Borrow vs Ascy

You already know. You pick it up without thinking. Another evening gone. You meant to put it down an hour ago. Borrow doesn't judge you. It gives you a daily budget and makes every unlock a conscious choice. Focus Mode blocks everything on your phone. When you actually need it, you borrow time. You choose how long, you choose why, and when the time's up everything locks again. No streaks. No guilt. Just a limit that means something. Set your daily budget anywhere from 1 minute to 8 hours. Every borrow counts against it. When it's gone, it's gone. Resets at midnight. Each unlock asks you two things: how long, and why. Talk to someone. Something specific. Just need a break. The reason matters, and over time the patterns become obvious. If you need Focus Mode to actually stick, you can set it to Protected mode with a 30-second cooldown before you can turn it off, or go full Strict and lock yourself in until your commitment ends. No exceptions. Your bank app, phone calls, Maps, anything you need always available through the Allowlist. Sessions let you unlock specific apps for a set window. Schedules handle recurring blocks for work hours or evenings. There's a Live Activity countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, home screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts if you need them. Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. No servers, no account, no analytics, no ads. Take back your time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Protected mode, Strict mode, and the Allowlist require Borrow Pro, an optional subscription.

Stop typing on your phone. Start speaking. Ascy is a voice-first productivity app that turns what you say into real actions — tasks, calendar events, reminders, and messages across the tools you already use. Ascy requires a subscription to use core features. A 7-day free trial is available. How it works: Just speak naturally. Ascy understands what you mean, turns it into a structured action, and shows it for confirmation before it runs. What you can do (with a subscription): · Add tasks, reminders, and calendar events by voice · Send messages through Gmail and other connected mail clients · Check what’s on your schedule in seconds · Update, reschedule, or delegate things without opening apps Integrations (included with subscription): Google Calendar, Gmail and Apple Mail. Slack, Notion, Google Tasks and more are coming over time. Context memory (included with subscription): Ascy can remember people, projects, and recent context so you don’t have to repeat yourself. Plans: 7-day free trial, then $14.99/month. Includes access to features, integrations, and usage limits. Built by a team working on speech recognition and AI systems for real-world workflows. Privacy Policy: https://ascy.ai/privacy Terms of Service: https://ascy.ai/terms