Bloom vs Touchstone

Most screen time apps fail because they’re easy to bypass. Bloom was created to fix that. Bloom revolutionizes your productivity by requiring you to scan an NFC keycard to your phone to access distracting apps. **How It Works** - Choose Your Distractions: Select the apps or websites you find most distracting. - Block Your Distractions: Tap your Bloom card to your phone to block those apps. - Live Distraction-Free: Stay productive with your card out of reach. When ready, just tap your Bloom card to your phone to unblock your apps. **Features** - Schedules: Set personalized schedules for your focus periods, allowing them to start and end automatically. - Breaks: Use your apps mindfully by setting limits on the frequency and duration of your breaks. - Strict Mode: Disable your ability to delete the Bloom app while in focus mode (optional). - Emergency Exits: Unblock all of your apps without your bloom card up to three times. **Why Bloom** - Spend less time on your phone and more time doing things that actually matter. - Improve your work habits by blocking out distractions. - Our physical solution is the ultimate solution for digital detox and time management. With Bloom’s NFC keycard, you can leave the “key” to your distractions behind, ensuring you stay focused and productive. Find your Bloom today and enjoy life beyond your phone! (We prioritize your privacy—your screen time data stays securely on your device and is never shared or stored elsewhere). Learn more by visiting our website: bloom.inc

Your phone buzzes. You reach for it before you've decided to. That's not a choice — that's reflex. Touchstone puts something physical between you and the apps that keep you scrolling. A tap creates space. Space is where the choice lives. HOW IT WORKS Build a list of the apps you want less of. Customize the rules for that list. Activate it. Tap your phone to the Touchstone. Go live your day. Put your Touchstone wherever your day actually happens: desk, nightstand, kitchen counter, fridge. One tap starts a blocking session. One tap ends it. The friction is small, but it's real, and real friction is what turns reflex into a decision. INSIGHTS WITHOUT THE LECTURE Intention needs information. Touchstone turns raw screen time into answers: How often am I picking up my phone? Which apps take the most of my attention? When am I most likely to get pulled off track? Am I actually improving? No shame, no wall of numbers. Just an honest picture of your habits and how they're changing week over week. SQUADS MAKE IT STICK A locked door only works while it's locked. Being noticed works all the time. Start a Squad with friends, family, roommates, or teammates: Set goals you're all working toward Run friendly competitions to cut screen time Challenge each other to stay off specific apps See each other's progress and celebrate the milestones Nobody's policing anybody. But knowing your Squad can see the week you had changes what you do at 11pm. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Families use Squads to make phone-free dinners something everyone opted into instead of a rule somebody enforces. Students form study Squads through exam season. Couples take on evening scrolling together. Teams run focus challenges during crunch weeks. Whatever you're rebuilding, you don't have to do it alone. THE IDEA BEHIND IT Technology has become effortless. Intentional living hasn't. You don't need a phone that decides for you. You need room to decide for yourself, a clear view of what you chose, and people who are in it with you. Space becomes a choice. Choices become habits. Habits become routines. Routines become the life you're building. It's not about spending less time on your phone. It's about using it when you want to. WHAT YOU NEED Focus sessions, insights, and Squads all work in the app on their own. Touchstone also pairs with a small physical device, sold separately, that blocks and unblocks your chosen apps with a tap. The device is what makes the space physical.