How it works
Five minutes, one stranger, nothing kept.
ER is anonymous peer support for adults — not therapy, not an emergency service. Here's exactly what happens from the moment you tap Release It.
Confirm you're 18 or older
ER is adults only. There are no accounts and no sign-up — the age check is the only gate.
Choose talk or listen
Say the thing you've been holding, or hold space for someone who needs five minutes.
Pick voice only or text only
One or the other, never both. Voice is a live call; text is a plain, screenshot-shy chat.
Get matched and start the timer
You're paired with one anonymous adult who's available right now. If nobody's around, you can wait or talk to the AI companion instead.
The room closes at zero
No transcript, no profile, no follow-up. You can add extra minutes with a talk coin, up to ten minutes total.
Help is always one tap away
Report, block, and crisis lines sit on every screen, and ER surfaces crisis resources automatically if a conversation turns serious.
What it costs
Listening is always free. Your first three releases are free too. After that a talk coin is $1, and one coin adds one extra minute. Apple Pay and Google Pay work at checkout.