Understand
Observe first. Write down what happens, with no goal attached, and watch your triggers appear.
Nuance, not all or nothing
Understand what triggers your cravings. Take back control, at your own pace.
Alcohol, tobacco, screens or gambling: Nuance helps you observe your habits, choose a realistic goal and try short strategies. Private, judgment-free.
Nuance does not replace a healthcare professional or an emergency service.
No prerequisites
You don't need to be ready to quit.
Understand, cut back or quit: all three paths are equally valid. You can start by simply observing, without changing anything.
Cut back
Pick a realistic limit, test it for a week, then adjust. A slip is information, not a relapse.
Quit
Prepare a plan while calm, as "if, then" intentions, with a date you choose.
The right goal depends on your situation. Some decisions, such as suddenly stopping heavy regular drinking, require medical advice.
The method
A craving is a wave.
An urge to drink or smoke rises, peaks, then falls, usually within minutes. In addiction care, you learn to surf that wave rather than fight it.
When a craving rises, Nuance offers strategies that take a few minutes: breathe, ground yourself, write, message someone you trust. Then the app asks a single question: where is the wave now?
How it works
Four steps, at your own pace.
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Assess
See where you stand with validated reference points. Never a diagnosis.
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Understand
Keep your consumption journal and let your triggers reveal themselves: moments, places, emotions.
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Act
Choose a realistic goal and try short strategies when a craving rises.
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Maintain
Read your weekly review, adjust, and get through slips without throwing everything away.
The journal
Logging a craving takes less than 45 seconds.
One entry captures the moment: craving intensity from 0 to 10, context, emotion, and whether you used or not.
- "Didn't use" counts just as much: those are your surfed cravings, and they hold your best strategies.
- A voice note for when writing feels like too much. It stays on the device.
- An interrupted entry becomes a draft, picked up the next time you open the app.
- On the calendar, a sage dot marks a logged day. No streaks to protect, no counters.
Trends
What your last two weeks are telling you.
7-day averages, your risk moments and your surfed cravings, readable at a glance.
- Every number shows its sample size: an average built on 3 entries says so honestly.
- Trends suggest, they don't prove. The app stays careful in how it phrases things.
- No reward or punishment colors: a delta is never green or red.
Weekly review ✦
Every week, your numbers are turned into words, directly on your iPhone. Nothing leaves the device, never your thoughts.
Privacy
What you write here stays here.
Nuance is built for the things nobody else should ever read. Local mode is the default, not a hidden option.
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Local by default
Your entries live on your iPhone. No account needed to get started.
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Your thoughts, never
Free-text fields and voice notes are never exported, synced or analyzed anywhere else.
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Zero advertising
No ads, no data resale, no marketing pixels. Your attention is not the product.
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Export and delete
Take your journal with you or erase everything, from the app, in one gesture.
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App lock
Optional Face ID, and nothing readable in the app switcher.
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Discreet notifications
Never a word about alcohol or tobacco on your lock screen. "Nuance: your review is ready", nothing more.
Pricing
An honest price, no surprises.
The essentials are free forever. Premium goes deeper; it never gates your safety or your journal.
Free
€0 forever
- Full journal and calendar, rereadable over any period
- Goal and "if, then" plan
- Craving tool and urgent help
- Export and delete your journal
- A summary to hand to your practitioner
Premium
€39.99 /year
or €4.99 /month · or €99.99 for life (that's €3.33 a month)
- Guided 14-day program
- Backup, and your journal on every device
- Cross-analysis: contexts, emotions, strategies
Auto-renews, cancel anytime in iOS settings. The lifetime purchase covers the app and its insights, not synced services. What's free stays free.
Questions
Asked honestly.
Does Nuance give a diagnosis?
No. Self-assessments provide validated reference points and help you see where you stand, but only a healthcare professional can make a diagnosis.
Do I have to quit drinking or smoking completely?
No. Understand, cut back or quit: the right goal depends on your situation, and it can change. Some decisions, such as suddenly stopping heavy regular drinking, require medical advice.
Who can read my journal?
In local mode, the default: nobody, it stays on your iPhone. Your thoughts and voice notes never leave the device, whatever the mode.
Can I export or delete everything?
Yes, both, from the app's settings, without asking our permission.
What should I do in an emergency?
Nuance is not an emergency service. In an emergency in France: 15 or 112. Suicide crisis line: 3114, free, 24/7. Alcool info service: 0 980 980 930.
How much does the app cost?
The journal, rereading any period of it, the goal, the craving tool, export, deletion and the summary you hand to your practitioner are free forever. Premium costs €39.99 a year (€3.33 a month), €4.99 a month, or €99.99 as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions can be cancelled in iOS settings. If the price is a barrier, a reduced rate exists, with no proof required.
Start by observing. The rest will follow.
Nuance is in development and coming soon to iPhone. Leave your email and we'll let you know when it's out. Nothing else.