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Ash

Voice and text AI conversations for everyday stress, anxiety and relationship challenges

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About Ash

Ash is a mobile app from Slingshot AI that offers AI-led conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing. Users can talk by voice or text at any hour about stress, anxiety, relationships or a difficult day. According to the company, Ash remembers earlier conversations, surfaces weekly insights about patterns in a user's life, and builds a personalised program around goals the user sets. It is available as an iPhone app and an Android app, and it is intended for adults aged 18 or older.

Best for

  • Talking through everyday stress, anxiety or relationship issues at any hour, and spotting patterns across conversations
  • Talking through a stressful day: A user speaks or types about work stress or a conflict and gets a reflective conversation.
  • Tracking recurring themes: Weekly insights summarise patterns across a user's conversations.
  • Working toward personal goals: A user sets goals and follows the personalised program the app builds.
  • Support between professional sessions: Adults already seeing a clinician can use it for reflection; it does not replace that care.

Not ideal for

  • People in crisis or at risk of harming themselves, anyone needing diagnosis or treatment, minors, and users in the UK or Illinois where Ash is unavailable

Popular with

  • Adults aged 18 or older seeking emotional support and self-reflection

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Key features

  • Voice and text conversations
  • Memory across conversations
  • Weekly insights
  • Personalized program
  • Private space
  • Data deletion
  • Clinical and safety team

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Voice and text support available at any hour on iOS and Android
  • Clear published statements that Ash is not for crisis use, with a pointer to findahelpline.com
  • Transcripts are not used for model training unless the user opts in, and data can be deleted in-app
  • Named clinical, safety and advisory team, and a published research page
  • App Store rating of 4.8 from about 5.9K ratings (October 2026)

Cons

  • No website prices; App Store prices are listed without billing periods and range from $9.99 to $169.99
  • No web version; the web address only hands users off to the app
  • Unavailable in the UK since January 2026 and reportedly blocked in Illinois
  • Outcome research is company-authored, and its page gives no methods or limitations
  • Not designed for crisis situations, and not a replacement for a clinician

Pricing

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Free

$0

Free app download with limited access; limits not published

  • Voice and text conversations
  • Limits not publicly disclosed

Unlimited access

Most popular

$19.99/month

Paid in-app purchase on the App Store

  • Unlimited access
  • Weekly insights
  • Personalized program

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team.

7.3overall
Ease of Use
8.5
Feature Depth
7.0
Value for Money
6.5
Performance & Speed
7.5
Documentation & Support
7.0

Platforms

  • iOS
  • Android

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Release history

  1. App Store release of the Ash iOS app (per Apple lookup data)

    App Store release of the Ash iOS app (per Apple lookup data)

  2. Public launch announced as a free iOS and Android app, with $93M total funding reported

    Public launch announced as a free iOS and Android app, with $93M total funding reported

  3. Ash became unavailable in the UK

    Ash became unavailable in the UK

  4. iOS version 2.8.5 released

    iOS version 2.8.5 released

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ash a replacement for therapy or professional help?

No. The App Store listing states Ash is not a substitute for medical care, and the company describes it as a support tool. It is not a licensed clinician.

What if I am experiencing a mental health crisis?

The company states "Ash is not designed to be used in crisis" and tells people in crisis to seek professional help or a crisis line, listing resources at findahelpline.com.

Is Ash private?

The privacy policy says transcripts are not used to train Ash unless a user opts in, and opted-in text is scrubbed of personal information. It says no voice data is stored, conversation data is kept while the account is active, and users can delete it in the app. It states that data may be shared with service providers, affiliates and analytics and attribution providers. The policy does not mention HIPAA.

Who can use Ash and where is it available?

The service is intended only for adults aged 18 or older (the App Store rating is 18+). Ash was withdrawn from the UK after 23 January 2026, and press reports say it is blocked in Illinois.

How much does Ash cost?

The website does not list prices. The US App Store shows the app as free with in-app purchases for unlimited access from $9.99 to $169.99; billing periods are not shown.

Who makes Ash?

Ash is made by Slingshot AI Inc. The site lists Daniel Reid Cahn as co-founder and CEO, Neil Parikh as co-founder and president, and Dr. Derrick Hull as R&D lead. Press reports put total funding at $93 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Radical Ventures and Forerunner Ventures.

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