6th Mind

Sixth Technology

About this app

Get relief from depression, anxiety, insomnia and burnout with AVE (Audio-Visual Entrainment) - a clinically-based approach combining binaural beats, isochronic tones, and stroboscopic light. Headphones recommended for the strongest effect; sessions still work without them. Built on data from 800+ real therapy sessions.

• FREE - No ads, no subscription required
• Clinically-based - Built on real therapy session data
• NEW Headset Mode - Use a low-cost 3D-printable headset to turn your phone's screen into a full-field light source for deeper, less distracting sessions
• NEW Eyes-open sessions - Watch the patterns directly, with gentle pre-session animations
• NEW Mental 6-packs - Themed bundles of six sessions, ready to play offline
• NEW Enhance your routine - Add 40 Hz mental clarity or better-sleep sessions to your day
• Flexible use - Follow personalized protocol or choose any session
• Your pace - 11-minute full sessions or 6-minute short versions
• Science-backed AVE therapy - Combines light and sound
• Complements traditional treatment - Use alongside therapy or medication
• Privacy-first - Your data stays private

HOW IT WORKS:
Two ways to use the app:

GUIDED PROTOCOL:
• Complete initial assessment questionnaire
• Receive personalized 15-day therapy protocol
• Follow AI-optimized session sequence
• Track progress with adaptive adjustments
• Optionally enhance your routine: add mental clarity (40 Hz) or better-sleep sessions, up to three sessions a day, each with its own reminder time

FLEXIBLE SESSIONS:
• Browse all available AVE sessions
• Choose sessions based on your current needs
• Select 11-minute full or 6-minute short versions
• Install Mental 6-packs - themed bundles of six sessions in their own home screen section
• Use anytime for quick relief or deep relaxation

NEW IN VERSION 2:
• Headset Mode - with a simple 3D-printable headset, your phone's screen (not just the camera flash) delivers the light, filling your field of view for stronger, less distracting sessions
• Eyes-open mode with calming pre-session animations
• Mental 6-packs - themed session bundles, installed with a free account and synced across your devices
• Enhance your routine - extra mental clarity sessions built around 40 Hz, the gamma frequency studied for focus and memory, and better-sleep sessions that ease you down into Delta
• Still free, no ads, no subscription

WHAT IS AVE THERAPY?
Audio-Visual Entrainment combines binaural beats, isochronic tones, and rhythmic light to help balance brain activity. The light reaches you through your phone's camera flash or, in Headset Mode, its screen. Headphones are recommended for the strongest effect - they add a binaural beat layer on top of the tones - but because the isochronic tones work through any speaker, sessions still work without them. Sessions follow a carefully sequenced frequency journey with gradual transitions, not a single fixed tone. Developed with psychiatrist and psychologist input, grounded in data from hundreds of therapy sessions.

WHO IT'S FOR:
• People with depression seeking additional support tools
• Those managing anxiety and panic attacks
• Anyone struggling with insomnia or sleep issues
• Professionals dealing with burnout
• People wanting science-backed mental wellness support

WHY 6TH MIND:
Science-based approach to mental wellness. Whether you're dealing with depression, anxiety, burnout, or just need help relaxing and sleeping better, our methods are grounded in psychology and refined through 800+ therapy sessions.

Can be used alongside traditional therapy and medication. Download free today.

Ratings and reviews

A nice alternative to the overpriced Lumenate. I want to give them credit for that. That said, I don't find the flashes to be quite as subtle. At least not in the patterns I've tried. The last one, named for restful sleep, was doing long pulses spread out, and so annoying I had to stop it early. I don't think that's how this is supposed to work. But what do I know? None of these have given me more that a little color and some angles between light and dark. I don't see the point.

I find it difficult to get in the state with the audio provided, it doesn't enhance the experience but make flashing become a distraction. But it's free so can't complain

it's ok, and thanks for making it free and ad-free, but it is using 2.8GB of storage?

What’s new

* Session audio has been improved so the isochronic tones and binaural beats come through more clearly, and some sessions have new background music.
* The session player now shows whether a session's audio has been downloaded, and lets you download it without starting the session.