A mother of three aims to both break the tension and confirm mutual consent before sexual intercourse via Yes to Sex, an app out Friday for both iOS and Android.

In less than 25 seconds, partners can whip out a smartphone, fire up the app and flash through a series of one-touch agreements that culminate in a request to record a short audio confirmation that the parties have agreed to intercourse. A safe word is generated. Both parties agree to stop having sex if one partner says the word.

The app essentially amounts to a technological record of consent. Once a user closes out of the app, no information remains saved on any phone. The date, time, place and voice recordings are stored on Yes to Sex's secure servers, which according to a company news release use "the same data encryption as the Department of Defense (and) the records can only be retrieved with court-endorsed orders, ensuring anonymity."