u/No_Ice_6786

My close friend is dealing with skin picking, and about a year ago started building a simple tracker for her because there didn't really exist a great alternative. Since then, it has grown into a full app thanks to lots of feedback from the skin picking community here on Reddit :)

The app is called SkinAware and it is available on iOS, Android and web.

Its main features are:

• Log both picking episodes and resisted urges, so progress is not all or nothing
• Customizable logging with your own triggers, feelings and body areas
• Patterns and insights that show what sets off the picking
• An urge button with guided exercises, competing responses and haptic fidgets for when the urge hits
• A course based on Habit Reversal Training
• Goals, private progress photos and an export you can share with a therapist
• Accountability friends and a live community chat

You can also message me directly in the app, I read and answer everything myself! There is a both a free version and a premium version of the app.

If you try it, I would love to hear what you think! And if something is missing that would actually help with the picking, let me know :)

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/skinaware-stop-skin-picking/id6754027225

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelius5.SkinAware

Web: https://www.skinawareapp.com/

Thanks so much!

/ Linus

Update! I posted here 2 months ago and wanted to share what is new since then :)

Backstory: Around a year ago I built a simple web app for a friend who is dealing with skin picking, and shared it on Reddit. People here said they were using it for their nails and cuticles, so I made nail biting a full option in the app, and it adjusts to whichever one you pick.

The app is called SkinAware and it is available on iOS, Android and web!

If you have not heard about it before, its main features are:

• Log when you bit or picked, or resisted an urge
• Customize what you log, including areas, triggers, severity and what helped you resist
• See patterns and insights over time
• Press "I have an urge" for guided exercises and distractions
• Set goals for reducing biting or staying bite-free
• Keep private progress photos of your nails
• Interactive HRT course
• An amazing community chat & accountability friends!

New since my previous update:

• Accountability Friends is now much easier to use! You can find an accountability friend inside the app, connect, and support each other. Free users can now use this feature too!
• The urge exercises have been improved a lot. There are guided exercises, competing responses, fidgets with haptics and more!

You can message me directly in the app!

SkinAware has a free version, with some additional features included in Premium.

I'd love to hear what you think of the update! If you have any recommendations on how to make the app more useful for nails and cuticles, please let me know :)

Links:

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/skinaware-stop-skin-picking/id6754027225

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelius5.SkinAware

Website: https://www.skinawareapp.com/

Thanks so so much!

/ Linus

Wanted to share an update on the app!

I posted here last time 2 months ago, got a lot of great feedback, and wanted to share what is new since then :)

Backstory: Around a year ago I built a simple web app for a friend who is dealing with skin picking, and shared it on Reddit. Someone mentioned they were using it for pulling, and now the app fully supports pulling and adjusts.

The app is called SkinAware and it is available on iOS, Android and web!

If you have not heard about it before, its main features are:

• Log when you pulled or resisted an urge
• Keep a 'pull-free' timer either with 0 pulls or choose a number of pulls, with reduced allowance over time if you want
• Log pulled # of hairs
• Customize what you log, including areas, triggers, severity and what helped you resist
• See patterns and insights over time
• Press "I have an urge" for guided exercises and distractions
• Set goals for reducing pulling or staying pull-free
• Interactive HRT course
• An amazing community chat & accountability friends!

New since my previous update:

• Accountability Friends is now much easier to use! You can find an accountability friend inside the app, connect, and support each other. Free users can now use this feature too!
• The urge exercises have been improved a lot. There are guided exercises, competing responses, fidgets with haptics and more!
• You can message me directly in the app!

SkinAware has a free version, with some additional features included in Premium.

I'd love to hear what you think of the update! If you have any recommendations on how to make the app more useful, please let me know :)

Links:

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/skinaware-stop-skin-picking/id6754027225

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelius5.SkinAware

Website: https://www.skinawareapp.com/

Thanks so so much!

/ Linus

I posted here 2 months ago, got some great feedback, and wanted to share what's new in the app since!

Backstory: Around a year ago, I built a simple web app for my friend who is dealing with skin picking, and shared it here. I received great feedback and built SkinAware based on it :)

The app is called SkinAware on iOS, Android and web!

