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Accessible Mental Health Support at Scale

How COGITO Provides Free 24/7 Mental Health Support to Thousands Through Evidence-Based Mobile Technology
COGITO is a free, ad-free self-help smartphone app designed for emotional well-being, requiring no registration or personal data. Developed by the Neuropsychology & Psychotherapy Research Unit at UKE Hamburg, it delivers daily exercises rooted in CBT and metacognitive training to boost mood, self-esteem and life satisfaction.

Challenges

Traditional therapy is costly, time-consuming, and often out of reach due to barriers like cost, stigma, and long wait times. The world needed a scalable, evidence-based solution — accessible anytime, anywhere, and free for anyone with a smartphone.

Solutions

COGITO is a free, evidence-based self-help app designed to support mental well-being through structured, professional guidance. Developed with clinical expertise, it offers comprehensive, accessible care for a wide range of mental health needs.

Impact

Provides accessible mental health support to anyone with a smartphone

Eliminates cost barriers with completely free evidence-based interventions

Enables 24/7 availability without appointment scheduling

Provides accessible mental health support to anyone with a smartphone

Eliminates cost barriers with completely free evidence-based interventions

Technologies we used

People who worked on

Janarthana Collins

Developer

What our
customers say

"Most of our IT and all of our app projects are conducted with BayLanka. I had the pleasure to work directly with the BayLanka team who were extremely dedicated to the task and handled everything brilliantly."

Prof. Dr. Steffen Moritz

Prof. Dr. Steffen Moritz

Head of Clinical Neuropsychology Working Group, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Let's talk about your product.

Dr. Markus Lehmann

CEO & Co-Founder BayLanka
markus@baylanka.net

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