Frequently Asked Questions

Nomie is a somatic AI wellness companion designed to help you stop doomscrolling and regulate your nervous system. Unlike traditional mental health apps that rely on text-based therapy, Nomie uses body-first tools: breathing guidance, haptic feedback, calming visuals, digital fidgets, and reflective prompts. Nomie blends AI companionship with principles from somatic psychology, polyvagal theory, and nervous-system research to help you feel calmer, more grounded, and more present.

Nomie is not a therapist and does not replace therapy. It's an AI wellness companion that offers psychology-informed tools for nervous-system regulation, emotional processing, and everyday mental wellbeing. Many people searching for "AI therapy" really want relief from anxiety, burnout, and emotional overwhelm. Nomie addresses those needs through somatic techniques, co-regulation, and reflective tools without positioning itself as clinical treatment. If you're in therapy, Nomie can be a helpful daily companion between sessions. If you're not ready for therapy, Nomie can be a gentle, judgment-free starting point.

Yes. Nomie's free tier gives you 10 AI chat messages per day, 15 bloomscroll feed cards per day, and 3 journal entries per week. Breathing exercises, grounding, body scan, the worry jar, the panic attack guide, and digital fidgets are all unlimited on free. Nomie Pro removes every cap, with monthly or yearly plans (yearly saves around 58%).

They're completely separate products. The original Nomie (nomie.app) was an open-source personal tracking and life-logging tool. Nomie Wellness is a somatic AI companion focused on nervous-system regulation, anxiety relief, and digital wellness. Different team, different purpose, no shared codebase or data.

Nomie Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, and yearly saves around 58%. Exact pricing varies by region because we use RevenueCat for localized pricing. You'll see your specific price on the subscription screen after onboarding.

Yes. The free tier includes daily AI chat messages, bloomscroll cards, and weekly journal entries, plus unlimited access to breathing exercises, grounding, body scan, the worry jar, the panic attack guide, and digital fidgets. You don't need Pro to get value from Nomie. Pro just removes the usage caps.

On the free tier, you get 10 AI chat messages per day. Once you've used them, chat pauses until the next day. All your other tools (breathing, grounding, fidgets, panic attack guide) stay available with no limits. If you find yourself hitting the cap regularly, that's what Pro is for.

No. Nomie has no ads, anywhere in the app. We're supported by subscriptions, not advertising. Your wellness space stays clean and distraction-free.

Yes. You can cancel through your Apple ID subscription settings at any time. You'll keep Pro access until the end of your current billing period, then you'll move back to the free tier. No cancellation fees.

Nomie works through bottom-up regulation, influencing your nervous system directly through your body rather than trying to think your way out of stress. When you're anxious, your nervous system is often stuck in fight-or-flight mode. Nomie uses rhythmic breathing (which activates the vagus nerve), gentle haptics (which ground you in your body), and paced visual experiences to signal safety to your nervous system. This approach is based on polyvagal theory and somatic psychology research, which shows that body-based interventions can shift your physiological state faster than cognitive techniques alone.

Somatic AI is artificial intelligence designed to influence your physiological and emotional state through body-based interaction, not just conversation. It integrates breathing guidance, haptic feedback, rhythmic pacing, sensory grounding, and emotional co-regulation to help the nervous system shift from stress states into calm. Nomie is one of the first somatic AI wellness companions, combining the warmth of an AI companion with the science of embodied regulation.

Nomie includes a comprehensive toolkit for nervous-system regulation: somatic breathing exercises (box breathing, 4-7-8, coherent breathing), haptic grounding experiences that use your phone's vibration to bring you into your body, digital fidgets and stimming tools for sensory regulation, guided journaling and reflection prompts, emotional reframing interfaces, calming visual environments (like bloomscrolling), AI companion conversations for emotional support, and body-doubling features to help with focus and ADHD paralysis.

Bloomscrolling is Nomie's alternative to doomscrolling. It's a feed that keeps the familiar, soothing scroll mechanic but replaces anxiety-inducing content with calming visuals, glimmers, nervous-system-regulating prompts, and gentle interactions. Same habit loop, completely different effect on your body. Free users get 15 bloomscroll cards per day; Pro users get unlimited.

