Brainbuddy: Quit Porn Now Reviews

by Jamethy4th

I liked Brainbuddy initially but when I turned off in-app purchases after I had purchased the monthly subscription, I would get a notice that I could not use Brainbuddy . It made it impossible to use Brainbuddy at all. Because of this I stopped using Brainbuddy for several months. I recently started using Brainbuddy again without any issues because I had turned on in-app purchases but it wasn’t long before there was another issue. I can’t use Brainbuddy unless I have done my daily check in. Now every other app on my phone is functional when I have cell service but Brainbuddy will not let me check in unless I am connected to WiFi. I will get a pop up notice saying that I need to connect to a wifi or cell network. I get this notice even if I’m connected to a cell network. So unless I connect to a WiFi network and do a daily check in Brainbuddy is unusable.

by Andrewcrowvoya

While Brain Buddy does serve a very good purpose, and is working in that respect, I just have a couple issues with Brainbuddy . First, there are quite a few bugs which might not be noticeable at first but today a streak clearly did not have the right number, which was confusing so I had to rely on my own math. Second, you can't delete help posts (that go to the community). When attempting to email to delete a post, they just asked me why... it's a pretty personal app. I shouldn't have to explain myself via email and this should be a very simple feature to add to Brainbuddy. Maybe if there was more documentation on the specific event that was occuring (which seemed to be very common in the community) then I wouldn't have to reach out so much in Brainbuddy . Either way, it's not worth the monthly payment as soon as you just memorize the maybe 3-5 daily activities you need to do (and was not worth it for me as soon as I had to ask for a feature that seemed pretty common, which unfortunately made me pretty uncomfortable).

by The Shadow(Dradar)

Everything within Brainbuddy is absolutely amazing. It is really helpful and I wholeheartedly believe Brainbuddy can help curve this bad habit. The reason for the 2 stars is the price. This bad habit is a pandemic addiction in society and $12 a month seems like a I’m being take advantage of for an issue I’m trying to fix. I could understand $2-$5 a month. I had to stop my subscription because paying more than a tv streaming service isn’t what I want. I’m seeking change in my live, but I’m not looking to go broke in the process. Lastly I would like to see more religious content. I understand not everyone wants it and it’s great to see a setting for that to turn on. But just a verse isn’t what I had in mind. A daily devotional would be better, and possibly adding the 12 step CR (celebrate recovery) program would be amazing too both in the religious and secular (toggle could be used for that). These are my thoughts, thank you.

by Hassaani

Horrible team chat interface. You might become friends with these people but only know them as their first name (Brian/Sam/Jim). Brainbuddy doesn’t allow you to friend and continue being friends with someone. Then Brainbuddy presumably switches people around into different teams based on their days of being clean. Used to have a good group to chat with. No longer the case. Brainbuddy itself keeps shifting my team without notice. When I try myself to get into a group, it’s incredibly hard to know if they are active on chat or not.

So if you are into the chat feature, forget about Brainbuddy, it’s a headache. If you care about other features like tracking, tips, guides, then it’s pretty awesome.

by Poofllamaflapjack

Let me just say Brainbuddy has been so so helpful for me that I’ve made it much farther in the reboot process than I ever have before. But even though I listed my self as a gay male, it still shows pictures of cute straight couples on the “choose your path” exercises and asks if I’ve experienced any more “real-life” attraction to women on the nightly checkup. I know the concepts would be exactly the same, which is why I’m continuing to pay for Brainbuddy, but it would be really nice if Brainbuddy just made it a little bit more personalized to people’s sexual orientation. Also, it offers no explanation for the whole team thing. I don’t understand if I was just placed on a team with other random people or what the purpose of the team aspect of the program even is.

by Jean2002005

As i only got Brainbuddy today, i do not know exactly everything it offers however i was taken back when i saw the price. i’m willing to give it a try because i want to break this addiction but $12 a month is WAY too much for most. imagine all the young kids who can’t get support because of the embarrassment and shame that come with this (and any) addiction so they don’t have the ability to tell their parents or guardian. and they can’t pay for it themselves without a job. i find it weird that there are multiple questions referring to people UNDER 12, yet yall make no effort to make this even some what accessible to most young teens. I’ve looked at multiple comments with the same concerns and Brainbuddy developers always comeback with the SAME response. So to whoever you are, while i and many others appreciate your app, please make it more accessible. i understand your need for money because no one wants to work for free, but could you atleast lower the price? quite honestly, with more advertising and a lower price, Brainbuddy would probably be used by more people which would just grow your profits. I’m assuming i’m just going to be answered with the same robot response which i suppose is fine but please take this into consideration.

