Don't Text Your Ex vs SoberSend

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

We both know why you're here. Last night, you texted your ex. Or doom-scrolled until 3 AM. Or impulse-bought something you didn't need. SoberSend makes sure tonight is different. — HOW IT WORKS — 1. PICK YOUR TRIGGERS Select the apps and contacts you can't be trusted with after dark. Instagram, iMessage, dating apps, online shopping — whatever gets you in trouble. 2. SET YOUR SCHEDULE Choose which nights and what hours to activate lockdown (default: 10 PM - 7 AM). Weekends only? Every night? You decide. 3. APPS GET BLOCKED — FOR REAL SoberSend uses Apple's official Screen Time API to physically lock your selected apps. No workarounds. No "just this once." 4. PROVE YOU'RE SOBER TO UNLOCK Want back in? Pass a series of cognitive challenges: - Math problems that scale in difficulty - Color memory sequences you must repeat - Tongue twisters you have to say out loud Easy when you're sober. Nearly impossible when you're not. That's the point. — FEATURES — REAL APP BLOCKING Uses Apple's Screen Time API — the same technology behind parental controls. Apps are physically shielded, not just hidden. MULTI-STAGE CHALLENGES Four difficulty levels (Easy to Expert) with math, memory, and speech recognition tests. 10-minute lockout after failed attempts. SOBER NOTES Write a message to your future self. We'll show it to you when you try to unlock. "You already texted him twice this week. Don't do it." MORNING REPORT Wake up to a summary of what you avoided last night. See your streak, failed attempts, and disasters averted. ACHIEVEMENTS & STREAKS Track consecutive sober nights. Earn badges: First Save, 7-Night Streak, 30-Night Streak, Survived Weekend, Ex-Free Zone. EMERGENCY UNLOCK Genuine emergency? Face ID bypass with a 24-hour cooldown to prevent abuse. LIVE ACTIVITY Real-time lockdown countdown in your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. Always know when you're protected. HOME WIDGET Glanceable lock status right on your home screen. — PRIVACY FIRST — - Zero data leaves your device — ever - No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs - Speech recognition runs 100% on-device - All challenge history stored locally - We literally cannot see your data — PREMIUM — Free tier: 1 app + 1 contact + Easy/Medium challenges Premium unlocks: Unlimited apps & contacts, all challenge levels, full stats, morning report sharing, all achievements. Monthly: $3.99/month (7-day free trial) Yearly: $29.99/year — TERMS & PRIVACY — • Privacy Policy: https://musamasalla.github.io/SoberSend/privacy.html • Terms of Service: https://musamasalla.github.io/SoberSend/terms.html • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ — Your future self will thank you. Set up your lockdown tonight.