Digital fidgets are interactive, tactile elements inside Nomie that give your hands and attention something calming to do. Think of them like the digital version of a fidget spinner or stress ball. They provide sensory input that can help with restlessness, understimulation, or the urge to pick up your phone and scroll. They're unlimited on both free and Pro.

Somatic regulation means calming your nervous system through your body rather than your thoughts. Instead of trying to reason your way out of anxiety (a top-down approach), somatic techniques work bottom-up: controlled breathing to activate the vagus nerve, grounding exercises that bring your attention into physical sensation, and rhythmic haptics that signal safety. It's the approach behind most of Nomie's tools.

Instead of blocking or restricting your scrolling (which often backfires), Nomie transforms it. We call this bloomscrolling: the soothing mechanics of social feeds are preserved, but the chaotic, anxiety-inducing content is replaced with calming stimuli, glimmers of safety, and nervous-system-regulating interactions. Nomie meets you where you are. If you're going to scroll anyway, let it be something that calms you instead of overstimulates you.

Nomie isn't a screen-time reduction app, but many users find they naturally reach for their phones less once their nervous system is better regulated. Doomscrolling is often a dysregulation response: you scroll because you're anxious, and the scrolling creates more anxiety in a feedback loop. By helping you regulate, Nomie breaks that cycle. You'll still use your phone, but it becomes a tool for calm rather than a source of overstimulation.

Nomie is designed to support everyday anxiety relief through calming, non-invasive nervous-system tools. When you're anxious, your body is often in a heightened stress state. Nomie helps you shift out of that state through somatic breathing, grounding haptics, and AI companionship. Many users report feeling calmer within minutes of using Nomie's tools. While Nomie doesn't diagnose or treat clinical anxiety disorders, it offers evidence-informed support for the daily experience of feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or on-edge.

Yes. Burnout is essentially chronic nervous-system dysregulation: you've been in fight-or-flight for so long that your system is exhausted. Nomie's somatic tools help you practice regulation daily, gradually rebuilding your nervous system's capacity to return to calm. Features like body-doubling help with the executive dysfunction that often accompanies burnout, while gentle reflection prompts support emotional processing without overwhelming you.

Nomie includes specific tools for ADHD paralysis and executive dysfunction. Body-doubling features provide the gentle presence that helps many ADHD brains get started on tasks. Stimming tools and digital fidgets offer sensory regulation for when you feel restless or understimulated. Somatic breathing can help calm racing thoughts and create a "pause" before acting on impulses. While Nomie isn't an ADHD treatment app, many neurodivergent users find our regulation tools particularly helpful for the everyday challenges of ADHD.

Yes. Nomie has a dedicated panic attack guide designed for exactly that moment. It walks you through grounding and breathing at a pace that won't overwhelm you when you're already overwhelmed. The panic attack guide is free and available with no daily limits, so it's always there when you need it.

Most AI therapy chatbots focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through text-based conversation. Nomie is built around physiological regulation. We don't just talk; we guide breathing, use haptics, offer sensory grounding tools, and introduce nervous-system calming interactions. The goal isn't dialogue, it's state change. CBT works top-down (changing thoughts to change feelings); Nomie works bottom-up (changing your body state to change how you feel). For many people, especially when you're too overwhelmed to think clearly, the body-first approach is more accessible.

Meditation apps are primarily audio-guided and instructional. Nomie is somatic and interactive. We focus on bottom-up regulation: calming your nervous system directly through rhythm, sensation, haptics, and co-regulation. Nomie is built for moments when traditional meditation feels inaccessible or overwhelming, when you can't sit still, when your mind won't quiet, when you need something that meets you where you are. You can also use Nomie alongside a meditation app if you find both helpful.

Simple breathing apps guide you through breathing patterns, which is helpful. Nomie goes further by combining breathing with haptic feedback (so you can feel the rhythm in your body), visual guidance, AI companionship for emotional context, and a variety of other somatic tools. The breathing is part of a broader approach to regulation, not the whole experience.

