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Free apps to support your mental wellbeing this exam season

Exam season can be stressful. These free health apps will help you to look after your mental health, get enough sleep, eat healthily and boost your brainpower – from revision to results day and beyond.

Smiling Mind

The Smiling Mind app has been developed by psychologists and educators, and downloaded by millions of people. It can support you with developing mental fitness skills, and can also help you:

  • Increase your sense of calm
  • Manage your technology use
  • Enhance the important relationships in your life
  • Reduce stress and anxiety
  • Improve mental health and wellbeing
Icon for the Smiling Mind: Meditation App application
Smiling Mind: Meditation App

Healthy Living

Mental Health


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

78%

Level 2

Android

78%

Level 2

Kooth Support

Kooth provides an online mental wellbeing community for anyone aged 11 to 25 with discussion boards and tools as well as live chat and online counselling https://www.kooth.com

View Kooth Website
VISIT THE LIBRARY

Don’t forget that the Town Library has plenty of study space and staff are on hand to help you look for resources.

To find out more about our online resources:

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Feeling Good Teens

This app has been developed for 10-15 year olds to help build self-esteem and motivation. It features 11 tracks, of varying length from 3 minutes to 11 minutes, with tracks that guide mindful relaxation, muscle relaxation, calming the mind, building self-confidence, coping with exam stress and sleeping well. It can help you with:

  • Feeling more calm and relaxed
  • Feeling less stressed
  • Having better concentration
  • Having more confidence
Icon for the Feeling Good Teens application
Feeling Good Teens

Healthy Living

Mental Health


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

82%

Level 2

Android

82%

Level 2

Visit the Library

TOWN LIBRARY:

Monday: 9.30am to 9pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9am to 9pm
Friday and Saturday: 9am to 5.30pm
Sunday: Closed

COMMUNICARE LIBRARY:

Monday to Saturday: 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.30pm
Sunday: Closed
The Island Living Health App Store
See more health apps here

Our health app library only contains compliant health apps, so we can be sure that the ones we recommend meet digital and clinical safety standards. You can visit the app library at islandliving.orchahealth.com Please be assured we do not expect apps or the library to replace any services you may be using, but rather to complement them.