Not Beaten: Urge & Sober Days
Your coping plan for cravings
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: a daily check-in. A small promise each morning, a minute to look back each evening, and a slip never resets your count. No account, and nothing leaves your phone.
One day at a time.
Not Beaten is a gentle companion for staying sober. Somewhere to turn when an urge hits, count the days, and be kind to yourself on the hard ones. No judgment, no accounts, no pressure. Just the next honest day.
WHEN AN URGE HITS
Urges work like waves: they build, they peak, and they pass. Open Not Beaten and ride it out. A quiet timer counts up rather than down. There's no minimum, nothing to fail, and every second already counts. Rate how strong it is before and after, and watch it come back down.
YOUR OWN PLAN
Write it while you're steady: what sets you off, the early signs, what actually helps, the people you can call, and why you started. When it's hard, Not Beaten shows you your own words instead of ours, and your people are one tap away.
THE DAY COUNTER
Your sober days, counted with care. Milestones from your very first day through ten years, and badges that are yours to keep. A setback never takes a badge away, and the total days you've counted never reset. In the first three days of a new run, it counts the hours and minutes, too.
OR A SET STRETCH
Counting a month rather than counting from here on? Point the counter at a finish line instead, for as long as you like. Reaching it ends nothing: your days carry straight on whether you stop there or keep going, and a hard day never fails it. The count just starts again.
WIDGETS
Two free widgets, for your Home Screen and your Lock Screen. Day Counter shows the day you're on and how far it is to your next milestone. Today's Words shows one kind line a day, with your day count if you want it.
WHAT ACTUALLY HELPS YOU
Every urge you ride out, you note how strong it was and what you reached for. Insights reads that back: how far the wave usually falls, how long yours take, and which of hungry, angry, lonely and tired keeps turning up. One tap puts any of it into your plan. Nothing is claimed until there's enough of it to be honest about.
WHAT YOU'VE KEPT
Tell it roughly what a week used to cost, and see what the days add up to. Entirely optional, and invisible if you'd rather not think about money.
DAILY CHECK-IN
Just for today: a small promise to yourself each morning, and a minute each evening to look back. A slip never resets your count. Optional reminders use general wording, so nothing private shows on your Lock Screen.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY
A short, kind affirmation each day, written for recovery. Tap for another whenever you need one.
THREE GRATITUDES
A tiny daily practice. Three small true things, with gentle prompts for the days you're drawing a blank.
HOW YOU'RE FEELING
A private space to write the feelings you're carrying. Hard, messy, hopeful: it all belongs here.
A HARD DAY
Log a setback with compassion, never shame. You start fresh the same day, whenever you're ready, and logging one is always one tap away, without being walked through anything first.
ENCOURAGING NOTES
Gentle affirmations delivered at the times you choose. Up to six a day.
SUPPORT
Your plan, plus free crisis and recovery help one tap away, including the SAMHSA national helpline and the 988 Lifeline.
YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS
No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Everything you write stays on your device. If you like, lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. While it's locked, your widgets stop showing your day count, and the 988 lifeline stays one tap away on the locked screen.
NOT BEATEN PLUS
Not Beaten is free. The urge timer, your plan, the day counter, daily check-ins, widgets, the app lock, journal, affirmations, insights, share cards and support all cost nothing, forever. Not Beaten Plus is a one-time purchase (never a subscription) that adds extra themes and dark mode, your own written affirmations, journal PDF export, and deeper insights.
Not Beaten is a self-care and reflection tool. It is not a substitute for professional treatment or medical care. If a day feels bigger than the app, free support is always one tap away in Support.
Ratings & Reviews
A small one.
• The welcome screen now fits on wider screens, like iPhone Duo fully open or a phone on its side, with everything on one screen.
The developer, Daniel Hinkson, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Daniel Hinkson
- Size
- 4.4 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Frequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Not Beaten Plus (Lifetime) $2.99
- Copyright
- © Daniel Hinkson
