MindShift CBT is a free anxiety tool from Anxiety Canada. ILTY offers AI conversation. Both address anxiety—here's how they differ.
MindShift CBT is a free app from Anxiety Canada designed specifically for anxiety management. It uses evidence-based CBT strategies to help users cope with anxiety.
The app includes thought journals, coping cards, belief experiments, and anxiety-specific tools. It's well-designed, clinically sound, and completely free.
MindShift is particularly strong for people who want to learn CBT techniques for anxiety in a structured, self-guided format.
ILTY addresses anxiety through conversation rather than exercises. When anxiety hits, you talk about what you're actually anxious about and work through it with an AI companion.
Different companions offer different approaches—some help you challenge anxious thoughts, others help you sit with discomfort, others focus on practical action steps.
ILTY is available 24/7 for those 2am anxiety spirals when exercises feel insufficient and you just need to talk.
MindShift CBT
Structured CBT exercises: thought journals, coping cards, exposure tools.
ILTY
Conversational processing: talk through anxious thoughts with AI companions.
Better for: MindShift for CBT skills, ILTY for processing
MindShift CBT
Coping cards and quick exercises for anxiety moments.
ILTY
Full conversation when anxiety hits—talk through what's happening.
Better for: MindShift for quick techniques, ILTY for deeper support
MindShift CBT
100% focused on anxiety. Deep, specialized content.
ILTY
Handles anxiety well but also supports other mental health needs.
Better for: MindShift for anxiety-specific tools
MindShift CBT
No conversational AI. Tool-based interactions only.
ILTY
Full natural language conversation about your anxiety.
Better for: ILTY
MindShift CBT
Completely free. No premium tier.
ILTY
Free during beta.
Better for: Both free
MindShift CBT
Developed by Anxiety Canada with clinical oversight.
ILTY
AI-powered with therapeutic approaches but not clinically validated.
Better for: MindShift for clinical credibility
MindShift is one of the best free anxiety tools available. The CBT exercises are well-designed, evidence-based, and genuinely useful for building anxiety management skills.
The limitation is that sometimes you don't need an exercise—you need to talk. When you're spiraling at 2am about tomorrow's meeting, a thought journal might not cut it. You need someone to listen and help you think.
ILTY provides that conversation. It's not as structured as MindShift's CBT tools, but it meets you where you are emotionally and helps you process what's actually happening.
Use both: MindShift for building CBT skills and quick coping tools, ILTY for when you need a real conversation about what's making you anxious.
Yes, MindShift CBT is completely free with no premium tier. It's funded by Anxiety Canada. ILTY is also free during beta.
MindShift has specific panic-focused tools and coping cards for acute panic. ILTY can help you talk through panic and process what triggered it. MindShift may be more immediately useful during a panic attack; ILTY for processing afterward.
Yes. MindShift for learning and practicing CBT anxiety techniques. ILTY for talking through anxious thoughts and situations. They complement each other well.
The best way to know if ILTY is right for you is to try it. We're in beta and completely free.