Quick Encouragement vs Don't Text Your Ex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Encouragement
Receive uplifting affirmations instantly upon opening. This app offers a simple, ad-free experience with a calming design. It's perfect for a quick dose of positivity or sharing with a friend.
- Instant affirmations on open
- Thoughtfully curated phrases
- Calm and cozy design
- Offline functionality
- No ads or distractions
- Zero data collection
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Sometimes you just need a kind word. Quick Encouragement gives you a warm, uplifting phrase every time you open it — "You are kind," "You are stronger than you know," "You can change the world." Tap the button and get the next one. That's it. No feeds, no accounts, no ads, no notifications begging for your attention. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Instant warmth — open the app and get an encouraging phrase in under a second • Thoughtfully curated affirmations, shuffled so you never see repeats back-to-back • Calm, cozy design with soft colors and gentle animations • Works completely offline — nothing to sign up for, nothing tracking you • Free of ads, purchases, and distractions Perfect for a rough morning, a pre-meeting nerve check, or a small ritual of self-kindness. Share the screen with a friend who needs it. Zero data collected. Ever.
Don't Text Your Ex
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The urge to text your ex always hits at the worst time. Right after you break up, it's 2am that gets you. Don't Text shows you what that message could cost you, based on your situation right now, and then lets you decide. Don't text him. Don't text her. Not tonight. This isn't a comfort app. It's the pause between the urge and the send button. OPEN IT WHEN • It's late and "you up?" is already typed • Your ex texted first and you don't know whether to reply • You want to get back together but don't know if reaching out now will help • You're sticking to the no contact rule, but you're starting to slip Whether you want them back or want to get over your ex and move on, the first step is the same: don't send this one. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap "I want to text them" (or "They contacted me" if they reached out) 2. Go through four screens: Reality, Impact, Rule, Choice 3. Choose Wait or Send anyway 4. Every choice is logged IT READS YOUR SITUATION • Days since the breakup • What time it is, and how many times you've been here today • What you've logged here: whether you texted them recently, or they reached out first (and keep doing it) • Your goal: Reconnect, Protect myself, or Not sure yet • How many times in a row you've held back • Days that hit hard: Valentine's Day, Christmas, New Year's, and Thanksgiving in the US NO CONTACT TRACKER • How many times you held back, your streak, and your hold rate • A calendar with each day's decisions and how strong the urge was • A card to save or share on days you hold back: "I didn't send it." UNSENT MESSAGES Write what you want to say to them here instead. They'll never see it. LATE-NIGHT NUDGES One nudge around 11pm, only if you've struggled this past week and haven't opened the app that day. Every day, now and then, or off. WHY THIS EXISTS "Just don't text them" doesn't work at 2am. You need a pause, and a clear look at what you're about to lose. Closure was never going to come from their reply. FREE USE AND CONTROL PASS • Free: once a day, plus once more after a short ad. • Reaching the last screen uses one; leaving before then doesn't. It resets at midnight. • Need more without subscribing? Control Pass (paid) removes the daily limit for 24 hours, or 3, 7, 14, or 30 days. One-time purchase, no auto-renewal. THE NEXT YOU (SUBSCRIPTION) Holding back is step one. Breakup recovery is what comes next: putting the energy you'd spend on them back into yourself. That's where healing starts. • A daily question, "Did you look after yourself today?", with photos if you like • Goals across six areas (exercise, work, looks, money, hobbies, people) with something to do each day, one step at a time • Worn out? Take 3 or 7 days off; the daily question, tasks and reminders pause • The You Back Then: reread your unsent messages a week later, with the day and time you wrote them • No daily limit You can subscribe two weeks after you first open the app, or sooner once you've held back enough. PRIVACY • No account needed for the core app. Without one, your records stay on this device. • An account is only for The Next You and backup. Unsent messages, notes and photos are encrypted on your device before they're uploaded, so we can't read them. Other records, like dates and counts, are backed up without that encryption. On a new device, sign in to restore everything (with your recovery code, if asked). • We never read your texts, chats or contacts. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS The Next You is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account's subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darkmotivations.com/dont-text/privacy Silence is leverage. Made by Dark Motivations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Encouragement at none against Don't Text Your Ex's 9. Quick Encouragement also leads on ads (none vs shown). Don't Text Your Ex's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Don't Text Your Ex sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Quick Encouragement asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quick Encouragement ships an update every 11 days, Don't Text Your Ex every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Encouragement | Don't Text Your Ex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Pray | MyQuietSpot Inc. |
In-app purchases
Quick Encouragement
No in-app purchases
Don't Text Your Ex
- The Next You · Monthly$9.991 Month
- 24 Hour Emergency Pass$0.99
- 3 Day Emergency Pass$1.99
- 7-Day Control Pass2 variants$2.99
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- 14-Day Control Pass2 variants$4.99
- 30-Day Control Pass2 variants$7.99
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