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Apps directory

Mobile and desktop apps for pornography recovery, organized by what they actually do — recovery programs, accountability and monitoring, content blockers, DNS filters, and the parental controls already built into your operating system.

How to choose

Stack tools across categories.

The most effective configurations combine one tool from each of three layers: a blocker or DNS filter to raise friction, a recovery program app to build the habit, and an accountability tool to add interpersonal stakes. Most users overshoot on blockers and under-invest in structure and accountability — flip the ratio.

Recovery & coaching

Recovery program apps

Structured behavior-change apps — daily lessons, habit and streak tracking, urge-management tools, peer community, and increasingly AI-coached cognitive-behavioral exercises. These teach rather than surveil.

  • QUITTR

    Subscription

    All-in-one 90-day program

    Content blocker, AI-coached CBT exercises, personalized plan, urge tracking, gamification, and community. The most feature-complete of the recovery-program apps — usable as a single tool rather than as part of a stack.

    iOSAndroid
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  • Brainbuddy

    Subscription

    100-day neuroscience curriculum

    Daily tasks, meditations, urge-surfing exercises, and games framed as dopamine retraining. Strongest for users who want to understand the neurobiology of compulsive use, not just track abstinence.

    iOSAndroid
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  • Relay

    Subscription

    Group accountability

    Auto-matches users into small accountability groups for chat, daily check-ins, and shared goals. Operationalizes the finding that social accountability outperforms solo willpower.

    iOSAndroid
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  • Cure

    Freemium

    Streak counter + education

    Streak counter, calendar view, achievement system, educational articles, and an optional family-control lock for added friction. The lightest of the recovery apps.

    iOS
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  • Fortify

    Freemium

    Science-based recovery app

    Educational modules and progress tracking from Fight the New Drug. Non-religious. Particularly suited to users who want a clear curriculum without app-blocking lockouts.

    iOSAndroidWeb
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Accountability & monitoring

Accountability and monitoring

Tools that track activity and report to a trusted ally rather than blocking. Effective in research, but only useful if you have a partner, mentor, or therapist willing to receive the reports. Picking a tool is partly a choice of cultural framing — Covenant Eyes is explicitly Christian; Ever Accountable and rTribe are secular.

  • Covenant Eyes

    $17–$27 / month

    Screen monitoring + ally reports

    AI-powered screenshot analysis on-device with blurred flagged images sent to an accountability partner. Defeats incognito mode since it captures screen content regardless of browser. Bundled "Victory" app layers structured quit-porn content on top.

    Explicitly Christian framing; endorsed by the American Association of Christian Counselors. iOS monitoring is limited to Safari due to Apple privacy restrictions.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindowsChromeOS
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  • Ever Accountable

    Subscription

    Activity reports + filtering

    Monitors activity, flags pornography, and sends easy-to-read reports to chosen allies. Includes optional content filtering, app blocking, and strong anti-circumvention measures. Secular framing.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindows
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  • rTribe

    Freemium

    Anonymous community + check-ins

    Built by people in recovery for porn, drug, and food addictions. Anonymous profiles, peer messaging, sobriety tracking, and check-ins. Secular.

    iOSAndroid
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  • Accountable2You

    $7–$16 / month

    Family-style activity logs

    Activity logging with reports to chosen accountability partners; incognito-detection but no screenshot analysis. Lower price point than Covenant Eyes.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindows
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  • Bark Premium

    $14 / month

    AI alerts across 30+ platforms

    AI-powered selective alerts across social media (Discord, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) detecting cyberbullying, predatory contact, and explicit content — without showing parents every message. Best fit for parents of teens.

    Monitors after exposure rather than preventing it.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindowsChromeOS
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  • Qustodio

    $4.58–$8.33 / month

    Comprehensive family monitoring

    App blocking, web filtering, screen-time limits, location tracking, and call/SMS monitoring on Android. Broader than pornography-specific tools.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindowsChromeOS
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Blockers & filters

Content blockers and filters

Apps that prevent access at the device level. Best when paired with one of the recovery or accountability tools above — blockers raise the friction, recovery apps build the habit.

  • Canopy

    $8–$10 / month

    AI real-time image filtering

    Detects and filters explicit images and videos across websites and many social apps in real time, without blocking entire sites. Includes sexting prevention that blocks inappropriate photos before they can be saved or sent.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindows
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  • Bulldog Blocker

    Subscription

    AI blocker across apps + browsers

    Android-only AI porn blocker that locks down access across apps, browsers, and many social platforms. Strong anti-circumvention measures.

    Android
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  • Net Nanny

    $3.33–$7.50 / month

    AI web filtering

    AI-based web filtering with real-time content analysis across browsers. Good iOS coverage relative to alternatives. Family-oriented.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindows
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DNS & network

DNS filters and network-level blocking

Block adult-content domains before a connection is established — the highest-leverage layer because it covers every device on the network without per-device installation. Bypassed by VPN or cellular data, so not a complete defense alone.

  • CleanBrowsing

    Free (paid tiers for advanced features)

    Public DNS filter

    Free Family, Adult, and Security filter tiers with DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS support. Processes 355 billion DNS requests monthly across 70 data centers. Configure once on your router and it covers every device on the network.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindowsHardware
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  • OpenDNS Family Shield

    Free

    Zero-config public DNS

    Cisco-operated free DNS filter. Configure by setting DNS servers to 208.67.222.123 and 208.67.220.123 on your router or device.

    iOSAndroidmacOSWindowsHardware
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  • Pi-hole

    ~$35–50 hardware + free software

    Self-hosted DNS sinkhole

    Self-hosted DNS filter on a Raspberry Pi (~$35–50 hardware) or any Linux machine. Community-maintained adult-content blocklists cover approximately 126,000 domains. Highest customizability for technical users.

    Requires technical setup; expect to spend an evening on it.

    Hardware
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  • Circle Home Plus

    $129 device + $10/month

    Hardware router add-on

    Hardware appliance that plugs into your existing router, providing deeper packet inspection, per-device controls, screen-time limits, and VPN detection.

    Hardware
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  • Firewalla

    $179–$419 (no subscription)

    All-in-one network security

    Hardware appliance with deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention, VPN, family controls, and no required subscription. Higher upfront cost.

    Hardware
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OS built-in

Operating-system parental controls

Every major operating system now includes serious built-in content controls. Often the simplest and most reliable starting point — no third-party install, no privacy trade-off, no extra cost.

  • Apple Screen Time

    Free (built-in)

    iOS, iPadOS, macOS

    Content restrictions, web filtering (three modes including whitelist-only), Communication Safety with on-device nudity detection, app limits, and — as of iOS 26 — complete remote management with zero-minute app blocking.

    iOSmacOS
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  • Google Family Link

    Free (built-in)

    Android + ChromeOS

    App approval, web filtering with SafeSearch enforcement, screen-time limits, parent-managed contacts, and location.

    AndroidChromeOSiOS
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  • Microsoft Family Safety

    Free (built-in)

    Windows + Xbox + Android

    Age-based content ratings, web filtering in Edge, screen-time across Windows and Xbox, and — with Microsoft 365 — Copilot AI integration for content guidance.

    WindowsAndroid
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General sobriety

Generic sobriety apps adapted to porn

Built for alcohol and drug recovery, these apps offer the same primitives — streak counters, trigger logs, coping-tool libraries, peer community. They lack porn-specific education and blocking, but for users who already use one of them for substance recovery, doubling them up for cross-addiction can be more sustainable than juggling two ecosystems.

  • Nomo

    Free

    Multi-addiction sobriety tracker

    Multiple clocks for different sobrieties, accountability partners, encouragement chips, and a journal. Free, well-loved by 12-step communities.

    iOSAndroid
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  • SoberTool

    Free

    Daily lesson + cravings

    Daily motivational lessons, sober time tracking, and an in-app coping-tool library. Developed by a licensed chemical-dependency counselor.

    iOSAndroid
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  • WEconnect

    Free

    Routines + peer support

    Daily-routine builder, reward system, peer meeting finder. Designed around the finding that structured routines reduce relapse risk.

    iOSAndroid
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  • Sober Grid

    Free + optional paid coaching

    Sober social network

    Geo-located peer community for people in recovery — find local sober friends, share check-ins, and request peer support. Optional paid coaching.

    iOSAndroid
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Notes on this directory

  • Inclusion is descriptive, not endorsement. Apps are listed because they exist, are operating, and have a clear use case — not because they have been clinically validated.
  • Pricing and platform support change. The price column shows what the app advertised at the time of writing; check the website for current rates.
  • iOS monitoring is significantly more restricted than Android due to Apple's privacy architecture, meaning every monitoring app performs worse on iPhones. This is the platform's constraint, not the apps'.
  • For clinical context on accountability software, recovery apps, and the selection framework, see Chapter 06: Technology Solutions.