# Nearstep: No Contact Tracker — Pause before you text your ex

> Pause before you text your ex (iPhone/iPad app by Arthur Barbosa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nearstep-no-contact-tracker/id6822081260 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arthur Barbosa](https://appshunter.io/developer/6817809933)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: +17
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: European Portuguese, German (Germany), European Spanish, French (France), American English, Italian
- Released: 2026-10-19
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Nearstep?

A free no-contact counter and a pause before texting your ex. No account. Optional Plus plans are a one-time purchase, with no subscription or trial.

START WITH A PAUSE — FREE
• Take a ten-minute pause when you want to reach out, or use three questions before replying.
• Write privately and find your unsent words again later.
• See your no-contact days and keep the skies you reach. If you log reaching out or replying, the count restarts; your history stays. Necessary contact does not restart it.
• See your count on your Home Screen with the free widget. Choose from six app icons in Settings.

NEARSTEP PLUS — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION
Make a plan on a calmer day: what to do first, and what to try if the urge stays. Find that plan at the top of your next pause. Prepare for hard dates and difficult encounters, and explore when urges tend to come.

Creating new Plus plans requires a purchase. Your saved personal results remain available to read and edit. There is no trial or automatic renewal; see the local price before buying.

YOUR WORDS STAY ON YOUR PHONE
Your writing is encrypted locally. No account or cloud sync, and no AI reads your text. Export or delete your records in Settings. Store and purchase providers process the technical data needed for purchases and restoration. Nearstep also records anonymous counts of Plus page visits, the dates of the first and latest visit, and where in the app it was opened, without your words or anyone’s name. Details are in our privacy policy.

Reminders are optional and do not reveal your words or anyone’s name. Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Nearstep is not therapy, medical care or emergency support. It does not promise recovery or reconciliation. In immediate danger, contact local emergency services.

Made by Ternmade, an independent app studio.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nearstep Plus | $14.99 | one-time |


## Is Nearstep safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Nearstep.

## Is Nearstep legit?

Nearstep: No Contact Tracker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Nearstep is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.6 — 2026-11-10

After a pause, prepare a plan for the next hard moment with optional Plus. Find local support more easily. Support, privacy and terms are now available in Portuguese.

### 2.2.5 — 2026-11-06

Two holiday challenges bring your count and free pause together. Shared milestone cards include a Nearstep link; cancelling the share sheet no longer shows an error. Clearer store pages, with Polish, Finnish and UK English listings. The app keeps its existing six interface languages.

### 2.2.4 — 2026-11-02

Asking you to rate Nearstep now waits a few seconds after a pause, and comes at most once a week. Privacy: Nearstep now notes, anonymously and without your words, whether the Plus page was opened and from where, to learn if people find it. Details in the privacy policy.

### 2.2.3 — 2026-10-30

Your count and its sky, now in a free Home Screen widget for iPhone and iPad. Choose the small or medium size. No names or private writing appear on it.

### 2.2.2 — 2026-10-29

Find help more easily and return to your saved plans. Hard-date plans now open as a checklist. Clearer saving and reminder feedback, with a way to retry without losing your choices. Fixes for protecting older records and handling reminders.

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## More apps by Arthur Barbosa

- [Folumi: GLP-1 Tracker & Log](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/folumi-glp-1-tracker-and-log/id6817809930)

All apps by Arthur Barbosa: https://appshunter.io/developer/6817809933

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