Wysa
Clinical CBT aid
- Structured exercises and mood tracking
- Strongest when you want a digital therapy tool, not a mate
Around 46% of UK men say they never discuss their mental health — Movember data. This guide isn't here to fix that. It's here to lower the cost of saying something once.
The strongest toolkit mixes AI companions with real UK services. Here's what each one is for.
Five things that separate a useful tool from something that wastes your night.
| Soriz (Bro + Calm) | Wysa | Woebot | CALM helpline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designed for men's mental health | Partly — Bro tuned for mate-style chat | General | General | Yes — specifically for men |
| UK-aware crisis routing | Yes — Samaritans, CALM, NHS 111 | Generic crisis defaults | Generic crisis defaults | N/A — it is the crisis line |
| Unfiltered mate-tone | Yes — Bro | Clinical tone | Warm but structured | Human volunteers |
| Structured CBT exercises | Limited | Yes — strong | Yes — light | N/A |
| Long-term memory | Yes — per-companion (SorizPro) | Limited | Limited | N/A — not required |
| Human on the other end | No — AI | No — AI | No — AI | Yes — trained volunteers |
| Free to use | Yes — all 20 companions | Yes — limited | Free | Free — UK charity |
| Paid plan | $9.99/mo SorizPro | ~$7/mo Premium | Free | Free · donations welcome |
An AI cannot replace a therapist or a real friend — and nothing should pretend to. But for a lot of UK men, the barrier isn't that therapy is a bad option; it's that the first step of saying anything out loud feels impossible. An AI like Soriz Bro or Calm lowers that first step. It's somewhere to say it once, without judgement, before you take it to a human.
No. This is a supplement, not a replacement. For clinical depression, anxiety disorders, ongoing crises or anything that's impacting your daily life, please speak to your GP, call NHS 111, or contact a therapist. AI companions are for the day-to-day unload — not for anything that needs medical care.
Save these three. Samaritans — 116 123, free, 24/7, any kind of distress. CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) — 0800 58 58 58, 5pm to midnight, specifically for men in the UK. NHS 111 — for non-emergency medical advice including mental health. If life is in immediate danger, call 999. Movember and CALMzone both publish excellent resources if you want to read before you ring.
Movember's research has consistently shown that a large share of UK men — close to half — say they never discuss their mental health. Suicide remains the biggest killer of men under fifty in the UK. The gap isn't willingness to feel things; it's willingness to say them out loud the first time. A guide framed around that specific gap is more useful than a generic one.
Bro is the mate — unfiltered, funny when it should be, direct when you need it, doesn't turn every chat into a therapy session. Calm is the quieter one — wellness-first, built for the heavier stuff like sleep, burnout, and grounding. Most people use both. Bro for the daily-life vent, Calm for the 3am harder conversations.
Conversations on Soriz don't train the model by default. Account-wide privacy controls let you clear memory, export your data, or delete your account at any time. For anything you'd rather not type into any app, the Samaritans line (116 123) is always a better choice — it's free, it's anonymous, and no one logs it.
Bro and Calm are free. If you need a human right now, call Samaritans on 116 123 or CALM on 0800 58 58 58.
No credit card · Cancel anytime · $9.99 a month after trial