Top 4 Apps to Quit Gambling & Track Progress (2026)

Disclosure: we make NoGambling.app, the app ranked first here, so we are not a neutral source. Facts about the other apps come from their official sites (Gamban, BetBlocker, Gambling Therapy), checked November 2026. Features and prices can change.

How we ranked

We compared seven things: blocking, tracking, urge and crisis support, community, money tools, platforms, and 12-month cost. This is our own judgment from each app's published features. It is not a clinical study, and it does not show that any of these apps leads to a given recovery result.

1. NoGambling.app — Best full-stack iOS recovery app

Why it's #1: It is the only app on this list that combines a real-time clean counter, a 6-step panic button, a snowball debt plan, a community feed, and a daily promise loop in one free-to-try iOS app. Its blocking covers betting apps and popular sites in Safari on iPhone, which is narrower than a dedicated blocker.

Standout feature: the 6-step panic button, a self-guided flow for when an urge hits: a mirror moment with your streak and debt, 4-4-4 breathing, a motivation card (in your own words if you wrote a "Your why"), naming the urge, urge-wave education, and a drafted text you can send to someone you trust. It does not contact a helpline for you. If you need a person right now, call or text the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738) in the US, or call GamCare on 0808 8020 133 in the UK.

Pricing: Free to try, then monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime purchase. Platform: iOS. Verdict: Start here if you want daily tools on your iPhone. With the lifetime option there is no subscription to lapse.

2. Gamban: Best paid blocker

Gamban says it blocks tens of thousands of gambling sites and apps, on all major device platforms with one licence. If site-level blocking is your only gap and you can afford it, it is a good fit.

The app also tracks gamble-free time and the time and money you have saved. Not listed on its site: a panic button or debt tools. Its site links to a Discord server.

Price: £4.99 a month or £29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial (checked November 2026). Platforms: mobile, tablet and desktop. Full Gamban comparison →

3. BetBlocker — Best free blocker

BetBlocker is free, run by a US non-profit, and cross-platform. It says it blocks more than 1.3 million gambling sites (checked November 2026). A restriction cannot be lifted before the period you pick ends, from 1 day to 5 years. It is the right choice if your budget is zero and you need something tonight. You can add NoGambling.app, which is free to try.

Price: Free. Platforms: Win, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Fire OS. Full BetBlocker comparison →

4. Gambling Therapy — Best for human support

Gambling Therapy is the Gordon Moody charity's text-based live support and peer forums. It is the right pick if isolation is the core problem. Live support is not 24/7 and it is not a blocker or a tracker, but the forums are open 24/7. You can pair it with NoGambling.app for the days between conversations.

Price: Free support and forums; paid one-to-one therapy packages are separate. Platforms: website. Its site also describes an app, which we could not find in the US or UK App Store (November 2026). Full Gambling Therapy comparison →

Comparison table

How to stack apps for best results

You do not have to pick only one. One way to combine them:

• NoGambling.app — daily loop, panic button, savings, community.
• Gamban or BetBlocker: site-level blocking on desktop and mobile.
• GamStop (UK only): free self-exclusion from UKGC-licensed online sites.

With BetBlocker, the whole stack is free to try. With Gamban, the blocker adds £29.99 a year (checked November 2026).

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