Bronze
FlagshipBare bronze. Warm when new, darker each season.
$249Expected price
Make your
case.
A machined tin that holds thirty pouches and gives you one at a time, on your rules.
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Bronze$249Expected price
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Estimated to ship late 2027. Adults 21+. Pouches not included.
30Pouches inside
1Per press, through a side slot
5mmProud of the slot, ready to pinch
Ø 70.8mmAcross, 36.2 mm tall
Machined, then left alone.
Detent is machined from metal, not moulded. The flagship is bare bronze, which takes on a patina as you carry it, so no two tins age alike.
The name comes from watchmaking. In a mechanical watch, the detent is the catch that holds the gear train and releases exactly one beat at a time. Detent holds thirty and releases one. A detent is also the click-stop you feel in a watch crown, and the click you feel in the button.
The button on top is split in two. The petrol blue half is you. The burnt orange half is Detent.
Inside: thirty pouches on a wheel that turns one to the slot at a time, and a battery for Qi wireless charging, now in testing.
One button. One pouch.
Press it, and one pouch rises through a side slot, 5 mm proud. You pinch it. That is the whole motion.
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How it works
Rules first. Then a conversation.
You write the rules in the app. The tin follows them.
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Set your rules
In the app you set a daily max, spacing between pouches, quiet hours and a last call, and set aside passes for days that run off schedule. Mark each rule Firm or Flexible. Change a rule any time. Changes that give you more room start tomorrow, so today's plan stays the plan you made.
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Make your case
Press for one outside your plan and Detent asks why. Three replies at most, then Detent decides, only inside the rules you wrote.
Example YouFriend's birthday dinner tonight.
DetentSpecial occasion is on your list. Yes.
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Take it, or decline
A yes lights the orange half and one pouch stands in the slot. A no names the rule and the time it opens. Never mind is always there, and it is never held against you.
When your phone is paired, the app's decision outranks the button. Without the app, the button simply gives you one. It is your tin.
Detent can't bend a rule. It only decides within it.
Your rules, in your own words.
App in development. Screens may change.
Editions
Machined metal, four ways.
Same mechanism, same split button, same app. Choose the metal.
Brushed Titanium
Bare titanium. Light, hard, quietly grey.
$199Expected price
Dark Titanium
Titanium, near black.
$199Expected price
Satin Aluminium
The lightest Detent. Soft silver, satin finish.
$149Expected price
First run
Join the waitlist.
Joining is free and there is no payment now. We'll email you before any pre-order opens, and you can unsubscribe any time.
- No card and no charge. Joining doesn't commit you to buy.
- Before any pre-order opens, we email you the final price, the ship date and the terms.
- We use your email only to contact you about Detent.
The details.
- Size
- Ø 70.8 mm, 36.2 mm tall
- Weight
- To be confirmed on production units
- Body
- Machined bronze, titanium or aluminium. Bronze, Brushed Titanium and Satin Aluminium are left bare
- Capacity
- 30 standard US pouches (about 28 × 13 mm)
- Dispensing
- One at a time, through a side slot, 5 mm proud
- Button
- Split: petrol blue (you), burnt orange (Detent)
- Charging
- Qi wireless charging (in testing)
- Battery
- About 60 days at 10 a day*
- Water
- Designed to be sealed. Rating published after testing
- Security
- Designed to be tamper-resistant, with a signed log on the tin
- Without the app
- One pouch per press
- App
- In development. Supported phones confirmed before pre-orders open
- Study mode
- Researcher key, signed logs
- In the box
- Detent tin. Pouches not included
*Calculated, not yet measured.
Pre-production: details may change, and we'll say so before pre-orders open.
Study mode.
For university research. The researcher holds a separate key, rules follow the protocol, and every event is written to a signed log on the tin. Unpairing needs the researcher's key.
Study tools are in development. For study units, write to hello@detent.click.
Where Detent is today.
We email the waitlist as it moves.
- DesignCAD model in hand. The 3D tin on this page is built from it.
- Working prototypeIn progress
- ToolingAfter the working prototype
- Production runEstimated to ship late 2027
Asked before.
Does joining cost anything?
No. The waitlist is free and there is no payment now. Joining doesn't commit you to buy anything.
What happens after I join?
Before any pre-order opens, we email you the final price, the ship date and the terms, and you decide then. Until that point we may send the occasional progress note. The full details are on the waitlist and launch page.
Can I leave the waitlist?
Yes, any time. Use the unsubscribe link in any email, or write to hello@detent.click and we'll delete your details.
When does it ship?
Estimated to ship late 2027. We'll confirm the date before any pre-order opens.
Is there a subscription?
App pricing isn't set yet, and we'll say what it is before any pre-order opens. The tin works without the app: the button gives one pouch per press.
Which phones does the app support?
The app is in development. We'll confirm the supported phones before any pre-order opens.
Who is Detent?
In the app, Detent is the voice that hears your case. It sees your rules, your list, your log and what you type, and nothing else. It decides only inside the rules you wrote, and every answer names the rule it used.
Before the app ships we'll publish its privacy notice, including where what you type is processed.
Are pouches included?
No. Detent holds your own pouches, any standard US size of about 28 × 13 mm. We don't sell pouches or nicotine.
How do I fill it?
Through the same side slot. In the current design you start loading from the app, push one pouch into the slot, and the tin turns to the next pocket on its own, up to thirty.
Who can buy Detent?
Adults 21 and over, in the US. You confirm your age when you join the waitlist, and again before any order ships. An adult signature may be required on delivery.
What if my phone dies?
The tin keeps working. Without the app, the button gives you one pouch per press, and each one is written to the signed log. When your phone is back, the log syncs.
How does it handle water?
Detent is designed to be sealed against water. We'll publish its IP rating once production units are tested, and until then we don't claim one.
How long does the battery last?
About sixty days per charge at ten a day, by our calculation. It isn't measured yet. Charging is Qi wireless, which is in testing.
Returns and warranty
We'll publish our returns and warranty terms before any pre-order opens.
Who makes Detent?
Detent is made by Equity For Everyone, Inc. Write to us at hello@detent.click.