 2.0.0 — 2013-09-09 We have trimmed some of the more complex features of Anxiety Mint in order to provide a more streamlined Cognitive Bias Modification(CBM) program: - Anxiety Mint will now give you more detailed feedback of your CBM scores and total session time, but it will not track your ‘Anxiety Free Days’. - Customizable CBT pop-up text boxes have been removed. - Customization section of CBM gallery has been removed. 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