Abstenence: Pay a commitment fee to abstain from something for 2-5 days

Abstenence is a pay-to-commit habit tracker. Pick something to abstain from, stake $2–$100 on a short 2-5 day challenge, and pass or fail — no resets, no refunds. Real money makes discipline real.

Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Kelvin, the maker behind Abstenence. I built this because I noticed something about myself and pretty much everyone I know: we're great at starting habit trackers and terrible at finishing them. There's no real cost to quitting — so nothing stops us from quitting. So I added one. With Abstenence, you pick something to abstain from — social media, sugar, porn, nail biting, whatever's actually hard for you — and commit for a short window (2, 3, or 5 days). Starting at just $2, you choose your own stakes — up to $100 if you want to go all in. The amount isn't about unlocking features, it's about how seriously you take the next few days. Pass, and you earn a PASS record — proof you followed through. Fail, and you lose the fee and get a FAIL record. No resets, no retries. One of my favorite ways to use it is the Double Negative Challenge — instead of committing to "I'll read for 2 days," you commit to "I will not skip reading for 2 days." Small wording shift, but it turns a soft goal into a rule you're not allowed to break. A few things that make it different from other habit trackers: 💰 You set your own stakes — starting at $2, up to $100, whatever makes it real for you 🔒 A-Plus Mode by default — no shortcuts, no fake progress, can't be turned off 📊 Simple pass/fail tracking — no bloated dashboards, just "did you hold the line" 📖 A companion activity book on Amazon — for an offline, reflective version 💬 Discord community — for people who want peer accountability too I'd love your honest feedback — especially if you've tried and abandoned other accountability apps before. What made those fail for you? Thanks for checking it out 🙏

Great launch! I like how Abstenence is tackling pay a commitment fee to abstain from something for 2-5 days. The product feels thoughtfully scoped around a real use case rather than adding complexity for its own sake. Congratulations to the team!

@zvonimir_sabljic1 Thanks Zvonimir! That's exactly the intent — keep the scope tight and the mechanic dead simple so the commitment itself does the work. Appreciate you taking the time to check it out.