In today’s world of Apps, there are thousands to choose from! The Students’ Union and University have joined up to bring you a selection of wellbeing apps that you might find useful. This is not an exhaustive list and you may find other apps work better for you!

The Students Union and Queen Margaret University accept no liability for any harm caused to any users in relation to or resulting from the use of any of the Wellbeing Apps named below.

 

Yoga Studio

Yoga Studio includes 65 ready-made classes. You can choose your level (beginner, intermediate or advanced), duration (15, 30 or 60 minutes) and focus (strength, flexibility, relaxation, balance or combination) to find the perfect class for you. Yoga Studio costs £4.99 to download.

 

Doc Ready

Useful resource developed by young people in Bristol, a website with app like layout for people to use to create a plan for a visit to their GP to discuss their mental health.

 

Recovery Record

Developed by health professional, this app is to help people with eating disorders and can be useful for people with weight concerns. It has lots of features including meal log, meal plans, food reminder, coping skills and mood rating option.

 

Drink Control

Drink Control tracks and converts your alcohol intake, such as glasses, bottles or cans, into the standard units of alcohol, and let you know when you are going over the limits, how much you have spent on drinks and how many calories it represents.

 

Buddhify

A popular mindfulness app, you select your activity from a list, what you are aiming for (e.g. clarity, joy, concentration) and listen as you do your activity. It is free and you can pick a male or female voice.

 

Smoke Free

Created for those who want to stop smoking, the Smokefree app is a 4 week programme that puts practical support, encouragement and tailored advice in the palm of your hand.

• Provides daily support and success tips
• Keeps track of how much money you’re saving
• Shows how many days you’ve been smoke free
• Record a motivational picture, video or audio to remind you why you’re giving up
• Provides links to local NHS Smoking Services

 

Five Ways to Wellbeing 

Five Ways to Wellbeing aims to help people feel happier and healthier by encouraging them to do simple things under the headings of connect, be active, take notice, keep learning and give. It allows people to reflect on their wellbeing, set activities to help improve their wellbeing and track their progress.

 

Goblin Tools 

Goblin Tools is specifically designed to help people who are neurodivergent in managing tasks that they might find difficult or overwhelming but is useful for anyone - especially students. Their free website is called goblin.tools and the app is £1.99.

 

The tools contained in the app are: 

• To Do Lists: has a very useful tool for any task put in to break it down into a step by step guide that can be checked off at each stage and depending on how overwhelmed by a task someone is feeling they can change the 'chilli meter' at the top for howe detailed they need it to be when breaking down tasks.
• Formalizer: which is great for writing typing in what they are trying to write and can then adjust the tone that it is required to be in from easy going tone to a professional tone.
• Judge: can allow someone to decipher the tone of an email or message to make sure it is coming across how they want it to instead of it being misread by them or the other person.
• Professor: can give the user the ability to type in something they do not understand and the app will give them an explanation along with an example to help their understanding of it.
• Estimator: will allow the user to input a task and this can then give them an estimation on how long the task is going to take to complete. 
• Complier: this is where someone can take all of the task that are in their head and write them down and the app will then turn it into tasks and add them to their to do list for them to be able have it somewhere where they can see it all, breakdown the tasks and check them off as they work through them. 
• Chef: this function gives the user the ability to type in the ingredients they have available including any dietary requirements, serving sizes, equipment, time, or anything else they want taken into account and it will give them instructions on what they can make and how.