Effective Concept, but Not Necessary for My Routine
Brick offers a creative approach to reducing social media distractions by adding an extra layer of intention before accessing selected apps. The setup was straightforward, and the concept is easy to understand. After trying it, I realized that my existing phone settings, productivity tools, and personal habits already provide the level of focus I need. The product worked as intended, but I ultimately decided that a dedicated device was not necessary for my current routine. I can see it being helpful for people looking for stronger boundaries around screen time and app usage.
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Self Control is not in my blood!
I got brick last week and have already saved 70 hours of time having my phone bricked. At work I need to pick up my phone to sign in to my computer and EASILY get distracted. I mainly got it for work but now I set it to end everything at 10pm and that’s it no more mindless scrolling till 1am. Absolutely LOVE this product. i did get two bricks. One for home (magnet of fridge) and put one in the car.
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Reclaim your time!
Do yourself a favor and block out the noise. Everybody will get a Brick for Christmas.
Love this app!
I’m loving this app so far! However, the scheduled bricking does not work. It seemed to work the first few days but now it does not. I schedule my phone to brick at bedtime so when I wake up there’s no distractions, however the past few days I’ve woken up and see that my phone is unbricked. Let me know if I can provide more information, I’m happy to give this 5 stars if it resolves!
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It really works!
By far the best solution to actually having more awake time with the family - enough phone! More brick!
Works
Just a few days in and my doom scrolling is down and my focus and attention at work is up!
10/10
The first day was hard but after that it’s been so freeing not feeling tied to my phone but still having the apps on my phone I need throughout the day (texting, calling etc.) I think everyone should get one!
Day One
With great trepidation, after the thing sitting on my desk for a couple days, and finding myself reflexively scrolling, started up the Brick. That was about 8 hours ago. Right now, about to read a book before bed...instead of "just a quick check of the news".
This is a different than other methods that I would override easily. I have zero desire to walk out to the garage to open the app that would let me scroll "for just a minute"
In fact, it's the opposite. Happily opening the book and the world can wait till tomorrow
Update: it's almost weird how well this is working to help me not doom scroll. Still very happy with this thing!
This is a different than other methods that I would override easily. I have zero desire to walk out to the garage to open the app that would let me scroll "for just a minute"
In fact, it's the opposite. Happily opening the book and the world can wait till tomorrow
Update: it's almost weird how well this is working to help me not doom scroll. Still very happy with this thing!
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Auto log out issues
Great when it works but every couple weeks the app auto logs out. It stops auto-bricking on my schedules and if I am bricked when it logs out I have to delete and reinstall the app to unbrick.
This has helped
I was profusely addicted to pimple videos it was taking over and 2 weeks in no scrolling!
Time saver!
Helped me realize how often I was randomly scrolling.
Worth every dollar
TLDR: Brick is simple in both function and form. It's done what other blocking apps haven't, and makes my phone a tool and not a mind-numbing time-sucking addiction. It's also a one-time purchase and not yet another subscription. I consider the price of the Brick device a clever way these guys devised to get people to pay what a quality app and on going maintenance is worth.
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I’ve tried Screentime, Freedom, and AppBlock. Screentime is a joke. Freedom and AppBlock each have pros and cons, including glitches where they'd sometimes work and sometimes not. What Brick has that none of these have is simplicity and a physical device.
The design is dark, boring, and plain, *which is exactly what these apps should be*. My desire is to stay off my phone, not get sucked into a brightly colored app with a statistics tab that I manage to waste 25 minutes on and have so many blocking options that scheduling them can act like a minor hobby. The statistics tab just shows you how long your phone was Bricked vs not Bricked. The scheduling options are either a blocklist or an allowlist and the day(s) and time(s) you want it active.
There's only one mode and the only way to turn it off is to tap my phone to a physical plastic square. This works *so well*. In most situations, that's enough to keep me from unbricking. I just really don't want to get up and walk across the kitchen or down the stairs in order to scroll Reddit. If I delete the app in order to turn off a session, I need to set everything up again when I reinstall it. There are only five emergency unbricks and I don't want to use one because I just had to watch YouTube while brushing my teeth. It also has yet to glitch and give me access when I shouldn't or block me when I should have access.
The only downside I've seen is if I forget to unbrick before I leave the house to go somewhere. But then again, do I REALLY need to ask ChatGPT if this new product at Costco is any good, check my email when standing in line, or order something from Amazon *that instant*? (No.)
This is actually helping me reconfigure my relationship to my phone and I barely have to think about it. It just works quietly in the background.
(I also like that this supports a small business in my home state.)
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I’ve tried Screentime, Freedom, and AppBlock. Screentime is a joke. Freedom and AppBlock each have pros and cons, including glitches where they'd sometimes work and sometimes not. What Brick has that none of these have is simplicity and a physical device.
The design is dark, boring, and plain, *which is exactly what these apps should be*. My desire is to stay off my phone, not get sucked into a brightly colored app with a statistics tab that I manage to waste 25 minutes on and have so many blocking options that scheduling them can act like a minor hobby. The statistics tab just shows you how long your phone was Bricked vs not Bricked. The scheduling options are either a blocklist or an allowlist and the day(s) and time(s) you want it active.
There's only one mode and the only way to turn it off is to tap my phone to a physical plastic square. This works *so well*. In most situations, that's enough to keep me from unbricking. I just really don't want to get up and walk across the kitchen or down the stairs in order to scroll Reddit. If I delete the app in order to turn off a session, I need to set everything up again when I reinstall it. There are only five emergency unbricks and I don't want to use one because I just had to watch YouTube while brushing my teeth. It also has yet to glitch and give me access when I shouldn't or block me when I should have access.
The only downside I've seen is if I forget to unbrick before I leave the house to go somewhere. But then again, do I REALLY need to ask ChatGPT if this new product at Costco is any good, check my email when standing in line, or order something from Amazon *that instant*? (No.)
This is actually helping me reconfigure my relationship to my phone and I barely have to think about it. It just works quietly in the background.
(I also like that this supports a small business in my home state.)
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Real deal
This is the real deal!!!
Simple way to decrease screen time
Love the simplicity and ease of set up
Drastically improving my life
I am really grateful to break, helping me break bad habits on my phone and giving me actual time back into my life to prioritize the things that are important to me. The only thing I wish I could do is block more than just 50 apps so that’s why I gave it a 4 but besides that I’m really appreciative of the benefits that Brooke has had in my life
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Revolutionary Tool
Brick has been the exact tool I needed to overcome the screen and live the real world again, thank you for giving my life back
Freedom!
I am finally seeing a way out of my phone addiction!! thank you
Love it
Use it for 16 hours a day and I’m a fan. Have referred multiple friends to buy this
Not Helpful Without Timer Feature
This is a complete waste of money without the timer feature, but I doubt the company cares since they already got the $$$ out of people.
Sleep and mornings saved
I left the brick far away from my bedroom. It’s so helpful to stop scrolling at night and in the morning. Way better than screen time passwords that I would bypass or apps I would delete and then reload! My teenage son also uses it too to get homework down with his music and no other distractions. 5 star!
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