Wednesday.

After a longer road than I'd planned, Hexys received App Store approval this week.

We're launching on iOS this coming Wednesday, May 6.

Why now, and why Wednesday

I started building Hexys a few months ago. Most of the time since has been spent on the parts you don't see: the encryption architecture, the content blocker, the moderation pipeline, the small thousand decisions that determine whether a privacy-first app actually keeps its promises or just markets like it does. The submission process took longer than expected. Apple sent us back to fix things, and they were right to, and now we're finally ready to equip our users to start Building their Hexys.

We pushed launch to Wednesday rather than immediately upon approval for a couple of reasons. First, Android is still in review, and we want both platforms available as close to simultaneously as we can manage. Second, two extra business days lets us roll out the way we want to, not the way we have to. Privacy software is the kind of thing where the first 72 hours of public exposure determine a lot, and we'd rather walk into that with everything calibrated and the proper prep.

What Hexys is, in case you're new here

Hexys is a recovery platform for helping you manage compulsive behavior. Our first module to release is an app for compulsive pornography use. A second module covering social media detox is in development.

Three things make Hexys structurally different from other apps in this category. The first is that your journal and personal notes are encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM, before it leaves your phone. We store ciphertext and we hold no decryption key. If you've ever written something in a recovery app and quietly wondered who at the company could read it if they wanted to, the answer at Hexys is: nobody. Not me. Not our database. Not the AI companion. The architecture is described in detail in our earlier post, Why Hexys cannot read your journal.

The second is the tone. The companion (we call it Arcos) explains what's happening neurologically when someone is recovering from compulsive behavior, rather than offering generic advice or moralizing. The premise is that knowing what's actually happening in your brain is the first useful tool, not shame. The educational content in the app is grounded in the same place, and presents our users with custom learning plans on dopamine sensitization, prefrontal cortex recovery timelines, and tolerance mechanisms. Real research, written for real people, to help you understand how to build your Hexys.

The final thing is support through the community. Many similar apps have Community features and Accountability Partner functionality, and while that exists in Hexys too, what sets us apart is that we know not everyone has someone they can use for accountability in real life. Introducing Pods. Pods are a small group users you can match with inside of the Hexys app who are working on the same thing. You never use your real name inside a pod, but instead you have a pod alias that is completely separate from every other identity you have in the app. From there you get real-time support with group chat, weekly accountability check-ins, and a help alert that notifies your entire pod the moment you need support.

To the waitlist

If you signed up to be notified when Hexys launched, thank you. It mattered to me when there was nothing to download and you signed up anyway. You'll hear from me directly before Wednesday. There's something special for you in that email, and I'd rather let it be a surprise than spoil it here.

If you haven't signed up yet and want to be first in line on Wednesday, the form is on our home page. Anyone who signs up between now and Wednesday morning will receive the launch announcement at the same time as the existing waitlist.

What we'd love from you

If you've used Hexys in any preview form, or you're considering it on Wednesday, the inbox is genuinely open. Reply to any email from us, or write to support@hexys.app, and you'll hear back from a real person, almost always me, usually the same day. The first version of anything has rough edges. We'd rather know about them than not.

See you Wednesday.

Grant H., Founder