FreeCBT

2.4.0

Evan Rosson

4.55

246 reviews

10,000+
Downloads

Free

FreeCBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

iOS version

About FreeCBT

FreeCBT is a health & fitness app developed by Evan Rosson.

Download Statistics

FreeCBT has been downloaded 38 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 0 times.

User Ratings

FreeCBT is rated 4.55 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 250 ratings.

App Information

FreeCBT is FREE to download. The APK download size is 38.23 MB. The latest version available is 2.4.0. The last update was on October 28, 2025.

Technical Requirements

FreeCBT requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play May 2020.

Description

FreeCBT is an open source thought diary for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the "gold standard" of psychotherapy and is widely considered to be one of the most effective, evidence backed treatments for depression, anxiety, and panic. If you go into just about any therapist or psychiatrist, CBT will likely be one of the first treatments they try.

FreeCBT is a companion and self-help app for one of the most common formats of CBT. You may have heard it called "the three column technique" or "catch it, check it, change it." Your brain is really good at making you feel exactly what you're thinking. Often, we find ourselves thinking "automatic negative thoughts" that lead us to fume on something that may not be true. That can cause us to feel depressed or anxious.

CBT helps you record "automatic thoughts," challenge them with cognitive distortions and then train your brain with an alternative thought. If you do it enough, you can change your thoughts, your moods and your behavior.

FreeCBT, a fork of Quirk, is open source under the GPL. You can find the code on Github at: https://github.com/erosson/freecbt

Recent changes:
- Added and updated several translations contributed by FreeCBT users: Hindi, Russian, Bulgarian, Norsk Bokmål, and German. Thank you!
- If you've set up a FreeCBT passcode lock, it's now more secure: you'll need to enter your code after switching to another app, instead of only when the app was fully closed.
- Added support for newer Android versions, and a few other technical updates.

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More data about FreeCBT

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	38 thousand
Recent downloads	0
Rating	4.55 based on 250 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	2.4.0
APK size	38.2 MB
Number of libraries	34
Designed for Android	5.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

FreeCBT has been downloaded 38 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 0 times.

Changelog of FreeCBT

Oct 28, 2025UpdateVersion 2.4.0
Aug 29, 2023UpdateVersion 2.3.2
May 2, 2023Installs10,000+ installs
Dec 26, 2022UpdateVersion 2.3.1
Sep 30, 2022Installs5,000+ installs
May 22, 2021Installs1,000+ installs
Mar 1, 2021UpdateVersion 2.2.3
Feb 27, 2021Installs500+ installs
May 31, 2020New AppVersion 2.2.1 in HEALTH_FITNESS for Free

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Developer information for Evan Rosson

Evan Rosson

freecbt+android-play@erosson.org

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Comments on FreeCBT for Android

★★★★★ Tom M · May 28, 2022

Best simple thought error analysis app I've come across. Put in your negative thought, errors (cognitive distortions), analysis and alternative thought. Simple and effective & my thanks to the creator for providing it for free 👍

★★★★★ Sara Rainey · Jun 8, 2022

It's amazing how helpful this is. I'm using it in conjunction with another app. I'm really surprised how CBT seems simple, yet is deep and effective. This app really helps you feel better on a foundational level because you're working through what you feel, distortions in your thinking and how to challenge the way you think and replace those thoughts with more helpful ones. The question button on the left contains a really accessible list that explains different distortions.

★★☆☆☆ T-Mobile T-Mobile · Feb 4, 2024

I can't use it, to start I require a passcode to enter which I've not set up. Re-installed it and still the same. Can anyone help?

★★☆☆☆ Pariel · Jun 24, 2022

I mean, I appreciate the app, but please change its name to cognitive therapy for god sake!!

★☆☆☆☆ Lee Anderson · Jun 26, 2022

Clunky. Cannot easily use while WORKING 40 hrs per week

Google Play Rankings for FreeCBT

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Technologies used by FreeCBT

FreeCBT is requesting 26 permissions and is using 35 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

run at startup, draw over other apps, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE, com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE, com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE, com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE, com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE, org.erosson.freecbt.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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Development tools

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Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

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Kotlin

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