# MadFocus: Screen Time Blocker — Block Apps & Stop Scrolling

> Block Apps & Stop Scrolling (iPhone/iPad app by 翼 张.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/madfocus-screen-time-blocker/id6789147464 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [翼 张](https://appshunter.io/developer/1614130772)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 68 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-07-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/madfocus-screen-time-blocker/id6789147464/reviews.md

## What is MadFocus?

If you can't control one phone, what part of your life do you actually control?

"Just five minutes," you said — and the hour is gone. The work sits right in front of you, but your thumb keeps scrolling. It's 1 AM, you're exhausted, and you still can't put it down. The clock keeps running, and every second you burn on that screen is one you'll never get back.

You know all of this. You just can't stop.

That's exactly what MadFocus is for. It locks up the apps you binge on, stops you cold every time you try to open one, and scolds you awake with words that don't spare your feelings. You've been immune to gentle reminders for years — time for something harsher.

WHAT IS MADFOCUS
A brutally honest app blocker that locks short-video, social and gaming apps — anything that steals your time. Once focus mode is on, every attempt to open them gets intercepted on the spot, with a hard-hitting line that sends you back to work. Think of it as a drill-sergeant cat living in your phone.

KEY FEATURES

■ Block distracting apps in one tap
Pick the apps or whole categories (social, video, games) you want locked. Open one, get stopped. No dopamine for you.

■ Get called out, not coddled
No gentle nudges. The block screen tells you the truth you've been avoiding: "You think you're relaxing? You're burning your future."

■ Six brutal unlock rituals — one picked at random
Really want in? Earn it first:
· Read Aloud: face the camera, read the assigned line out loud, and meet the recognition and volume requirements
· Confession Contract: type a confession about your procrastination, word-perfect
· Face Yourself: stare at your own scrolling face through the front camera until the countdown ends
· Life Countdown: watch the seconds of your life tick away in real time
· Motivation Video: sit through a video that yells you back to work
· Hold Your Promise: lock eyes with the goal you wrote down yourself
Every ritual is a bucket of cold water on "just one quick scroll."

■ Four modes for four battles
Discipline · Fitness · Study · Hustle. Pick your battlefield and the app hits where it hurts most: students fear falling behind, gym-goers fear the mirror, hustlers fear staying broke.

■ Your slacking, on record
Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly stats of every blocked attempt. The data doesn't lie — you'll see exactly how addicted you are.

WHO IT'S FOR
· Students grinding for exams who lose whole nights to one "quick check"
· Anyone who plans to work out but ends up horizontal, scrolling
· Workers whose side hustle is forever starting "tomorrow"
· Everyone doom-scrolling at 2 AM, wanting their self-control back

OUR PROMISE
Freedom comes from discipline. The day you can put the phone down on your own, the cat shuts up.

Turn on blocking now. Lock up every app that's stealing your life.
Don't make future-you hate today-you.

Terms, Privacy Policy, and Technical Support: https://media.zyi1024.com/madfocus/legal-support.html
Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MadFocus PRO Monthly | $6.99 | per month |
| MadFocus PRO Yearly | $29.90 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $99.00 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-28

Bug fixes.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-21

Added a Read Aloud challenge.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-12

No release notes.

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