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Ask about a sessionThe music you love. Layered with the calm you forgot.
MindHug Zero is an app that seamlessly blends personalised wellbeing frequencies with the music you already love, to help with sleep, focus and calm.
You barely hear it. You feel it.
Zero change to your music. Zero new habit.
30 days free, then 30 free minutes a month for the next 12 months. Expected Q1 2027.
Using it
No new routine. Just your own music.
Any headphones on
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Choose an intent
Sleep, focus or calm. One choice, and the only decision you make.
2
Play your music
Your library, your player, your songs. Nothing moves.
3
MindHug Zero works in the background
The app blends personalised wellbeing frequencies with the track, matched to it. The song does not change, and you will not hear it working.
Your own music. Actual screens from the app.
The frequencies, in your own music
Binaural and solfeggio are frequencies many people already seek out. MindHug Zero puts them inside the music you already play, matched uniquely to every song.
BinauralSolfeggioUnique to every song
See how MindHug Zero works
Expected Q1 2027
Be there when MindHug Zero opens.
Join the list to lock in the launch offer, and hear the moment it opens. No card, no catch.
- “When can I get this?”
- “Highly addictive, in a good way.”
First reactions, from Backstage listeners
Cannot wait?
Go Backstage
Christmas bookings are open.Book a callBackstage is live now in London and across the UK: silent-disco style sessions where you hear Zero for yourself today. The app, over your own music, is still to come, which is what the waiting list is for.
Have a code?
For partner events and public parties that are already running.
Public parties
Announced on social, usually at short notice.
- MindHug Zero listening experienceLondonInvite and code only
Why it exists
A habit you already have, and love.
Most wellbeing apps ask you to stop what you are doing and start something new. MindHug Zero works inside the music you already play.
It comes from MindHug, a behavioural science organisation that works on why people know what helps and do not do it, with universities, organisations and UK government programmes. Part of that is what the mind reaches for as safe, and music is one of those signals. Zero is how we take the psychological and nervous-system safety at the heart of that work into everyday life.
People already spend nearly three hours a day listening to music. IFPI
More on how music and sound shape wellbeing: why music can help an overthinking mind, and how music therapy, therapeutic music and sound therapy differ.
- 5,000+ people reached
- LSE, UCL, DSIT
- Clinical psychologists
Questions
What people ask before they try it
How does MindHug Zero work?
MindHug Zero applies personalised wellbeing frequencies alongside the audio you are already playing. It works with the way the auditory system responds to specific acoustic patterns, an area studied under headings including binaural approaches and auditory entrainment. The music you chose is what you hear. MindHug Zero sits underneath it and does not alter the track.
Which music players will it work with?
Once launched, MindHug Zero is designed to run alongside the mainstream music apps you already use, think Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, as well as bespoke MindHug music. The exact supported apps will be confirmed at launch. You keep your library, your player and your habit. Nothing moves.
Will it drain my battery or use a lot of data?
No more than your normal phone use. The app is lightweight and only does anything while music is actually playing, so there is nothing running in the background when you are not listening.
Do I need special or noise-cancelling headphones?
No special or noise-cancelling kit needed. Any everyday headphones or earbuds work. We do recommend headphones or earbuds over speakers, so the layer reaches each ear as intended.
How do I know it is working if I cannot hear it?
It is designed to sit almost unnoticed beneath the music, so you are not meant to hear it as a separate sound. Some early listeners describe noticing the state rather than the signal: settling faster, staying with a task longer, drifting off sooner. MindHug Zero shows the intention you selected and the session running, so you can see it is active even when you cannot hear it.
Is long-term exposure risky?
MindHug Zero includes a safety timer that limits session length, so a session ends rather than running indefinitely. Listen at a comfortable volume, as you would with any audio. If you have a diagnosed hearing condition, epilepsy, or any concern at all, speak to a qualified clinician before use.
Is this legal? Does it change or redistribute my music?
MindHug Zero is non-invasive: we do not modify, store or redistribute songs. It operates as an audio overlay running alongside mainstream music streaming apps, so your music stays exactly where it is, licensed as it already was.
What is the science behind it?
The field includes published work on binaural beats and auditory entrainment. That research belongs to its authors and is not MindHug Zero outcome data. Backstage is live and we are gathering our own evidence now, which we will publish when we have it, attributed and dated.
Is MindHug Zero a medical device?
MindHug Zero is a wellbeing product. It is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition, and it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified health professional. If you are concerned about your health, speak to your GP or a qualified clinician. It supports sleep quality, focus and feelings of calm, and makes no claim about sleep disorders, anxiety as a diagnosed condition or any other clinical outcome. Read the full disclaimer.
Is it protected?
Patent pending.