iPhone app · for adults 18+
Groundwork
Private plans, no shame
No account, no community feed, no judgment. Build your own if-then plans, log real moments as they happen, and see your patterns — never someone else's opinion of you.
What it does
Groundwork is a private, evidence-informed companion for cutting back or stopping drinking, built around what happens in the moment an urge hits, not just a counter.
- If-then plans you build yourself (“If I feel [situation], then I'll [action]”), a real behavioural technique called implementation intentions, not a generic tip list.
- Urge check-ins in the moment. Short, calm, one tap away. After enough of them, Patterns shows your own situations and times of day.
- Cutting back and stopping are equally supported. On a reduction goal, progress is shown neutrally, never as pass or fail. A lapse updates your plan and never erases your history.
- A Help section with emergency, crisis and support lines for 22 countries, each with the date it was last checked. It tells you plainly if your country is not covered yet.
- Optional extras: a home-screen widget with your day count, a discreet reminder for a plan, Face ID or passcode lock, and an encrypted export you can restore on another device (only you hold the recovery key).
What Groundwork is not
Groundwork is a tracker, not a treatment. It is a self-guided support tool for adults, and it makes no promise about outcomes.
- Not medical advice, not treatment, and not a medical device. It does not diagnose anything and does not replace professional care.
- If you have been drinking heavily for a while, do not stop suddenly without medical advice. Stopping abruptly can be medically dangerous. Talk to a doctor first.
- Not an emergency service. If you or someone else is in danger, call your local emergency number now.
If you or someone else is in danger, call your local emergency number now. The app's Help section lists lines by country.
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No account. Your data stays here. 
One tap when an urge hits 
Short check-ins, not a journal 
If-then plans you build yourself 
See your own patterns 
Help lines, always free 
Lock it with Face ID or passcode 
Cut back or stop: both count
Privacy in short
Everything you enter stays on your device. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no community feed and no chat. We cannot see your entries. The only data we ever receive is an e-mail you choose to send us.
Pricing in short
Free: the safety tools, the Help section and the core check-in flow, always, plus 3 plans, a reminder on 1 plan and the last 7 days of history in Patterns. Groundwork Plus is a one-time purchase (not a subscription, no recurring charge) that unlocks unlimited plans, reminders on every plan and your full history.
Documents and support
Translations
- Español: Términos y EULA · Privacidad · Aviso médico y de seguridad · Fuentes y licencias · Soporte
- Deutsch: Nutzungsbedingungen & EULA · Datenschutz · Medizinische Hinweise & Sicherheit · Quellen & Lizenzen · Support
- Français: Conditions et CLUF · Confidentialité · Avis médical et sécurité · Sources et licences · Assistance
- Polski: Regulamin i EULA · Prywatność · Informacje medyczne i bezpieczeństwo · Źródła i licencje · Pomoc
- Українська: Умови та EULA · Конфіденційність · Медичне та безпекове повідомлення · Джерела та ліцензії · Підтримка