# ZEN: Focus & App Blocker — Block apps. Find your focus.

> Block apps. Find your focus. (iPhone/iPad app by Athlas IO.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zen-focus-and-app-blocker/id6794318807 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Athlas IO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1575192502)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-27
- Data updated: 2026-10-09

## What is ZEN?

ZEN is a focus space stripped to nothing but intention.

Choose the apps and categories that pull you away. Set how long you want to be present. The rest of the world goes quiet — and when you reach for a blocked app, you meet a still, considered pause instead of an open door.

No streaks to farm. No badges. No noise. Just a pure black screen, a breath, and the time in front of you.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Block apps and categories during focus — powered by Screen Time, entirely on your device
• A living timer: watch a hairline ring close over your session
• A gentle wall — blocked apps meet a calm shield, not a wall of guilt
• Begin with a breath — an optional breathing intro to help you arrive
• Daily goals and streaks — a quiet sense of progress, never a demand
• A year at a glance — see your focus gather in a contribution-style heatmap
• Live Activity — your session on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
• Schedules — let focus begin on its own at the times you choose
• Start hands-free with Siri, Shortcuts, and a Control Center button

A STOIC COMPANION

Every session is met with a line from the Stoics — Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus. Small reminders that attention is the one thing entirely yours to give.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

ZEN collects nothing. Your app choices and your history never leave your device. There is no account, no sign-up, no tracking.

Be present.

## Is ZEN safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess ZEN.

## Is ZEN legit?

ZEN: Focus & App Blocker appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ZEN is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-09-01

ZEN 2.0

• Hold to begin: press and hold the ring, a completed circle starts your session
• A new arrival: onboarding reimagined around your practice
• Vows: seal your session, Open, Considered, or Unbreakable
• Mindful breaks: three slow breaths earn a 15-minute pause
• Session presets, a daily goal ring, and a reflection ledger
• Start focus from your Home Screen widget or Control Center
• A soft gong closes the sit
• Countless refinements in motion and detail

### 1.0 — 2026-07-27

No release notes.

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