4-7-8 breathing
A guided runner with a paced circle and a count. Four in, seven held, eight out.
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$14.99 / YEAR Get Tend
SELF-CARE COMPANION
Tend
Self-Care Companion
A small creature you look after by looking after yourself.
Tend asks how you are, keeps the few habits you chose, and holds a journal that never leaves your phone. A companion sits alongside it, growing as you go and never scolding you when you do not.
14 days of everything, no card.
Then $14.99 a year.
A DAY IN IT
What it actually asks of you
Three things, and two of them are optional. That is the whole design. An app that wants twenty minutes a day from someone having a bad week is an app they delete on Thursday.
- 01
One check-in
How you feel and how much energy you have, each on a row of five faces. A note if you want to add one. It takes a few seconds and there is no follow-up questionnaire.
- 02
The handful of things you picked
Hydration, movement, breathing, journaling, rest, medication, or your own. You choose which of them appear during setup, and you can archive any of them later without losing the record.
- 03
A reflection, only if you want one
Four modes — reflection, gratitude, notes, or free writing — each with prompts you can shuffle or ignore entirely. Photos can be attached and never leave the phone.
THE COMPANION
It cannot be neglected into unhappiness
You name your companion and it grows through four stages as you use the app. Checking in, keeping a habit, finishing a breathing exercise: each earns Seeds, and Seeds buy things from the wardrobe. Ten looks and two scenes are in there today.
What matters more is what it will never do. The code gives the creature exactly two moods, content and calm resting. There is no sad face, no illness, no decay meter and no way to lose it. Nothing you have already unlocked is ever taken back, whatever happens to your subscription, and going quiet for a month costs you nothing.
- 4growth stages, cosmetic only
- 2moods, both of them fine
- 0things you can lose
HARDER DAYS
For when the check-in is not the thing you need
Four things sit one tap from the Tools tab. None of these screens ever carries an advertisement, on any tier.
Box breathing
Even counts on all four sides. The screen shows which phase you are on and how far through the set you are.
5-4-3-2-1 grounding
The senses exercise, stepped through one prompt at a time, at whatever pace you go.
Support lines
Crisis contacts for sixteen countries, chosen from your device region or set by hand in Settings. These are third-party services. Tend lists them, it does not provide them.
On the phone
Scroll sideways, or use the arrow keys
How it behaves
- Your writing stays on the device. Entries, photos and check-ins are stored locally. No account, no sign-in.
- Reminders start switched off. Turn one on if you want it, at a time you choose, with quiet hours.
- Nothing is ever taken away. Companion, wardrobe, habits, history and earned Seeds all stay yours.
- Quiet screens stay quiet. No advertising on breathing, grounding, journalling or support screens.
- Priced the same everywhere. $2.99 a month or $14.99 a year, on Android, with a lifetime option.
- Ten languages. English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
PRICING
$14.99a year
Or $2.99 a month, or $39.99 once. Everything is open for 14 days after install and no card is needed to try it. Seed packs at $2.99 and $7.99 buy wardrobe currency you can also earn by using the app, and you never need them.
- Premium wardrobe pieces
- A wardrobe gift each month you subscribe
- History past the last 14 days
- A faster Seed earn rate
- Ads removed
Questions
Is Tend therapy, or medical advice?
No. It is a place to note how you feel, keep a few habits and write things down. It does not diagnose anything, it does not treat anything, and it does not tell you what to do.
What does it cost?
Every feature is open for 14 days after install, with no card. After that it is $2.99 a month, $14.99 a year, or $39.99 once. Seed packs at $2.99 and $7.99 buy wardrobe currency and are entirely optional.
What happens if I stop paying?
You keep your companion, everything it is wearing, your habits, your check-ins, your journal and the Seeds you have earned. What the paywall gates is new premium-only wardrobe pieces, the subscriber gift, statistics past 14 days, and the removal of ads.
Does anything I write leave the phone?
No. Journal entries, photos, check-ins and habits are stored on the device. There is no account and no sign-in. Privacy Mode also hides journal previews on the home screen.
Can the companion get sick or die if I ignore it?
No. It has two states in the code, content and calm resting, and neither of them is a punishment. Come back after a fortnight away and it is exactly where you left it.
Do I have to have notifications on?
No. Reminders are off until you turn them on, and then it is a single gentle nudge at a time of day you choose. There are quiet hours as well.
What languages does it speak?
Ten: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. It follows your phone’s language.
Tend is not a crisis service and not a substitute for professional care. If you are in danger, contact your local emergency number or one of the support lines listed in the app.
Start with one check-in
Name the fox, pick two or three things worth doing, and leave the rest of it alone.