Right after a breakup, every piece of advice sounds the same: go to the gym, delete their number, give it time. None of it tells you what actually works for someone in your exact situation, tonight, when you’re staring at your phone wondering if you should text them.
I built Breakup Remedies because I kept seeing the same scattered advice repeated everywhere, with no way to tell what actually helped real people versus what just sounded good in a listicle. So I built a place where people rate the remedies they tried, and the ones that genuinely helped rise to the top instead of the ones that are just popular to say.
What it does
- A ranked board of breakup remedies, sorted by how many people who tried each one said it actually helped, not by likes or popularity
- Pick your exact situation, like wanting to reach out, checking their socials, not sleeping, or feeling lonely, and see the remedies that helped people in that same spot, filtered by stage: just broke up, first month, recovering, or fresh start
- Every remedy comes with a concrete first step you can do right now, the steps after that, a key tip, and a suggested time commitment, so you can save it to your own remedy kit and start today
- A no-contact counter that tracks days without reaching out and marks milestones at 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days, with a home screen widget that never displays the words “breakup” or “contact”
- A dedicated “I want to reach out” screen with your own saved reasons for why you stopped, a 10-minute wait timer, a place to write the message you’re not going to send, and quick remedies for that exact moment
There’s also a daily mood check-in, from sunny to stormy, so you can see your last 30 days at a glance. Notes and unsent messages stay on your device only. You can browse remedies and keep your no-contact streak without signing in at all; writing or rating just needs a quick Google or Apple sign-in, and you only ever show up as a nickname.
This is for anyone currently going through a breakup who’s tired of generic advice and wants to know what actually worked for people who’ve been exactly where they are. It’s especially useful in the first weeks, when the urge to check an ex’s socials or send a text hits hardest and you need something concrete to do instead of just willpower. It’s not a replacement for therapy or medical care, and posts pushing people toward self-harm or finding an ex are banned and reported content gets hidden immediately. If things get especially hard, there’s a dedicated list of crisis hotlines built right in.
If you’re in the thick of a breakup right now, Breakup Remedies is free to try on Google Play. Start your no-contact counter, pick the remedy that fits tonight, and see what actually helped people who’ve been there.
