Para vs BrainFree

The free app blocker where a friend holds the key. Para locks the apps you scroll too much, and only a friend you pick can let you back in early. No passcode to guess, no setting to flip off at midnight. You've set screen time limits before. You've also tapped "Ignore Limit" fifteen seconds later. That's not a willpower problem, it's a design problem: when you're the only one who can undo the block, undoing it is always one tap away. Para hands that tap to someone else. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps that eat your day: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, games, anything. • Choose a friend to hold the key. They get Para free, too. • Want back in early? Ask for the time you need and say why, for the whole block or just one app. Your friend gets a notification and says yes or no. • They can end an unlock early, and they approve it if you want a block turned off. BLOCK YOUR WAY • Block now: lock apps for 30 minutes, an hour, or until tonight. • Schedules: weeknights, work hours, bedtime, or a custom schedule with your own days and times. • Daily limits: pick a cap, and the apps lock when you hit it. • Places: apps lock when you arrive at home, the office, the gym or bed, and unlock when you leave. • Mindful mode: no hard block, just a pause that asks how long you need before the app opens. HARD TO CHEAT • Strict mode: no ending a block early yourself. • Lock app deletion: deleting Para to get around a block needs your friend's OK. • Every early unlock goes through a real person, so the easy way out isn't easy anymore. BETTER TOGETHER • Hold the key for your friends, too, and keep each other honest. • Add friends by username, from your contacts, or with a QR code. • Build a streak of days you didn't need to ask. • See your real screen time, your most-used apps, and your daily average. • Prefer to go it alone? Solo mode lets you hold your own key. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who wants to stop doomscrolling and spend less time on their phone. • People who have tried Screen Time or other app blockers and kept turning them off. • Students during exams, and anyone who needs focus at work. • Couples, roommates and friends who want an accountability partner for screen time. • Night scrollers who want their phone out of bed. FREE, WITH NO ADS Every feature is free. There's no paywall and nothing locked. If you'd like to help keep it that way, you can back Para with an optional monthly Supporter plan or a one-time gift. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Para uses Apple's Screen Time framework, so your usage data stays on your iPhone. Your friend sees your requests, never what you do on your phone. Get your evenings back. Hand a friend the key. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.parascroll.com/privacy https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

You pick up your phone to check one thing. An hour later, you’re still scrolling. The average person spends 7+ hours a day staring at their phone. That’s nearly half your waking life gone to scrolling, tapping, and swiping. BrainFree gives it back to you. Brain Rot stops the cycle. Block distracting apps and websites, schedule focus time, and start living your life again all in under 60 seconds. READY-MADE SCHEDULES OR BUILD YOUR OWN Don’t waste time figuring out what to block. Choose from built-in templates like Work, Study, Sleep, or Family Time: each designed for real life. Want something custom? Create your own schedule in seconds. Pick the apps and websites to block, set your hours, and BrainFree handles the rest. Every day. Automatically. APP LOCK See an app that wastes your time? Lock it. One tap. Done. App Lock is the fastest way to remove a distraction from your day. No settings to configure, no timers to set. Just tap, block, and move on with your life. DEEP FOCUS For the moments when you need zero distractions. Deep Focus blocks your most distracting apps and websites for a set period and you can’t undo it until the timer runs out. Perfect for exams, deadlines, or when you just need your brain back. TIME & DAILY + WEBSITE BLOCKER Most screen time apps only block apps. BrainFree blocks websites too across every session and schedule. