7 free happiness apps for a healthy mind and soul

It may be a quick fix, but using your gadgets to help calm your nerves instead of adding more stress to your hectic lives may be what you need to get through the week.

Add ten years to your life with these happiness apps that may bring a smile to your face.

It does more than just track your mood. You can also track your sleep, exercise, pain, and medications taken that may be affecting your mood. Your data is stored in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts which are protected by a 4-digit pin. 

Best thing: You can add specific notes to every entry or see a summary of your day. 

A lite version is available free on iOS

A mobile game and health fitness tool that can heal the brain through games. The game designer, Jane McGonigal, suffered a serious concussion and claimed that her anxiety and depression faded away while using the app.

Best thing: The app has been updated with a gamified recovery tool, for recovery after trauma.

Available and free at iOS and Android

This was developed for users to learn about anxiety disorders. The app provides a description of your anxiety and can track your experiences as well. It can help instantly relax you with its 'Chill Out Tools'. There is also a treatment plan along with quotable quotes for inspiration.

Best thing: It has tests for anxiety, perfectionism, social anxiety, panic disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. 

Available and free at iOS and Android

Relax Melodies features 32 musical and white noise sounds with interesting pictures that go along with each sound. The latest version has an improved interface to find things easily. It also features an adjustable sound volume.

Best thing: Combine sounds for according to your taste and happiness.

Available and free at iOS and Android

This app is designed to let you track your sleep, monitor your dreams and improve your bedtime habits. It provides a chart of the moon’s cycle which allows you to find the right time to sleep, helping you wake up feeling better.  It lets your enter your daily habits and other variables such as caffeine consumption, exercise info, and stress level

Best thing: The variables are used to determine when and how you can sleep best.

Available and free at iOS and Android

It has a step-by-step guide to calm your mind when the world around you gets too fast-paced and chaotic. It has different topics on meditative sessions that include self-esteem, forgiveness, focus and concentration and more.

Best thing: The guided meditations developed in the app let you sneak away into the woods.

Available and free at iOS and Android

A free journal app that lets you easily organise and look for your previous journal entries. It also lets you record your new experiences quickly as you capture or attach unlimited photos for documentation.

Best thing: It allows you to easily sync your memories across all your devices.

Available and free at iOS and Android