Ironbark: Quit Porn Recovery

Trying to stop watching porn without starting over every time you have a hard day? Ironbark is a recovery app for compulsive pornography use, built on a different idea: setbacks are part of growth, not a reason to start over.

A difficult moment does not erase the work you have done. Ironbark brings together reflection, practical coping tools, and a small community to help you understand your patterns and choose your next step. Your history stays with you.

Whether you found this through NoFap, a 90-day reboot that didn't stick, or a 2am search you'd rather not talk about — you're welcome here, and you never start from zero.

WHAT'S INSIDE

▸ Resilience Score — a rolling 30-day measure across five dimensions (emotional stability, coping use, self-awareness, community engagement, behavioral consistency). It floors at 50% of your peak, so you can never lose what you built.

▸ Setback Protocol — a five-step reflection flow built on self-compassion research. No judgment, no reset, no Day 0. Returns you to your preserved growth.

▸ Your pattern — name what you're working through (pornography use, masturbation compulsion, fantasy/escapism, mixed, or your own words). The Dashboard, Setback Protocol, and Identity Lab all carry that context with you.

▸ Identity Lab — define your values, write "I am" statements, set goals, design habit swaps, plan your environment, write letters to your future self. Identity-first work that outlasts willpower.

▸ Identity Log — a private space to write what's on your mind. Mood-tagged entries become patterns over time. Encrypted on your device and at rest on our servers.

▸ SOS toolkit — breathing exercises, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, urge timers, redirect activities, and your own if-then plans. Tools you can reach for when the moment is hard.

▸ Daily check-ins — mood, energy, sleep, triggers, coping tools used. Two minutes. The data feeds your insights and your dashboard.

▸ Cohort community — short pseudonymous reflections and reactions inside a small group of people working through similar patterns. Real names never required.

▸ Walking Partners (Pro) — opt-in 1:1 pairing for a scheduled walk, with abuse-directed-at-others moderation. Distinct from in-app pairing apps; intentional, time-bounded.

▸ Insights (Pro) — weekly pattern analysis: top triggers, high-risk windows, the coping tools that actually work for you.

▸ Library (Pro) — short lessons on cognitive restructuring, urge surfing, dopamine, and the science of habit change.

PRIVACY-FIRST

· Pseudonymous by default — username + avatar, no real names
· No advertising, no third-party tracking, no data sales
· Local data encrypted with SQLCipher (AES-256)
· Account deletion and data export in Settings, with ownership verification
· Community and partner messages are moderated for abuse. Private entries are encrypted at rest; this is not end-to-end encryption. Safety checks may run on-device and on our servers

NOT A MEDICAL APP

Ironbark is a self-directed recovery system, not a therapeutic service. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. The app contains no explicit or adult content. If you're in crisis, the in-app SOS surfaces 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) and Crisis Text Line (741741).

NOT A BLOCKER, EITHER

Ironbark isn't a porn blocker. A blocker puts a lock on your device; Ironbark builds the strength behind it. Plenty of people run both — the blocker buys a pause, Ironbark makes the pause count.

IRONBARK PRO

A subscription unlocks Insights, Library, and Walking Partners. Free forever: Dashboard, Identity Log, SOS toolkit, Identity Lab, cohort community, daily check-ins, and the Setback Protocol.

START WHERE YOU ARE

You don't have to be ready. You don't have to be sure. Today is enough.