Picture this: It's the middle of the night and you're having a rough time, feeling anxious and a bit low. Your heart is thumping, your mind is racing, and everything feels a bit too much. How great would it feel to pick up your phone, pour your heart out, and receive immediate help? Whether it's recognizing and reframing your negative thoughts, engaging in visualization meditation personalised to your life story, or just getting practical tips on what to do next, wouldn’t that be a relief?
Clearmind uses AI to provide mood-based suggestions that help you feel better instantly, 24x7.
About Clearmind:
Clearmind is an AI therapy platform that encourages daily journaling and helps in stress relief and emotion regulation by offering actionable, science-based suggestions.
What Problem is it solving?
> AI for Mental wellness: Addressing the dire shortage in therapists in US, Clearmind offers a private and accessible alternative for individuals who might feel intimidated by the cost or stigma of seeking professional help.
The vision is to take one step at a time toward a better, more confident self, and it all begins with reframing negative thought patterns. It isn’t just about providing help during a crisis but about learning emotional management over time through self-help techniques, assisted by AI and created by experts.
To better understand our value prop, it is important to look at what's already happening in the domain and how are they positioning themselves, and to also understand our competitive edge:
Wysa: An AI-powered personal coach, ready to support you anytime, anywhere. Whether you're managing stress, improving sleep, or working through tough time.
Core Value Prop: Instant stress and sleep aid.
Youper: Youper combines psychology and artificial intelligence to understand users' emotional needs and engage in natural conversations.
Core Value Prop: Emotional health through AI chats
Woebot: Woebot is your very own coach who chats with you and offers insights and skills to help you grow into your best self.
Core Value Prop: Daily mood improvement coach
A user after using the app for 30 days everyday should be able to experience the following benefits:
The core value proposition of Clearmind is to quickly reduce stress and improve emotional understanding in just one interaction, offering immediate relief during stressful moments.
USER EXPERIENCE:
Multiple pathways open after performing a single core action: Voice journaling
Let's first define who is not an active user.
Who is not an active user?
1. Anyone who logs in but does not input their thoughts.
2. Users who only browse content and read blog.
3. Who only checks their past memories, entries and recommendations.
Who is an Active User for Clearmind?
Casual Users:
Core Users:
Power Users:
"If you're solving for retention, solve for activation." So let's go back to understanding our activation metric:
Hypothesis 1: Voice/text journaling within 10 minutes of onboarding
Reasoning: A user is more likely to get their AHA moment when the get their CBT analysis after their first journaling experience.
Hypothesis 2: Edits and completes to-do for 3 consecutive days
Reasoning: A user that uses Clearmind to build discipline is more likely to use it everyday.
Engagement | Key Metric | Selected Priority | Rationale |
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Frequency | First | Frequent mood entries show dependency on the app for emotional tracking and insights, showing daily engagement. | |
Number of mood entries per week | |||
Depth | Average chat session duration | Second | Longer session durations show deeper engagement with the chatbot or dumping feelings, which also increases personalisation opportunity for the app. |
Breadth | Number of features used | Third | Using a range of features (e.g., mood tracking, AI chat, meditation) shows that users find multiple features beneficial. |
User | Journal Entries per week | Meditation sessions per week | Completed To-Do list |
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Casual User | 1-2 | 1-2 | Atleast once |
Core User | 3-5 | 4-5 | 2-3 |
Power User | 7-20 | 15+ | 6+ |
The Natural frequency can be categorised into Journal Entries per week, Meditation sessions or To-Do lists completed per week.
So, consistently interacting with the platform helps you achieve your goal of improving mental health and reaching self-awareness.
FREQUENCY > DEPTH > BREADTH
They're not just checking in - they’re journaling up to 20 times a week and meditating more than once a day. It's their go-to for sorting through the day’s ups and downs, and they even have a time blocked in their schedule to make sure they get their Clearmind time. It’s like how some people won’t miss their morning run? — these users won’t miss their daily check-in or mindfulness session. They use every part of the app, from tracking mood trends to checking out therapeutic to-dos, and they’re super active in sharing their journey and tips in the community, too!
Let's segment our users based on their personal, Demographics, Behavior, Time Vs Money spent, Goals, Product & Features used, Natural Frequency.
