I Built This For You — Meet Anchored

Anchored is here — download it now

👉 Download Anchored on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6785035669

After seven years of daily episodes, there's finally an app. It's called Anchored, and it's live on the App Store today. In this short episode I explain what it is, what it costs, and — just as importantly — what I've deliberately left out of it. I nearly didn't get it built.

My eyesight went last year, and for months I was mostly housebound. So I coded it at maximum contrast with the text blown up to fill the screen, squinting at it line by line. What came out the other end is an app I could use when I could barely see — which turns out to be exactly the app you want when you're mid-panic-attack and your hands are shaking. What's free — no account, no sign-up, not even an email address:

• A panic attack section that opens straight into help. No menus, no choosing.
• Guided breathing that moves with my voice, rather than a circle you watch separately.
• A night light for the small hours.
• 2,300+ guided sessions, all searchable.

What premium gets you, for $5.99 a month:

• No ads, start to finish.
• Offline downloads — pull the library onto your phone and it plays with no signal at all. Underground, on a train, on a plane.
• Books at Bedtime — full-length books read slowly, a chapter at a time, made for falling asleep to rather than following. That library grows every week.

On Android? I haven't forgotten you. It's in testing now and it's coming next month. And the thing I most want to say: there is no streak in this app. Nothing turns red if you skip a day. Nothing guilts you back in. Find it, use it, then move on — and if it helps, pass it to someone who's having a hard time and leave it behind. One small favour: if you download it this week and it helps, please leave a review on the App Store. It genuinely is what pushes it in front of the people who need it. Chapters

• 00:00 — After seven years, there's finally an app
• 00:24 — Why it nearly didn't get made
• 01:06 — What's actually in it, and what's free
• 01:55 — The money bit, straight with you
• 02:33 — Offline downloads for the commute
• 03:05 — Books at Bedtime
• 03:26 — Android is coming next month
• 03:37 — No streaks, no guilt — the whole point
• 04:27 — One small favour

Links

• Anchored on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6785035669
• Website: https://calminganxiety.org
• Privacy policy: https://calminganxiety.org/anchored-privacy

Anchored provides relaxation and wellness content and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is not intended for use in a medical emergency. If you are in crisis, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis helpline.

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