Say it
Hold the mic and say your excuse, or type it, or tap a preset. “I’ll start tomorrow.” “It won’t be good enough.” Anything petty.
A 30-second mindset game · 18+
Every excuse starts with “yeah, but.”
Say it. Hear it squeak. Do one tiny move. Watch it shrink.
Tell me when it’s liveSee how it works
- Free to play
- Thoughts stay on your phone
- No ads, no tracking
Closed testing on Google Play. Coming to the Play Store soon.
At a glance
30sfrom excuse to shrunk
40two-minute counter-moves
0thoughts sent to our servers on the free tier
18+adults only, fictional AI characters
What is YeahBut?
YeahBut is a free mindset game that turns the “yeah, but…” voice in your head into a tiny, whiny cartoon bug, so you can laugh at the excuse instead of obeying it, then do one small thing anyway.
Hear it squeak
The yeah-but repeats your excuse in a ridiculous voice, throws a tantrum, and gets very dramatic about it. You are laughing at the creature, never at you.
Do one tiny move
Pick one of three two-minute moves. Drink a glass of water. Stretch. Send one text. Then squash it and watch it shrink to a tiny bug in a tiny hat.
Why does laughing at a thought help?
Hearing a thought in a silly voice makes it easier to see it as just a thought, not an order. That is the idea behind cognitive defusion, and one small action beats an hour of overthinking, which is the idea behind behavioural activation.
YeahBut is a game inspired by that research, not therapy, and it says so in the app. Read the science and its limits.
“I didn’t fix my whole life. I just made the voice squeaky and then I went for a walk.”
An example of what the game is going for. Not a customer review.
Meet the yeah-buts
Every excuse has a personality. Two are in the first release, and more are hatching.
Barnaby the Whinepede
A drama queen in a pill-bug body. He owns “I’m going to bomb this” and cries ink when you do the move anyway.
Count Couch-Lock the Drapeling
A lazy aristocrat whose letters sag over an invisible chaise. He owns “just five more minutes” and melts when you stand up.
Private by design
On-device voice
Speech becomes text on your phone. Recordings are deleted after playback.
Safety first
A check on your phone stops the game and shows helplines if a thought looks like a crisis.
Nothing to sell
No ads, no advertising ID. Analytics are off unless you turn them on.
One-tap delete
Wipe everything on your phone in one tap, any time.
Simple pricing
The core game is free forever. Pro adds more characters, props and the Studio Voice. Planned prices, shown in your own currency in Google Play.
Free
$0 forever
The whole core loop.
- Barnaby the Whinepede
- Voice mode (pitch-shifted, on your phone) and Silent Type
- 40 two-minute counter-moves
- Share card with Privacy Swap
- Streaks and free props
- Anti-rumination cool-down built in
Pro Monthly
$4.99 per month
India: ₹99
Try it on your terms.
- Everything in Free
- Count Couch-Lock the Drapeling
- Full humiliation wardrobe
- On-device Studio Voice
- Cancel any time in Google Play
Pro Yearly
$29.99 per year
India: ₹499
Best value. About $2.50 a month.
- Everything in Pro Monthly
- 7-day free trial for new subscribers
- Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid charge
Lifetime
$49.99 one time
India: ₹999
Pay once. Keep Pro.
- Everything in Pro
- No renewals, no mandates
- Future yeah-buts included in Pro as they hatch
Questions people ask
What is YeahBut?
YeahBut is a free 30-second mindset game for adults. You say or type the “yeah, but…” excuse in your head, a cartoon yeah-but creature squeaks it back at you, you do one two-minute move, and the creature shrinks to a tiny size.
Is YeahBut therapy?
No. YeahBut is a comedy mindset and habit game, not therapy, counselling, or a medical service. It borrows ideas from cognitive defusion and behavioural activation, but it does not diagnose or treat anything. If you are struggling, please talk to a qualified professional.
Does YeahBut record or upload my voice?
No. In voice mode your speech is turned into text on your phone, the text goes through a safety check on your phone, and the recording is deleted straight after playback. Nothing is uploaded, and on phones that cannot do this privately, voice mode is switched off and you type instead.
Where do my thoughts go?
Nowhere. On the free tier your thoughts never leave your phone. We cannot read them, sell them, or train anything on them.
What happens if I type something serious?
A safety check runs on your phone before any sound or animation. If a thought looks like a crisis, such as self-harm or abuse, the game stops, nothing is saved, and the app shows helplines for your country instead.
How much does YeahBut cost?
The core game is free. YeahBut Pro is planned at $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 once for lifetime. In India the planned prices are ₹99, ₹499 and ₹999. You always see the exact price in your own currency in Google Play before you buy.
Ready to shrink one?
YeahBut is in closed testing on Google Play and coming to the Play Store soon.