Social skills, with receipts
Feel easier around people.
Social skills you can learn, five minutes a day. Written by a counsellor. Every finding links to the study behind it.
iPhone. Free to start. 7-day free trial on Pro.
How it works
Five minutes a day. One idea at a time.
No streak-shaming and no filler. Short illustrated lessons, a plain-English reason, and the study.
Check in
A short questionnaire gives you a starting point across confidence, connection, conversation and boundaries.
Learn one idea
Story cards teach a single skill, from listening to assertiveness to calming nerves before a room.
See the study
Any card that states a finding shows the author, year and journal. Tap to read the source.
Make it a habit
A daily reminder, a streak and a home-screen widget keep five minutes easy to repeat.
What is inside
Built on how people actually work.
Courses from clinical models
Active listening, emotion regulation skills from DBT such as DEAR MAN and GIVE, CBT-style work on social anxiety, assertiveness, and what the research says about spotting lies.
Your starting point and your progress
Retake the check-in after 30 days and see what moved. Your answers and scores stay on your phone.
Save insights, write reflections
Keep the lines worth remembering and the notes you write to yourself. Private, on your device.
Voice practice, coming
Role-play a hard moment out loud and get kind, specific feedback. In development, and it will ask permission before it listens.
The evidence promise
If there is no study, it is not in the app.
Each fact card names its source. Here are three, as they appear. Our full source list is checked against the published abstracts.
After a conversation, people like us more than we think they do.
Boothby, Cooney, Sandstrom & Clark (2018). The liking gap in conversations. Psychological Science. See the study
Asking follow-up questions makes people like you more, and speed daters who asked more got more second dates.
Huang, Yeomans, Brooks, Minson & Gino (2017). It doesn't hurt to ask. JPSP. See the study
Wearers of an embarrassing T-shirt guessed about half would notice. Fewer than a quarter did.
Gilovich, Medvec & Savitsky (2000). The spotlight effect in social judgment. JPSP. See the study
We say what a study can and cannot show: lab task, correlation, small sample. No invented numbers, no stock reviews, no made-up user counts.
Your author
Written by Tia.
I am a criminologist and counsellor with a psychology degree. I have spent years listening to people explain what went wrong in a conversation, and watching what helps. I wrote every lesson here, and I will not state a finding I cannot source.
Questions
Good to know.
Is Socialish therapy?
No. It is education and practice, written by a counsellor. It does not diagnose or treat anything. If you are struggling, please talk to a doctor or counsellor. In a crisis call your local emergency number.
What does it cost?
The first lessons are free. Pro unlocks everything with a 7-day free trial, then a monthly or yearly subscription billed through your Apple Account. The price shows in the app before you start, and you can cancel any time in Settings.
Do I need an account?
No. You can use Socialish without one. Signing in with Apple is optional. Your subscription comes from your Apple Account, and Restore Purchases always works.
Where is my data?
Your answers, scores, notes and progress stay on your iPhone. We run no analytics or advertising trackers in the app. Read the Privacy Policy.
How do I know the research is real?
Each card that states a finding links to the paper by DOI. We list the claim, what the study supports, and its limits.
Which devices?
iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Android is not planned yet.
How do I delete my data?
Steps are on the delete your account page.
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One email at launch, then occasional evidence notes from Tia. Unsubscribe in one click.
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