Personalized recovery plans
The onboarding answers a user chooses are used to generate a practical starting plan.
Core recovery capabilities
Daily check-ins
Users log wins, difficult days, slips, triggers, notes, and completed recovery tasks.
Recovery Score
A transparent 0–100 daily indicator calculated locally from activity already recorded in Synapse.
Smart Streak Recovery
A slip can lower progress indicators without erasing lifetime clean days or the previous best streak.
AI Coach
The coach can use the user's plan, streak, selected recovery identity, and relevant recent activity to provide contextual guidance.
Urge and emergency tools
Users can log urges, use a timed urge screen, and receive a short post-slip recovery mission.
Command Mode and Focus Mode
Two interfaces present the same underlying recovery data in tactical or calmer visual styles.
Synapse Shield
The companion Chrome extension can block, limit, or schedule configured sites and run enforcement offline.
The four-step recovery loop
- Identify habits and pattern triggers. Choose target habits and complete the onboarding assessment.
- Generate a starting battle plan. Synapse turns your assessment answers into a personalized recovery plan.
- Log daily check-ins and urges. Record daily wins, difficult days, slips, triggers, and completed recovery tasks.
- Recover without deleting history. Metrics, reports, and post-slip tools reflect current activity while preserving earlier clean days.
How Synapse compares to site blockers and streak trackers
A blocker restricts website access, and a streak tracker counts consecutive days. Synapse connects both mechanisms to structured plans, check-ins, urge logs, recovery metrics, reports, and contextual guidance. Learn how our Recovery Score and Smart Streak Recovery preserve progress history.
| Tool | Primary job | After a difficult day | Context retained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site blocker | Restrict access | Rule remains or is bypassed | Usually rule and usage data |
| Streak tracker | Count consecutive days | Streak commonly returns to zero | Dates and streak totals |
| Synapse Rewire | Plan, check in, track patterns, and recover | History remains; indicators update; recovery tools appear | Plan, check-ins, urges, triggers, progress, and optional Shield activity |
Optional browser enforcement with Synapse Shield
Synapse Shield is the companion Chrome extension for website-level recovery controls. You can set site blocks, daily time allowances, and blackout schedules. Enforcement operates from locally cached rules in the browser, ensuring controls continue even when offline.
Straight answers before you start
Is Synapse therapy?
No. Synapse is self-help accountability software. It does not diagnose medical conditions or replace licensed care.
Can it work without Shield?
Yes. The web platform works independently; Shield adds optional site-level blocking.
Is access free?
A user can start with a free account. Learn more on our Pricing page.