Pre-launch · scathe.app

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

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.
We'll be impressed if we manage this one launch email.

A habit tracker that claps for you — then makes it deeply uncomfortable.

Eight personalities. Hundreds of insults. The habit tracking part works fine. That was never the point.

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

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

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.

Gymrat
Gymrat persona
GymratBrutal

One habit? I've done more before my pre-workout kicked in. That's not effort, bro — that's an apology.

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 never, ever proud of you.

Heat levels

Choose your damage.

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

Mild

Oh. You did it. Good for you, I suppose. Adequate, even.

Spicy

You completed it. Let's unpack why you need a gold star for basic adult functioning.

Brutal

You did the bare minimum. Want a damn trophy, you absolute waste of oxygen?

Unhinged

ONE 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.