Is it private?
No notifications. Nothing on your lock screen. No account. And it never asks or records what your urge is about.
There is no email and no sign up. You install from the App Store, so Apple knows an install happened and we never see who you are.
Where is app data kept?
There is no Paddle Past server. Your two ratings and which exercises ran are not written down at all. When a session finishes, they are gone. What the app does keep, your block history, your settings and how many free sessions you have used, stays in encrypted storage on the device. iOS may include that encrypted file in a device backup, but the encryption key is device-only and is not included. Blocking also keeps its current state where iOS can reach it, which iOS protects rather than we do.
Not your name, not your email, not your IP address, and no identifier of ours. There is nothing held on a Paddle Past server that can be linked back to you.
This has a cost and it is fair to state it. Without usage data we cannot tell you what share of sessions end with a lower number, and we will not have that figure later either. We would rather say so than collect it.
Where else can I get help?
This is one technique for the few minutes when an urge peaks. It is not treatment and it is not a substitute for it.
If you want more than that, the SAMHSA National Helpline is free, confidential, open 24 hours, and can refer you to treatment near you: 1‑800‑662‑4357. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.