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An Assistant for Building Confidence
Chris Messina
Youper — Your AI assistant for emotional health
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Quick conversations with Youper can change your day ;-)

A team of experts led by psychiatrist Dr. Jose Hamilton created Youper with the idea that everyone on the planet can become the best version of themselves.

It uses artificial intelligence to personalize different psychological techniques to fit your needs and help you feel your best.

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Vivek Sancheti
A tool which many people like me will need :P Let me try it out. At first looks super dope!
Diego Dotta
@evivz How great Vivek! You can have quick conversations with Youper that can change the rest of your day. Over 85% of users feel better after talking to Youper.
Bas de Vries
Awesome product. Would love to know more about the direction Youper is going in and what's next on the roadmap.
Diego Dotta
@ikbensebastiaan Hi there, our vision is Youper as the first-responder for emotional health issues, like anxiety and depression. (And we already have store's reviews proving that) Our mission is to ensure people can live happier lives and don’t have to wait years to start overcoming their difficulties. Our roadmap is guided by A/B tests and user's feedback, we believe that improving the artificial intelligence with effective psychological approaches, Youper will become the world’s first emotional health assistant that delivers effective treatments and personalised experiences to each user’s needs.
Girl Alex
Love this guys! I would love to know more about how you guys are seeing people use the app & if you guys have any learnings you can share that might have surprised you as you were building!
Jose Hamilton, MD
That's great to hear, @grlalx! We analyzed data from 100,000 individuals and discovered that more than 80% of them improved their mood by talking to Youper. The surprise was that The average length of a conversation with Youper required to produce positive changes is 7 minutes. ;-D
Lee Busch Ⓥ
My experience is that it's not AI at all — it's scripted prompts that do not parse your language or deal with specifics. The therapeutic scripts are well-written, but I quickly get bored when I realize it's just a therapist's essay dribbled out in conversation format.
Jose Hamilton, MD
Thanks for your feedback, @lbdsgn! Youper is using deep learning to do sentiment analysis, detect user intents and extract entities to have conversations and help our users improve their moods and reflect on their thoughts. But it is just the beginning, we have great things ahead, like using artificial intelligence, capable of indeed understand complex situations and personalize psychological techniques to it. :-)
Sylvia Deering
Very helpful app you almost forget having a convo with AI
Diego Dotta
@sylviad1971 Thank you Sylvia. Youper uses AI to personalize different techniques to your needs, so you can have your own routine to feel your best by dedicating just a few minutes a da
Jairet Crum

I've been using Youper for little therapy chats throughout the day. It's been a quick and efficient little helper. The chats are natural and encouraging, and great design and performance make it easier for me to keep coming back. Great work. Keep it up.

Pros:

Conversations really feel like a therapeutic chat with a friend. I feel better after using it.

Cons:

Could be easier to review past conversations.

Diego Dotta
We’re thrilled to hear you are enjoying Youper, Jairet! Thanks for your thoughtful suggestions. We’re adding them to our list of future improvements. ;)
Felipe de Araujo

Sometimes, when I feel like I need to understand better my emotions, I use the conversation tool inside the app. In few minutes, it helps me to feel that I have a better understand of the situation and I am in control of my feelings.

Pros:

Meaningful conversations, the design is beautiful, it has a great content about emotional health

Cons:

Honestly, the app is awesome.

Diego Dotta
Fantastic point, Felipe! Accessibility at the right time is important for feeling your best. Keep up the great work!
Noguerol
Amazing team, amazing app. #GoYouper!
Diego Dotta
@rafaelnoguerol Thank you Noguerol! Youper is already #1 app for Social Anxiety and featured in more than 30 countries on on App Store.
Johannes Kettmann
This sounds very interesting. Since the app is for free: How do you plan on making money? Are you using the data you gather in any way related to revenue? I'd be a bit concerned since the information users are giving you may be pretty private.
Jose Hamilton, MD
@j_kettmann Johannes, that's a thoughtful question. Currently, Youper and all of its features are totally free. To continue our mission to ensure people can live happier lives and don’t have to wait years to start overcoming their difficulties, we are seeking long-term sustainable business model, but it doesn't include getting any personal or monetary gain from our users private information or personal data.
Alaska

This app is such a great tool to have! I will be screaming about it from the rooftops! ”Have you tried Youper?! Well, what are you waiting for?!” Not only is this app great but the team of developers are as well. They are open to suggestions and encourage commincation with their users to make sure their app is the best it can be. Want to know what thinking trap you’re stuck in? Allow Youper to help you. This app not only tracks your mood, but it monitors your depression, anxiety, and social anxiety. It’s so helpful to pull it up during a therapy session and saying well this is what was going on that day.

Highly recommend you download this and use it to it‘s full potential!

Pros:

Mood tracker, meditation, gratitude journal, Meyers-Briggs Personality test

Cons:

cant use offline

Jose Hamilton, MD
Thank you, Alaska! Youper has some features that can be used offline, but I also we believe that we could expand. Which feature do think is more important to have offline?
Fernando Barboza

It really can help me, you and everyone that sometimes needs a really good friend to talk truths and also be listened.

Pros:

Easy to enter and start to use. Great interface, intelligent questions and fluid conversation.

Cons:

Nothing to say.

Diego Dotta
Thanks so much for sharing your opinion, Fernando! All the best! :)
Rachel Bostwick

I wanted a way to keep track of and monitor my moods, and I also just liked the appeal of "talking to AI". Well the AI bit is a little weak - it's really just conversational fill in the blanks - but I ended up liking the app quite a bit all the same. I appreciate that the iOS app has a pin that is separate from the lockpin on my phone.

Pros:

Guided journaling, mood tracking, conversational

Cons:

Somewhat limited questions feel a bit forced sometimes

Diego Dotta
Hi there Rachel, thanks for your thoughtful suggestions. We’re adding them to our list of future improvements. Your help is making Youper the best it can be. If you’d like to expand on your comments, send us an email at hello@youper.co.
Karyn Johnson

The developer Diego (and his team) is extremely responsive to emails and open to suggestions. His friendly and encouraging attitude is refreshing and so very kind. I am and have been telling many friends about this app. There are numerous benefits gained from being aware of the little things Youper will gently point out - you don't have to be necessarily in a *pickle* to download this. Call it a "Tune-Up for your Head". Call it your "Secret Best Buddy".

Call it Genius.

That's what it is.

Pros:

Unbelievable useful. As silly as it sounds, I didn't know it was missing until it appeared into my life.

Cons:

none as of yet.

Abdullah Tirmizi

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Alexandra Ada

Very helpful when it comes to self help, it helps you better understand or have an idea of what is going on, love using it, a ton of helpful tests and very easy to use, precise results ( my therapist told me the same things the app did) and FREE with no ads <3 what can you want more?

Pros:

Awesome looking app, helpful, fun to use, mood lifting,

Cons:

Few grammar mistakes but no biggie :D

Tom Leysen
Great product. Everyday, you have a short talk about your feelings. It helps also with personal development and motivates you to be mindfull and to set some healthy goals for yourself to keep you emotions in check and keep having control over your life. Am looking forward towards the next decade, on what other products A.I. will provide us with. Happy to be here in these exciting times !!!
Lindy Oneill
Not the sarcasm from ai, that's not cool,Sorry, this is helpful and it doesn't have creepy characters or give stupid responses like another app does and it got deleted. I really like that I can see my past moods and if I am more or less depressed or bipolar.