Steady: Stop Nail Biting

Skin Picking & Hair Pulling

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

Private, on-device help for skin picking, nail biting & hair pulling. Log urges in seconds, learn habit-reversal skills, watch patterns soften. No account needed. Bite your nails? Pick your skin? Pull your hair? You're not alone — millions live with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) like skin picking (dermatillomania, excoriation), nail biting (onychophagia), hair pulling (trichotillomania), and lip or cheek biting. Steady is a calm, private companion that helps you soften the pattern — without shame. There are no streaks to lose here and nothing ever resets to zero. Steady never scolds. Awareness counts, resisted urges count, and even noticing after the fact counts — because that is how these patterns actually soften. HOW IT WORKS • Notice the urge — one-tap logging keeps you aware • Meet it with a plan — a short competing response or guided decoupling exercise • Watch the pattern ease over weeks — at your pace, without pressure or red warning colors Steady is built on habit-reversal training (HRT) and decoupling, the self-help methods with the strongest research support. FREE FOR EVERYONE • One-tap logging — capture a moment or a resisted urge in seconds • Urge Help — breathing, grounding and competing-response tools for the moment an urge hits • Decoupling training — a short guided motor exercise you can repeat through the day • My Plan — a gentle glide path toward the pace you choose, never a countdown • This week at a glance — your log, your awareness streak, your week • Learn — six short modules on the science of BFRBs, from why they happen to when to seek help, each with its published sources • Soft reminders — a few caring nudges a day at most, fully optional • Home-screen widget that keeps awareness gently in view • Export your log as a spreadsheet to share with a therapist STEADY PLUS — GO DEEPER • Pattern insights — time-of-day patterns, trends over weeks, and quiet observations about your triggers • Smart reminders that learn your risk windows • A clinical PDF report to bring to appointments • Custom tags for your own situations • The Apple Watch companion app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No account, no tracking, no data collection. Steady Plus is $6.99/month, $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase of $49.99. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Steady is an educational self-help tool, not a medical device or a substitute for professional care. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mda25.github.io/steady-site/privacy.html

Ratings & Reviews

  • 4.0
    out of 5
    1 Ratings

Steady 2.0 is a head-to-toe redesign — calmer, softer, more alive. • A rebuilt home: your week woven into living cloth, with the day's pattern always in view • Settings reimagined as a quiet card garden • The clinical report, rebuilt on linen — cleaner to read, nicer to print • Refined widgets with a gentler, more legible look • Steady Plus is here: pattern insights, smart reminders, the clinical PDF report, custom tags, and the Apple Watch app — 7 days free, then $29.99 a year (or $6.99 a month, or $49.99 once). Cancel anytime. As always: no streaks to lose, nothing resets to zero, everything stays on your device.

Version 2.0.1

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    Information

    Seller
    • Matthis Damm
    Size
    • 10.9 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 and 6 more
    • English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
    Age Rating
    13+
    • 13+
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    • Infrequent
      Medical Treatment information

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      Health or Wellness Topics
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Steady Plus Lifetime $49.99
    • Steady Plus Monthly $6.99
    • Steady Plus Yearly $29.99
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    Copyright
    • © 2026 Matthis Damm
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