Breaking Chains
Breaking Chains
Every door open · no invite needed

Some chains aren't meant to be managed. They're meant to be broken.

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.

Whole-home protection that follows you on wifi and cellular. Allies you trust, never a paid stranger. Christ-centered identity, never shame.

996,797
pornographic & bypass sites blocked — and growing
No surprises

What your circle sees — and when

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. We share the category of a site, never the address — your history is never stored or shown to anyone.

You request an override
Your partners get a text instantly — before the cooldown even ends: "Your buddy just requested an override. Type of site: [category]. Reason they gave: '…'. Their unlock code is: [code]." The block will not drop without a partner, and the site category is shown, never the URL.
The block is temporarily lifted
"The cooldown ended and the block dropped for [N] minutes. It re-blocks automatically. Type of site: [category]." Your circle knows the window is open and when it closes.
You try to reach a blocked or bypass site
Repeated real attempts to reach adult content or a proxy / VPN-evasion site send your circle a heads-up — category only. Background app noise and ad traffic are filtered out, so an alert always means a genuine attempt, never a false alarm.
You tamper with the protection
"TAMPER ALERT: your buddy's guardrails just changed outside the normal flow." Fires immediately on any attempt to weaken the tool — editing the block list, settings, or partner list, disabling auto-start, turning off the VPN, or touching the system files.
You reset your streak
"Your buddy just reset their streak. Note they left: '…'." No shame — just your circle knowing you are starting again, so they can walk with you from day one.
You hit a milestone
"Your buddy just hit [X days]" — with a verse to send back. This is the one message that waits until morning, so a 3 AM celebration never wakes anyone.

Safety alerts — override, tamper, reset, blocked-site attempts — go out in real time, day or night. Only celebrations wait for morning. We never text the website you visited, only its category. Your circle walks with you; they never surveil you.

Straight answers

Frequently asked questions

The honest version. If it is not answered here, ask us.

Where does my data live — is it on a server?

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).

Do you store the websites I visit?

No. When the filter blocks a site, your device sorts it into a category — adult, or a bypass / proxy tool — and only that category is ever recorded. The actual web address is never saved to our servers and never sent to anyone. We do not warehouse anyone’s browsing tied to their name. It is an ethical line we will not cross.

What exactly do the people in my circle see?

Only the category of a blocked-site attempt, plus events like an override request, a tamper attempt, a streak reset, or a milestone. Never a URL, never your history. The full breakdown is in the “What your circle sees” section above.

Can Breaking Chains itself see my browsing?

No. The category is worked out on your device, and only the category leaves it. There is no dashboard where we, or anyone, can read the sites you visited. That is by design, not by promise.

Who can turn off my protection?

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.

How many sites do you actually block?

More than 850,000+ 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.

Does my circle have to be all men?

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.

Is this shame-based?

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.

Why this is different

Three categories everyone else got wrong.

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.

The whole house — every screen

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.

More than a URL blocklist

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.

Brothers as allies, not strangers

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. And your browsing history is never stored or shared, only the category of a blocked site.

"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman."
Job 31:1
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Three Doors

The door is always free. The deeper layers cost less than a streaming service.

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.

Free forever · No card

Door Zero

$0 forever — our covenant

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.

  • The shared community AI, day or night
  • Daily scripture and reflections
  • Browser extension URL filter
  • Device install guides for every screen you own
  • No card, no trial clock, no catch
Start free
Open · Anyone

Brother

$7 per month

Your own fight, properly armed. A personal AI companion who knows your story, and named protection on every device you carry — filtering that follows you onto any network, including hotspots.

  • Personal AI agent (you name it, you give it its voice)
  • Named protection profiles for your own devices
  • Protection travels: any WiFi, any hotspot
  • Streak counter + override flow
  • Browser extension URL filter
  • No whole-home coverage
Start with Brother
Verified · Whole house

Family + Gateway

$19 per month, Gateway included

Everything in Brother + Family, plus the Breaking Chains Gateway: a palm-sized box we configure before it ships. Plug it into whatever router you already own and the whole house is guarded — no settings, no setup calls.

  • Everything in Brother + Family
  • The Gateway box, preconfigured — plug in and done
  • Works with any router (yes, including eero)
  • Automatic device naming + guest separation
  • Priority support, direct line
Guard the whole house

Two ways to get the box — details below.

The Gateway box: two ways to get one

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:

1. Bring your own — start today.

Buy a supported box yourself and we walk you through the exact setup, free, on any plan. Proven picks:

2. Preconfigured from us — zero setup.

On the Family + Gateway plan we ship the box already configured: plug it into your router and the whole house is guarded. First batches are being configured now — your spot in line is set the day you join.

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 →

YOU SET THE STRENGTH

Every tier gets the full wall. You choose how much we block.

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.

STANDARD · DEFAULT

The full wall.

Nearly one million known adult and bypass sites, 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.

STRICT · OPT IN

Standard, plus the gray zones.

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.

MAXIMUM · OPT IN

The narrow road.

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 →

OUR ATTRIBUTION PROMISE

We only name names when we know the device. A guest on your Wi-Fi, or your nephew's friend who stayed the night, is never mistaken for you. Blocking still works on every screen; blame only ever lands where the evidence is.

See what every device gets →

You don't have to fight this alone anymore.

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.

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