Woebot is gone. Here is where to go next.
Woebot's consumer app closed on 30 June 2025, and its users were asked to export their data before it disappeared. Its founder said the regulators had not kept pace with the technology. If Woebot was your nightly check-in, this page is for you: what it did well, what to look for in a replacement, and how Aura compares.
By The Calm AI Therapy editorial team. Not reviewed by a licensed clinician, and not a substitute for one. How we research and write.
What Woebot got right
Woebot was one of the first products to prove, in a randomised trial, that a text chatbot could reduce depressive symptoms in two weeks. It was warm, brief, structured, and it showed up every day. Most of what worked was not the CBT content; it was the sense of being checked on. Any replacement should keep that.
What to look for in a replacement
Several apps Woebot users moved to in 2025 have since closed or paywalled. Youper announced its shutdown for September 2026. Ash, free through 2025, is introducing subscriptions. Choose something built to stay free at the chat level.
- Memory: does it remember what you said yesterday, or start from zero
- A real free tier: free until the timer runs out is not free
- Crisis handling: what happens when you say something serious, and whether it shows the right line for your country
- Your language: whether it reads Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, or French, not just English
- Honesty: whether it tells you it is not a therapist and when to see one
How Aura compares
Aura keeps the daily-companion shape and adds what Woebot never had: memory across sessions, a conversational voice rather than a scripted one, six languages with a safety layer that reads all of them, and anonymous nightly circles with other people carrying the same thing. Chat with Aura is free for everyone, every day. She is not a course; she is the friend who happens to know how to listen, and who tells you kindly when a professional is the right next step.
Moving over
There is nothing to import. Tell Aura what you want her to know in the first conversation, or add memories yourself from your space. She will carry them from then on. If you kept your Woebot export, the parts worth keeping are the patterns you noticed, not the transcripts.
Common questions
Why did Woebot shut down?
Woebot Health closed its consumer app on 30 June 2025 and refocused on enterprise and clinical work. Its founder cited regulation lagging behind the technology.
Is Aura like Woebot?
In shape, yes: short, daily, text-first. In substance, Aura is conversational rather than scripted, remembers you, and works in six languages.
Is Aura free?
Yes, for everyone, every day, within a daily message allowance and with no card.
Can I bring my Woebot data?
There is no importer. Tell Aura what matters in your first conversation, or add memories from your space.
Is Aura safe in a crisis?
Aura runs a two-layer safety check before every reply, shows the crisis line for your country, and stays careful for the rest of the conversation. She is not an emergency service.
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