# Urban Mind — Mapping your mental wellbeing

> Measures urban/rural living's impact on mental wellbeing via daily prompts and environmental data. (iPhone/iPad app by NOMAD.ORG.UK LTD.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/urban-mind/id1281988582 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NOMAD.ORG.UK LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1497742419)
- Category: Medical, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Chinese and 1 more
- Released: 2018-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/urban-mind/id1281988582/reviews.md

## What is Urban Mind?

Urban Mind is an app that measures your experience of urban or rural living in the moment. 

Three times a day you will be prompted to answer questions about how you feel and the environment around you. 

The results will be used to help us plan and design healthier cities.

The Urban Mind app uses a technology called “ecological momentary assessment” to monitor how the surrounding environment affects our mental wellbeing.
This technology involves presenting people with a prompt at random times, inviting them to answer questions about their surrounding environment and mental wellbeing. 
After answering the questions, participants are also invited to take a photograph of the ground or floor where they are standing and/or a short audio recording of their current environment. 
Once you start answering the questions you will be able to access an individualised report which summarises your experiences. 

In addition, Urban Mind integrates with the Health app to record information about geographical location data; participants can decide whether or not to provide this information.

The data will help us understand how different aspects of the surrounding environment affect mental wellbeing, and will be used to inform novel clinical interventions and the planning and design of healthier cities.

Participation in this research project is anonymous, and the information provided by individual participants is kept private and confidential.

Urban Mind can be used in any of the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Urban Mind is a collaboration between King’s College London, landscape architects J&L Gibbons and arts foundation Nomad Projects.

## Key features

- Daily mood and environment logging
- Ecological momentary assessment
- Ground/floor photography
- Environmental audio recording
- Individualized experience reports
- Health app integration for location data
- Multilingual support

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/urban-mind/id1281988582/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Nur für Berlin! „Deine emotionale Stadt“

*2025-09-19, version 4.4.0*

Ich bin durch den Podcast „Das Wissen“ auf diese App Aufmerksamkeit vor geworden. Allerdings wurde dort als Titel der Studie „Deine emotionale Stadt“ genannt. Diese wendet sich allerdings nur an (auch vorübergehende) Bewohner von Berlin. Das bin ich allerdings nicht und habe auch nicht vor, es zu werden.

Falls du auch teilnehmen möchtest, dann wähle bitte stattdessen die Studie „Urban Mind“, die diese Beschränkung nicht hat; sie ist weltweit und wendet sich sowohl an Stadt- als auch Landbewohner.

Der langen Vorrede kurzes Fazit: nach einem (für mich etwas irritierend) Foto des Bodens sowie einer kurzen Tonaufnahme gab es kurze und leicht zu beantwortende Fragen. Damit kann ich leben und bin gerne weiter dabei. Trotzdem: „Urban Mind“ bitte, und nicht „Deine emotionale Stadt“. Cheers! 😉

### 2/5 — Immer dasselbe

*2025-07-22, version 4.4.0*

Die App und die Studie sind vielleicht geeignet für Leute, die nicht arbeiten müssen und immer unterwegs sind. Mich hat es schon am dritten Tag genervt, die vielen immer gleichen Fragen mit den gleichen Antworten zu quittieren – was sonst, wenn man nur zuhause oder fünf Tage auf Arbeit ist?

## Frequently asked questions about Urban Mind

### What is Urban Mind?

Urban Mind is a research application that measures your experience of urban or rural living in the moment. It uses ecological momentary assessment to monitor how your environment affects your mental wellbeing.

### How does Urban Mind work?

Three times a day, you will be prompted to answer questions about your feelings and surroundings. You can also optionally take photos of the ground or record short audio clips of your environment.

### What kind of data does Urban Mind collect?

The app collects data on your mood, your environment, and optionally geographical location data through integration with the Health app. You can also submit photos of the ground and audio recordings of your surroundings.

### Is my data private and confidential with Urban Mind?

Yes, participation in the research project is anonymous. The information provided by individual participants is kept private and confidential.

### What languages does Urban Mind support?

Urban Mind can be used in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

### What is the age rating for Urban Mind?

Urban Mind has an age rating of 17+, indicating it is suitable for mature audiences.

### When was Urban Mind last updated?

Urban Mind was last updated on December 5, 2024, with version 4.4.0.

### Does Urban Mind have ads?

No, Urban Mind does not contain advertisements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.4.0 — 2024-12-05

- Performance updates and bug fixes

### 4.3.1 — 2024-06-06

- Performance updates and bug fixes

### 4.3.0 — 2024-02-12

- Performance updates and bug fixes

### 4.2.2 — 2023-10-04

- Performance updates and bug fixes

### 4.2.1 — 2023-03-21

- Improved notification logic
- Performance updates and bug fixes

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