About & safety
What Tideline is — and what it isn’t
Tideline is a calm, private, educational companion for anyone trying to change a habit that has started to cost them — with alcohol, gambling, or gaming. It’s built to help in the hardest moments, honestly and without shame.
Tideline is not medical care, and it is not a crisis service. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure anything, and it can’t see what you write or respond to you. It is built by an individual who cares about this — not by a doctor, therapist, or clinic. If you’re in danger, please use Get help now.
Why it’s built this way
Most apps in this space are for the calm hours. The hardest part of changing a habit is usually a single, live moment — the craving that hits late and feels like it will never pass. Tideline is built for that moment first, and everything else grows from it.
It’s also built by one person, in the open, without pretending to be a hospital. That honesty shapes every promise below.
Our promises to you
- The things that keep you safe are always free. Crisis links, the Wave, and the basic self-checks will never sit behind a paywall.
- We will never profit from your pain. No ads, no third-party trackers, and never any money from the gambling, alcohol, or tobacco industries.
- Your data stays yours. It lives on your device, not our servers. We can’t read it, sell it, or lose it. (Here’s exactly how.)
- We speak plainly and kindly. Person-first language, no “addict” labels, no moralising, no scare tactics.
- We’re honest about our limits. Where this isn’t enough, we point you toward people who can do more.
Where the self-checks come from
The self-checks are based on well-known, publicly available screening tools — the AUDIT-C for alcohol, the PGSI for gambling, and the DSM-5 framework for gaming. They’re offered as educational self-reflection, written in plain language. They are not a diagnosis, and Tideline is not medically reviewed.
What’s next
A genuine priority is to have this content reviewed by licensed clinicians, and to keep what works while cutting anything that doesn’t earn its place. Until a qualified professional has reviewed a page, we say so plainly rather than implying an authority we don’t have.
Get in touch
Questions, a correction, a broken link, or something that could be kinder? There’s one inbox, read by a real person: hello@fightaddictions.com. Please note it isn’t a crisis line and replies aren’t instant — if you need urgent help, use Get help now.