Show HN: Stop It – an iOS app using visual therapy to help break habits

17 points by rouuuge 4 days ago

I’m an indie dev and recently launched a small iOS app called Stop It. It’s designed to support people trying to quit or reduce habits like smoking, snus, sugar, or social media. The app uses bilateral visual stimulation — moving patterns inspired by EMDR therapy — to help interrupt the craving cycle and bring a moment of calm.

SebastianKra 3 days ago

This would probably be really useful when integrated as an automatic intermission before opening some apps like OneSec.

As a desktop browser extension I would buy this in a heartbeat.

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rouuuge 3 days ago

sounds interesting! how the extension should work then?

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jpincheira 3 days ago

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing. Out of simply curiosity, did you use a multi-platform SDK for building the apps? Or just native?

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rouuuge 3 days ago

heavy depends on the use case

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abcd_f 3 days ago

An example of "bilateral visual stimulation" would go a very long way towards making people want to try the app.

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rouuuge 3 days ago

Thanks for the suggestion! I just added a short screen recording of the visual stimulation on the landing page!

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aweb 3 days ago

That looks really interesting! Is there a plan for an Android or web-based version?

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rouuuge 3 days ago

there is already an android version available

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