Best self-care apps for teens
Apps that make self-care approachable for teens
Updated February 18, 2026
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Self-care isn’t just bubble baths and quiet time – it’s about helping teens feel supported, balanced, and emotionally resilient.
The right apps can guide them through stress, mood changes, sleep routines, and emotional check-ins in a gentle, age-appropriate way.
These tools can help teens understand themselves better, learn healthy coping skills, and build small habits that make a big difference over time.
Here’s a selection of parent-approved self-care apps designed to support teens’ wellbeing – from managing anxiety to boosting confidence, encouraging mindfulness, and helping them wind down after a busy day.
luna
Age rating: 11+ (13+ in the US)
luna supports teens through puberty, periods, emotions, and growing self-awareness in one place.
Rather than focusing on just one part of self-care, it helps teens understand how mood, hormones, sleep, and daily life connect – something many young people find confusing during adolescence.
Teens can track cycles, moods, and symptoms while learning what’s normal for their body and emotions.
They can also ask anonymous questions and receive expert-reviewed answers, which can help reduce worry around topics they may feel embarrassed or unsure about.
Designed to feel reassuring and judgement-free, luna gives teens a private space to check in with themselves, while giving parents confidence that the information their child is seeing is safe and age-appropriate.
DailyBean
Age rating: 4+
DailyBean is a gentle way for teens to check in with how they’re feeling each day.
Instead of long journalling, they log their mood using cute icons, colours, and short notes.
It’s simple, visual, and great for teens who don’t love writing but still want to notice patterns in their emotions.
Check out DailyBean.
Daylio
Age rating: 4+
Daylio lets teens track their mood without having to write paragraphs about their day.
They tap how they’re feeling, add activities, and slowly start to see patterns.
Over time, it can help them understand what lifts their mood – and what doesn’t.
Check out Daylio.
Calm
Age rating: 9+
Calm focuses on helping teens slow down – whether that’s before bed, during stressful days, or when their mind feels busy.
It includes sleep stories, breathing exercises, and short meditations made for real life.
Ideal for winding down after a busy day.
Check out Calm.
Clear Fear
Age rating: 11+
Clear Fear was created to help young people manage anxiety using evidence-based tools.
It teaches teens how anxiety works and offers practical techniques for calming anxious thoughts.
This app is especially useful during exam stress, social worries, or big life changes.
Check out Clear Fear.
What’s Up
Age rating: 4+
What’s Up helps teens challenge negative thinking in a simple, practical way.
It introduces coping strategies and grounding tools without sounding clinical or intimidating.
This app is a great option for teens who need a little helping hand to stay calm under pressure.
All they need to do is open the app and pick a grounding exercise.
Check out What's Up.
Reflectly
Age rating: 4+
Journalling is a really helpful form of self-care, but it can be difficult for teens to find the time do it.
Thankfully, Reflectly is a guided journalling app that uses short prompts teens actually want to answer.
It encourages reflection without pressure, helping them make sense of their thoughts and feelings.
Great for teens who like structure but still want space to be honest.
Check out Reflectly.
Pzizz
Age rating: 4+
Sleep is incredibly important for your teen's health, but many struggle to get enough.
For teens who need help with sleep, Pzizz may be for them.
This app uses soundscapes designed to help teens fall asleep, nap, or focus.
Think of it as a calmer alternative to scrolling before bed (and much healthier).
It’s also approved by the NHS, which is nice to know.
Check out Pzizz.
I Am
Age rating: 9+
I Am focuses on positive affirmations teens can read, save, or repeat daily.
It’s about building confidence and kinder self-talk over time.
Super easy yet super effective, the small reminders that this app provides your teen with can make a big difference on tough days.
Check out I Am.
Down Dog
Age rating: 4+
Down Dog is a yoga and movement app that lets teens choose exactly what they need that day, whether that’s stretching before bed, calming anxiety, or getting some energy out.
It offers short, customisable sessions (even just 5 minutes), with clear guidance and no pressure to “be good” at yoga.
That flexibility makes it especially helpful for teens who feel overwhelmed, stressed, or self-conscious in group settings.
Check out Down Dog.
Are self-care apps useful for teens?
For teens, self-care often starts with small, everyday habits – noticing how they feel, getting enough rest, moving their bodies, or having a safe place to check in with themselves.
And the right apps can support this, offering structure without lots of pressure, and guidance without judgement.
Whether it’s tracking moods, calming anxious thoughts, improving sleep, or building healthy routines, these tools can help teens learn what works for them.
How we created this article:
luna's team of experts comprises GPs, Dermatologists, Safeguarding Leads and Junior Doctors as well as Medical Students with specialised interests in paediatric care, mental health and gynaecology. All articles are created by experts, and reviewed by a member of luna's senior review team.
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