Finch focuses on gamified self-care through a virtual pet that grows as you complete daily tasks. Nomie takes a different approach: somatic, body-first tools (breathing with haptics, digital fidgets, grounding) designed to directly regulate your nervous system. Finch motivates through rewards and habit tracking. Nomie works through physiological state change. Both are valid approaches, but if you want something that calms your body rather than gamifies your routine, Nomie is built for that.

ChatGPT is a general-purpose AI. Nomie's AI companion is specifically designed for emotional support and co-regulation. It's trained to recognize when you're dysregulated and guide you toward somatic tools rather than just having a conversation. It also works alongside Nomie's breathing, haptics, and grounding features, so the AI can suggest and launch body-based interventions mid-conversation. It's not trying to be the smartest AI in the room. It's trying to help you feel better in your body.

Nomie is designed to be safe, gentle, and non-invasive. Our somatic tools (breathing, grounding, calming visuals) are evidence-informed and used widely in therapeutic settings. We don't use techniques that could be re-traumatizing or destabilizing. If you're experiencing severe distress or a mental health crisis, Nomie encourages seeking support from qualified mental health professionals. We're a daily companion, not emergency care.

No, and we don't try to. Nomie is a wellness companion, not a mental health treatment. Think of Nomie as the daily practice between therapy sessions: the gentle support that helps you stay regulated, process emotions, and build nervous-system resilience. Many therapists actually recommend tools like Nomie to their clients for between-session support. If you're not in therapy but considering it, Nomie can be a helpful starting point for exploring your emotional patterns.

Yes. Nomie is designed as a judgment-free, privacy-first space. Your conversations, journal entries, and personal data are treated with care. We don't sell your data to advertisers or third parties. We use encryption and security best practices to protect your information. Your vulnerable moments stay private.

Nomie stores your conversation history so you can revisit past interactions and so the AI companion can remember context from earlier chats. Your data is encrypted and never sold to third parties. If you want to start fresh, you can clear your history at any time from the app settings.

Nomie's tools (breathing, grounding, fidgets, journaling) are gentle and non-clinical, so they're generally appropriate for teens. That said, Nomie is not specifically designed as a children's app, and younger users should have a parent or guardian aware of their usage. If a teen is dealing with serious mental health concerns, professional support is always the right first step.

Not yet. Nomie is currently iOS only. Android is in the works, and we'll announce it as soon as it's ready. If you'd like to be notified when the Android version launches, reach out through our contact page.

Nomie is built for iPhone and works best on a phone-sized screen, since that's where doomscrolling actually happens. It may run on iPad through iOS compatibility, but the interface and haptic features are optimized for iPhone.

Some features like breathing exercises and digital fidgets work without a connection. Features that rely on the AI companion (chat, bloomscrolling) need internet access. If you lose connection, the body-based tools will still be there for you.

Download Nomie from the App Store on your iPhone. When you open the app, Nomie walks you through a short onboarding (no lengthy questionnaires). After onboarding, you'll see the subscription screen, but you can start on free. Most users begin with a breathing exercise or a conversation with the AI companion. There's no wrong way to start.

There's no fixed schedule. Some people open Nomie once a day for a quick breathing exercise. Others use it several times when they're having a rough day. The tools are designed to be available whenever you need them. Even a few minutes of somatic regulation can make a noticeable difference, so don't feel like you need long sessions to get something out of it.

Many users feel calmer after their first breathing or grounding session. That's the nature of somatic tools: they work on your nervous system directly, so the effect can be immediate. Longer-term benefits like better emotional awareness and reduced doomscrolling tend to build over days and weeks of regular use.

Absolutely. Nomie works well as a daily companion between therapy sessions. It helps you practice regulation, process emotions through journaling, and stay grounded during the week. Some therapists recommend somatic tools like Nomie to support their clients' work. Nomie isn't a replacement for therapy, but it fills the gaps between sessions.