The leading parental-control tools protect one device. The damage walks in through every other screen in your house. We had to build something else.
DNS filtering for configured home networks and supported devices. Check protection after setup and when changing networks. Allies you trust, never a paid stranger. Christ-centered identity, never shame.
We didn't set out to build another accountability app. We set out to fix the categories the existing tools built within — because the categories themselves are why nothing works.
Other tools protect one device. Walk through your home and count: smart TV, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox, daughter's iPad, son's Chromebook, the family iMac. We built for the whole network, not just the phone in your hand.
A basic blocklist is easy to walk around with a VPN, a proxy, or encrypted DNS. Breaking Chains blocks those bypass tools too, catches the fast-moving AI image sites that automated lists miss, and the moment anyone tries to slip around it, your circle is told. On-device image recognition that blurs explicit pictures before you ever see them is on our roadmap.
Most tools route reports to a paid "partner" you have never met. We invert that. You hold the key. You choose your allies, the real people in your life who are for you. Blocked DNS lookups are recorded as a category and a time, not the site name. Operational logs can also include a source IP address or resolver profile identifier. These records are not a complete browsing history, but they can contain sensitive activity. A blocked lookup can come from background traffic and does not prove that a person deliberately visited a site. See our privacy policy for the current limits.
The strength of Breaking Chains is the text an ally gets in the moment. Here is exactly what your inner circle is told in every scenario. Blocked DNS lookups are recorded as a category and a time, not the site name. Operational logs can also include a source IP address or resolver profile identifier. These records are not a complete browsing history, but they can contain sensitive activity. A blocked lookup can come from background traffic and does not prove that a person deliberately visited a site. See our privacy policy for the current limits.
Safety alerts — override, tamper, reset, blocked-site attempts — go out in real time, day or night. Only celebrations wait for morning. Messages summarize event details and categories. Shared reasons or circle posts may contain information you chose to include. Review sharing settings and the privacy policy before inviting an ally.
The honest version. If it is not answered here, ask us.
Yes. Your account, streak, and circle sync securely through our servers, which is why the same screen shows up whether you open Breaking Chains on your phone or your laptop. That sync is the point — your progress and your circle follow you. The one thing we deliberately keep off our servers is your browsing history (next question).
Blocked DNS lookups are recorded as a category and a time, not the site name. Operational logs can also include a source IP address or resolver profile identifier. These records are not a complete browsing history, but they can contain sensitive activity. A blocked lookup can come from background traffic and does not prove that a person deliberately visited a site. See our privacy policy for the current limits.
Alerts can summarize a blocked-site category, override request, integrity event, reset or milestone. Account settings do not suppress every class of alert. These messages and circle posts have different visibility rules; review the privacy policy before adding an ally. The full breakdown is in the “What your circle sees” section above.
Filtering requests are processed by the service. Blocked domains and times can be recorded, and operational logs may include source IP or resolver identifiers. These are sensitive records, not a complete browsing history. Read the privacy policy for storage and sharing limits.
Not you alone in a weak moment — that is the whole idea. Overrides notify your circle instantly, and an ally holds the unlock code. On phones, the filter is built so that disabling it alerts your circle in real time. Weakening the protection is never silent.
More than 1,013,000+ pornographic and bypass domains right now, and the list grows continuously. New sites are pulled in automatically, and over time your own community can flag ones we have missed.
No. Your circle is whoever you trust to walk this road with you — a friend, a mentor, a sibling, a spouse. We call them allies. You choose who is in it and what they are told.
No. It is identity-first and grace-first: accountability with people who love you, never surveillance and never shame. The goal is freedom, walked out with a circle beside you.
"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman."Job 31:1
Our covenant stands: we will never put a paid tier between a man and the help that keeps him free — the community door below is free forever. The paid doors are for protection that runs deeper: your own AI, every screen in your home, and the box that guards the whole house.
We will never put a paid tier between a man and the help that keeps him free. Walk in the door, get real protection today, upgrade only if you want the deeper layers.
A personal AI companion and device DNS setup guides. Protection depends on the device and network configuration; named per-device reporting is unavailable.
The real protection layer. Your own AI companion who knows your story. Whole-home DNS filter for every screen. AI screen recognition is not available yet. Brothers notified the moment you need them.
AI screen recognition is on the roadmap and is not available in any plan. Gateway hardware is in testing; shipping availability and timing are not confirmed.
Two ways to get the box — details below.
The Gateway is not exotic hardware — it is a small, well-chosen router we configure into a house-wide guard. So you have two honest options:
Buy a supported box yourself and we walk you through the exact setup, free, on any plan. Proven picks:
AI screen recognition is on the roadmap and is not available in any plan. Gateway hardware is in testing; shipping availability and timing are not confirmed.
Reserve yours with the $19 plan →Mentors: approved mentors walk free from day one. Your own plan costs nothing the moment you are vetted, and the ministry pays you a 30 percent override on every family you shepherd. The Mentor role →
Our rule is simple: if a site can be used to generate or host not-safe-for-work material, we block it by default, including the AI generators most filters miss. Then you pick the wall height. Exceptions you need and additions you want are always yours to set, and loosening anything goes through your accountability partner.
Known adult and bypass domains, plus every AI image generator, companion app, and nudify tool that can produce explicit material, including the dual-use tools other filters classify as harmless technology.
Adds the social and image platforms where explicit material circulates openly: Reddit, Tumblr, Discord, image boards, and their kind. For the man who knows the side doors are his weakness.
Strict, plus X and every user-generated image platform. The strongest wall we build. Chosen, never imposed, and openable only with your partner standing next to you.
Read exactly how we handle AI-generated porn →
Named per-device reporting and reliable guest attribution are not available as verified features. Shared filtering and background DNS traffic cannot establish who made a request. See device coverage and limits.
See what every device gets →Every door is open right now, and the free one always will be. No invite queue, no waiting list. No corporate middleman. No data being sold. Built with you, not at you.