Basic Demographics | ICP 1: Emotional Athletes | ICP 2: Wellness Explorers | ICP 3: Relief Seekers |
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Name | Laura | Leonardo | Katy |
Age | 29 | 32 | 21 |
Gender | Female | Male | Female |
City | Berlin | Milan | Chicago |
Relationship Status | Single | Married | In a Relationship |
Employment Status | Employed | Employed | Freelancer |
Salary Range | 40-70 lac | 70+ lac | 15 - 30 lac |
Living Situation | Alone | With family | With partner/roommates |
Interests | Yoga, Meditation, Reading | Gym, Health Blogs, DIY Projects | Art, Music, Socializing |
Most Used Apps | Headspace, Kindle, Instagram, Excel | Fitbit, YouTube, Pinterest | Spotify, Adobe Creative Suite, Twitter |
Spending Habits | Wellness retreats, books | Home improvement, Gym memberships | Concerts, Art supplies |
Customer Profile | Managing Negative Thoughts | Talking to friends & family about their feelings | Booking Therapy Appointments |
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ICP 1: Laura | 30-45 minutes daily | 15 minutes daily | at least once a month |
ICP 2: Leonardo | Bi-weekly | 45 in a week | once in 3 months |
ICP 3: Katy | once in a month | once a week | once in 9 months |
Engagement | ICP 1: Laura | ICP 2: Leonardo | ICP 3: Katy |
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How did you come across Clearmind? | Recommended by my therapist | Found it in a wellness app roundup online | Found through stress relief forum on Reddit |
Are you a free/paid plan user? | Paid | Paid | Free |
What’s stopping you from being on a paid plan? | N/A | N/A | Content with the features available on the free plan (CBT analysis) |
What provoked you to use Clearmind? | Search for a solution to maintain emotional fitness | To establish a routine | Need for immediate emotional relief |
How frequently do you use it? | Daily | Weekly for wellness routines | Sometimes, when feeling overwhelmed |
What feature do you most value in Clearmind? | Mood tracking, Meditation sessions and journaling | To-do lists and mood music | Quick CBT feedback for immediate issues |
Which feature do you least value/use, and why? | Moodcard sharing (prefers privacy) | Advanced data analytics (too detailed) | Music and Podcast recommendations (focuses on short-term solutions) |
What are the use cases that you have Clearmind for? | emotional resilience building | habit formation | Acute stress management during crises |
Retention | Laura (Emotional Athlete) | Leonardo (Wellness Explorer) | Katy (Relief Seeker) |
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What will make you/made you leave Clearmind? | Lack of accuracy in analysis, repeated meditation or suggestions, privacy concerns | UI/UX or bugs, no sync with other fitness apps | Insufficient real-time support during crises, AI not satisfying needs |
Would you consider going for paid? | Yes | Yes | No |
Have you ever thought about leaving Clearmind completely? | No, the CBT tools are part of her routine | Tries alternative apps | Yes, during periods when more support is needed - especially a human! |
Describe a product for which you’ll leave Clearmind. | An app integrating deeper AI psychological analysis, providing zero-shot suggestions (without having to journal entry), more inclusive and multi-lingual | An all-in-one health platform with wearables integration, well-researched and backed by experts probably certified | A platform offering direct access to therapists |
Advance segmentation | Champion | Potential Loyalists | In Danger |
Segmenting the users on the basis of the RFM analysis:
1. Super Champions
2. Champions
3. Loyalists
4. In-Danger
5. Hibernating
Behaviour Trait | Super Champion | Champion | Loyalist | In-Danger | Hibernating |
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Type of User | Power User | Power User | Core User | Casual User | Casual User |
Recency | Uses the app multiple times a day | Daily or every other day | 3-5 times per week | Once every 1-2 weeks | Has not logged in for over a month |
Frequency per Month | 25-30 journal entries, 20+ meditations, 15 mood reflections | 20-25 journal entries, 10-15 meditations, 10 mood reflections | 10-15 journal entries, 5-10 meditations, 5 mood reflections | 3-5 journal entries, 1-2 meditations, rare mood reflections | 1-2 journal entries, 0-1 meditation sessions |
Primary Activities |
| - Regular journaling and meditation - Mood tracking 2-3 times a week | - Journals regularly, mostly for mood graphs (shorter length) - Occasional meditation and to-do completion - Seldom use of music and podcast features | - Journals only during moments of high stress - Rarely uses other features - Limited engagement in meditation or to-do lists | - Rarely journals, only when in deep need - Minimal engagement with meditation and other features |
Engagement Breadth | - Uses all features, including journaling, mood board, memories, to-do, meditation, and podcasts - Revisits memories and mood board weekly to track progress | - Engages with main features: journaling, meditation, and mood board - Limited use of to-do and memories - Sometimes uses music or podcast for emotional boost | - Focuses mostly on journaling and mood tracking - Rarely explores other features like to-do lists or podcasts - Minimal memory tracking | - Limited to basic journaling - Rarely explores additional tools - Minimal engagement with mood board or memories | - No consistent engagement - Journals very infrequently - No engagement with the mood board or memories |
Retention Potential | Very High - Relies on Clearmind as a daily mental wellness companion | High - Regular use of core features for habit, but limited engagement with extra tools | Moderate - Consistent journaling | Low - Occasional, reactive use. needs re-engagement to avoid churn | Very Low - Likely to churn without intervention or incentive |
Action Score (Out of 10) | 9/10 | 8/10 | 6/10 | 3/10 | 1/10 |
Before we jump into creating Product hooks, let's analyse some of the user feedback and convert it into product hooks. Attached in a document with real user feedback followed by a quick summary:
Clearmind Feedback - Sheet1.pdf
Problem Statement:
Casual users often fail to engage consistently unless motivated by immediate stress relief needs.
