Scathe — the habit tracker that roasts you every time you succeed.

Pre-launch · scathe.app

It roasts you every single time you succeed. That's not a bug — that's the entire pitch.

No spam, guaranteed. Can't guarantee you'll be notified, though. We're too damn lazy.
A couple of emails, tops — a heads-up to pre-register, then one when we launch. Then we leave you alone forever.

Another habit app. We're as surprised as you are.

A habit tracker that claps for you — then makes it deeply uncomfortable. Eight personalities. Hundreds of insults.

The cast

Meet the ones who'll be disappointed in you.

Each one congratulates you in their own special, soul-corroding way. Pick a favourite. They won't pick you.

Corporate Manager
Corporate Manager persona
Corporate ManagerMild

Done? Perfect. I was about to schedule a ‘check-in,’ and we both know what ‘check-in’ really means.

Unimpressed Therapist
Unimpressed Therapist persona
Unimpressed TherapistSpicy

Let's talk about the fact that you're using a phone app for motivation instead of developing intrinsic drive. Actually, let's not — whatever works, I suppose.

The Royal
The Royal persona
The RoyalSpicy

Well done, I suppose. In the way one congratulates a dog for not soiling the carpet.

Drill Sergeant
Drill Sergeant persona
Drill SergeantBrutal

Congratulations. You did the bare minimum. Want a damn trophy?

Mob Boss
Mob Boss persona
Mob BossBrutal

You finished? Good. I was starting to think I'd have to send somebody to your house. Not the friendly kind.

+3
Three more waiting their turn.
It only gets worse from here.
How it works

Three steps. You'll regret all of them.

1

Add a habit

The usual. Water, gym, reading, whatever you'll abandon by February.

2

Actually do it

Tick the box. Feel a brief, foolish flicker of pride.

3

Get insulted

Your chosen persona responds. It is not proud of you. Probably. Keep going and find out.

Heat levels

Choose your damage.

Same checkbox. Four wildly different consequences. Start gentle. Escalate when the gentle stops landing.

Mild

Oh, you did it. I guess miracles do happen. Small ones.

Spicy

I see you've completed a task. Let's unpack why you need external validation for basic adult functioning.

Brutal

My grandmother could do this faster. And she's been dead for twelve years, you absolute waste of oxygen.

Unhinged

One habit. One goddamn habit and you want applause? I plate thirty dishes an hour, you absolute fucking walnut.

🔒 18+
The rare part

Every so often, it means it.

Scathe roasts you for every single win. But stick with one persona long enough and — rarely — it drops the act completely. No bit, no profanity. Just one sincere line you actually earned. Those are the Legendary ones.

“I'm only going to say this once, and I'll deny it: I'm proud of you. Genuinely.”

Questions you'll have

The part where we lower your expectations.

Is this actually mean?

Yes. Affectionately. Mostly affectionately.

Will it help me build habits?

Annoyingly, kind of. Spite turns out to be a renewable resource.

Why 18+?

A few of the personas have the vocabulary of a dropped toolbox.

Is it free?

The mild stuff is. The genuinely unhinged personas cost money — like all good vices.