by FroncoMcPonco

The overall interface, charts, information and graphs are really well done and overall Brainbuddy is good at what it does as well as gives you information/methods on how to move forward in life with out porn addiction. It has a statistics bar chart which I really like and find helpfull for seeing where I'm at so far. I would say the downfall comes in the sound quality of the exercises. Not the exercises themselves, but how the sound transitions. For example, when I'm doing a meditation exercise, instead of the music/ambient audio fading out, the sound feels like it's interupted/cut off, which feels jarring. The sound abruptly ends to hear this loud ringing noise as well. The sound should fade out smoothly so the listener is mentally aware that the excersise is coming to an end instead of IMMEDIATELY RIPPING them out of the moment. I feel that it might be a tedious fix but a crucial one because it's a bit counter productive putting someone right back on alert as soon as they finish an exercise that's meant to relax them. It's a Good app though and I'm glad that it's helping me out so much. I am extremely grateful for that so thank you for your help so far

by Mr McMick

Ok so Brainbuddy is great and all and i recommend it, however there's just one thing. When I go to the "reduce tempting words" in internet filter it says to tap extensions, scroll to allow these extensions and then tap the this app filter. But when I go there I can't enable the extension for some reason because it's darker. And when I go to the "add websites" page on this app it says that the content blockers are disabled, but I can't find a way to turn it on. When I click on content blockers it just says "use content blockers on all websites" which is enabled. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

by Saudis Shamba

thought it is cheesy, im really grateful that Brainbuddy exists and brings attention to an issue that isnt really discussed. i found that even just downloading it helped to quit as its just taking that first step to commitment that really gives a positive mindset and provides some strength. after that, using it like one should close to guarantees that youll quit. however, it definitely costs far too much for what it is. when i signed up for the week trial, i set an alarm for a week later to remember to cancel the subscription. however, when i went to cancel, i found out that they had already charged me the monthly fee despite the fact that i definitely set the alarm for at least two hours before a full week since i signed up completed. but i thought its whatever, ill cancel and do the month i paid. its been one more week and ive run into a bunch of annoying glitches, like typing a long inspirational message to my team members (lol) but when sending it Brainbuddy deleted it and said it was unable to send. obviously i didnt type it again. theres a couple more, but anyway, i have to admit, Brainbuddy works.

by Nuhnuh_0

First off Brainbuddy is perfect, it has everything you need and honestly it’s the best app for this kind of addiction, but the thing is, that you have to pay a subscription, I mean personally I think you should have a subscription for the site blocker and other things, but not the whole app itself, some people probably need Brainbuddy for quitting this kind of thing, yet you have to pay for it, I get the whole profit thing but why the whole app? Couldn’t you cut some things off for the subscription? Honestly totally ruins the experience for me as I have to pay for my responsibilities and don’t have any extra for anything else, but my addiction is getting in the way of my work, but overall good app totally recommend if you have the money.

by Puzzles113456789

This is such an amazing app. In the past 3 years I have tried to quit porn by myself and I failed miserably every time. With this app, quitting doesn’t seem difficult anymore. With daily activities intended to…

1. Boost your knowledge on porn addiction
2. Promote inner happiness; and
3. Strengthen your will,

along with calendars and other easy visual data charts to view your progression (and even your relapse triggers!) this app makes it both motivational and easier to quit. I would suggest Brainbuddy to anybody looking for a way to live happier and healthier.

And to the developers, my only issue with Brainbuddy , and why I give it a 4 star rating, is that I simultaneously use Brainbuddy on both my iPhone & iPad. I love that the iPad version is full vertical screen, but it doesn’t have a horizontal mode which would come in handy since I use my iPad with a keyboard.

Also, depending where I am and what I have available on me, I complete daily activities and check-ups on both devices, but none of the progress syncs between them, except for the streaks, total victory days, and rewiring progress. In order to keep track of my daily activities, it would be a lot more helpful if the iPad and iPhone were more compatible. Thank you.

by Jjsledge

Overall, it’s not a bad app. A lot of Brainbuddy ’s program is repetition to help “re-wire” the brain. Having something to keep you somewhat accountable is big in recovery.

To me, the most “awkward” part of Brainbuddy is the shared stories from other users. You have people sharing about their addictions, but then also sharing about their current sex life. Some of the stories are a bit too revealing. Not everyone needs to hear about a person’s sex life as they recover.

It is a bit pricy for what they provide. Each day has 2-3 activities before a 10 min meditation session. However, I have had several days in a row where the activities were the exact same as the day before. There is also next to no change in the content of the activities. You can have a short video repeat itself multiple times over a week or two. I will say there are additional activities that you can do each day, but they are repetitive in content as well.

