Recovery that
stays yours.
A sobriety companion that never asks for an account, never shows an ad, and never sells your data. Everything works offline. Everything stays on your phone.
No account · No ads · No trackers · Works fully offline
Built to be with you, one day at a time.
Watch yourself heal.
A live sober clock counts every second. A plant grows the longer you stay. And milestones pop up often in the early period, because the first weeks are where you cement your journey on your way to a new life.
- Days, hours, minutes & seconds, live
- Live money-saved counter — set savings goals and track your progress
- Shareable milestone cards and weekly reports
When an urge hits, you're ready.
Urges feel permanent — trust me, they are not. Ride the Wave is a 10-minute urge timer with a breathing visual; you will outlast the craving. Read your reasons why you quit, try a meditation or something else in the toolkit, reach out to your sponsor or someone trusted — it will pass.
A place to put it all down.
Some days you just need to get it out. Keep a private journal, write daily gratitudes, speak affirmations in your own words, seal letters to your future self, and build vision boards for the life you're working toward — every word locked on your device.
- Journal — I hated journalling at first, but it's an incredibly useful tool, even a couple of lines
- Vision boards — for what you want to achieve, or whatever you want; look at them to keep you motivated
- Gratitude, affirmations & letters to future you
Set a goal. Plan the way there.
Sobriety clears room for the things you've been putting off. Set a goal that matters — start walking, plan to run a 5K, save for a trip, simply make it to Friday — then break it into sessions you can actually schedule. No goal is too big or too small; what counts is the next small step, planned and ticked off.
- Set goals that matter to you — big or small
- Break each one into schedulable sessions
- Reminders so nothing slips, streaks that reward showing up
The people in your corner, a tap away.
Keep your sponsor or someone close right at the top of your toolkit — one tap to call when you need to talk. Plan the meetings you'll attend and get a gentle nudge before each one. And when you want to show how far you've come, share a weekly summary, a milestone card, even a simple screenshot of your plant's growth.
- Sponsor quick-call, front and centre
- Meeting planner with reminders
- Recovery group finder — AA, NA, SMART & more
- Shareable progress to send your sponsor or trusted person
"The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then possibilities become probabilities."
I can't see your data. Nobody can.
Privacy here isn't a setting you switch on — it's how the app is built. The release has no internet permission at all, no account, no cloud. The trade-off: I can't see what you like or what you'd want added, and I can't see any bugs or issues people are having. So please do reach out if you'd like something added or are running into trouble.
No internet required
The release manifest doesn't even declare internet access. Nothing can phone home.
Encrypted on-device
Sensitive data lives in Android Keystore-backed storage. Lock the app with a PIN or fingerprint.
Backups you control
Export a passphrase-encrypted backup to your own storage. The only way data leaves is when you send it — back up and store it off your phone, because deleting the app deletes everything.
No account, no ads
No sign-up, no email, no trackers, no paywall. Every feature is already yours, free forever.
Built by one person, in recovery's corner.
Not designed by a team with a panel of psychologists — built by someone who has fought the same demons as you for 25 years, through the misery and destruction this disease causes. This app isn't a replacement for a programme, counselling, or whatever works best for you. It's a tool in your toolbox — use it alongside any other method. Focus, take it one day at a time. I have faith we'll meet on the other side. Cheers, Shawn.
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