March 2026 Update: A Massive Upgrade to Vent It Out
Written by Vent It Out, a service of Daily Mindset Moments CIC
What's New in March 2026?
We've been working incredibly hard behind the scenes, and today we're thrilled to share one of the biggest updates Vent It Out has ever received. From AI-powered insights to a full therapist platform, here's everything that's changed.
AI-Powered Features
Artificial intelligence is now woven throughout the app to give you smarter, more personalised support:
- AI Mood Insights — Analyses up to 90 days of your mood, vent, and journal data to surface patterns, triggers, strengths, and suggestions.
- AI Vent Analysis — After you vent, receive a compassionate reflection including validation, a cognitive reframe, coping suggestions, and detected emotions.
- AI Journal Prompts — Personalised journal prompts generated from your recent activity, so you always have something meaningful to write about.
- AI Session Prep — Heading to therapy? Let AI summarise your recent mood, key concerns, progress areas, and suggested talking points.
- AI Affirmations — Five personalised affirmations based on your current emotional landscape, with the option to save them to your collection.
- AI Therapist Matching — Our algorithm analyses your data and ranks verified therapists by match score, complete with reasons and suggested first-session topics.
- AI Crisis Detection — Real-time monitoring of text for self-harm indicators, with immediate intervention resources and support.
Therapist Platform
We've launched a complete therapist directory and booking system:
- Therapist Directory — Search and filter verified therapists by speciality, session type, sliding scale availability, and more.
- Therapist Profiles — Detailed profiles with reviews, availability calendars, and instant booking.
- Therapist Registration — Qualified professionals can register through a multi-step verification process including DBS and insurance documentation.
- Therapist Dashboard — Manage availability slots, confirm or decline appointments, and track your practice.
- My Appointments — View upcoming and past appointments, cancel bookings, and leave reviews.
- Stripe Payments — Secure payment processing with Stripe Connect for therapist payouts.
Voice Journal
Sometimes typing isn't enough. Our new Voice Journal lets you:
- Record voice entries with a built-in timer
- Get AI-powered mood analysis of your recordings
- Track mood over time with voice-specific insights
- Bookmark and revisit important entries
My Circle
Mental health is better together. My Circle lets you:
- Create private support circles with friends or family
- Share affirmations and encouragement
- Send anonymous check-ins
- Generate unique invite codes to bring others in
- Choose from preset avatars or generate AI-powered ones
Safety Plan Builder
A structured, evidence-based safety plan you can build and access at any time. Based on the Stanley-Brown model, it guides you through warning signs, coping strategies, support contacts, and professional resources — all saved securely to your account.
Self-Care and Habit Tracker
Track daily self-care habits across 10 categories including sleep, exercise, hydration, nutrition, social connection, nature time, medication, screen time, emotional check-ins, and energy levels. Visualise your streaks and patterns over time.
Enhanced Mood Insights
Mood tracking now includes:
- Time range toggles (7 days, 30 days, 90 days, all time)
- Day-of-week pattern analysis — discover which days tend to be hardest
- Richer charts and trend visualisations
Data Export
Your data belongs to you. Export your mood entries, journal entries, habits, or everything at once as CSV files — perfect for sharing with your therapist or GP.
Localised Crisis Resources
Our crisis resources now auto-detect your country and show relevant helplines and emergency numbers for the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and international services. You can also manually switch regions.
Appointment Prep
Heading to see your therapist or GP? The Appointment Prep tool automatically generates a summary of your recent mood data, venting history, and journal themes — ready to copy or download as a text file.
Accessibility Settings
A new floating accessibility button gives you instant control over:
- Text size (4 levels)
- High contrast mode
- Reduced motion for those who prefer less animation
Offline Support
Lose your connection? No worries. Vent It Out now queues your actions locally using IndexedDB and replays them automatically when you're back online. A visual banner keeps you informed of your connection status.
Autism Support Tools
A dedicated suite of tools for autistic individuals, including sensory regulation exercises, social scripts, meltdown and shutdown journalling, and curated resources from trusted organisations.
Smart Chatbot
Our in-app chatbot can now answer questions about all features, guide you to the right tool, and provide quick support — all without leaving the app.
SEO and Performance
Under the bonnet, we've made significant improvements:
- Full Open Graph and Twitter Card support for beautiful social sharing previews
- Structured data (JSON-LD) for better search engine understanding
- Per-page dynamic titles for every screen in the app
- Sitemap and robots.txt for improved crawlability
- New heart icon across the app and social images
UK English Throughout
We've standardised all user-facing text to UK English — personalised, analysed, behavioural, journalling, recognise, visualise, and more. Because we're a UK-built app and proud of it.
What's Next?
We're not slowing down. On the horizon:
- Video therapy sessions via WebRTC
- Async messaging between therapists and clients
- Push notifications for appointments and reminders
- Community peer support forums
- Therapist matching questionnaire
Thank you for being part of the Vent It Out community. Every feature we build is designed with your wellbeing at its heart.
— The Vent It Out Team