I know it’s 2020, but the developers should really focus on having some type of variety in place. Brainbuddy never really seems to update. It wouldn’t take much to add some things.

by Sundevil2014

I downloaded Brainbuddy and I can say I find it to be very useful. It sparks a topic on a problem not many people know they have, and encourages people along the way. And honestly it got me on the right track towards bettering myself, something I’ve tried many times without the help of a supplemental app like this and failed. I can’t say I use the social features on it much, but they’re not inherently bad as far as I can tell. My one issue is it does tend to lean towards heteronormative ideals of raising kids, buying a house in the suburbs, etc. While I’m sure there are many people who aspire towards that and nothing wrong with it, it leaves out a large and ever growing portion of young adults who don’t fit into that lifestyle and see other kinds of relationship and lifestyle goals.

by Olymno

Hey! I’ve been using Brainbuddy for a few days now and have fell in love with the supportive atmosphere. I found out there was a teams feature and realized I was automatically placed in one. I wanted to further check it out and went to change to a new team which it wouldn’t let me. I saw it was a 24 hour wait for it, but I’ve tried numerous times now and still can’t get to a team.

I even tried setting a timer for 24 hours which was just to make sure even trying to change teams wasn’t making my timer reset to another 24 hours. Still didn’t work... I’m really sad to see I’ve been soft-locked out of the group feature which seems to be really nice having that support aspect and accountability. I appreciate any help I can get on this. Thank you all very much!

by !!Syd!!

I think the quiz should be more specific. I have been viewing porn since before 12, but at a highly infrequent rate. Only recently has it become an everyday/twice a day thing. And the pornographic content I consume is typically only a minute or two long (or I cut it off that early... low attention span). I’m not really sure that would qualify as an addiction? Also, this is really catered towards heterosexual men. Even if you specify in the quiz that you’re a woman (which I am) a few steps later and it’s asking you about weak erections and lack of interest in women. I think you should implement more specifications to be sure you’re targeting the right people (less vague questions that won’t mislead someone into thinking they have a porn addition) as well as a quick gender/sexuality section just to not isolate anyone who isn’t a straight male lol.

by Safty-first :)

I’m really liking this app. One thing I don’t like, as a first time user of Brainbuddy I was exploring all of its features. I think there could be a better way to integrate the social features in Brainbuddy concerning addiction and recovery. A lot of the language and content in the chat/one-on-one support with the community is very triggering. Some of the comments between people are not appropriate for what Brainbuddy is trying to accomplish. There are also some really good supportive conversations happening. My preference would be to have Brainbuddy without the chat features. Instead, create a system where support from the community is available in a screened and safe atmosphere. I know this is a tough request but I think it’s also a possibility. Hmm? How? Keep it safe, should be your number one priority. Otherwise Brainbuddy is really, really helpful. Good job!

by TKAsmavage

Brainbuddy is awesome. It has helped me in more ways than I could have ever asked for. I love that it allows me to connect with other people in The Struggle and teams you up with people to add a certain challenge/gamelike element to the whole process. The Life Tree is super cool too, as it grows everyday you are sober and it helps keep you motivated to stay that way. The all also provides ways to get your head back on track with “distress” buttons that help get your mind back to where it needs to be. I love Brainbuddy and I attribute it to 75% of my success. 10/10 would HIGHLY recommend!!!

by Talel81

I downloaded Brainbuddy on a whim. “What a stupid thing,” I thought, as I clicked download. Honestly I didn’t realize the problem I had. I thought everyone used the same way I did, but you know just didn’t talk about it. I was wrong; I was the addict. Should’ve realized when I would go to lengths to hide my actions. That ain’t normal behavior. Brainbuddy helps educate and guide you through the quitting, the awakening, the keep on keeping on of life. Worth the download and trial; worth the subscription too. You ain’t got nothing to lose. Get this app today!

by Yensbshshsbz

The brain buddy app has honestly been a god send, my life has changed for the better and I am feeling like I did before I started watching porn. My life has improved by a lot and to go into more specifics I have no social anxiety and I’m feeling absolutely great!! My sleep has improved And little things just don’t bother me anymore, I feel completely myself around attractive girls and anyone! I’m happier than I’ve been in a long time! I can’t say enough how effective Brainbuddy is in giving you peace of mind and a fresh start in life! I LOVE YOU creators of brain buddy! Thanks so much!!!

by R0b1nhoods

Was about 15 when I first started. And oh man I thought it was the best thing ever I always heard about people saying that it can get addicting and actually become a real problem. I thought to my self there’s no way… it feels good and if it does get addicting who cares cuz it feels good. Well I’m late 20s now and yea it’s a real problem. 10 min sessions turn into 1-2 hour sessions and you feel depressed and like a zombie. I saw Brainbuddy and honestly I just started but for the low monthly cost to get my life back in order it’s worth it to me. This addictive behavior causes depression, paranoia, anti social behaviors. It also ruins confidence in you’re self with other girls and kills motivation. Im glad they have an app for this and I can’t wait to start.

