# Forfeit

> Forfeit (forfeit.app) is a habit contract app: you say what you'll do, when, and how much money you lose if you don't. Send evidence before the deadline, or Forfeit charges your card. Backed by Y Combinator. Available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and web.

## Key facts

- How it works: set a task, a deadline and a stake. Submit proof (a photo, a video, or automatic data) before the deadline. Miss it and you're charged, or another penalty you chose runs (text a friend, email a parent, block your apps).
- Verification: Apple Health, GPS, Screen Time or Mac activity, depending on the goal. Photo and video proof is reviewed by a person on the Forfeit team or by AI.
- Appeals: if you miss a goal for a valid reason, you can appeal. A person reviews every appeal within 12 hours, under appeal rules you write yourself when you create the goal.
- Overlord: the AI accountability partner inside Forfeit. It chats with you 24/7, sends reminders before deadlines and adapts to how you work.
- Blocking: on iOS, Forfeit blocks apps with Apple's Screen Time framework. On Mac, the native app blocks distracting apps and websites. Disconnecting the tracking counts as a failure.
- Payments: Stripe processes all payments. Forfeit never stores card details or passwords.
- Privacy: photos and timelapses are deleted right after verification. Mac activity data stays on the Mac; only goal status is sent.
- Pricing: free to download, with a paid subscription ($10.99/month in the US; local prices are shown in the app). The money you stake on goals is separate from the subscription.
- Support: in-app chat, or support@forfeit.app.

## Use Forfeit from ChatGPT or Claude

Subscribers can connect Forfeit to AI assistants that support custom MCP servers. Server URL: https://mcp.forfeit.app/connect (sign in with OAuth). The assistant can then list your goals, submit evidence, and request skips, edits or appeals; Forfeit still makes every decision.

## Apps

- [iPhone and iPad (App Store)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/forfeit-habit-contracts/id1633125787)
- [Android (Google Play)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.forfeit.forfeit)
- [Mac (direct download)](https://github.com/joshmitchell99/overlord-mac-app/releases/latest/download/Overlord.dmg)
- [Web app](https://app.forfeit.app)

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.forfeit.app/)
- [Articles](https://www.forfeit.app/articles): guides to picking a habit or accountability app
- [Best accountability apps for 2027](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/best-accountability-apps): Forfeit, Beeminder, stickK, Boss as a Service and Focusmate
- [Apps that charge you money if you skip your habits](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/habit-apps-that-charge-you): Forfeit, stickK and Beeminder
- Alternatives to [Habitica](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/habitica-alternative), [Streaks](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/streaks-alternative), [Habitify](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/habitify-alternative), [Fabulous](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/fabulous-alternative), [Atoms](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/atoms-alternative), [Loop Habit Tracker](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/loop-habit-tracker-alternative), [stickK](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/stickk-alternative) and [Beeminder](https://www.forfeit.app/articles/beeminder-alternative)
- [Terms and conditions](https://www.forfeit.app/terms-and-conditions)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.forfeit.app/privacy-policy)