Exist is a new social wellness app that wants to help middle-age users find community

A new iOS social wellness app called Exist wants to help middle-aged consumers connect and build meaningful communities with one another as they navigate their lives and the stresses that come with it. The app describes itself as the edgier cousin of Calm or Headspace, and its main feature is social journaling. The idea behind the app’s social and community-driven journaling is to help people heal together, rather than alone. Exist also features a daily mood tracker, audio exercises, guided meditations, and more. The app was founded by iOS developer Jason Jardim, who previously founded a startup called Lounge, and Alicia Waldner, who is the founder a marketing agency called ADventure Marketing. The co-founders didn’t meet at a networking event, a job, or their alma maters. They met on a date. The two remained friendly and got to talking about ideas for a mental health app — a topic they were both passionate about, Waldner said in an interview with TechCrunch. Waldner had attended a ... Read full article.