# Rootd: A panic attack and anxiety app: a panic button, breathing exercises, lessons and journaling for calmer days.

Canonical page: https://herfound.com/apps/rootd

Compiled by HerFound from public sources; facts aren't founder-confirmed yet.

## About

Rootd is a gentle self-help app for anxiety and panic attacks 🌿 Its heart is the Rootr, a big on-screen button that walks you through a panic attack in the moment, using techniques the maker describes as based on cognitive behavioural therapy. Alongside it you'll find lessons on how anxiety and panic work, guided breathing, body scans and visualizations, sleep sounds and stories, and a journal for your moods, habits and triggers, with a stats page to see your progress. You can also save an emergency contact to call straight from the app. The core tools are free, and a paid Full Access upgrade adds the complete set of lessons and more. Made in Canada by Simply Rooted Media, the company of founder Ania Wysocka.

## Who Rootd is for

People who experience anxiety and panic attacks and want tools for in-the-moment relief and longer-term change.

## Features

- 🆘 The Rootr, a panic button that guides you through a panic attack
- 📚 Lessons on anxiety and panic, with short- and long-term programmes
- 🌬️ A guided breathing tool for calming down
- 🧘‍♀️ Body scans, visualizations, sleep sounds and stories
- 📝 A journal for tracking moods, habits and triggers
- 📊 A personal stats page that records your progress
- 📞 An emergency contact you can call straight from the app

## Details

- Category: Mind & Mood
- Platforms: iOS, Android
- Pricing: Freemium
- Availability: Available
- Based in: Canada
- App Store rating (Apple's, not HerFound's): 4.8 from 10,590 ratings, checked 2026-11-14

## Maker

- Ania Wysocka

## Quick facts

From Rootd's own published pages. These summarise what the company states, not an audit of what the app does.

- **Free version:** There is a free version (Full Access is an optional paid upgrade).
  - Quote: "Yes. Rootd is free to download, and the free version includes the Rootr panic button, breathing, journal, visualizations, sleep sounds, emergency contact and starter lessons."
  - Source: https://www.rootd.io/rootd-app-review/ (checked 2026-11-12)
- **Paid plan:** $2.99 to $179.99 (Rootd Full Access and other items, US App Store In-App Purchases. Rootd's own site lists $9.99/month, $79.99/year or $199 lifetime).
  - Quote: "Rootd Full Access Monthly $6.99 Rootd Full Access Yearly $59.99 Unlimited Annual Access $29.99 Chat With Ron $2.99 Rootd Full Access Yearly $59.99 Rootd Full Access 6 Months $34.99 Rootd Full Access Yearly $79.99 Rootd Lifetime Full Access $179.99"
  - Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rootd-panic-attacks-anxiety/id1289018369 (checked 2026-11-12)
- **Selling personal data:** Says it does not sell personal data (The policy's California section adds that it does not sell personal information as that term is used in the CCPA).
  - Quote: "Rootd does not sell your Personal Data."
  - Source: https://www.rootd.io/privacy-policy/ (checked 2026-11-12)
- **Advertising:** Says some data is used or shared for advertising (The policy names Facebook and Google as advertising partners).
  - Quote: "Our third party partners may use technologies such as cookies to gather data about your activities within the Service to deliver such advertising to you, such as retargeting ads."
  - Source: https://www.rootd.io/privacy-policy/ (checked 2026-11-12)
- **Where your data is kept:** Your data is stored on the company's servers (The terms say personal information is processed and stored in the United States and Canada).
  - Quote: "AS PART OF YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS, YOU AFFIRMATIVELY CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA"
  - Source: https://www.rootd.io/terms-conditions/ (checked 2026-11-12)
- **Deleting your data:** You can ask the company to delete your data (Requests go to the company by email).
  - Quote: "Please contact us at team@rootd.io if you need to change, correct, or delete your Personal Data."
  - Source: https://www.rootd.io/privacy-policy/ (checked 2026-11-12)
- **Company based in:** Canada (Simply Rooted Media, Inc., the provider of the Rootd app).
  - Quote: "Rootd is based in Canada and processes information in Canada"
  - Source: https://www.rootd.io/privacy-policy/ (checked 2026-11-12)
- **Apple Watch:** Has an Apple Watch app (Rootd is listed for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch).
  - Quote: "Yes. Rootd is on Google Play for Android and on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch."
  - Source: https://www.rootd.io/rootd-app-review/ (checked 2026-11-12)

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rootd.io/
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rootd-panic-attacks-anxiety/id1289018369
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootd
- HerFound page: https://herfound.com/apps/rootd

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