Questions, answered honestly.

OCdragon is an iOS app in development. It gives the photos you take to reassure yourself, of the stove, a lock or a window, a private space separate from your camera roll.

Adults who repeatedly photograph everyday objects to check later, and who would prefer those photos to live somewhere other than their camera roll.

No. OCdragon is built around an everyday habit, not a diagnosis. It is also not a diagnostic tool: only a qualified professional can assess OCD.

Not yet. OCdragon is in development. You can join the early-access list to hear when it is ready.

You take checking photos inside OCdragon, and they are stored in a locked Vault instead of your camera roll. You can open the Vault to look at a photo whenever you need it.

We are considering it, but have not decided yet.

The plan is that you can delete any photo in the Vault at any time.

Optional, simple patterns from your own Vault: how often you take checking photos, at what times, which objects, and how that changes. They are planned, not part of the first release, and could be switched off at any time.

A research idea: optional photo-expiry windows that you could shorten gradually. It is inspired by principles from ERP, but it is not ERP, not available, and not clinically validated. Read more

The Vault is designed around storage on your device.

OCdragon is designed to handle the photos you take or add in the app, not to browse your camera roll.

Not decided yet.

That is not the intended design.

With on-device storage, deleting the app would normally delete the photos in the Vault too.

Only if you opt in, after a plain-language explanation.

No. OCdragon does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Any future feature would be reviewed against regulatory requirements before release, because classification depends on what a product does and claims.

No. OCdragon is not a substitute for professional care.

Exposure and response prevention is a form of cognitive behavioural therapy and a first-line recommended treatment for OCD. It is delivered by trained therapists. Read more

No. They are research ideas that have not been tested. We make no therapeutic claims.

Please talk to a professional. Your GP or a psychotherapist is a good first step. In Germany, the Terminservicestelle at 116 117 can help you find an appointment, and TelefonSeelsorge is available on 0800 111 0 111. In an emergency, call 112.

Leave your email in the early-access form. We will write when there is something useful to share.

There is no launch date yet.

iOS first. Plans for Android have not been decided.

Pricing has not been decided.