Tranquil Space.
A mental health and wellness iOS app offering 24/7 emotional support, guided meditation, and private mood tracking — designed for accessibility and safety in a post-COVID world.
The Impact
Always Available
Emotional support and coping tools available at any time, built with safe exit patterns for crisis moments.
Accessibility First
Designed with AA accessibility compliance, high-contrast modes, and large-tap touch targets.
Privacy by Design
No data selling, no ads. Built on a privacy-first architecture with anonymous mood logs.
The Challenge.
Designing for vulnerable users.
Mental health apps carry a unique design responsibility. Poor UX can actively worsen a user's emotional state — confusing navigation, alarming language, or intrusive notifications can cause harm.
Every micro-interaction, colour choice, and copy decision was made in collaboration with domain experts to ensure the app felt safe, calm, and trustworthy for users in vulnerable moments.
Key Design Problems
App Features
Guided Meditation
Curated breathing and meditation sessions with ambient soundscapes, designed for 2-minute to 30-minute sessions.
Mood Journal
Private, end-to-end encrypted mood tracking with emoji-based check-ins and optional written reflections.
24/7 Support Chat
Safe, anonymous chat support with trained volunteers and emergency escalation pathways.
Progress Insights
Gentle weekly mood trend visualisations to help users understand their emotional patterns over time.
Onboarding & Mood Check-In
Gentle, trauma-informed onboarding flow.
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Guided Meditation Sessions
Ambient audio player with breathing guides.
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Progress & Insights
Weekly mood tracking visualisations.
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