BannyWe built the app we needed.
Banny started with one person dealing with death grip, not knowing why, and finding nothing but forum threads and shame when looking for help. That person was me.
Where it started
Like a lot of people, I picked up habits I never thought twice about. They only showed up as a problem when I got into a relationship and found that real intimacy didn't feel the way it should. I didn't know what was going on, and when I went looking, I found forum threads, abstinence counters and a lot of shame.
What actually helped was simpler: a short break, retraining with a gentler approach, focusing on real connection, and a partner who didn't make it a big deal. It wasn't perfect. There were setbacks, and accepting them was part of getting better. Banny is the plan I wish I'd had back then.
— D. Uday, founder
What Banny is
Banny is an iPhone app that turns that experience, and the approach sex therapists describe for this problem, into a private daily plan: a short Reset, staged Retraining, and a Transfer phase that carries it over to a partner. Around that sit urge tools, pelvic floor sessions, quick check-ins and an optional AI coach.
It starts without an account. Check-ins, journal notes and chats stay on your phone, and you can lock the app with Face ID. Details are in our privacy policy.
What Banny isn't: a doctor, a diagnosis, or a guarantee. It supports behaviour change, and it tells you when something needs a professional.
Editorial standards
How we write our guides
Every guide combines lived experience with published guidance from sex-therapy and urology sources (such as the International Society for Sexual Medicine and Dr. Michael Perelman's work on delayed ejaculation). Each one lists its sources, shows when it was last updated, and carries a medical disclaimer.
Conditioning, not damage
We explain death grip as a trained habit, because that is what fits the evidence. We don’t claim nerve repair, dopamine resets or hormone effects.
No promises we can’t keep
No “cure”, no “clinically proven”, no fixed dates. Recovery commonly takes weeks to a few months and has good and bad days.
Doctor first when it matters
If it happens alone too, came on suddenly, or comes with medication, pain or numbness beyond the penis, we say see a doctor, in the app and on every guide.
No shame
Masturbation isn’t the enemy and setbacks are information. We don’t moralise, and we don’t use fear to sell.
Spotted an error, or are you a clinician who'd like to review our content? Email support@banny.app.