by CleverNickname99

I paid for a monthly subscription last year, and in November 2019 I purchased the 1 year subscription. Brainbuddy works great and it helps me a lot. It’s a great tool. However, yesterday and today, it keeps saying “subscription expired” and logging me out immediately?? My iPhone says my subscription is good until November 2020. I have the receipts to prove it. I’m not sure how to report a bug so I am writing this. When someone contacts me and fixes it I will change my rating from 1 star to 5, because it is a great app and even though it has only been 2 days of not being able to use it - not having it as a tool affects me a lot!

by Skylasting

I am rating solely off the assessment when you first download Brainbuddy . I downloaded Brainbuddy after several years out of curiosity what my test score would be, especially now that I am an adult in a healthy relationship. That being said, I somehow received a 45% mild addiction to porn, when I my frequencies in watching & masturbating are both less than once a month. Somehow other answers like age started watching or maybe my age itself influences the score to be so high. I would say I have mild if not absolutely no addiction to porn. The assessment certainly needs to be redone, such a falsely inflated output is to manipulate the user into feeling guilty over their “addiction” when they might not even have one. Pathetic.

by Japhysix

Brainbuddy is... okay. It’s got the right idea, but the execution is rather weak - which is really frustrating considering the extremely high monthly price. The videos are rather cheesy and uninclusive. The ‘exercises’ are dubious (really? Tapping to change frowning faces to happy faces is helping me how?) And the groups are nonexistent—no one seems to actually contribute to the small groups. I’ve found Fortify to be a *much* better app and community than this one. Fortify is cheaper - and yet it feels like they are actually putting those resources towards improving the experience for the users. That’s a concept the Brain Buddy people haven’t figured out yet.

by Lmjhcbcd

I’m finding Brainbuddy to be incredibly motivating and helpful. There is just one thing that disappoints me. I am asexual, and there is no option to check asexual as a sexuality option. Brainbuddy also really promotes relationships. Which is fine, except that I am working towards living a celibate lifestyle and have no desire to involve myself or get into any sort of romantic or sexual relationship with anyone. I would like to see asexuality as an option in the future, as well as promoting a celibate lifestyle for those who are working towards that goal. Other than that, Brainbuddy is great!

by DannyToblerone

I've really enjoyed using Brainbuddy, and have certainly find success with it when I stick to it. The only complaint I have with it so far is that at some point the tracking system stopped working for me. When I said I had a day where I relapsed, then it just keeps saying I'm on a streak. Not sure if the developers see this or not, but if they could address it, that would be great. I would still use it, otherwise it won't be worth it.

by MrMinorChord

When you subscribe to this app, you get multiple good things.
-Rich, flexible calendars and self-reported data to track your progress towards healthier sexual habits.
-One of the most supportive online communities I have ever participated in.
-Resources to educate yourself and improve your overall mental health.

My main problems with Brainbuddy:
-Some of the resources are not evidence based, they are either anecdotal or not sourced at all. I hope this app can find a way to shift away from this type of content, and shift the mindset of the Community away from this kind of thinking.
-I have “Religious Content” turned off in my settings, but there is no way to flag religious posts in the community tab so that other users that have turned it off don’t have to see it. I would like to see a feature like this in the future.

by Calico87

I think you guys have created an app that really shows a porn user how to reboot their brain. I enjoy using it because everyday is a bit different as far as the recovery work to complete goes. The tree of life concept is very cool. And the percentage of reboot although it may a rough estimate is awesome. It’s nice to put a number to the reboot. Also the images that you use in the videos of happy couples and happy families really hits me.

Here’s reasons why I gave 4 stars and here’s my suggestions:

1. If I miss a check up entirely I can’t go back and check that day as a success on the calendar.
2. I appreciate the graphs you guys have created for the specific days and time period when I used. But it would be nice to see the actual number of days used to get more accuracy on the graphs.

Anyway appreciate Brainbuddy it’s helping a ton!

by Bballkid13

I appreciate Brainbuddy it is helping a lot but I have one request can you please enable or turn on iCloud sync to have the data between and iPad and iPhone be current between the devices. It is very tedious to have to complete tasks on both devices when its already been completed on one device already. If there was one complaint that would be it but other than that Brainbuddy is working great for me. Appreciate you guys!

by Bossmanphillipe

If you have a busy schedule, Brainbuddy is fantastic. It really keeps you on track and keeps your goals in front of you no matter how busy your life is. Even if you don’t have a busy life it’s a very useful tool. I hit 31 days clean, I’ve never been able to accomplish that since starting to watch porn 12 years ago. This is worth way more then the monthly cost.