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Urge: Break Your Addiction
Block the Loop. Free Yourself.
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Most people do not lose because they do not care.
They lose because the moment hits, the phone is already in their hand, and the promise they made in the morning has no system behind it.
Urge gives you that system.
It is an adult-content blocker, relapse interrupt, clean-streak tracker, and recovery training app built for the real moment: late night, bored, stressed, lonely, tired, foggy, pulled, and one tap away from going back.
Turn on protection. See your streak. Learn your pattern. Hit the Panic Button when the urge gets loud. Then keep going.
WHY URGE WORKS DIFFERENTLY*
Urge is not just a softer browser filter.
It combines blocking, friction, crisis tools, education, breathwork, and progress tracking so you are not relying on willpower alone.
Because willpower is usually the first thing to disappear.
DUAL-LAYER ADULT-CONTENT BLOCKING*
Urge helps you create real friction between you and the loop:
- Website Blocker using Apple's Screen Time web filtering
- DNS Protection with a family-safe DNS profile
- Explicit media and erotica restrictions
- App removal prevention while protection is active
- Protection status checks so you know what is on
- Restore flows when a protection layer needs attention
- A disable cooldown that gives you a moment to choose again
No blocker is magic. The point is to make relapse harder at the exact second your brain wants easy.
PANIC BUTTON FOR HIGH-RISK MOMENTS*
When you are close to relapsing, open the Panic Button.
Urge can show your reason for quitting, your goals, your "why" photos, or a live camera mirror so you can see yourself in the moment. The camera mirror is a mirror only. Nothing is recorded.
If you are thinking of relapsing, Urge starts a fast down-shift breathwork sequence.
If you already relapsed, Urge helps you:
- See that this moment does not erase your progress
- Name the trigger
- Write out what happened
- Take a breath
- Sign a 24-hour recommitment
- Restart your streak immediately
No shame spiral. No "start again someday." Today.
LEARN THE LOOP, THEN BREAK IT*
Urge includes a structured recovery curriculum with short lessons, quizzes, timers, actions, missions, and journal prompts.
Topics include:
- Why willpower alone fails
- Senses and triggers
- The dopamine trap
- Explicit content as an emotional escape
- Loneliness, status, and self-worth
- Urge surfing
- Breathing protocols for high-pressure moments
- Discharging tension
- Reframing slips and shame
- Rebuilding boredom tolerance
- Learning to sit still
- Training self-compassion
- Building real connection
This is not motivational fluff. It is pattern recognition and replacement training.
BREATHWORK BUILT IN*
Urges are not just thoughts. They are body states.
Urge includes guided breathwork for calming down, sleeping, focusing, resetting your nervous system, and getting through the hardest minutes.
Use preset sequences like Physiological Sigh, Box, Calm, Sleep, Focus, Coherence, and Short Reset, or build your own breathing sequence with custom phases and cycles.
BUILT FOR THE PERSON WHO IS DONE LYING TO THEMSELVES*
Urge is for you if:
- You have said "last time" too many times
- You know the loop is costing you focus, energy, confidence, or real intimacy
- You do not want another generic habit tracker
- You want blocks, tools, and a plan in one place
- You want to become someone you respect again
You do not need more guilt.
You need a system that is ready before the urge arrives.
Download Urge. Turn on protection. Start with one clean day.
Disclaimer:
Urge is a behavior-change tool, not medical care, therapy, or a substitute for professional support. If explicit-content use is connected to severe distress, depression, anxiety, self-harm thoughts, or relationship crisis, consider reaching out to a qualified professional or trusted support person.
Terms:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
*Features require subscription.
bug fixes and performance improvements
The developer, Flow Alarm, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- Flow Alarm, INC.
- Size
- 97.7 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 7 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
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- Copyright
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