UrgeShield - Gambling Recovery

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Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

UrgeShield is a recovery companion built for one thing: helping you stop gambling and stay stopped, one day at a time. It's not a generic habit tracker with a gambling label slapped on. Every tool inside was built around how urges actually happen — suddenly, at inconvenient times, with your phone already in your hand. EVERYTHING INCLUDED — Blocker: blocks gambling apps and sites through Screen Time, with a built-in cooldown that's intentionally hard to talk yourself around in the moment. — SOS button: one tap routes you to the National Problem Gambling Helpline or a trusted contact, wherever you are in the app. — August: a supportive AI chat companion with memory across sessions, available any time you need to talk something through before you act on it. — Streak tracker: your current streak, past milestones, and accountability partners who get notified if you need support. — Savings tracker: see what you're actually keeping instead of losing, with goal pace projections and a running dashboard of money saved. — Urge pattern insights, built from your own check-ins over time. — Streak & Savings widgets for your Home Screen. — Resources: crisis support, a nearby-treatment finder, and recovery stories from people further down the same road. PRICING Try everything free for 7 days. After the trial, UrgeShield is $9.99/month, billed through your Apple ID. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings. UrgeShield is built local-first. Your data lives on your device and syncs only through your own private iCloud account — never a server we run. UrgeShield is a supportive tool, not a replacement for professional treatment, and it's not a crisis service. If you're in danger or thinking about harming yourself, call 911 or the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700 — free, confidential, and available 24/7. UrgeShield is intended for users 17 and older. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://urgeshield.com/#privacy

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    3 Ratings

Ride it out - right from your Lock Screen. - Live Activity: your 15-minute urge timer now counts down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - After an urge passes, tap what actually helped - UrgeShield builds you a list of what works for you - Logging a slip now walks you through what was going on, what it cost, and the one thing you'll do differently - then shows you the pattern across slips - Hand a slip straight to August: the conversation opens with what you just logged, not a blank screen - A single check-in the day after a slip, when it matters most - Strict Mode: stops apps from being deleted to get around the block, with a 24-hour cooldown to turn it off - and a heads-up the moment any cooldown lifts - Your Shield status now shows right on the Streak tab, so you always know you're protected - The Shield tab gets a new cyan look, and Savings shows your pace toward your goal

The developer, Jacob Engemann, 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 Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Health & Fitness
    • Contact Info
  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Location

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More

Seller
  • Jacob Engemann
Size
  • 3.3 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.
  • Apple Watch
    Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
16+
  • 16+
  • Frequent
    Medical Treatment information

    Contains
    Health or Wellness Topics
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • UrgeShield Monthly $9.99
  • UrgeShield Yearly $49.99
Copyright
  • © 2026 Jacob Engemann