Breakwater — Support

Quit nicotine, fully offline

Need help or have a suggestion? Email linsizhen@gmail.com — you'll usually hear back within a day or two.

How the counter works

Breakwater shows three numbers side by side: your current run, your total time free, and your longest run. A slip only restarts the current run — the total and your history are never erased. That's deliberate: one hard night doesn't delete three clean months.

What does "I slipped" actually do?

You choose the shape of it. "It happened — I'm back on track" records a moment and starts a fresh run immediately. "I'm still slipping" pauses the counter until you tap I'm back — no shame screen, no reset to zero. You can add a note; patterns hide in those notes.

What's the SOS screen?

Cravings crest and pass in a few minutes. The SOS screen gives you a five-minute wave timer, a breathing guide, and the reasons you wrote for yourself when your head was clear. It's free forever, and it will never show you an ad or an upsell — especially not there.

Why don't I see all the health milestones?

The recovery timeline is filtered to your substance. Smoke-specific entries (carbon monoxide, taste and smell, lung function) only appear for cigarette trackers — if you're quitting pouches or vaping, you'll see the nicotine-specific entries that actually apply to you. Every entry names its public source, and none of it is medical advice.

How is money saved calculated?

You tell Breakwater roughly what the habit used to cost (per day, week, or month). It multiplies your total time free by that rate. Edit the figure any time in Settings — the counter recalculates instantly.

What does the one-time purchase unlock?

Tracking more than one substance at once, the pattern insights screen (your hardest weekday, your hardest hour, your most common trigger), and savings goals. Everything that helps in a crisis — the SOS screen, the widget, milestones, the savings counter, slip notes, and CSV export — is free for everyone, always.

My purchase isn't showing up

Tap Restore Purchases — it's in Settings and on the unlock screen. Make sure you're signed in with the same Apple ID you bought with. Still stuck? Email us.

How do I get my data out?

Settings → Export everything (CSV). It's free and complete: every slip, craving, and replacement-therapy entry, with timestamps and notes.

A note on what this app is

Breakwater is a tracker and a companion, not a medical device. For help quitting nicotine, talk to a health professional — and if the app helped you get there, that's exactly what it's for.