Rootd has six main features designed to help you get through panic attacks, manage symptoms of anxiety, and take the first steps to getting better. You can access everything this posts talks about on the free version of the app – but there’s also some extra content that you can pay for.

The Rootr helps if you’re experiencing a panic attack. You choose how you want to tackle the panic attack, then read (or listen to) helpful prompts. If you feel confident, you can choose prompts based on radical acceptance, but if you need help to feel OK, the app gives more comforting prompts.

There are lots of interactive features: a journal with mood tracking and prompts, breathing exercises, body scans, music, visualisations (including visiting the beach and walking in the snow), and bedtime audio including sounds from nature, stories, and white noise.

You can access ‘lessons’ (they’re more fun than they sound) to help you understand anxiety. For a lot of people, this is the first step to getting better. And you can keep track of your experiences of anxiety and panic attacks over time by doing a weekly questionnaire and seeing how your results change.

How does the Rootd app help?

The app provides immediate support when you’re having a panic attack or experiencing anxiety. It also provides educational content on topics such as what anxiety is and why panic attacks occur.

Rootd app: the details

How much does it cost?

You can use the app – and all of the features mentioned on the Best For You website – for free.

There is an option to pay to subscribe to unlock more features including access to all lessons, unlimited breathing and meditation, access to relaxing sounds and beats, as well as dark mode and voice to text.

What ages is it for?

The App Store gives it an age rating of 4+ because it contains ‘no objectionable content’. Google Play gives it a PEGI 3 age rating and says ‘the content of apps with this rating is considered suitable for all age groups’.