7 DAYS
CLEAR
CLEAR
CURRENT STREAK
Two weeks of holding the line.
Next milestone 14 days · 7 to go
(01) Anchor · iOS
You don't need to bet today.
A quiet app for people who want betting out of their life — not a tool for "responsible betting."
- Intervene the moment an urge starts.
- See the money you keep, the urges you resist.
9:41
Tuesday, May 12
Good evening.
You're showing up. That's the work.
MONEY KEPT
$1.2k
All-time
URGES RESISTED
47
All-time
Log a bet after the fact
NEXT MILESTONE
Two weeks clear · 7 days to go
(02) What you'll see
The numbers that matter.
No leaderboards, no streaks-as-points. Just the money you didn't lose, the urges you walked through, the days you held the line.
- Money kept
- $1,240
- All-time
- Urges resisted
- 47
- All-time
- Days clear
- 14
- Current streak
(03) How it works
Most urges peak and pass in fifteen.
The wave isn't endless. It rises, crests, and falls — usually inside fifteen minutes. Anchor sits with you for those minutes, one quiet decision at a time.
15
minutes
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Pick a wait.
5, 15, or 30 minutes. The default is fifteen — that's roughly how long an urge takes to crest and fall. You can change it. Most people stop changing it.
02
Let the clock run.
You don't have to do anything else. The app stays open, the clock drains, the room stays quiet. No tasks. No points. Nothing to win.
14:32 Remaining
Urges resisted, this week
9 this week · ▲ 12% vs last
03
Track the work.
Every wait you complete, every urge you walk through, every relapse logged honestly — Anchor keeps the count. Weekly trends, money kept, days held. Yours alone, quietly.
(04) In their words
Quiet praise.
From people quietly doing the work.
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I've tried quitting so many times and always ended up back where I started. Anchor is the first thing that's actually helped me stay consistent.
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What surprised me most was how it handles a relapse. It just logs it. No drama, no day-one banner, nothing. I was back the next morning.
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The app feels really well designed. Everything is simple, clean, and the moment I open it I know what to do.
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Honestly just really helpful. Keeps me focused, makes the urges less overwhelming, feels like something steady to lean on at 11pm.
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Watching the money-kept number tick up is more motivating than I expected. It's not a streak you can lose. It's just what didn't go to a bookmaker.
(05) Features
Built for the fifteen minutes.
Six small things, none of them clever. Each one earns its place by being there at 11pm when the urge starts.
Need help now
Urge button.
One tap when an urge starts. A fifteen-minute wait, a breath, a small habit if you want one — anything that isn't a bet.
Why I started this My triggers People to call Small habits
Your plan.
Write the reasons you started this. Read them when you forget. They wait quietly until you need them.
Money kept
$1,240
Urges resisted
47
Days clear
14
Progress tracking.
Money kept. Urges resisted. Days held. The numbers add up quietly — no leaderboards, no comparison.
Reach out to your person
Aunt Mary · iMessage · Phone
Trusted person.
Set one person you trust. When the urge is too big, reach out without thinking. iMessage or phone, one tap.
Trigger patterns Last 30 days
Sports nights · 9–11pm 5 / 9
After work, alone 2 / 9
Payday weekend 1 / 9
Trigger patterns.
Anchor notices when your urges hit hardest — nights, paydays, after losses. Plan around the windows that matter.
What helps you wait Last 30 days
Breathe 8×
Walk away 5×
Read reasons 3×
What helps you wait.
See which small habits you reach for. The ones that work earn their place — quietly, without ceremony.
How are you feeling tonight?
Pretty rough. The game's on.
Want to start the fifteen?
A quiet companion.
For when no one's around at 11pm. Not a coach. A presence that listens, asks the right questions, and never pushes.
App & site blocker.
Block bookmaker apps, browsers, and notifications. The friction that buys you the fifteen minutes.
(06) Latest
Quiet writing.
Short essays. Read one when the room is still.
(07) Support
Quiet help, when you need it.
Short answers below. If yours isn't here, write to us — a real person reads every note.
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Does Anchor block betting sites and apps?
No. Reliable blocking on iOS needs OS-level layers we don't promise yet — saying we do and then failing would be worse than not saying it. What Anchor does is intervene the moment before you open the app: a 15-minute wait, a fast urge check-in, and the reasons you wrote down on your best day. Most urges peak and pass in fifteen.
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What happens if I relapse?
You log it. No disappointed screen, no guilt prompt. The relapse goes in with the trigger you noticed and the money lost if you want to record it. The point isn't to punish a slip — it's to understand what set it off so the next one is less likely.
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Who can see what I log?
Only you. Your urges, relapses, journal entries, money figures, and reasons stay tied to your account. No ads, no data sold, no community feed, no leaderboard, no shared progress. Delete your account from Profile and every entry is permanently removed.
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What does my trusted person see?
Nothing — unless you choose to message them. A trusted person is a contact you can reach in one tap during a hard moment. They don't get a dashboard, they don't see your logs, and they aren't pinged when you relapse. Support, not surveillance.
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Is Anchor a substitute for therapy?
No. Anchor is a tool for the moment of urge and the days between — it isn't a therapist, a counselor, or a treatment program. If you're in crisis, or if gambling is part of something bigger going on, reach out to a licensed professional, a local helpline, or Gamblers Anonymous. Anchor is for the in-between.
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How does the subscription work?
Anchor requires an active subscription. Monthly or annual, each with a 7-day free trial. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings — cancellation stops the next renewal but doesn't refund the current period. Refunds are handled by Apple. Paid, because the way free recovery apps fund themselves — ads, data resale, dark patterns — doesn't fit the audience we're building for.
(08) Tonight
Tonight, you don't need to bet.
You can open Anchor instead. It will sit with you.