How it works
Tap a bubble to pop it, or drag your finger across a row. There’s no score and no timer. When the sheet is done, start another one or stop. That’s all.
In the app, checking their profile has its own button, and logging it doesn’t reset your count. On a bad night, pop a sheet first, then decide.
Why a distraction helps
Distraction won’t change how you feel about them. In a small lab study of people still hung up on an ex, distraction didn’t lower their feelings for the ex, but it did lift their mood.1 Something absorbing for your eyes and hands can also take the edge off a craving: in one small study, three minutes of Tetris lowered everyday cravings for food, drink and drugs.2
And not looking matters. Watching an ex’s social media predicted more breakup distress months later and on the following day, and in an experiment it lowered people’s mood and made them more jealous.3 More in the guide on why you keep checking your ex’s profile.
Sources
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Langeslag, S. J. E., & Sanchez, M. E. (2018). Down-regulation of love feelings after a romantic break-up: Self-report and electrophysiological data. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147(5), 720–733. doi.org/10.1037/xge0000360. 24 people; short-term lab effects. ↩
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Skorka-Brown, J., Andrade, J., Whalley, B., & May, J. (2015). Playing Tetris decreases drug and other cravings in real world settings. Addictive Behaviors, 51, 165–170. doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.07.020. 31 students over one week; not about breakups. ↩
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Marshall, T. C. (2026). Social media observation of ex-partners is associated with greater breakup distress, negative affect, and jealousy. Computers in Human Behavior, 176, 108869. doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108869. Four studies, 762 people. ↩
