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Before & After calm check-in · Coming soon to iPhone and Android

Before & After: Calm Check-In

A short, calm pause you can take any time. Say how you are, take one to five minutes to breathe, ground yourself or write, then check in again and see how you'd describe yourself now.

$4.99 once. No subscription, no ads, no account.

Coming soon on iPhone

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Take a minute. Check in, take a minute, check in again.

Our promise

  • Pay onceOne price per app. Every feature included.
  • No subscriptionsNothing renews. Nothing to cancel.
  • No adsNothing to scroll past. Nobody paying to reach you.
  • No accountsNo sign-up, no password, no email address.
  • PrivateWhat you enter stays on your phone.

See it in action

Real screens from the app.

  • Take a minute. Check in, take a minute, check in again.
    Take a minute.Check in, take a minute, check in again.
  • Say how you are. Five words, a few feelings, one line if you like.
    Say how you are.Five words, a few feelings, one line if you like.
  • Breathe, ground, or write it out. One to five minutes. Nothing else on the screen.
    Breathe, ground, or write it out.One to five minutes. Nothing else on the screen.
  • See how you'd describe yourself after. Your own words, before and after.
    See how you'd describe yourself after.Your own words, before and after.
  • Notice what tends to help you. Plain counts from your own check-ins.
    Notice what tends to help you.Plain counts from your own check-ins.
  • Your moments, light or dark. Every pause and check-in, kept on your phone.
    Your moments, light or dark.Every pause and check-in, kept on your phone.
  • Help is always one tap away. Crisis lines on the home screen, every time.
    Help is always one tap away.Crisis lines on the home screen, every time.
Page 1 of a sample Before & After summary, made from made-up data
Summary to share

The report your support person gets

Your check-ins and pauses for any date range: a calendar of your ratings, the words you used most, each kind of pause with how you rated before and after, and your notes. Save it as a PDF, print it, or send it by email or text.

See a sample report (PDF)

Made from sample data. Your report is made on your phone and shared only when you choose.

Features

Everything included for $4.99.

  • Before

    Tap Take a minute and say how you are: Rough, Heavy, Low, Okay or Bright, with a feeling word or two if you like.

  • The pause

    Box, relax or even breathing for one, three or five minutes, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, writing it out, or sixty seconds of stillness.

  • After

    Say how you are now. Your shift card shows before and after side by side, in your own words.

  • Moments

    A calendar colored by how you rated each day, and every pause, check-in and reflection in one timeline.

  • Patterns

    Plain counts of what tends to help you: how often you rated yourself higher after each kind of pause. No scores and no advice.

  • Summary to share

    A one-page PDF or printout of any date range, if you ever want to show someone.

  • Gentle reminders

    A nudge at the times you choose, scheduled on your phone.

  • Stays on your phone

    No account, no sign-in, no cloud, no ads, no analytics. Works fully offline.

Private by design

Your entries never leave your phone unless you share them.

  • Stays on your phoneEverything you log is saved on your device only.
  • No accountNo sign-up, no email, no password.
  • No ads, no trackingNo analytics and no advertising inside the app.
  • Works offlineNo internet connection needed to log or review.
  • You decide what to shareReports and exports go only where you send them.

Read the Before & After: Calm Check-In privacy policy

Questions

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay $4.99 once when it launches (coming soon to iPhone and Android) and every feature is yours. There is no subscription, nothing else to buy, and no ads.

Where is my data stored?

Only on your phone, inside the app. There is no account and no cloud sync, and nothing you enter is sent to us or to anyone else.

Does it need internet?

No. The app works fully offline, including the pauses and the crisis line numbers. You only need a connection to download it or to open findahelpline.com.

Can I share it with someone?

Yes, if you want to. More, then Summary to share makes a one-page PDF of any date range that you can print or send. You can also export a spreadsheet.

What happens if I get a new phone?

Your entries live only on your phone, so you move them yourself. On the old phone, open More, then Back up and restore, and tap Save a backup file. Keep the file somewhere you can reach from the new phone. On the new phone, install the app and tap Bring back a backup in the same place.

How do I get help?

Email chef@thenewsbakery.com. Tell us what happened and we will get back to you. More answers are on the support page.

Before & After is not a medical or crisis service. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 in the US, call 116 123 in the UK and Ireland, or your local emergency number.

If you are in crisis: in the US, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline), any time. Elsewhere, call your local emergency number.

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