Panic · Anxiety · Stress · Low mood

Someone to talk to, any hour you need one.

Vela is a safe, judgment-free space for whatever you're carrying — panic, anxiety, stress, or a low stretch. It grounds you when things are hard, listens when you need to talk, and helps you understand your own patterns. Your journal never leaves your phone.

Free to start · SOS is always free

vela

beside you

How are you
right now?

Calm
Okay
Tense
Anxious

I'm here either way

breathe in

In for 4, out for 6.
We'll do it together.

Something I noticed

Most of your hard moments start after 9pm — and getting up to move eased every one this week.

Patterns, not scores —
so you get to know yourself.

Opens to a moment of calm

What Vela does

Three ways it stays beside you.

SOS, one tap away

Grounding and paced breathing the moment panic starts — techniques with real evidence behind them, ready before you can type.

Talk anytime

Voice or text, day or night — a judgment-free space that listens first and never rushes you toward a fix.

Know yourself better

A journal that gently spots your patterns — when the hard moments come, what eases them — so the insight, and the motivation, are your own.

Why we built it

Good support shouldn't depend on the hour, the waitlist, or what you can pay. Vela exists so that steady, caring help is simply there — whenever you reach for it.

Privacy

Private by design.

Your journal lives only on your device. Check-ins, patterns, and conversations are processed securely on our servers, linked to your account so Vela can show them back to you — never for ads. We never share or sell your data, and deleting your account removes it all.

Your journal never leaves your device
No ads, no data sales, no ad trackers
Delete your data any time, from Settings

Whenever you're ready, Vela is.

Free to start — and SOS is never behind a paywall.

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