This app provides a system to interrupt addictive behaviors by combining blocking, friction, crisis tools, and recovery training. It helps users understand their patterns, manage urges with a panic button, and learn coping mechanisms through structured lessons and breathwork.
1.0.7
July 28, 2026
bug fixes and performance improvements
Urge is designed as a system to help users interrupt addictive behaviors. It combines website blocking, friction-inducing tools, crisis intervention features like a 'Panic Button,' and structured recovery training to support users in breaking free from harmful loops.
Urge employs dual-layer blocking. This includes website blocking via Apple's Screen Time web filtering and DNS protection with a family-safe DNS profile, alongside explicit media restrictions and app removal prevention while protection is active.
The Panic Button is for high-risk moments. It can display your reasons for quitting, goals, 'why' photos, or a live camera mirror. It also initiates a fast down-shift breathwork sequence to help calm you.
Yes, if you relapse, Urge helps you acknowledge that the moment doesn't erase progress, name the trigger, write out what happened, take a breath, sign a 24-hour recommitment, and immediately restart your streak without a shame spiral.
The curriculum covers topics like why willpower fails, senses and triggers, the dopamine trap, using explicit content as an emotional escape, loneliness, urge surfing, breathing protocols, discharging tension, reframing slips, boredom tolerance, and building self-compassion.
No, Urge does not contain advertisements. It is a completely ad-free experience for users focused on recovery.
Urge is currently supported on iPhones. It is designed to be accessible on iOS devices for users seeking its recovery features.
The latest version of Urge is 1.0.5, and it was last updated on July 22, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support for the application.
