AddictionStopper is a private iOS companion for stopping any addiction — from alcohol and smoking to gaming and social media. Quiet design, real science, and a hand to hold in the hardest moments.
Six gentle, evidence-based features designed to meet you where you are — without judgement, without ads, without selling your data.
An always-available button opens a calm guided space. A paced breathing orb, an elapsed timer, rotating supportive messages, and one-tap crisis lines help you ride the wave until it passes.
An animated orb paces you through Box, 4-7-8 and Calm patterns. Slow, longer exhales activate the parasympathetic nervous system and shorten craving spikes.
A 60-second mood and craving log. Triggers and coping strategies you tap become charts you can read, plus the data your therapist or doctor can use.
Watch the days, money and time you reclaim grow. A timeline tailored to your addiction type shows the real changes happening in your body.
Eighteen warm, hand-designed badges quietly unlock as you keep going. Small wins, real reinforcement — never gamified pressure.
AddictionStopper speaks your language. Every core UI string is professionally translated, including full right-to-left support for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Pashto and Uyghur.
Every tool in AddictionStopper comes from research published in major medical journals and synthesised by independent reviews like Cochrane. Selected references:
Meta-analysis: mindfulness-based interventions significantly reduce substance use and craving by building awareness of triggers and healthier coping.
DOI: 10.1037/a0031455
Mindfulness-based relapse prevention lowered relapse and heavy use compared with standard relapse prevention at 12-month follow-up.
Review of 43 studies: regular aerobic exercise is associated with reduced substance use, improved mood and lower withdrawal.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy reliably reduces substance use across alcohol, opioid, cocaine and cannabis disorders.
AA and 12-step facilitation produced higher rates of continuous abstinence than other treatments — and were more cost-effective.
Identifying high-risk situations and rehearsing concrete coping plans is the core of relapse prevention.
DOI: ISBN 978-1593851767
Improving sleep quality is associated with reduced craving and lower relapse risk in early recovery.
Slow paced breathing modulates the autonomic nervous system, reducing acute stress and craving response.
Gratitude practices consistently improve subjective well-being and reduce depressive symptoms across studies.
Addiction is a treatable brain disease with neuroadaptations that recover with sustained abstinence and support.
Evidence-based principles: no single treatment fits all; counselling and behavioural therapies are essential; recovery is long-term.
DOI: NIH 18-4180
Behavioural therapies that engage the brain's reward circuitry support durable change in addiction.
DOI: 10.1038/35053570
Citations are educational. AddictionStopper does not provide medical advice and does not replace professional treatment.
Set up in under a minute. Use it for sixty seconds a day, or as much as you need.
Pick what you're recovering from, your start date, and your reasons. Optional: your daily cost so we can show what you're reclaiming.
A quick mood and craving log — and the triggers and strategies that mattered most today. Most check-ins take under a minute.
When a craving hits, tap Urge SOS or start a breathing session. Both are designed to be one tap away from anywhere in the app.
See the days you've reclaimed, the money you've saved, the body milestones you've reached and the badges you've collected.
AddictionStopper was designed so the most sensitive information about you stays on your phone. Not on our servers — because there aren't any.
Read the full privacy policy →Check-ins, journals, profile, achievements — every piece of personal data is stored locally via SwiftData and never transmitted.
There is no sign-up, no email collection, no analytics SDKs, no advertising IDs. You don't have to identify yourself to use the app.
We do not sell, rent or share your data with anyone. There are no data brokers, no ad networks, no profilers.
Settings → Reset all progress deletes every record. Uninstall the app and all data is gone with it.
If you are in danger, please reach out today. These services are free, confidential and answered by trained humans.
Free, confidential 24/7 treatment referral and information service.
Free, confidential 24/7 support for anyone in distress or crisis.
Free 24/7 support by text with a trained crisis counsellor.
Worldwide fellowship for people recovering from alcohol addiction.
A free directory of free, confidential helplines in 130+ countries.
AddictionStopper is free on the App Store. No account required, all your data stays on your device.