Anchr: Mental Health Support
Byron Whitelaw Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Anchr: Mental Health Support is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Byron Whitelaw. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated October 3, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 70 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Oct 3
- 2026 · v2.0
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About Anchr: Mental Health Support
For the space between "I'm fine" and "I need help." For the days between therapy sessions. Anchr's mission is to help you understand your mind better. Anchr is a private, evidence-based self-care companion for the hard weeks, the quiet spirals, and the 2 a.m. moments when you don't want to talk to anyone - but you also don't want to keep carrying it alone. Anchr is an AI guide, a skills toolkit and a structured self-help program in one calm place. It remembers who you are, understands what you're working on, and draws on five decades of psychological research. A guide that actually remembers you Your AI Guide carries context from conversation to conversation - the values you've named, the patterns you've noticed, the things that usually help. Open it on a bad Tuesday and you won't have to start over. Five frameworks. One coherent path. 286 modules. 1,251 lessons. Drawn from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Psychodynamic work and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT). Your Therapeutic Journey weaves them into one personalised pathway. The Toolkit: skills for the moment you're in 40+ evidence-based tools to calm your body, work with racing thoughts, ride out strong emotions, prepare for a hard conversation, or wind down for sleep. Tell Anchr how you feel and it suggests where to start. Rate how you feel before and after, and Anchr learns which tools actually help you. Works with your therapist If your therapist uses Anchr, connect with an invite code and choose exactly what they can see. Change it any time, and check the access log. Your therapist can set your pathway and pacing, write modules in their own words, assign Toolkit skills and build a safety plan with you. The Guide follows the weekly focus they set, and you can join video sessions right in the app. Not seeing a therapist yet? Share a summary you choose with a GP, psychologist or counsellor. Real Life Pick something that matters - a conversation, a task, a moment for yourself - and make a small plan for it. Then reflect on what you noticed. No score to chase. Mood tracking that talks like a human Log how you're feeling in seconds. Anchr surfaces plain-language insights - "your mornings have been harder since the move" - instead of clinical scores. Patterns, not pathology. A private vault for the parts no one else sees Journal. Voice memos. Photos. Letters you'll never send. Encrypted, and behind Face ID if you want it. Built for safety, not spectacle A calm, tiered check-in designed with clinical input, your own Safety Plan, and clear routes to professional help. Anchr will never pretend to be a therapist. It will never diagnose you. What's inside: • Anchr Guide - an AI self-help guide that remembers you • Therapeutic Journey - a personalised pathway across five frameworks • Toolkit - 40+ skills for calm, thoughts, emotions, connection and sleep • Therapist connection - invite code, consent you control, in-app video sessions • Real Life - plan and reflect on what matters • Living Compass - your values on a weekly bullseye • Mood timeline - plain-language patterns, not scores • Private Vault - encrypted journal, voice memos and photos • Safety Plan and Crisis Resources, one tap away • Face ID lock, dark/auto theme, zero ads, zero tracking Private by design No ads. No data selling. No third-party analytics. Your words stay yours. Pricing Anchr is AUD $14.99/month after a short free trial. One subscription, everything included, cancel anytime in Settings. Important Anchr is a self-care tool. It is not a medical device, not a substitute for professional care, and not for use in emergencies. Your therapist does not monitor the app in real time. If you are in crisis, please contact your local emergency services or a qualified mental health professional. Stop drifting. Start living.
What’s new
Version 2.0 · Updated October 3, 2026
More sophisticated AI Guide chat, connect with your therapist functionality, toolkit for help right now added, module lesson note taking upgrade and more
App privacy
The developer, Byron Whitelaw, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
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