Case Study // Public Product 002
Clarity Path
Private CBT and DBT self-help tools for anxiety relief on iPhone.
Product thesis
Built for a specific user, with privacy as product strategy.
Clarity Path gives people a structured set of CBT and DBT tools grouped by clinical category. The app supports check-ins, crisis resources, and on-device therapeutic suggestions while keeping sensitive mental-health work private.
Audience
People managing anxiety who need tools that are available in the moment, not buried in a content library.
Privacy stance
Therapeutic prompts, check-ins, and AI assistance are designed around on-device processing and user control.
Public proof
Live App Store product, version 4.1.0, with a companion education and privacy website.
Architecture
Product stack
Public, high-level architecture only. Private development systems stay out of the public surface.
Native iOS
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- SwiftData
- HealthKit
Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence
- Core ML fallback
Companion Web
- Next.js 16
- MDX
- Tailwind CSS v4
Proof of craft
Seventeen tools
Distress tolerance, mindfulness, cognitive reframing, activation, emotion regulation, and relationship tools.
Crisis-aware
Check-ins and crisis-line support are treated as core product flows, not footnotes.
Plain-language privacy
The app and website explain why sensitive self-help work should stay close to the user.