If you have not heard about it before, its main features are:

• Quickly log when you picked or resisted an urge
• Customize what you log, including areas, triggers, severity and what helped you resist
• See patterns and insights over time
• Press “I have an urge” for guided exercises and distractions
• Set goals for reducing picking or staying pick-free
• Keep private progress photos and export your data if you want to share it with a therapist

New since my previous update:

• Accountability Friends is now much easier to use! You can find an accountability friend inside the app, connect, and support each other. Free users can now use this feature too!
• The urge exercises have been improved a lot, to help with urges. There are guided exercises, competing responses, fidgets with haptics and more!
• You can message me directly in the app!

SkinAware has a free version, with some additional features included in Premium.

Would love to hear what you think!

Links:

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/skinaware-stop-skin-picking/id6754027225

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelius5.SkinAware

Website: https://www.skinawareapp.com/

Thank you so much

/ Linus

In my last post a few months ago, some here were using my skin picking app for nails and cuticles. I have since made nail biting a full option in the app and wanted to post an update!

The app is called SkinAware. Its main features:

• Log bitten & resisted episodes
• Insights to understand your triggers better
• Community chat
• Urge button with exercises
• Interactive HRT course

I'm also continuing to add more helpful tools based on feedback. Here are a few of them:

• Voice-guided exercises! Urge surfing, box breathing, fidgets and more.
• Goals: You can set a goal to stop completely, or reduce gradually.
• Accountability friends: Connect with others for one-on-one chat
• Daily Pulse: a short guided check-in with journal
• Therapist & supporter accounts. Your therapist or someone close to you can follow your progress and chat with you
• You can also read about other peoples stories!

I'd love to hear what you think!

Links 😊

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/skinaware-stop-skin-picking/id6754027225

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelius5.SkinAware

Website: https://www.skinawareapp.com/

A few months ago I posted about SkinAware, the trichotillomania / dermatillomania app I've been building. I've been improving the app a lot thanks to your feedback, and wanted to share an update!

Main features:

• Log pulled & resisted episodes
• Insights to understand your triggers better
• Community chat
• Urge button with exercises
• Interactive HRT course

New since last post:

• Voice-guided exercises! Urge surfing, box breathing, fidgets and more.
• Goals: You can set a goal to stop completely, or reduce gradually.
• Accountability friends: Connect with others for one-on-one chat
• Daily Pulse: a short guided check-in with journal
• Therapist & supporter accounts. Your therapist or someone close to you can follow your progress and chat with you
• You can also read about other peoples stories!

Would love to hear what you think!
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Links :)

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/skinaware-stop-skin-picking/id6754027225

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelius5.SkinAware

Website: https://www.skinawareapp.com/

About a year ago I started building a simple web app for my friend who was struggling with dermatillomania. It has since become a full app called SkinAware, and a lot of it is shaped by feedback from this community. Thank you for that!

In my last update I mentioned I was considering voice-guided exercises and an easier way to customise logging. Both made it into the app, plus a lot more :)

New in this update:

• Voice-guided exercises! Urge surfing now talks you through the whole thing, and exercises keep playing even if your screen turns off
• Goals are completely rebuilt. Pick-free challenge, daily limit and time limit can all run at the same time. The daily limit can also lower itself gradually, so you don't have to go cold turkey on day one
• Accountability friends: you can find other people with skin picking inside the app and chat one-on-one, or invite someone you know with a code
• Daily Pulse: a short guided check-in every day (urge strength, what happened, what helped)
• Therapist & supporter accounts. They see your progress, you control exactly what is shared

Main features are still:

• Logging 'picked' & 'resisted' episodes
• Urge button with exercises
• Episode insights
• Interactive HRT course
• Community chat

There are both free and premium features in the app.

Would love feedback as always! If something is missing or could be better, please tell me. It makes my day when this app helps someone!

App store & website links :)

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/skinaware-stop-skin-picking/id6754027225

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelius5.SkinAware

Website: https://www.skinawareapp.com/