Build awareness of your habits — gently, privately, on your terms.

The Problem Nobody Talks About

Millions of people have unconscious audible habits — sniffing, throat clearing, nail tapping — that they don't notice but the people around them do. These repetitive behaviors are far more common than most people realize, whether they stem from allergies, stress, tics, or body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs).

For the person doing it, the habit is invisible. For a partner, family member, or coworker — especially someone with misophonia (a strong sensitivity to specific sounds) — it can be a constant source of tension. The silence around these habits creates shame on both sides: one person feels nagged, the other feels unheard.

AwareFlow exists for both of them. It gives the person making the sound a way to notice on their own — with curiosity instead of criticism, and awareness instead of anxiety.

What AwareFlow Does

A complete awareness practice — not just a notification.

• Notices habits in real time — personalized on-device sound recognition notices sniffing and throat clearing using Apple's machine learning frameworks. No audio is ever recorded, stored, or sent anywhere.
• Nudges you privately — a gentle vibration or quiet notification, visible only to you. You choose how, when, and how often you'd like to be nudged. AwareFlow calls these Intentions, not goals, because they can't be failed.
• Learns your sound environment — the Calibration Lab builds a personalized sound profile for where you are, measuring background noise and tuning awareness to your specific space. Recalibrate anytime your surroundings change.
• Connects feelings to patterns — optional mood check-ins after sessions help you see the relationship between how you feel and when habits show up. Over time, these reflections surface insights you'd never notice on your own.
• Reflection Journal — browse your past reflections grouped by day, search by feelings or notes, and share meaningful moments with someone you trust. Your journal tells a story of growth — not a record of failure.
• Gentle alternatives — when you notice an urge, AwareFlow offers a Response Toolkit of breathing techniques, sensory exercises, and body-based alternatives. These are choices from your toolkit, not corrections.
• Everything stays on your device — all audio processing, pattern analysis, and personal data live on your iPhone. No servers. No cloud. No one sees your data but you.

Built for Real Relationships

It started with a moment at a kid's volleyball game. A partner leaned over and whispered, "You're doing it again." The sniffing — constant, unconscious, invisible to the person doing it — was impossible to ignore for the person sitting next to them.

That moment is more common than anyone talks about. For someone with misophonia, a partner's repetitive sound isn't just annoying — it's physically distressing. And for the person making the sound, being told about it over and over creates its own kind of shame.

AwareFlow was built so both people can breathe easier. The person with the habit gets to notice on their own terms. The partner gets relief without having to be the one who points it out. Awareness replaces tension. Curiosity replaces blame.

Privacy Is the Product

An app that listens to your environment has to earn extraordinary trust. AwareFlow is built on a simple promise: your habits stay on your device.

• All awareness happens on-device using Apple's machine learning frameworks.
• No raw audio is ever recorded, saved, or transmitted.
• No third-party analytics, no ad SDKs, no cross-app tracking.
• You can pause, clear your history, or delete the app at any time.

Read the details in our Privacy Policy and Confidentiality.

Awareness, Not Surveillance

Most tracking apps treat your data as evidence — counting occurrences, grading performance, breaking streaks when you miss a day. AwareFlow is different. We believe awareness built through curiosity heals. Surveillance built on shame harms.

That belief shapes everything:

• Your streak counts days you showed up, not days you performed. Rest maintains it. There is no way to fail.
• Your data tells a growth story. We show "more active than usual" instead of raw counts. Patterns instead of scores. Context instead of judgment.
• Your journal is a record of how your awareness evolved — not a log of what went wrong.
• Noticing is the practice. Reduction may follow naturally, but it's a side effect of awareness — not the intention.

We drew from research on Habit Reversal Training, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, trauma-informed design, and Gentler Streak's Apple Design Award-winning approach to rest-positive fitness. Then we made it our own: a curiosity-based awareness practice for people navigating repetitive behaviors — whether that's a nervous tic, a body-focused repetitive behavior, or a habit you just want to understand better. No clinical language. No shame. No one looking over your shoulder.

AwareFlow is not a medical device and does not provide medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice. It is not a substitute for professional care and should never replace anything a healthcare provider recommends. See our Terms of Use and Medical & Safety FAQ.

How It Works

AwareFlow runs a simple pipeline entirely on your iPhone: listen for short sound patterns, match them against personalized sound recognition, and deliver a gentle nudge when a habit is noticed. Over time, the app builds a picture of when and where your habits show up — so you can understand the patterns, not just count the moments.

Support

Questions, feedback, or ideas? We'd like to hear them.

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