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24 alternatives to Pocketcoach 3.0
A digital coach for anxiety and other difficult moments
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pocketcoach 3.0 launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Pocketcoach▲107A chatbot for people who struggle with anxiety
2018 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
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Learn to cope with anxiety in 5-min daily conversations
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A digital coach to help you quit smoking
2019 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Some more info: I’m an NHS doctor and the founder of Pi-A (https://www.pi-a.io) which developed Lungy (https://www.lungy.app). Lungy is an app (iOS only for now) that responds to breathing in real-time and was designed to make breathing exercises more engaging and beneficial to do. It hopefully has many aspects of interest to the HN community – real-time fluid, cloth and soft body sims running on the phone’s GPU. My background is as a junior surgical trainee and I started building Lungy in 2020 during the first COVID lockdown in London. During COVID, there were…
2023 · lungy.app · its alternatives →
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upcoach▲280The platform to scale your group, cohort, or 1-on-1 coaching
2021 · upcoach.com · its alternatives →
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Digital coach to help in moments of stress and anxiety
2019 · its alternatives →
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SoloUno▲303Take control of hair pulling, nail biting & skin picking
Aug 2026 · solouno.io · its alternatives →
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Pocket 7.0▲295Save and read news, articles, & videos that fuel your mind
2018 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →
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Squair▲162I built Squair because my phone was giving me anxiety - and it was also the only thing in my pocket when anxiety hit. The problem: 4 cups of coffee just to focus. Then the anxiety kicks in. Chest tight. Racing thoughts. Scrolling reels to "calm down" made it worse. I Googled "anxiety relief" at 2am and found box breathing — same technique Navy SEALs use in combat. First time I tried it, I felt the difference within 2 minutes. No crash. No pills. Just breathing. So I built an app around it. 6 months. Solo dev with a full-time job. 112 builds. 2 App Store rejections. Finally live. What it…
Jan 2026 · squair.app · its alternatives →
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Pausa▲122Your space to breathe, reduce anxiety & stress, feel better
Oct 2025 · pausaapp.com · its alternatives →
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Vibe-code games, then share them like TikToks
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PocketChange▲82Social media that makes things better.
2020 · pocketchange.social · its alternatives →
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Pockethunt▲79A casual career app for talent in tech, design and marketing
2019 · pockethunt.com · its alternatives →
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Pocket automates intake, insurance verification & scheduling for PT, OT, and chiro clinics. Save 30+ hours of admin work every month. HIPAA-compliant AI.
2011 · letspocket.com · its alternatives →
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Mon Sherpa▲77Reduce your stress and anxiety with a personal assistant.
2020 · monsherpa.io · its alternatives →
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Pillar▲79A smart pocket coach: Take your cycling to the next level.
2021 · pillar-app.com · its alternatives →
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