Best Emotion Regulation Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating
17 free apps
Updated September 2026

With an average user rating of 4.5★, the emotion regulation category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 250+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Emotion Regulation Apps (September 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1How We FeelHow We FeelFree4.9★ (30K)NoNoSep 2026
2iReact - Emotional Regulation - Anxiety, AutismiReact - Emotional Regulation - Anxiety, Autism$3.995.0★ (1)NoNoJul 2026
3Rewire: CBT & DBT for emotionsRewire: CBT & DBT for emotionsFree4.7★ (382)YesYesSep 2026
4ZoR Tracker: Zones EmotionsZoR Tracker: Zones EmotionsFree4.0★ (3)NoYesAug 2026
5Calming Triggers: Therapy ToolCalming Triggers: Therapy ToolFree was $9.994.7★ (44)NoNoAug 2026
6DBT Emotion Regulation ToolsDBT Emotion Regulation Tools$7.992.4★ (9)NoNoSep 2026
7Neury: Personal DevelopmentNeury: Personal DevelopmentFree5.0★ (2)NoYesSep 2026
8MindAct: Emotional RegulationMindAct: Emotional RegulationFreeNoNoSep 2026

Top Picks for Emotion Regulation

How We Feel#1

How We Feel by The How We Feel Project, Inc.

An emotional wellbeing journal
Editor's Choice
💪 Health & Fitness
4.9😊(30K ratings)
Free
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This app helps users understand and manage their emotions with science-based strategies. It tracks sleep, exercise, and health trends to identify patterns and offers guided exercises for stress, anxiety, and relationship building. Share your feelings with trusted friends to strengthen connections.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🤗 Helps with emotional awareness and regulation
  • 💎 Comprehensive range of emotions to choose from
  • 🎨 Visually appealing and aesthetically pleasing
  • 🆓 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases
  • 🧠 Provides educational videos and insights
  • 🤝 Ability to share emotions with friends

Room to Improve

  • 🔍 Limited ability to add custom emotions
  • 🔀 Difficulty expressing mixed or complex emotions
  • 🕰️ Inability to log past emotions or edit timestamps
  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes or bugs
  • 🔒 Lack of password protection or app lock feature
Rewire: CBT & DBT for emotions#3
4.7😐(382 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app provides AI-powered therapy tools based on CBT and DBT to help users understand and manage their emotions. It offers guided exercises to reframe thoughts, calm intense feelings, and build lasting emotional balance. Features include a life coach for daily support and an AI journal for processing thoughts and identifying triggers.

What We Love

  • 👍 Helps with DBT/CBT
  • 💡 Insightful AI suggestions
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 👍 Helps manage anxiety/attachment
  • 👍 Nudges in the right direction
  • 👍 Saves and reviews past entries
  • 👍 Practical and affordable
  • 👍 Helps reframe thoughts
  • 👍 Life changing insights
  • 👍 Helps process emotions
  • 👍 Intuitive and gentle
  • 👍 Personalized prompts
  • 👍 Feels personal and helpful
  • 👍 Clears foggy mind
  • 👍 Non-judgmental venting space
  • 👍 Makes user feel less alone
  • 👍 Helps user get out of head
  • 👍 Motivates and inspires
  • 👍 Better than expected value
  • 👍 Cute and logical design

Room to Improve

  • 💸 Paywall/subscription required
  • ⏳ Long onboarding process
  • 🐛 App freezes/crashes
  • 🐛 Buggy exercises
  • 💸 Short free trial (3 days)
  • 👎 Limited exercise library
  • 👎 Repetitive content
  • 👎 Inaccurate/harmful suggestions (suicide option)
  • 🐛 Sign-up issues
  • 🐛 App not working on day one
  • 🐛 Freezing on loading screen
  • 🐛 App support link to privacy policy

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FAQ about Emotion Regulation

What are the best emotion regulation apps for iPhone?
How We Feel tops our emotion regulation apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.9-star average from 30K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 17 of the top emotion regulation apps we rank are free to download, including How We Feel and Rewire: CBT & DBT for emotions.
How We Feel has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.
We track 250+ emotion regulation apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
How We Feel is a free app designed to help users understand and manage their emotions. It provides tools to identify how you feel, track health trends like sleep and exercise, and offers science-based strategies for emotional regulation. The app aims to help users navigate emotions, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve relationships.
Key features include emotion identification and tracking, monitoring of sleep, exercise, and health trends via HealthKit to spot patterns, and access to step-by-step video strategies for cognitive, movement, mindfulness, and social approaches. It also allows users to share their feelings in real-time with trusted friends.

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