What Gentle is
Gentle is an iPhone app for daily affirmations. It has 3,600+ short affirmations across 8 topics, from self-worth to calmness, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, and a guided 4-7-8 breathing exercise that takes about two minutes. It's free to download and to use every day. An optional Gentle Premium subscription unlocks all 16 themes and lets you choose which topics you hear from.
There's no account, no feed and no streaks. It shows up when you asked it to, then leaves you alone.
Who makes it
Gentle is made by Ignas Pileckas, an independent developer. It was first released as Not Alone and renamed Gentle in 2026. Same affirmations, same widgets, same privacy; only the name changed.
How our guides are written
The guides on this site are general, practical information about self-esteem, self-doubt and self-talk, written by the Gentle team. Where a guide makes a factual claim, it links to the source, such as NHS guidance or published research, and each guide lists its sources at the end. The guides show when they were first published and when they were last updated.
They are not written or reviewed by a clinician, and they are not medical advice.
A note on care
Gentle offers kind words and a breathing exercise, not treatment. It isn't a substitute for professional mental-health care. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust, a doctor or a qualified professional.
If you're thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, US) or find a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
Privacy, briefly
Your name, your answers and your saved affirmations are kept on your iPhone. The app sends anonymous usage and crash data to Google Firebase to help improve it, and RevenueCat handles the optional subscription. The Privacy Policy has the full details, and the Terms cover the subscription.
Contact
Questions, feedback or a data request: hello@getgentle.app.