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Silex, an iPhone gambling blocker that keeps score of the money you keep

trysilex.com ↗ · Human Services · score 86.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

Silex combines system-wide gambling blocking, a 90-day evidence-based quit program, urge support, and a running tally of avoided losses.

Why it surfaced

This is unusually deliberate recovery software: slips trigger a reset lesson rather than erasing progress, while the urge button and crisis helplines remain free. The site also makes a clear privacy case—no account, tracking, ads, or backend—and says the app is in App Store review.

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