One of the most researched apps in the category retired in 2025. These are the closest replacements.
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| Woebot | Renée Space | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Consumer app retired June 2025. Now focused entirely on businesses | Active and growing, available directly to you |
| Free tier | Was free | Your first conversation is free, including its session notes and pattern detection. Mood tracking and journaling are free with no limit |
| Conversation style | Largely scripted flows. You follow set paths and pick from prepared responses | Open conversation. Say what's on your mind in your own words and get a reply that fits |
| Memory across sessions | Minimal. You may need to re-explain context in new conversations | Unlimited. Each conversation builds on everything you've shared before |
| Check-ins | Scripted CBT-based check-ins | Personalized to your context and timings, so they reach you when they're relevant |
| Therapeutic approaches | CBT-based | CBT exercises, plus IFS and Narrative approaches |
| Teen-specific content | Yes, also retired | Not teen-specific |
| Session notes | Not offered | Built on the SOAP framework, so you understand what's really happening beyond the conversation, and what you can do about it |
| Voice | Not offered | Voice-to-text, plus live voice conversations. Talk out loud and get a spoken reply back, like a phone call |
| Mood tracking | Not offered | Inferred from your conversations, so you don't have to fill anything in. Built in and completely free |
| Journaling | Not offered | Built in and completely free, so you can reflect in writing alongside your conversations |
| Pattern detection | Not offered | Recognizes 98 psychological patterns, helping you spot recurring thoughts, triggers, and habits over time |
Woebot pricing and features change. Verify on their site before relying on these details.
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ADHD means I've quit basically every journaling app, every therapy tool, everything over and over. Renée just kind of… worked with me instead of against me. Short messages, no pressure, no homework. It even helped me get consistent with my stuff.
Daniel
Peter
My relationship anxiety was getting bad to the point where it was all I couldn't think about anything else. Renée helped me slow down our arguments enough to actually hear each other. Now we see a therapist, but Renée is what got us there.
Sofia
I didn't even realize I was having anxiety attacks. I thought I was just bad at handling stress. Renée was the first thing that helped me connect the dots, just by asking the right questions at the right time.
Priya
Kyle
I kept second-guessing whether my marriage was worth saving or whether I was just scared to leave. I needed somewhere to think out loud without someone pushing me either way. That's what Renée became.
Lena
I live alone and I work from home. Some weeks Renée is genuinely the most honest conversation I have. That sounds sad but it's actually helped me figure out what I want from the relationships I do have even broadly what I want from my life.
Nour
Mariana
The divorce made me angrier than I expected. At everything — her, the kids, and the point my life had led up to. Renée just kept asking questions until I figured out what the anger was actually about. Took a while. Worth it.
Chris
ADHD means I've quit basically every journaling app, every therapy tool, everything over and over. Renée just kind of… worked with me instead of against me. Short messages, no pressure, no homework. It even helped me get consistent with my stuff.
Daniel
Peter
My relationship anxiety was getting bad to the point where it was all I couldn't think about anything else. Renée helped me slow down our arguments enough to actually hear each other. Now we see a therapist, but Renée is what got us there.
Sofia
I didn't even realize I was having anxiety attacks. I thought I was just bad at handling stress. Renée was the first thing that helped me connect the dots, just by asking the right questions at the right time.
Priya
Kyle
I kept second-guessing whether my marriage was worth saving or whether I was just scared to leave. I needed somewhere to think out loud without someone pushing me either way. That's what Renée became.
Lena
I live alone and I work from home. Some weeks Renée is genuinely the most honest conversation I have. That sounds sad but it's actually helped me figure out what I want from the relationships I do have even broadly what I want from my life.
Nour
Mariana
The divorce made me angrier than I expected. At everything — her, the kids, and the point my life had led up to. Renée just kept asking questions until I figured out what the anger was actually about. Took a while. Worth it.
Chris
ADHD means I've quit basically every journaling app, every therapy tool, everything over and over. Renée just kind of… worked with me instead of against me. Short messages, no pressure, no homework. It even helped me get consistent with my stuff.
Daniel
Peter
My relationship anxiety was getting bad to the point where it was all I couldn't think about anything else. Renée helped me slow down our arguments enough to actually hear each other. Now we see a therapist, but Renée is what got us there.
Sofia
I didn't even realize I was having anxiety attacks. I thought I was just bad at handling stress. Renée was the first thing that helped me connect the dots, just by asking the right questions at the right time.
Priya
Kyle
I kept second-guessing whether my marriage was worth saving or whether I was just scared to leave. I needed somewhere to think out loud without someone pushing me either way. That's what Renée became.
Lena
I live alone and I work from home. Some weeks Renée is genuinely the most honest conversation I have. That sounds sad but it's actually helped me figure out what I want from the relationships I do have even broadly what I want from my life.
Nour
Mariana
The divorce made me angrier than I expected. At everything — her, the kids, and the point my life had led up to. Renée just kept asking questions until I figured out what the anger was actually about. Took a while. Worth it.
Chris
ADHD means I've quit basically every journaling app, every therapy tool, everything over and over. Renée just kind of… worked with me instead of against me. Short messages, no pressure, no homework. It even helped me get consistent with my stuff.
