# Pixie: App Blocker & Focus — Quests to stop doomscrolling > Quests to stop doomscrolling (iPhone/iPad app by Thor Remiendo.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixie-app-blocker-and-focus/id6825394252 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Thor Remiendo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1551834525) - Category: Productivity, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.5 · 30 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-26 - Data updated: 2026-11-10 ## What is Pixie? Pixie is a guard dog for your apps. She's small, she's loyal, and she will not let you doomscroll without a fight. Pick the apps that pull you in. When you open one, Pixie's shield is waiting. Want in? Tap "Earn time", do a short quest, and earn 15, 30 or 60 minutes. A minute before the time's up, Pixie peeks in to warn you. Then the shield comes back. PICK YOUR FOCUS Tell Pixie what you want more of, and every quest serves it. • Physical: reps counted by your camera, or a walk counted in steps • Mental: a quiz, a code puzzle, a word puzzle, typing out what you're choosing to do, a few pages of a real book (nine public-domain classics are inside, from Rizal's Noli Me Tangere to Meditations), or one of 320 short cards with spaced review • Spiritual: a verse, a guided prayer, a few lines of the Gospel of John (World English Bible), a guided breathing round, or a line of gratitude • Mix: a bit of everything Change your focus any time in Settings. BUILD A REAL HABIT • A streak for your focus. Miss a day and Pixie is gentle about it. Just never miss twice. • Every quest earns XP and levels Pixie up • Home shows your streak and an estimate of time saved • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a live unlock countdown, and a Control Center shortcut YOUR RULES • Choose apps and categories to guard with Apple's Screen Time • Set a daily goal for unlocked time • Lock only at certain times, like work hours or bedtime • Bank up to 120 minutes ahead, for later • Need an app right now? Quick Pass: 10 minutes, no quest, 3 times a day. You're never stuck. SEE WHAT PULLS YOU • Your apps: which locked app pulls at you most, how many times Pixie blocked it, and the minutes you spent in it • Watch the difference: minutes a day before Pixie, and now PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-in. • Pixie uses Apple's Screen Time framework: she never sees which apps you picked by name, or what you do inside them • Camera video is processed on your iPhone and never saved or sent • The books, Bible text and cards are inside the app • The only thing sent anywhere is your purchase, to Apple and our payment provider, RevenueCat PIXIE PRO Free to download. Locking apps needs Pixie Pro: • Yearly, with a 7-day free trial. Pixie reminds you 2 days before it ends. • Monthly • Lifetime: pay once, keep it for good Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Restore anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pixie-app-ten.vercel.app/privacy/ Books from Standard Ebooks. Scripture from the World English Bible, public domain. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Pixie Yearly | $17.99 | per year | | Pixie Monthly | $2.99 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pixie Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time | ## Is Pixie safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Pixie. ## Is Pixie legit? Pixie: App Blocker & Focus appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pixie is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.3.0 — 2026-11-07 A whole new look for Pixie, and lots more to do. • A new Home: Pixie lives in a little park that changes with your day, with today's minutes left up top. • Tabs at the bottom: Home, Lock, Progress and Settings. Tap Pixie's round button in the middle to pick a quest. • Banked time is one tap away: when you open a locked app with minutes saved, tap "Use banked time" right on the shield. • One bright Pixie look for everyone. Your focus still shows on Pixie: a sweatband, glasses or a candle. • Simpler focuses: Physical, Mental, Spiritual or Mix. • Quiz, Pray and the verse quest now remember what you've seen. Nothing comes back until you've been through them all. • 300 new quiz questions, 120 new prayer prompts and 120 new Learn cards. • Share cards: show off a streak milestone, your week's time won back, or a quest you just finished. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-29 Longer unlocks, and Pixie peeks in. • Earn 15, 30 or 60 minutes per quest. Same quests, more time. • Bank up to 120 minutes ahead, for later. • Pixie peeks at 1 minute: when your unlock is almost up, she pops in to let you know. Turn it off in Settings. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-27 Meet Pixie Pro, and a few new tricks. • Your apps: see which app pulls at you most, how often Pixie blocked it, and your minutes before Pixie vs now. On the Progress screen. • Quick Pass: need an app right now? Get 10 minutes, no quest, 3 times a day. • Pixie Pro: Yearly with a 7-day free trial, Monthly, or Lifetime. • A shorter setup. ### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-26 No release notes. ## More apps by Thor Remiendo - [Runn - AI Social Running App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/runn-ai-social-running-app/id6763313702) - [Aya: Budget & Expense Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aya-budget-and-expense-tracker/id6819707585) - [Rise: Daily Prayer & Devotion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rise-daily-prayer-and-devotion/id6824165542) All apps by Thor Remiendo: https://appshunter.io/developer/1551834525 --- *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 2026-11-10.*