Smiling Mind App

A free, psychologist-designed Australian app that builds mental fitness through five evidence-based skillsets using practical daily wellbeing tools for students, educators and families.

Author/Source: Smiling Mind

Last updated: 01/04/2026

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Smiling Mind is one of Australia's best-known mental wellbeing not-for-profits, and its free app, developed by psychologists and educators, and trusted by over 8 million people, brings evidence-based mental fitness tools to minds of all ages and stages.

The refreshed app is built around Smiling Mind's Mental Fitness Model, which frames wellbeing as a set of trainable skills. Just as we exercise different muscles to build physical fitness, we can practise five core skillsets to build mental fitness:

Live Mindfully
Embrace Flexible Thinking
Grow Connections
Act Purposefully and;
Recharge Your Body

Users can build a personalised daily practice to manage stress, improve sleep, strengthen relationships, regulate emotions and connect with their strengths and values.

For schools, the app sits alongside Smiling Mind's curriculum-aligned primary school program and secondary resources, making it a versatile tool for students, educators and families alike, whether as a whole-class calm-down practice, a staff wellbeing habit, or a resource to recommend to parents.

A practical, uniquely Australian companion for building the skills to thrive, one small daily workout at a time.

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