Proposed Solution:
Mindful Days Challenge where users can unlock rewards by maintaining a daily activity streak.
Rewards (inferred from user insights):
1. Exclusive one-on-one session with wellness experts
2. Personalized emotional health reports.
Example:
Step 1: Engage with the app daily - completing at least one journal entry, to-do list, or meditation session.
Step 2: After a 30-day streak, users unlock a one-on-one session with a wellness expert.
Step 3: At 60 days, they receive a comprehensive emotional health report tailored by an expert, analyzing their emotional trends and providing personalized insights and strategies.
Success Metrics to Track:
Campaign to supplement the Product hook : Mindful Days Challenge
What:
A 30-day challenge encouraging users to journal daily to unlock exclusive rewards and become more self-aware.
Details | |
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Engagement Campaign | Campaign 1: Mindful Days Streak Challenge |
Hypothesis | Reward centric daily streak to create habitual app use. |
Channel of Distribution | In-app notifications, Emails, Social Media |
Persona/Type of User | Casual to Core Users |
Theme | Journal Every Day! |
Target Feature | Journaling |
Pitch and Content | Journal daily to unlock exclusive rewards: a one-on-one wellness session and a detailed personal report after your 30-day streak! |
Goal of the Campaign | casual users to core users |
Details | A screen to show daily streaks will be introduced |
Offer |
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Frequency and Timing | Daily during the 30-day challenge. Starts Q1 2025 |
Success Metrics | Daily engagement rates, conversion rates from casual to core, user feedback on challenge, retention post-challenge. |
Milestones for the Campaign | 10, 20, 30-day milestones and user feedback at each stage. |
What: Daily thought-provoking prompts sent to encourage regular journaling and self-reflection.
Why will this campaign work?
Daily prompts and thought provoking questions make journaling a regular part of users' routine increasing the natural frequency of usage.
What: An interactive feature that allows users to share and view anonymized emotional entries from the community for more understanding among users and providing them with a safe space.
Engagement Campaign | Community Diary |
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Hypothesis | Increasing user engagement through shared emotional experiences in a community setting. |
Channel of Distribution | In-app notifications, Emails, Social Media |
Persona/Type of User | Users looking for emotional connect and community support |
Theme | Share relatable emotional experiences |
Target Feature | Daily Journaling |
Pitch and Content | "You are not alone. Discover how others are feeling and share your own diary anonymously for support & guidance." |
Goal of the Campaign | Get user generated content, add human intervention in a AI-first app and increase daily engagement. |
Details | A feature (similar to Memories) where users can read and share emotional diary entries anonymously, sorted by emotional tags like joy, sadness, anticipation. |
Offer | Community recognition badges as they participate & respond more actively. |
Frequency and Timing | Continuous engagement. Content monitored weekly. |
Success Metrics | Number of diary entries, user interaction rates with diary posts, sentiment analysis on comments, increase in daily active users. |
Milestones for the Campaign | Initial launch, reaching 1000 shared entries in Community Diary, first user-generated insights report, introduction of new emotional tags. |
What: Quick to digest custom insight highlights generated from their activity within the app.
Engagement Campaign | Campaign 4: AI Insight Cards |
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Hypothesis | Personalized insight cards will increase curiosity prompting more app interaction. |
Channel of Distribution | Emails, User Dashboard |
Persona/Type of User | All Users |
Theme | Growth Insights |
Target Feature | Journaling |
Pitch and Content | This Week’s Insights: See What’s Really Impacting Your Mood! |
Goal of the Campaign | Increase the "Depth" of usage and quality of user entries, also DAUs |
Details | AI analyze user data mental profiles to generate personalized insight cards that appear in notifications, is sent out as email and on the user dashboard. |
Offer | - |
Frequency and Timing | 3 times a week, Random frequency/time to maintain curiosity. |
Success Metrics | frequency of app visits, Quality (length and depth) of journal entries, feedback on insights, retention rates |
Milestones for the Campaign | Launch, First 100 user feedbacks, Adjust AI prompts based on feedback, WAUs |
Retention is the major problem for Clearmind at the moment. Here are a few reasons:
1. The product integrated Paid Plan without trial due to operating cost. So, even though there is word of mouth, faster organic discovery and acquisition, there isn't any retention due to lack of trust.