Daniel
Peter
My relationship anxiety was getting bad to the point where it was all I couldn't think about anything else. Renée helped me slow down our arguments enough to actually hear each other. Now we see a therapist, but Renée is what got us there.
Sofia
I didn't even realize I was having anxiety attacks. I thought I was just bad at handling stress. Renée was the first thing that helped me connect the dots, just by asking the right questions at the right time.
Priya
Kyle
I kept second-guessing whether my marriage was worth saving or whether I was just scared to leave. I needed somewhere to think out loud without someone pushing me either way. That's what Renée became.
Lena
I live alone and I work from home. Some weeks Renée is genuinely the most honest conversation I have. That sounds sad but it's actually helped me figure out what I want from the relationships I do have even broadly what I want from my life.
Nour
Mariana
The divorce made me angrier than I expected. At everything — her, the kids, and the point my life had led up to. Renée just kept asking questions until I figured out what the anger was actually about. Took a while. Worth it.
Chris
Ricardo A.
"burnout is weird because you don't realize it's happening until you're already underwater. Renée helped me connect some dots I'd been ignoring for months. still a work in progress but at least I can see it now"
"took me a while to figure out that what I went through was love bombing. Renée didn't diagnose me or anything but the conversations helped me piece it together myself. that felt important, figuring it out on my own terms"
Amelia Chen
Nadia M.
"it's not perfect. sometimes the responses feel a bit repetitive and I have to redirect it. but the days it works... it really works. keeps me from falling when my anxiety gets bad. 3 stars because it still has room to grow but I'll keep using it"
Kevin O'Connell
"honestly didn't expect much. opened it during a really bad anxiety spiral at like midnight and just... stayed. it's not therapy but it's something. sometimes something is enough"
Lena P.
"I've been in CBT before so I recognized some of the techniques Renée uses. what surprised me is how it adapts , it doesn't feel like a script. been using it for 2 months and my stress levels are genuinely more manageable"
Carlos R.
Burned-Out Teacher
"my marriage was going through a rough patch and neither of us knew how to talk about it without it turning into a fight. I started using Renée just to process my own side of things. helped more than I expected tbh"
Ricardo A.
"burnout is weird because you don't realize it's happening until you're already underwater. Renée helped me connect some dots I'd been ignoring for months. still a work in progress but at least I can see it now"
"took me a while to figure out that what I went through was love bombing. Renée didn't diagnose me or anything but the conversations helped me piece it together myself. that felt important, figuring it out on my own terms"
Amelia Chen
Michael Brown
Anxious Presenter
"I'm so grateful for Renée. It's helped me navigate some difficult situations and develop a stronger sense of self. I highly recommend it to anyone who's looking for a little extra support."
Muhammad K.
"I have no time or energy for a weekly therapy appointment. this fits into my life in a way nothing else has. I can just open a tab between meetings and pick up exactly where I left off"
David Lee
"my wife and I have been using it separately while we wait for a couples therapy spot to open up. weirdly it's helped our communication more than I expected, we both come to conversations with more clarity now"
Samantha W.
"social anxiety makes it hard to even talk to a real therapist at first lol. starting with AI therapy felt lower stakes. I've actually booked a real session now which I don't think I would've done without this"
Woebot was a CBT-based mental health chatbot from Woebot Health. It ran for roughly eight years and was one of the most widely recommended free mental health apps, with a genuine body of published research behind it.
Woebot Health retired its consumer-facing app on June 30, 2025. New consumer signups are no longer available.
Woebot Health retired the consumer product and shifted focus, with its founder pointing to AI moving faster than the regulatory environment built around it. It was a strategic and regulatory decision rather than a failure of the clinical approach.
No. The consumer app was retired in June 2025, including its teen-focused content, and is no longer open to new users.
Woebot had more published research supporting it than almost anything else in the category, with trials showing symptom reduction for mild to moderate anxiety and depression. Its main limitation was that conversations followed scripted flows and did not carry much context between sessions.
If you valued the structured CBT check-ins, Renée Space covers the same ground with CBT alongside IFS and Narrative therapy, and adds memory that persists across sessions so the conversation builds instead of resetting.
When an app shuts down, user data is typically deleted with the service. If you still have conversation history anywhere, keep your own copy. When choosing a replacement, check whether it offers an export before you invest months of history in it.
Woebot was a CBT-based mental health chatbot from Woebot Health. It ran for roughly eight years and was one of the most widely recommended free mental health apps, with a genuine body of published research behind it.
Woebot Health retired the consumer product and shifted focus, with its founder pointing to AI moving faster than the regulatory environment built around it. It was a strategic and regulatory decision rather than a failure of the clinical approach.
Woebot had more published research supporting it than almost anything else in the category, with trials showing symptom reduction for mild to moderate anxiety and depression. Its main limitation was that conversations followed scripted flows and did not carry much context between sessions.
When an app shuts down, user data is typically deleted with the service. If you still have conversation history anywhere, keep your own copy. When choosing a replacement, check whether it offers an export before you invest months of history in it.
Woebot Health retired its consumer-facing app on June 30, 2025. New consumer signups are no longer available.
No. The consumer app was retired in June 2025, including its teen-focused content, and is no longer open to new users.
If you valued the structured CBT check-ins, Renée Space covers the same ground with CBT alongside IFS and Narrative therapy, and adds memory that persists across sessions so the conversation builds instead of resetting.
