Unplug vs Breaking the Cycle

You open one app to answer a message. An hour later you're still there. Screen Time shows you a limit. You tap "Ignore Limit" and it's gone. Willpower works until the first bad day. Deleting the app takes twenty seconds to undo. Unplug takes the way back away. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps that eat your day and set how many minutes you get. Press one button. From then on the list holds until midnight. There is no password to type and no button inside the app that hands them back early. WHEN A BLOCKED APP OPENS You see a wall, not a question. Other apps ask if you're sure. This one just closes them. LEVEL UP IN REAL LIFE Every day you hold your limit earns XP. XP moves you up levels and through ten ranks, from Rookie to Unplug King. Your streak counts the days you kept going. Badges and trophies for the things you actually did, not for opening the app. DO SOMETHING REAL Three small jobs a day. Go for a run, call someone, cook something. Take a photo when you are done and the app checks it. You get XP, and minutes back on your limit. WHAT ELSE IS IN IT Focus timer with ambient sounds that keep playing with the screen off. Lumis, an AI coach that reads your own numbers and writes you a plan. 66 short lessons on why your phone is built the way it is. Emergency Lock. One tap and every blocked app closes right now. Friends and a leaderboard, scored on what you do in the app. Breathing and grounding exercises for the moments you want to give in. A content filter for adult sites. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No ads. No tracking. Your screen time is read from iOS Screen Time and never leaves your device. FREE TO START Block apps and set a daily limit for free. Pro and Unlimited add more apps, Emergency Lock and the full course library. Requires iPhone with iOS 16 or later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://unplugapp.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://unplugapp.net/privacy

Breaking the Cycle is a private, judgment-free space to understand your patterns and build the life you want — one day at a time. Whether you're working on a substance, a behavior, or a thought pattern, this app gives you real tools for the moment an urge hits, and a clearer picture of your cycle over time. BREAK THE CYCLE, RIGHT NOW When an urge hits, start the timer. Ride it out with guided breathing, grounding exercises, or a reminder of exactly why you started. No shame if you slip — the app tracks your total journey right alongside your current streak, because one hard day doesn't erase your progress. YOUR CYCLE, VISUALIZED Map your own version of the trigger, build-up, giving in, acting out, and aftermath cycle, in your own words. As you log real moments, a simple wheel lights up to show exactly where you're getting stuck most, so you know what to actually work on. COPING TOOLS THAT MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE - Guided breathing (box breathing, 4-7-8, and more) - 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercises - Quick mood check-ins - Thought reframing for hard moments - Small daily challenges to build new habits YOUR PRIVACY, PROTECTED Everything you write stays on your device. Journal summaries are generated entirely on-device, nothing you write is ever sent anywhere. NEVER ALONE Crisis resources, including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Crisis Text Line, are one tap away from every single screen. Breaking the Cycle is free to use, with optional ads on a few screens. A one-time $1.99 purchase removes them completely. Every coping tool, the journal, and the cycle wheel are free either way. This app is a support tool. It supplements, but never replaces, professional care.