Vela: AI Mental Health Coach
What is Vela?
AI wellness chat app with text and voice conversations, mood tracking, and a private memory of your patterns.
Vela is a free-to-download AI wellness companion in the Health & Fitness category. It offers text chat, real-time voice sessions, mood tracking with weekly insights, and a private memory of patterns and triggers. Vela is not a licensed mental health service and does not replace professional care.
Pricing. Vela is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Talking through anxiety, stress, or a low mood
- Late-night moments when you cannot sleep
- Tracking mood over time to spot patterns and triggers
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Why this app is in D tier
D tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Vela scores 60 out of 100: rating 95, rating count 46, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and D tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Some days you just need someone to talk to.
Vela is your personal AI wellness companion: always available, always private, never judgmental. Whether you're facing anxiety, stress, a low mood, or a 2am moment when you can't sleep, Vela is here to listen. Vela remembers your story, reflects it back with care, and grows with you through every conversation.
WHAT VELA OFFERS
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AI Wellness Chat
Talk freely about anything on your mind: anxiety, relationships, work, grief, or just a hard day. Vela responds with warmth, empathy, and gentle, mindfulness-inspired reflection prompts that help you make sense of how you feel.
Voice Sessions
Sometimes typing isn't enough. Talk it out with Vela in real-time voice conversations, whenever you need them.
Vela Remembers You
Vela builds a private memory of your patterns, triggers, and progress, so every session feels more personal than the last.
Mood Tracking
Track how you feel over time, spot patterns, and understand your triggers. Weekly insights help you see your own growth.
Always Here, 24/7
Always available. Always private. Always judgment-free. Vela is here at 3am on a Sunday, whenever you just need to be heard.
WHO VELA IS FOR
People navigating anxiety or stress
Anyone going through relationship challenges
Those coping with grief or loss
People building healthier habits
Anyone who just needs someone to talk to
SUBSCRIPTION
Vela offers auto-renewable subscriptions with Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly plans, plus a 3-day free trial on select plans.
Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Vela is not a licensed mental health service and does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are in crisis, please contact a mental health professional or emergency services right away.
US: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Germany: 116 123 Telefonseelsorge
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://velaapp.ai/privacy
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Questions about Vela
Is Vela a replacement for a therapist?
No. The listing says Vela is not a licensed mental health service and does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For crisis, it directs users to a mental health professional or emergency services.
Can I talk to Vela by voice or only by text?
Both. The listing describes AI Wellness Chat for text and Voice Sessions for real-time voice conversations.
How does billing work?
Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel in App Store account settings.
Is Vela free?
Vela is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is Vela right for me?
Vela is built for talking through anxiety, stress, or a low mood, late-night moments when you cannot sleep, tracking mood over time to spot patterns and triggers. It sits in the AI therapists list on AppTierList.
Is Vela worth it?
Vela is D tier, ranked #37 of 40 AI therapist apps with a score of 60 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 4 ratings. 36 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Vela compare to Kael?
Vela is D tier at 60; Kael is D tier at 62. Kael ranks higher. Vela is free to download, with in-app purchases, Kael is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Vela updated?
Vela was updated 18 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- AI Therapists (D tier, #37) · Therapy (#60, beyond the tiered top) · Mental Wellness (#78, beyond the tiered top) · AI Companion (#157, beyond the tiered top)
- Tier
- D (Weak)
- Score
- 60 / 100
- Rank in list
- #37 of 47
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 4
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Current version
- (18 days ago)
- Size
- 111 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Age rating
- 12+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking