Hands Off

Hands Off

Stop nail biting and other bfrbs with AI

Hands Off is a desktop app that intercepts nail biting, skin picking, and other BFRBs in real time. It runs locally on your device, pops up when your hands get near your face, and gradually retrains your brain. All without sending data to the cloud.

Startups · Artificial Intelligence · Health

Features

AI-powered detection: Monitors nail biting, hair pulling, and other BFRBs via webcam, with AI trained specifically for these habits.
Real-time intervention: Visual overlays and notifications stop behaviors as they happen.
Customizable alerts: Adjust sensitivity, select warning zones, and choose overlay style for a tailored experience.
Progress tracking: View streaks, daily counts, and long-term trends to stay motivated.
Privacy-first & offline: All processing runs locally; no personal data leaves your device.

Use Cases

Nail biting prevention: Helps users stop nail biting by detecting hand-to-mouth movements in real time and showing immediate overlays.
Hair, eyebrow, and eyelash pulling: Detects hair-focused BFRBs (trichotillomania) and provides on-the-spot alerts to interrupt the behavior.
Nose picking & other hand-to-face habits: Monitors other repetitive hand-to-face behaviors, helping users become more aware and reduce occurrences.
Habit tracking and self-monitoring: Users can track streaks, daily counts, and trends to see progress and identify patterns in their behavior.
Work-from-home or study environments: Runs silently in the background, providing support without disrupting focus or workflow.

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Comments

Lennert Soffers

Hi all! I've been biting my nails for over 22 years, and I've tried pretty much everything you can think of. From bitter nail polish, to those mental tricks that work for about a day before you forget all about them. Nothing stuck. Here's what I finally realized about nail biting: it's not really about willpower. I could spend hours promising myself I wouldn't do it, only to see my hands full of scabs either way. The real issue wasn't that I didn't want to stop, it's that I didn’t notice I was even biting/picking in the first place. That's when it clicked for me. I didn't need more willpower, I needed someone to tap me on the shoulder the exact moment my hand started moving toward my mouth. Since hiring a person to follow me around wasn't exactly practical, I decided to build an app to do it instead.

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