2. The product has not been actively innovated or improved based on feedback yet.
3. The ICPs are not well defined - currently it is trying to solve everything for every user.
The iincrease from Day 0 to Day 7 suggests that while daily usage may fluctuate, weekly engagement remains relatively higher, indicating that users might not use the app daily but return several times over the week.
Rise from 1.4K to 6.4K over the month suggests that the platform has a broader monthly active user base, which might include Casual users.
Channels Driving Best Retention:
Let's understand voluntary and involuntary reasons that are observed in user feedback and interviews:
Reason | Type of Churn | Description |
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Paid plan introduced without a free trial | Voluntary | Users are hesitant to purchase without first trying the service, leading to potential churn due to lack of trust or perceived value. |
Lack of ongoing product innovation | Voluntary | Clearmind has not been actively innovated or improved based on user feedback, which may discourage long-term use and retention. |
Poorly defined ICPs | Voluntary | The platform tries to cater to all users without a clear focus, resulting in a mismatch of features to user needs and higher churn. |
Insufficient feedback mechanisms | Voluntary | Without effective engagement strategies and feedback mechanisms, user experience may not align with expectations, leading to dissatisfaction and churn. |
Competitive alternatives | Voluntary | Users may depart for competitors that offer more attractive features, better usability, or superior customer service. |
Economic barriers | Voluntary | Economic downturns or individual financial constraints might lead users to reconsider renewing or maintaining their subscription. |
Inadequate value demonstration | Voluntary | If users do not perceive enough value from the service compared to its cost, they are more likely to discontinue usage. |
Stripe integration issues | Involuntary | Stripe integration does not accept payments from majority of cards from countries with most traffic, preventing potential subscribers from completing purchases. |
Technical glitches | Involuntary | Bugs or other technical issues in the app can frustrate users, leading to eventual churn if not promptly resolved. |
Service outages | Involuntary | Unplanned downtimes can interrupt user activities and diminish trust in the reliability of the service. |
Changes in legal AI or regulatory framework | Involuntary | Regulatory changes in a user's country could impede their continued use of the service, leading to forced churn. |
We could monitor the following seven negative actions which could provide early warning signs of potential user churn:
Outreach Methods:
Campaign #1: Mindfulness Streak Revival
Offer: "Miss meditating with us? Restart your mindfulness streak today and receive a special guided meditation session after your first week back!"
Segmentation: Users who previously engaged with daily meditation or journaling features but have not logged in for over 30 days.
Channel: Email and in-app notifications.
Frequency: Single outreach upon reaching the 30-day mark of inactivity.
Timing: Trigger upon 30 days of user inactivity.
Success Metrics: Percentage of re-engaged users, frequency of meditation/journal entries post-campaign.
Campaign #2: Personal Growth Check-in
Offer: "We've missed helping you grow! Return to Clearmind and get a free emotional wellness assessment to see how far you've come and where you could go next."
Segmentation: Users who have interacted with self-assessment tools or content but stopped using the app.
Channel: Push notifications and social media prompts.
Frequency: Once, targeted at users inactive for more than 45 days.
Timing: Triggered at 45 days of inactivity.
Success Metrics: Number of assessments completed post-campaign, re-subscription rates, user feedback on the assessment quality.
Campaign #3: Your Year in Review
Offer: "Take a look back to move forward. Clearmind’s ‘Your Year in Review’ feature uses AI to summarize your mental wellness journey this year. Reconnect with your progress and get inspired to continue your journey."
Segmentation: Long-term users who have decreased their usage recently.
Channel: Direct email with a personalized year-in-review video.
Frequency: One-time personalized report at the end of the year or on the anniversary of the user's sign-up.
Timing: Target towards the end of the year or the user's sign-up anniversary date.
Success Metrics: Engagement with the email, revisits to the app, social shares of the year-in-review.
Campaign #5: AI Mood Matcher
Offer: "Feeling off but not sure why? Let Clearmind's AI-driven Mood Matcher help you understand your emotions better and suggest personalized activities to lift your spirits."
Segmentation: Users who have utilized mood tracking sporadically.
Channel: In-app notifications and follow-up emails.
Frequency: Triggered after three days of negative mood logging or one week of inactivity.
Timing: Real-time, based on user interaction patterns.
Success Metrics: Re-engagement with mood tracking features, interaction with recommended activities, overall app session duration increase.
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