Barbara: A Guide Through Loss
Here During Your Time of Need
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
"Barbara is the only grief guide that personalizes every step with your loved one's name and adapts its guidance based on your unique situation."
When someone you love dies, the world doesn't stop — but it can feel like it should. There are phone calls to make, decisions to face, and paperwork that can't wait. And in the middle of all of it, you're grieving.
Barbara is here to help.
Barbara is a gentle, step-by-step companion for the days, weeks, and months after the death of a loved one. It doesn't rush you. It doesn't overwhelm you. It simply walks beside you — one question, one task, one breath at a time.
Three sections. At your own pace.
Barbara is organized into three sections that reflect how grief and responsibility actually unfold:
• Right Now — The most immediate things: notifying family, calling emergency services if needed, arranging care for children or pets, securing the home, and reaching out to an employer or place of worship.
• Within the Next Few Days — Choosing a funeral home, making burial or cremation decisions, writing an obituary, planning the service, and accessing financial resources.
• Over the Coming Weeks — The longer road: probate and estate matters, Social Security, Medicare, closing accounts, canceling subscriptions, protecting against identity theft, and addressing digital accounts.
Grief Support, always within reach.
A dedicated Grief Support button is always visible, wherever you are in Barbara. Tap it anytime to:
• Follow a guided breathing exercise
• Read words of comfort others have found helpful
• Connect with a crisis line or grief helpline
• Find a grief counselor near you
Save your place. Come back when you're ready.
Barbara saves your progress automatically. Close the app, take a break, come back tomorrow — Barbara will be exactly where you left it, with your loved one's name and your checklist intact.
Share your checklist.
When you're ready, share your completed checklist with a family member, an attorney, or anyone else helping you navigate this time. Barbara exports a clean, readable summary of everything you've addressed.
Your privacy is protected.
Barbara collects nothing. No account required. No data leaves your device. Everything stays between you and your phone.
Barbara was built with one belief: that the people who are grieving deserve practical help delivered with genuine compassion. We hope it brings you a little peace during one of the hardest times of your life.
Barbara is not a substitute for professional legal, financial, or mental health advice. For crisis support, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
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A small housekeeping update: we corrected our App Store listing name and pointed our links to barbaraapp.com, where you can now read our story, privacy policy, and terms. Barbara itself is unchanged — free, private, and here when you need it.
The developer, Bulk Buy Splitter Inc, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Bulk Buy Splitter, Inc
- Size
- 3.4 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Alan Patterson