Soluna is a free mental health platform for young people ages 13-25, offering 1:1 coaching and peer community support on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the financial barrier to mental health care by using state-funded contracts to provide services at no cost to the user.
For Young people ages 13-25 in California, New Jersey, and Michigan.
What does it look like?
Key features
Text, phone, or video sessions with trained practitioners, explicitly excluding bots.
Forums and polls monitored to prevent bullying and harmful content.
Digital tools including mood logs and breathwork without pressure of streaks.
How much does it cost?
Fully subsidized model funded by state government contracts with no consumer-facing paywalls or ads.
Velocity
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Soluna maintains a maintenance-level cadence, shipping only two minor updates in the observed window. Development is currently focused exclusively on stability and bug resolution, with no new features or live-ops content introduced in recent builds. The release history shows a stable but slow pace, with the latest release occurring 16 days ago on Android and 10 days ago on iOS.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate the accessible and free support model provides a vital lifeline for users without financial resources and emotional tracking and journaling features help users maintain a sense of control over their daily lives, but report persistent login errors and redirection failures prevent users from accessing the support they need.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Weekly average review rating
What users say, by theme
- The accessible and free support model provides a vital lifeline for users without financial resources
- Emotional tracking and journaling features help users maintain a sense of control over their daily lives
- Persistent login errors and redirection failures prevent users from accessing the support they need
50 of 50 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Soluna: Mental Health Care
How's the Health & Fitness market?
Soluna maintains a 4.72 rating across 4,747 total ratings. The service holds a #184 position in the US Health & Fitness category, reflecting its specialized, region-locked distribution model.
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Key takeaways for Soluna: Mental Health Care
Where is it heading?
The mental health app market is shifting toward integrated, low-friction access, and Soluna's current reliance on web-based redirects is a significant technical liability. If the team does not address the authentication friction, the platform risks losing its core user base to more stable, albeit paid, alternatives.
- Persistent login failures in the latest release prevent users from accessing support, which directly contradicts the app's value proposition of immediate, accessible care.
- The free, human-led coaching model continues to attract high praise from users who cannot afford traditional therapy, sustaining a strong 4.7-star rating baseline.
The SWOT
- State-subsidized funding model eliminates consumer paywalls
- Human-led coaching differentiates from bot-driven alternatives
- Expanding language support for coaching services
Next best moves
Migrate web-based authentication to an in-app native login flow because login errors are the #1 user complaint → reduce account lockout churn
The counter-intuitive read
The reliance on state-funded contracts is a double-edged sword…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The platform has shifted its strategic focus toward resolving technical authentication debt by explicitly deprioritizing new feature development in favor of native login flows. While the core service remains unchanged, the roadmap now prioritizes stability over expansion.
Bottom line
Soluna must prioritize native authentication to stabilize the user funnel, as the current login friction undermines the platform's core promise of accessible, free support.
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- [1] App Store, source
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