ByTime vs FocusLock

Earn your screen time. Most screen-time apps work by taking things away. ByTime works by giving them back — but only when you've earned them. Focus for a few minutes, and minutes drop into your wallet. When you want to use Instagram, TikTok, or any app you've blocked, you spend from what you earned. No daily quotas. No willpower contests. No guilt afterwards. It's the simplest behaviour change there is: you can have it, you just have to earn it first. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps and websites you want to keep at arm's length. 2. Run a focus session. Three minutes, thirty minutes — your call. 3. Spend what you've earned. Tap the shield over a blocked app, choose how many minutes to spend, and it opens. When the minutes run out, the shield comes back. A WALLET, NOT A WARDEN Your earned minutes sit in a balance you can see at a glance. Carry minutes forward. Spend them on whatever you want, in whatever order you want. The app doesn't decide what's important — you do. A FOCUS SESSION YOU CAN LIVE WITH The session screen is dominated by a slow, ambient surface that breathes for as long as you focus — Aurora, Sunset, Observatory, and a handful of other shader-rendered backgrounds you can pick from. The timer is there when you need it, but it isn't the loudest thing on the screen. And the reward you're earning sits next to the time you have left, so the session is about what you're gaining, not just what you're spending. BUILT ON THE 8-8-8 BALANCE Eight hours of focus. Eight hours of reward. Eight hours of sleep. ByTime is built around the idea that a day works best when those three are in rough balance — and your screen time belongs in the reward eight, paid for by the focus eight. You set the daily targets; the wallet does the accounting. A REWARD, NOT A PUNISHMENT The earn-then-spend loop works the way brains actually respond to incentives: positive reinforcement instead of punishment, delayed gratification instead of impulse. You're not being scolded for picking up your phone — you're being paid for putting it down. PRIVACY THE WAY APPLE INTENDED ByTime is built on Apple's Screen Time APIs (FamilyControls, ManagedSettings, DeviceActivity). Your usage data never leaves your device. We don't collect it, we don't see it, and we don't sell it. CALM, PREMIUM, INTENTIONAL Dark-first interface, tactile glass surfaces, fluid motion. ByTime is designed to feel like a well-made instrument — a tool you reach for, not one that scolds you. WHO IT'S FOR — Students who lose hours to TikTok between every study block and want their phone back on their own terms. — Anyone who's tried five blockers and felt punished by all of them. — Adults who want to spend less time scrolling and more time on what they actually planned to do. WHAT IT'S NOT — Not a parental control app. ByTime is built for self-management; you set your own rules. — Not a streak machine. There are no fires to lose, no badges to chase, no scoreboards. — Not a shame engine. The app never tells you you've used your phone too much. It just shows you what you've earned. Earn it. Spend it. Stop fighting your phone.

Your phone is stealing 3 to 5 hours of your life every day. Willpower isn’t working. FocusLock is the solution. Not a polite reminder. Not a timer you can dismiss. FocusLock is a true system-level lock. When your session starts, Instagram, TikTok, games, and distractions are physically locked down. No cheats. No excuses. Real discipline. ◆ WHY FOCUSLOCK ACTUALLY WORKS • REAL APP BLOCKING (System-Level) Select any app or category. Once locked, Apple's Screen Time shields physically prevent you from opening them until your session is complete. • THE CYBER GARDEN (High-Stakes Focus) Every focus session plants a digital tree. Stay focused and watch your cyber garden flourish. Give up or leave the app in Hardcore Mode: your tree withers and dies. Transform your discipline into living art. • HARDCORE MODE (Zero Grace) For when you need absolute execution. Step out of the app for even one second, and your session fails instantly. Built for deep workers, founders, and students who play to win. • FAMILY LOCK (Parental Control PIN) Tired of battling your kids over Roblox, YouTube, and TikTok? Lock addictive apps on your child’s device for study hours or bedtime behind a secure parental PIN. No account required, no tracking. • BULLETPROOF PRIVACY BY DESIGN Unlike other screen time apps, FocusLock has: - ZERO user accounts - ZERO tracking or analytics - ZERO cloud servers storing your activity - ZERO ads, ever. What happens on your device stays on your device. • DISCIPLINE TRACKER & SMART STREAKS - Monthly focus calendar tracking every minute of deep work - Custom session tags (Deep Work, Study, Coding, Detox) - Daily goals and streak protection reminders - Quick ritual shortcuts to launch your favorite session in 1 tap --- ◆ START YOUR 3-DAY FREE TRIAL Unlock full access to FocusLock Elite with a 3-day risk-free trial: • Unlimited system app blocking • Hardcore Mode & Family Lock PIN • Complete Cyber Garden & all tree species • Advanced calendar analytics & scheduled sessions Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your App Store Account Settings. • Privacy Policy: https://focuslockapp.vercel.app/privacy • Terms of Service: https://focuslockapp.vercel.app/terms • Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/