Withheld

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Everyone 10+
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Everyone 10+
Diverse Content: Discretion Advised
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About this app

Your phone rings. The caller ID says WITHHELD. A stranger's voice asks if this is still Danny's number. What you say next, out loud, in your own words, or with a tap, decides where the story goes.

Withheld is an interactive audio thriller that doesn't live inside an app. It calls you.

HOW IT WORKS
• Episodes arrive as incoming calls at believable moments in your day. Answer, or let them ring out to voicemail — the story remembers either way.
• Speak your replies. The characters hear you and respond in real time. Prefer silence? Every choice can be tapped instead.
• What you say sticks. Characters remember what you told them — and what you didn't.

A SEASON OF CALLS
Season 1 is a serialized thriller told call by call: a wrong number, a name you were never meant to hear, and a courteous stranger who knows exactly how long you stayed on the line.

THE SECURE LINE
The opening calls are free, with ads on hold. The Secure Line subscription unlocks every episode as it drops and removes ads — starting with a 7-day free trial. Or buy the Season Pass once and own Season 1 forever.

PRIVACY FIRST
No account. No sign-up. Your player is an anonymous identifier, and your voice is never stored as audio. Full policy: https://pickupstlo7o7hx4iyqqg.z33.web.core.windows.net/privacy/

Withheld rings like a phone, but it never bypasses Do Not Disturb — and it's fiction. Always.
The story that calls you. Pick up, speak, and decide how it ends.
Updated on
Aug 19, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Device or other IDs
  • This app may collect these data types
    Financial info, App activity, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

What’s new

Season one of Withheld: seven calls, about a week.

A stranger rings you by someone else's name and will not accept that she has the wrong person. Answer, and the story goes where you take it — speak your replies or tap them, whichever suits where you are.