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A thought loop app for the kind of thinking that knows it's circular and keeps going

Knowing you're in a loop is the loop's cruelest feature. Mendly tracks thought loops on iPhone — one tap when the loop starts, an optional voice note to catch what it's running. Hourly patterns show when loops are most frequent. No technique required to use it, no calm needed. Log the loop from inside the loop.

The research

Adrian Wells' metacognitive therapy research found that being aware you're ruminating doesn't, on its own, interrupt the rumination — the awareness needs a corresponding action. Mendly's tap-to-log is that action: fast enough to happen from inside a loop without asking you to fully exit it first.

— Adrian Wells, metacognitive therapy research, 2000

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Quiz

What's your thought loop's pattern?

Question 1 of 4

When does the loop usually start?

“Watching yourself loop was never going to be the exit. The exit is doing something small and external — which is precisely what noticing alone can't provide.”

Features

Hourly patterns

See when your inner critic is loudest. Morning spirals? Late-night overthinking? Your data, your story.

Voice notes

15 seconds to say what was actually going through your head. Optional, private, and yours.

Shareable cards

Daily summary cards designed for Stories. Share a win without oversharing.

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Apps like MindLift use CBT techniques to challenge thought loops as you record them — adding a structured response to a pattern that's already running. For someone whose loops have survived breathing exercises and mindfulness, Mendly's one-tap mark is a different kind of move: acknowledgment without technique.

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Common questions

What if I'm in the middle of a thought loop when I try to log it — will opening the app extend it?
The opposite tends to happen. Opening the app and tapping once creates a small external action that interrupts the internal loop rotation — you've stepped outside it briefly to mark it. Most users find the loop either weakens after logging, or returns and they log again. Multiple entries for the same loop are useful data.
Is this a CBT app?
No. Mendly doesn't teach you to restructure thought loops or identify the beliefs beneath them. It logs when they occur and shows you the timing pattern.
Does it work on Android?
Not yet — Mendly is iPhone only. An Android version is on the roadmap but doesn't have a release date.
What does the free trial include?
The full app, no restrictions, for 7 days. After 7 days you choose monthly ($7.99) or annual ($59.99, about $5/month). Cancel anytime via your Apple subscriptions — no emails required.
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