Woebot is gone: what to use instead
Woebot retired its app on June 30, 2025, and old accounts can’t be opened anymore. If you liked its daily check-ins and guided CBT exercises, this guide helps you choose what comes next.
What happened to Woebot
Woebot Health’s own FAQ is short and direct.
- The Woebot app was retired on June 30, 2025. New accounts can’t be created, and previous accounts can’t be accessed.
- Users could request their conversation transcripts until July 15, 2025.
- On July 31, 2025, the company anonymized all account data.
- Woebot Health’s website now describes its product for health care providers and payers, not for the public.
You may still see “Woebot: The Mental Health Ally” in the App Store. Its listing says you need an access code from a provider, employer, or other Woebot Health partner to use it, so it isn’t open to the public.
If you never requested your transcripts, there’s nothing to recover now. Notes or screenshots you saved yourself are all that’s left, so keep them.
Two kinds of CBT chat apps
CBT chat apps tend to work one of two ways, and each has a trade-off.
- Guided chats follow planned paths written in advance, so you know roughly what’s coming. They can feel rigid when your situation doesn’t fit the options.
- AI chats write a new reply to what you actually said. They can also be wrong or miss context, so a good one states its limits and sends you to 988 or a professional when it matters.
How to choose
- Do you want to be led or to talk? If you liked tapping through a routine, pick an app with structured exercises. If you like writing freely, pick one with an open chat.
- Do you want a human involved? Some apps add paid sessions with a coach. Others are self-help only.
- How do you want to pay? Compare a monthly subscription with a one-time purchase, and read what happens to your data if the company closes.
- What else do you need? A thought journal, mood tracking, or screening tests might matter more than the chat itself.
Three options, compared
These facts come from each app’s own store listing or website on October 4, 2026. Prices change, so check the listing before you buy.
| App | What it is | Cost | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wysa | An AI chatbot with self-help exercises inspired by CBT and DBT, plus meditation. | Free to download. The App Store lists in-app purchases from $4.99 to $144.99: premium tools and optional guided support with a human coach. | Its App Store page says the app offers no diagnostic measurements or treatment advice. |
| Feeling Great | An AI chatbot and interactive courses, inspired by the work of psychiatrist Dr. David Burns. | Free to download. In-app plans are $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year (App Store). The app was free for summer 2025, so check what it charges today. | It follows one clinician’s approach from start to finish, so it suits you if you want that particular method. |
| CBT without a Therapist | Our app. An AI assistant named Helpy, a thought journal, exercises, and screening tests such as the PHQ-9 and GAD-7. | Free to start, with a limit on free AI replies. Full Access is $29 once, with no subscription. | It’s self-help, not therapy, and the AI can be wrong. Your messages go to AI providers so they can write replies, as our privacy policy says. |
What our app does, and what it doesn’t
Our AI assistant, Helpy, replies to what you write and suggests a CBT technique that fits. It’s a self-help tool, not therapy, and it isn’t a licensed professional. Its replies can be wrong, and you should check them against how your life actually is.
CBT has a large research base, and the exercises in the app are standard CBT techniques, such as thought records and behavioral activation. If you’re in crisis, the assistant points you to 988 or 911. You can try the chat without an account.
Helpy uses AI to generate its replies. Don’t rely on it for diagnosis, treatment, or emergency help.
Helpy’s replies today are written by a large language model from a third-party provider, so your messages go to that provider, as our privacy policy explains. Separately, we’re training our own model on about 1,000 example CBT conversations we generated and reviewed. It’s still in testing and isn’t what you chat with yet.
Important
This is educational self-help content, not a substitute for professional care. If anxiety is intense, sticks around for weeks, or makes daily life hard, reach out to a mental-health professional or doctor. If you’re in crisis or thinking about suicide, get help now: call or text 988 (988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line), or call 911 for emergencies. Available 24/7.