Mental Health Platform for Music Therapy

Spoke is a multi-award-winning app delivering proven mental healthcare. We helped them build a hybrid iOS app combining meditation, music, and mindfulness to support young people in managing stress, sleep, and motivation.

The company and product

SPOKE is a UK-founded wellbeing platform dedicated to making mental health support accessible to young people through music and mindfulness.

The app emerged as a response to the growing mental health crisis in the UK, where by 2025, one in four individuals aged 16–24 lives with a common mental health condition.

The founder of SPOKE recognized a crucial gap in the healthtech market. While many mental health apps existed, few felt culturally relevant or engaging enough to truly resonate with young people’s daily lives.

SPOKE offers a more relatable approach by curating personalized audio experiences—from sleep soundscapes and guided meditations to motivational music. What sets it apart is its blend of scientifically backed wellbeing techniques with creative content from emerging artists, making the support both effective and appealing.

Already recognized as a Trailblazing Newcomer at the Social Enterprise 100 Awards and featured on TechCrunch, SPOKE has quickly established itself as a fresh, authentic voice in the mental health space.

Scope and Highlights

15,000+

Users

4.9/5

App Store rating

Awards

Product Consultancy

App Development

Hybrid React Native Development

The Challenge

The SPOKE team needed a technology partner who could turn their vision of blending music and mindfulness into a scalable, user-friendly mobile app.

Although our primary task was development, we also strongly focused on creating a unique user experience to make it a sensitive and culturally relevant tool that young people would genuinely connect with.

The app had to balance a gentle, supportive user journey with flexible architecture to handle SPOKE’s expanding music library and growing user base. At the same time, personalization and analytics were key to ensuring each user received the maximum benefit from the app. Subtle gamification elements were also considered to keep engagement levels high without undermining the app’s calming purpose.

Key challenges

Building a hybrid iOS app in React Native while continuously adapting to user insights and test results.

Designing a supportive experience suitable for young people seeking mental health support.

Creating a scalable architecture that could evolve with app’s growth in both users and content.

Building a hybrid iOS app in React Native while continuously adapting to user insights and test results.

Designing a supportive experience suitable for young people seeking mental health support.

Creating a scalable architecture that could evolve with app’s growth in both users and content.

The Process

A strong focus was placed on personalization, supported by robust analytics tools that helped track user behavior and refine the experience over time.

We decided on React Native to develop a flexible hybrid iOS app–it allowed for rapid iteration while ensuring long-term scalability. Given the sensitive nature of mental health, we crafted a gentle, supportive user journey that felt intuitive and approachable.

Incorporating subtle gamification elements were added to encourage regular engagement. At the same time, the app’s architecture was designed to easily accommodate SPOKE’s expanding music library and user base, ensuring a seamless experience as the platform evolved.

The Outcome

Monterail delivered a fully functional hybrid iOS app that turned SPOKE’s concept into a scalable, user-centered product.

The app generates a personalised music therapy experience, helping listeners in a range of areas including sleep, stress, and confidence.

The client received a flexible architecture that could support an expanding music library and user base, while also integrating analytics to continuously refine the experience.

For users, the app became a trusted space to access personalized mental health support through music, meditation, and mindfulness, empowering young people to manage stress, improve sleep, and boost motivation.

SPOKE’s launch was met with strong recognition, industry awards, and overwhelmingly positive feedback from its community, establishing the platform as a fresh and culturally relevant voice in the mental health space.

Partnership results:

Delivered a scalable hybrid iOS app built in React Native, tailored for future growth.
Helped SPOKE reach 15,000+ young people, achieving an average 4.9/5 App Store rating.
Earned industry recognition, including being featured on TechCrunch and winning the Trailblazing Newcomer award at the Social Enterprise 100 Awards.