Make kindness a habit

1. It's a mobile app.
2. You anonymously write requests about things you're worried about.
3. Other people can reply to your requests with kindness and compassion.
4. You can reply to others' requests too.
5. The app has spam and bad word filters, and reports are taken seriously.

It’s tempting to think Soothe is about solving your deepest problems, but that’s not the goal. One of the expectations you agree to when you start is “I recognize I can’t fix others’ problems, but I can share kindness.”

If there is a “goal” in this app, it's to take the reflection and empathy it encourages into other parts of your life.

It's important to note that Soothe is not a replacement for counseling. If anything, I hope it will encourage people to seek out professional support when it's helpful.

• At official launch, Soothe will be a paid app.
• We moderate the content and provide easy-to-use reporting tools.
• We use spam and bad word filters.
• We timeout or ban users who repeatedly or flagrantly break our rules.
• Personally identifying information is banned from any messages.
• All new users agree to community expectations.
• (Soon) We'll offer guides and tips for writing excellent messages.
• (Soon) If the app notices that somebody is writing about concerning topics like self-harm, it will privately and proactively offer resources from professionals.

There's lots of ideas brewing. If you have any ideas, reach out and share it!

• Kindness Garden
• Formal community??
• Replying more than once to someone (could be chatting, 1-time replies, etc.)
• Dark mode and accessibility fixes
• Non-addictive push notifications
• Ability to login to sync data across devices - this is live in iOS app
• And many more...!

Currently we don't!

Soothe will be a paid app. There are no ads.

A positive byproduct of being a paid app is ensuring that Soothe is moderated well.

• If you are comfortable with the design choices in this app. The anonymous nature of the app lends it to be more difficult to connect things to who you are. You are also able to push the “eject” button at any time and delete your stuff.

We will only read something you wrote if it is reported by someone.

Because Soothe is not encrypted, We do have the ability to read the messages you send. However, because this app is anonymous and it doesn't collect personal data, it's likely impossible to identify who you are.

No! We have no interest in collecting the details of your life or sharing it with anyone. See Soothe's Privacy Policy to learn about the minimal data we store.

Please don't send identifying information in this app. This includes names, pseudonyms, addresses, emails, telephone numbers, locations, and more.