Gamban locks the door. Lessen shows you the money.
Two tools for two different moments. You can use both.
What Gamban does well
Gamban blocks gambling sites and apps across your devices. It's cheap, simple, and it works. An independent evaluation commissioned by GambleAware found blockers genuinely limit access to gambling sites and can reduce gambling harm [1].
If you've decided you're done, and the only thing between you and a bet is one tap, a blocker is the right first move. Get one.
What a blocker can't do
A block is a wall. Walls help. But a wall doesn't know it's Sunday. It doesn't know you lost $340 last night. It doesn't know you always bet after the second drink.
A block also only works while it stays up, and a block can be taken down.
What Lessen does
Lessen connects to your sportsbook and reads the bets you already placed. Up to a year of them. Then it shows you what they really cost, and learns your pattern.
When one of your riskiest hours is coming, you get a private heads-up before it starts, not after the bet.
Use both
Gamban is the wall. Lessen shows you the money. They don't compete. You can run a blocker alongside Lessen. The independent evaluation of blocking software makes the same point: it restricts access, it doesn't cure the pull, and it holds best layered with other tools and support.
Where Lessen goes further
Recognition
A blocker doesn't know your pattern. Lessen reads up to a year of real bets and learns the hours where you usually bet, and what they cost.
Timing
A wall waits for you to hit it. Lessen sends a heads-up first, before your usual risky hours, not after the bet.
Flexibility
A blocker is built for stopping. Lessen has a mode for cutting back and a mode for quitting, and you can switch if that changes.
What Lessen doesn't do
Lessen does not block anything. It won't help if you bet with cash or on a book we don't support.
Gamban. Stops access
Lessen. Sees patterns
What does your betting really cost?
Lessen reads the bets you already placed and shows you the real number. 7 days free. On Google Play now, iPhone coming soon.
Sources
1. Talbot, A., King, K., Tarplin, L., Victor, L., & Rodger, J. (2018, October). Evaluating online blocking software. Winning Moves Ltd for GambleAware. Independent evaluation commissioned by GambleAware. Read the study
If gambling is affecting your money, work, or relationships, call 1-800-522-4700 or 1-800-MY-RESET, or find a meeting at ga.org.