Mobile recovery app for iOS & Android
SoberSteps
Smile ↔ Perspective ↔ Path
Classic sobriety tracking meets deep work on your relationship with yourself. Substance addictions, behavioral addictions, and — from 2026 — addiction to self-hatred.
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← Smile ↔ Perspective ↔ Path →
A self-sustaining system. No starting point — enter from any side.
Smile
Not emotion — curiosity. Posture toward the unknown. Resistant to circumstances in a way joy isn't. I wonder what comes next.
Perspective
Replaces goal. Goal says where to arrive and ends. Perspective says how to look — and never ends. Always something you haven't seen yet.
Path
The context that holds it together. You walk not because you have a goal, but because the map is infinite. When one element weakens, two others sustain it.
All features
Sobriety tracking
Day counter per addiction type. Milestones: 1, 7, 30, 90, 180, 365 days with animations and optional TTS voice. Streak Protection (PRO): 2×/month keep streak after slip.
Craving Surf
Urge surfing. Free: white noise. PRO: 6 soundscapes (rain, ocean, forest). Works offline.
3 AM SOS
Instant-load crisis screen, offline. [Breathe] → Craving Surf. [Write] → anonymous Wall of Strength. [Call] → SAMHSA or helpline. "X people survived this night" counter.
Journal
Daily entries: mood (1–5), craving level (1–5). History with filtering. Data export.
Letters to yourself
Write to your future self. Free: 1/month. PRO: 5/month.
Mini-lessons
Research-based recovery education. Free: 5 universal. PRO: 20 (7 universal + 13 per addiction category).
Accountability Partner
PRO. Pair with a partner. Notifications on partner milestones. Optional streak visibility.
Community Map
Anonymous map of other users in recovery. Free — community shouldn't be behind a paywall.
Trigger tracker
Patterns, craving by day, mood. Know your triggers.
Meetings & crisis lines
AA/NA, SMART, Recovery Dharma. SAMHSA, Crisis Text Line. Find support.
Retention widget
Home screen widget. Your streak at a glance.
Return to Self — heart of SoberSteps 2026
The most original module. No other recovery app has this. Three elements: Smile (curiosity, not emotion) — Perspective (how to look, never ends) — Path (infinite map). Symmetric: enter from any side.
Diagnostic
10 questions (A/B/C/D). Score 0–30. Four diagnoses: Returning to Yourself, The Inner Critic, The Invisible Wound, Survival Mode. Personalized first step + 30-Day Path.
30-Day Path
Week 1: Awareness. Week 2: Distance. Week 3: Repair. Week 4: Integration. Each day: Practice (2–5 min) + Reflection + Reminder. 3-sec pause before entry. One day per 24h.
Mirror Moment
Days 7, 14, 21, 28. Fullscreen front camera (mirror-flip), 3 min timer, mantra. Day 21: unlock celebration.
Streak — days without self-flagellation
7-point daily checklist. Not days without error — days you were gentler with yourself. Color indicators: green ≥100%, blue ≥75%, gold ≥50%, orange ≥25%, red below.
80% is enough journal
"I love X in myself despite Y" + "One small action for myself today (my 20%)." After 7 entries: automatic insight — recurring themes.
Karma Mirror
Evening question: "Did I do myself as much good as I would do someone I love?" Timeline with dates.
Naomi Mode
4 rotating questions about your motivational person (from profile). Claude API: 2–3 sentence warm, personalized feedback.
Wall of Strength
Global anonymous feed. One sentence per week after completing Path. "I survived this week and that's enough." Auto moderation.
Day 30: celebration animation + Patryk's voice (TTS): "Congratulations, brother. You returned to yourself." Smile ↔ Perspective ↔ Path enabled for good.
For whom is SoberSteps?
People overcoming addictions and returning to themselves.
Substances: Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, crack, meth, opioids.
Behavioral: Gambling, sex/pornography, social media, shopping, video games, workaholism.
Return to Self: Self-hatred (free), Perfectionism (PRO), Toxic relationships (PRO).
Patryk AI
The real goal behind SoberSteps.
PatrykAI is an assistant built from a real person who went through homelessness, addiction, loneliness, distant fatherhood. Not a product — an extension. A voice that understands pain from the inside.
Three apps fund it: SoberSteps (start here), DadLine (long-distance parenting), MirrorMind (synchronicity journal). All on Smile ↔ Perspective ↔ Path. Revenue goes directly to building PatrykAI.
This isn't a business plan. It's the Path.
Launch
March 29, 2026
First Spark Ignites — 08:00 UTC