# Serene: Practice Self-Care — Depression and Stress Relief

> Mental wellness app with mindfulness, journaling, and CBT techniques. (iPhone/iPad app by Amrezo Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/serene-practice-self-care/id1512561442 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Amrezo Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1787939061)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.67/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 92 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-02-15
- Data updated: 2026-06-04
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/serene-practice-self-care/id1512561442/reviews.md

## What is Serene?

Serene is in all in one app for managing your life and mental wellness by practicing mindfulness using journaling, meditations and problem-solving techniques by developing action plans.

Serene is a mobile app that promotes mental wellness though a combination of mindfulness meditations, cognitive self-compassion techniques, music therapy and mindful journaling. These techniques and strategies help in lowering stress, sadness and anxiety have been tested in an ethically-approved university study (at the University of Toronto) to assess their effectiveness in helping people.

• Learn more about the science behind Serene: https://www.getserene.app/science.html

Serene uses techniques popularized in therapies such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in an informal, yet organized fashion to help its users lower levels of stress, anxiety and sadness overall and increase on-task performance (thereby reducing distractibility).

The app is multi-faceted in its approach, using 4 important techniques to help achieve it's goals:

1) Guided Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Meditations: Professionally recorded and research-backed meditation scripts to help you become more mindful and compassionate towards yourself.

2) Cognitive Restructuring: The core thought rebalancing technique that helps users re-assess their situations and thoughts and helps them develop new ways of thinking about it as well as develop action plans to tackle their life challenges head on.

3) Meditative Nature Sounds: We utilize techniques in music therapy and use natural, meditative soundscapes to help calm down the stress response and relax you.

4) Mindful Journaling: Journaling is used as a self-compassion tool to enhance the user's awareness of their progress so far and help develop their sense of self-efficacy further.

SERENE PREMIUM

Unlock Serene Premium and become a mindful master:

• Unlimited cognitive restructuring tasks and journaling entries

• Unlock all mindfulness meditations and nature soundscapes

• Unlock advanced statistics, actionable insights, and much more!


Serene offers auto-renewing subscriptions and one lifetime subscription:

• $7.99 billed monthly

• $47.99 billed annually

• $129.99 for lifetime use

• Terms & Conditions: https://www.getserene.app/terms.html


After the free trial, the total amount for the subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal at the total subscription price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewals may be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account settings. Any unused portion of free trial is forfeited after purchase. Special introductory offers only apply to first billing term.


These prices are in US Dollars (USD). Pricing in other currencies and countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence.

Download Serene now and start living more mindfully and improve your mental wellness. If you don't choose to upgrade to premium, you may still use Serene free forever.

## Key features

- Guided mindfulness meditations
- Cognitive restructuring techniques
- Meditative nature sounds
- Mindful journaling
- Action plan development
- Stress and anxiety reduction

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Serene Premium Monthly | $2.49 | per month |
| Serene Premium Yearly | $22.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Serene Premium Lifetime | $89.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/serene-practice-self-care/id1512561442/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2023-02-25, version 1.1.2*

App is excellent

### 4/5 — Please make the app accessible to blind voiceover users

*2021-08-26, version 1.1*

The app doesn’t work well with voiceover especially the checkins. It’s nearly impossible for someone who can’t see to use the app

### 5/5 — Amazing and relaxing app!!!

*2021-05-27*

The content of the app is so relaxing and very helpful especially when you’re stressed out or doing daily life activities. The nature sounds and meditations helped me a lot. I also enjoy the fact that there’s a lot of variety in the content. The nature sounds are perfect for me, especially during the COVID lockdown here. I believe I’m going to use this app forever, it really helps me sleep well and relaxes me into deep sleep. I really appreciate that the app is supported by research here in Canada (The University of Toronto). This provides scientific support for the app and enhances its content and resources. The app is really nice looking and has a simple and easy design to navigate. I appreciate the work that has gone into this. It’s obvious that the developers of this app has worked hard to make this an unforgettable experience.

### 5/5 — SOOO GREAT

*2021-02-17*

i just started using this app and i can honestly say these meditations really help me out especially when i’m trying to fall asleep!!

## Frequently asked questions about Serene

### What is Serene?

Serene is a mental wellness app that uses mindfulness meditations, cognitive self-compassion techniques, music therapy, and mindful journaling to help lower stress, sadness, and anxiety.

### Does Serene have ads?

No, Serene does not contain advertisements. It offers a free trial and then requires a subscription for full access to premium features.

### What are the subscription options for Serene?

Serene offers auto-renewing subscriptions at $7.99 monthly or $47.99 annually, as well as a lifetime subscription for $129.99. Introductory offers may apply.

### How effective is Serene?

The techniques used in Serene have been tested in an ethically-approved university study at the University of Toronto to assess their effectiveness in helping people manage stress and anxiety.

### Can I cancel my Serene subscription?

Yes, subscriptions and auto-renewals can be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

### What devices does Serene support?

Serene is available on iPhone and iPod.

### What is the age rating for Serene?

Serene has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### How often is Serene updated?

The latest version of Serene is 1.1.2, and it was last updated on May 10, 2022.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.1.2 — 2022-05-10

Minor visual and performance bug fixes.

### 1.1 — 2021-06-21

Hello everyone! We've been working hard on releasing this new update. Version 1.1 brings much needed additional features requested by you! 

This includes:
- A streamlined and informative Home screen - glance at your daily stats, check-in daily and view your weekly wellness overview
- A revamped Meditate screen - featured meditations for the week, quick access to favourites, easily browse different meditation categories
- An additional meditation information screen - now you can view more information about a selected meditation before you play it (e.g. duration, language, type, etc.)
- A revamped meditation player - a lightweight meditation player with extra features such as adding background music or nature sounds
- New meditations! Pick from a number of new categories and meditations uploaded on a weekly basis.
- Revamped and improved journaling experience - you can now view older journaling entries in a calendar view as well as type up your journal entry in one screen
- New journaling prompts!
- Wellness score guide - we have now included a score guide detailing our AI-based wellness scoring system
- Wellness 7-day and 30-day overview - you can now view your wellness scores for the past 7 days and 30 days
- Improved color-scheme and dark mode
- Bug fixes and minor visual enhancements

P.S. BIG NEWS! Our article is published!
- Our scientific study based on Serene has finally been published! You can view it now inside the app in the settings screen :) Thank you for all the research participants who helped us bring the study and Serene to life.

### 1.0.1 — 2021-02-15

What's been fixed and added:
- UI/UX for smaller device sizes (e.g. iPhone SE 1st generation)
- Minor backend bugs
- Sped up database connection
- New meditation content added! We will continue to add new meditations in the upcoming weeks :)

### 1.0.0 — 2021-01-11

No release notes.

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