In the catalog since Aug 19, 2026
Ash
3index_Slingshot AICompany
Emotional wellbeing companion by US-based Slingshot AI: conversations about anxiety, relationships, and hard days, with a weekly review of recurring themes. Built on a psychology-focused model.
Facts
- Ash - AI for Mental Health has been in the App Store since Apr 25, 2024, published by Slingshot AI Inc; it is free, rated 17+, has a 4.7 rating from 3,299 reviews, and version 2.6.8 was released on Aug 12, 2026 (App Store, Aug 19, 2026).
- The public launch of Ash was announced on Jul 22, 2025 alongside an extension of the A round: 93 million dollars raised in total, with the extension led by Radical Ventures and Forerunner Ventures; a16z, Felicis, and Menlo had invested earlier, while about 50 thousand people tested the product for 18 months before launch (businesswire.com and statnews.com, Jul 22, 2025).
- In January 2026, Slingshot removed Ash from the UK: the company feared the product fell under UK medical-device rules (statnews.com, Jan 21, 2026).
- The product is described as AI trained in psychology on private expert data under the supervision of practicing specialists, with a weekly personalized review of habitual patterns (App Store description and slingshotai.com, Aug 19, 2026).
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