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A free ADHD app for Android, in plain words
What the app does, written as the problem you have, then what she does about it, then how that helps. Our own app, said up front.
By the Soot teamUpdated
Soot is a free ADHD app for Android that helps when you are stuck or spiralling, by walking you through a 2-minute Reset and then one small step. She is a calm black cat, she is made by Raedus Labs, and this is our own page, so read it knowing that.
She is on Google Play now: Get it on Google Play.
When you are stuck or spiralling
Your problem: a text left on read, a task too big to start, a mistake that keeps replaying. The feeling arrives in seconds and the story about you arrives right behind it. What she does: you tap what is going on, in your own words, and Soot walks you through a 2-minute Reset. You name the feeling, step back from the story your brain is telling you, and find one small first step.[2][3][4] How it helps: you leave with something you can actually do, not a lecture. Needing help today counts too.
When you have too much at once
Your problem: everything is in your head at the same time, and it all feels equally urgent. What she does: you empty your head, and Soot helps you sort it into Now, Later and Let go. Then you pick just one thing. How it helps: the rest has a place to wait, so you are not carrying all of it while you try to start one thing.
When you want to change a pattern
Your problem: before anyone knew you had ADHD, you found ways to get by: being hard on yourself, saying yes to everything, all or nothing, hiding that you were struggling. They protected you, and some of them still run the show. What she does: in Working on it, you pick one pattern, and Soot helps you practise one small change before the real moment. Afterwards you mark what happened. It is fact only: it happened, or not yet. A "not yet" gets a smaller step, never a scolding. How it helps: you change one thing at a time, and a miss is information instead of a verdict.
When you want somewhere that only grows
Your problem: most ADHD apps hand you a streak, and a missed day becomes proof that you failed. What she does: your Path and Wins record what you did, never what you did not. Nothing resets, nothing decays and nothing counts days. How it helps: you can come back after a week or a month and it is still there, with no penalty waiting for you.
When you would rather say it in a few words
Your problem: you know something is wrong and the tapping options do not quite fit. What she does: with Tell Soot, you say what is going on in a few words, and she helps you find a small next step that fits. This part uses AI and needs a free account. Everything else in the app works without one. How it helps: the step is shaped around what you actually wrote, but you are never required to use it.
When you need real help, not an app
Help now is on every screen. It lists free, confidential crisis lines for Australia, the US, UK, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand, and points you to your local emergency number. Soot is a self-help tool for adults. It is not medical or crisis care, and it does not replace a doctor or a licensed professional.
What she does not do
Soot has no streaks, no day counts and no ads. There is nothing to buy in the app today. She has no iPhone app yet, so if you are on an iPhone, the Reset works in a browser on this site. She also launched on Google Play on 2026-11-04 and has no ratings yet, so there is no crowd of reviews behind her the way there is behind older apps.[1]
If that sounds like your kind of problem, she is free: Get it on Google Play.
Questions people ask
Does the app need an account?
No. Everything works without one except Tell Soot, where you describe what is going on in a few words. That part uses AI and needs a free account.
What does it cost?
It is free to download, and there is nothing to buy in the app today. Her Google Play listing shows no in-app purchases.
Does it have ads?
No. There are no ads in the app.
Does it have streaks?
No. Nothing counts days, nothing resets and nothing decays. Your Path and Wins only record what you did, so coming back after a gap costs you nothing.
Is there an iPhone app?
Not yet. On an iPhone you can use the Reset in a browser on this site, which is free and needs no account.
Is it medical care?
No. It is a self-help tool for adults and does not replace a doctor or a licensed professional. Help now is on every screen and lists free, confidential crisis lines and your local emergency number.
Who makes it?
Raedus Labs, a small independent studio in Australia, makes it. This is our own page about our own app, so read it as our description, not an outside review. She launched on Google Play on 2026-11-04 and has no ratings yet.
Sources
- [1] Soot: ADHD Companion (Google Play listing). Google Play, 2026.
- [2] Putting Feelings Into Words Produces Therapeutic Effects in the Brain. UCLA Health, 2007.
- [3] Cognitive defusion and self-relevant negative thoughts: examining the impact of a ninety year old technique. Behaviour Research and Therapy (Masuda, Hayes, Sackett & Twohig, 2004), 2004.
- [4] Implementation intentions and goal achievement: a meta-analysis of effects and processes. University of Konstanz (KOPS repository); Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 2006.
The free app
Go easier on yourself, one small step at a time.
Soot's app is open: a calm black cat who helps you get unstuck today and slowly unlearn the harsh patterns ADHD taught you, at your pace. No streaks, and it's free to start.
Free, no card. You can delete everything any time.
A self-help guide, not medical advice. Last reviewed . First published . If you are not safe right now, Help now.