# SCALPEL: Make the Cut

> SCALPEL: Make the Cut (iPhone/iPad app by Don Prosser.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scalpel-make-the-cut/id6764816420 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Don Prosser](https://appshunter.io/developer/1887995584)
- Category: Lifestyle, Education
- Price: Free (on sale, was $2.99)
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-08
- Data updated: 2026-07-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scalpel-make-the-cut/id6764816420/reviews.md

## What is SCALPEL?

SCALPEL is for the moment when something has already happened—and your mind is still making it bigger.

A text goes unanswered. You make an awkward comment. Someone’s tone feels off. You check your bank balance. Then the replay starts. Missing information gets filled with assumptions, and the next move starts forming before you are clear.

Type the mess exactly as it is. SCALPEL gives it back as:

• What happened
• What your mind added
• What is keeping the loop alive
• One concrete thing to do next

No long journaling. No generic pep talk. No demand to calm down.

SCALPEL helps you separate the event from the mental pile-on before you send another text, keep checking, withdraw, explain too much, or turn one moment into everything.

Choose Clear, Blunt, or Hard Cut depending on how directly you want it said.

SCALPEL is not therapy, diagnosis, or crisis support. It is a fast thinking tool for moments when pressure is distorting what you see.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.10 — 2026-07-26

SCALPEL 1.10 improves clarity, privacy, and transparency.

• Clear guidance when SCALPEL cannot make a cut in English, without saving the rejected entry to Recent Cuts.
• Cut Activity now uses your private, on-device Recent Cuts.
• Settings now displays live app version, build, backend, connection status, and verification details.

### 1.9 — 2026-07-26

Version 1.9 improves SCALPEL’s transparency and reliability.

• Settings now shows the actual installed app version and build number.
• Live backend and neural-engine information is displayed when verified.
• Connection Status and Last Verified now update honestly and clear when verification is unavailable.
• Support links and interface details have been corrected.
• Backend handling is more reliable when the neural engine is slow or unavailable.

The core cut remains unchanged: separate what happened, what your mind added, and the next grounded action.

### 1.8 — 2026-07-14

SCALPEL’s cut path is now more reliable from start to finish.

Prevents duplicate cuts from retries or rapid taps
Keeps each retry tied to the original request
Links feedback to the correct cut
Improves reliability across the app, backend, and database
Adds privacy-safe diagnostics without collecting identifying information

No redesign. No extra steps. Just a more dependable cut when you need it.

### 1.7 — 2026-07-10

Version 1.6 makes each cut clearer, sharper, and easier to use in the moment.

SCALPEL now separates what happened, what your mind added, and what to do next with greater precision—before the replay drives another move.

### 1.6 — 2026-06-25

Version 1.6 strengthens the quality and discipline of every cut.

More precise separation of facts from interpretation
Stronger protection against invented assumptions
Better handling of silence, delayed replies, uncertainty, and relational threat
Clearer explanations of the mechanism driving the spiral
More proportionate next actions
Removal of arbitrary timers and mismatched guidance
General reliability improvements

SCALPEL now stays closer to what you actually reported—and cuts less than it cannot know.

## More apps by Don Prosser

- [Godai-kan](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/godai-kan/id6761142820)
- [Fudo Myo-O Method](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fudo-myo-o-method/id6761210535)
- [How To Understand Your Wife](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/how-to-understand-your-wife/id6761655049)
- [Tendai Liturgical Service](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tendai-liturgical-service/id6762095327)
- [PranaSync Balance Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pranasync-balance-pro/id6762936462)

All apps by Don Prosser: https://appshunter.io/developer/1887995584

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