Calm Harm – manage self-harm

Name: Calm Harm – manage self-harm
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (684 reviews)
Author: Stem4

By: Stem4

Track & resist self-harm urges

Features & Capabilities

Calm Harm is a free app developed for teen mental health charity stem4 by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Nihara Krause. Built on evidence-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) principles, it helps users ride the urge to self-harm by selecting activities across Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, and Random, plus a mindful breathing technique. The app is based on NHS standards and ORCHA-approved to support safe, private use.

It provides immediate coping strategies to break the cycle of self-harm, builds a safety net of helpful thoughts and behaviors, and offers journaling and signposts to further support. Calm Harm is private and anonymous, requires no user accounts, and data may be reset if you reinstall. It has earned awards including Health Tech Awards, Digital Leaders 100, and Third Sector Awards.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Privacy & Security

By:

Stem4

Rating:

4.40

(684) 1 new ratings

Version:

6.2.1 Last updated: 2025-12-03

Version code:

880306573

Creation date:

2015-02-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

38.00MB

Price:

1.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 70,378 ▼ 118

Other rankings

#25 in Health & Fitness (Paid) ▲

Other platforms

Calm Harm – manage self-harm (v6.0.4)

932,005 4.32

(2,620)

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Developed by:

Stem4

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm-harm-manage-self-harm/id961611581

Website:

https://calmharm.co.uk/

User Reviews

Users overwhelmingly praise Calm Harm as an effective, discreet self-harm coping tool that stays free and easy to use. They appreciate the calming visuals, the ability to track progress and build a long streak, and its applicability to anxiety and other emotions, not just self-harm. The app is widely lauded for being accessible to diverse users, including neurodivergent individuals, and for offering practical, do-able activities. Common requests focus on expanding customization: more activities, breathing patterns, widgets, and a dark mode. Occasional bugs, like freezing, are noted but do not overshadow its overall usefulness.

Pros

Helps manage self-harm urges and supports emotional regulation with practical coping strategies.
Visually calming and comforting design with cute mascots.
Free to use with no paid gating.
Progress tracking and streaks provide motivation and a sense of accomplishment.
Easy to use and accessible, including for neurodivergent users; discreet for use in public settings.

Cons

Occasional freezing/bugs that hinder use (e.g., wave screen gets stuck).
Requests for more customization and features (more activities, custom breathing patterns, widgets, and a dark mode).

Recent reviews

Can you add custom breathing patterns?

by ve*****, 2025-12-31

this app helped me through so much. it is so perfect in every way shape and form. the little characters are so cute and soothing and the app itself reminds me of a nice cool bed to lay down in when all things go wrong. I always had an issue with storage but this heaven sent gift doesn’t even take up 50 mb. from the bottom of my heart id like to thank the developer(s) with every fiber in my body and every place on it that is clean of scars. thank you

by Xa*****, 2025-07-30

I personally don’t struggle with self-harm, but I do have issues with addictive tendencies. It seems like there’s a surprising amount of overlap when it comes to how self-harm and addictive urges work, so I tried Calm Harm out to see if it’d help. Sure enough, it does. I was wondering if the dev team might be able to add some sort of offering specifically for people who struggle with addiction as well. Not to diminish the importance of helping others who struggle with self-harm, that’s an issue close to my heart in many ways as well. But I think many of the techniques used in the existing app could also be applied to addiction recovery. Thank you, devs, for creating this app. You’re doing God’s work.