# MindBackOut - App Distraction — Block apps for a while > Block apps for a while (iPhone/iPad app by Kentaro Yamauchi.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindbackout-app-distraction/id6757397623 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Kentaro Yamauchi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1839617353) - Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish - Released: 2026-03-30 - Data updated: 2026-09-19 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindbackout-app-distraction/id6757397623/reviews.md ## What is MindBackOut? MindBackOut is a Mental Step tool for blocking apps when you need some distance. Choose the apps. Block access for a while. Decide what happens before they become available again. Enter Backroom. Take a First Move. Continue with Mental Steps. Or simply create some distance from selected apps. CREATE SOME DISTANCE FROM APPS Work apps. Social apps. Games. Messages. Anything you choose. MindBackOut doesn't decide which apps are distractions. You choose the apps you want some distance from and temporarily block access to them. You are not deleting them. You are not deciding they are bad. You are simply creating a boundary for a while. BACKROOM Choose selected apps to block and enter Backroom. While you are there, those apps remain unavailable. You can give Backroom a Mental Destination — what you want this time away from the selected apps to be for. There is no feed and nothing to perform inside Backroom. Stay for the time you chose, then leave when the session is complete. FIRST MOVE Sometimes you want access to selected apps to remain blocked until you have made a specific first move somewhere else. First Move connects MindBackOut with MindEntry. Instead of requiring you to finish an entire destination, selected apps can remain blocked until you complete the First Move. Make the move. Then decide what comes next. APP BLOCKING WITH MENTAL STEPS MindBackOut can keep selected apps blocked while Mental Steps are running in MindEntry. When App Blocking starts, MindBackOut applies the boundary and returns you to MindEntry so you can continue navigating. Your current Mental Steps Destination stays reflected in MindBackOut while protection is active. When protection ends, MindBackOut removes the boundary and returns you to MindEntry. The purpose isn't to force productivity. You choose what you want to protect and when you want the boundary. MINDBACKOUT INSIDE MENTAL STEPS MindBackOut can also be used as a Mental Step within Mental Steps in MindEntry. Mental Steps can send you into MindBackOut and then return you to the same active Mental Step when you're ready to continue. OPTIONAL ZONE COOLDOWN After a MindBackOut session, you can move into a quiet Zone in MindZoneOut before returning to whatever comes next. CROSS-DIMENSIONAL HANDSHAKE Advanced users can optionally connect Backroom and App Blocking events to HTTPS webhooks. MINDBEBOP sends the signal. You decide where it goes. PART OF MINDBEBOP MINDBEBOP is a modular system designed to reduce Thought Noise, support Mental Navigation, and anchor successful mental states. MindBackOut is one Mental Step tool within that system. It creates temporary boundaries around app access while leaving the reason for that boundary up to you. DESIGNED TO STAY LIGHTWEIGHT • 100% free • No subscriptions • No accounts • No tracking • No analytics • No algorithms • Everything stays on your device • Optional tips are available if you'd like to support a solo developer MindBackOut doesn't require you to become more productive or use your time in a particular way. Sometimes you simply want some distance from an app. Sometimes you want to protect a First Move. Sometimes you want a boundary around Mental Steps you're already taking. You choose the boundary. You choose what it's for. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Tip (optional) | $4.99 | one-time | | Tip (optional) | $19.99 | one-time | | Tip (optional) | $99.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.5.1 — 2026-09-19 • Improved App Blocking during Mental Steps with smoother transitions back to MindEntry when protection starts or ends. • Mental Steps Destination now stays in sync when your destination changes during protected Mental Steps. • Minor fixes and improvements. ### 2.5 — 2026-09-14 • Added Always Available — choose apps that remain accessible while App Blocking is active. • Improved App Blocking with Mental Steps in MindEntry for more reliable protected sessions. • Added a clearer Always Available step before blocking a broad selection of apps. • Improved interface consistency, including spacing, keyboard visibility, and Light / Dark Mode support. ### 1.9 — 2026-08-13 • Refined the Recipe Protection (blocking distracting apps while Recipe is running) experience. • Improved Why I'm Here and First Move behavior. • Polished buttons and recipe banners. • Updated the About MINDBEBOP section. ### 1.8 — 2026-06-30 • Added Why am I here? prompts for more intentional Backroom sessions. • Added First Move mode for MindEntry's The First Move CogniHack. • Added Cross-Dimensional Handshake support for optional webhook integrations. • Improved MindBlank tracking and overall UI polish. ### 1.7 — 2026-06-08 • Updated About and company information. • Minor interface refinements. ## More apps by Kentaro Yamauchi - [MindShoutOut-Clear Mental Load](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindshoutout-clear-mental-load/id6752512145) - [MindFlipOut - Overthinking](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindflipout-overthinking/id6752633008) - [MindZoneOut - Overstimulation](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindzoneout-overstimulation/id6753839181) - [MindBackyard: Digital Fidget](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindbackyard-digital-fidget/id6755857619) - [Magic Fog Cast - Anon Vent](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-fog-cast-anon-vent/id6759996278) All apps by Kentaro Yamauchi: https://appshunter.io/developer/1839617353 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-19.*