Forfeit: Habit Contracts

Forfeit Inc

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About this app

Forfeit: Accountability That Works

The accountability app that uses real stakes to make you follow through - and blocks the distractions that stop you before you even start. Used by 20k+ people, with a 94% success rate across 75k+ goals.
Built on the science of Habit Contracts (popularised by Atomic Habits), we hold you accountable in two powerful ways: blocking distracting apps and websites during your focus time, and enforcing real consequences if you miss your goals.

HOW IT WORKS
Set your goal - Define what you want to achieve and set your deadline
Prove you did it - Verify completion via photo, video, GPS, health data, and more
Stay accountable - Miss your deadline and face real consequences. But this rarely happens - 94% of goals succeed. Appeal anytime if life gets in the way.

SCREEN BLOCKING
Block distracting apps and websites during your goal time windows. Set daily time limits, schedule blocking around your goals, and eliminate the temptations that derail your progress. This is one of Forfeit's most-used core features - because removing friction is half the battle.

VERIFICATION METHODS
Photo - Take a photo and our AI verifies it matches your goal
Video - Record a video for AI analysis to confirm completion
GPS Check-in/Avoid - Must be within or outside a location by your deadline
Health Data - Sync steps, calories, sleep, heart rate, workouts, hydration, weight and more via Google Fit
Screen Blocking - Block distracting apps and websites during goal windows
Timelapse - Record a timelapse for human review
Friend Verify and more

OVERLORD - AI ACCOUNTABILITY COACH
Overlord is your personal AI accountability coach, built to simulate having someone with you 24/7 who knows your goals, your habits, and what you're up to at any point in the day.

Calls and texts you - Overlord calls you for wake-ups, deadline reminders, and check-ins, and texts your accountability partners if you slip up
Remembers everything - A 3-layer memory system means Overlord never forgets what you told it, learns your weak points, and calls you out when you make excuses you've used before
Verifies your evidence - Analyses your photos, videos, and health data to confirm goal completion, and can re-analyse if it gets it wrong
Proactive outreach - Overlord reaches out before deadlines, auto-approves health goals from your Google Fit data, and spots patterns before you fall off
Integrates with everything - Google Fit, GPS, Calendar, IFTTT, and more, so Overlord always knows what you're up to
Adapts over time - Learns what consequences actually motivate you and adjusts its approach accordingly

OTHER FEATURES
Flexible scheduling: set goals for X days per week or specific days
Appeal anything: skip a submission if life gets in the way
Text accountability with your AI coach
Streaks, progress tracking and insights

PERMISSIONS WE REQUEST AND WHY
Health Connect - We read health data solely to verify your fitness and wellness goals. Supported types include heart rate, steps, distance, active calories, exercise sessions, sleep, hydration, weight, floors climbed, and activity recognition. We access only the data you enable and never use it for ads. Revoke anytime in settings.
Accessibility Service - Used to detect the foreground app and block apps you select during goals. We only read the package name, not text, taps, or screen content. Optional and user-initiated. No data is stored or shared.
App Visibility - Used to display all installed apps so you can choose which ones to block, and to detect installed browsers for website blocking. We do not collect or share your installed app data.

Ratings and reviews

Where has this been all my life? As someone with severe ADHD, basic habits have always been a big struggle. I've tried so many things. Checklists, reminders, alarms, novelty, etc. Nothing would keep me on track. I've been using forfeit for a few weeks now and I can say with confidence that it works. Never before have I washed my face so consistently, all because the looming threat of losing money is the motivation and accountability I needed but never had. Thank you so much!!!!

Normally I never review apps, but I find this one to be an exception. I've tried everything to get me to work, including willpower least of all, none of them ever work. I find if you know how to design accountability correctly, this app becomes magic. You go from struggling to get anything done to doing everything perfectly day by day without fail. Have patience with it, at first you need to learn how to use it effectively, but it works wonders if you stick to it.

I have been using this app for almost a month. As an autistic person with ADHD, this has proven to be enormously helpful. I have tried dozens of systems and apps, but unfortunately motivation is not a good incentive for me to stick to my goals. However, having the idea of losing my money is a very clear negative incentive that pushes me now every day to practice piano, do exercise, study, walk and even wake up early. I am very grateful for this app. I will update this review in the future.

What’s new

2.22.2
* Home Screen Widgets
* Interface Overhaul
* Bug fixes and UI updates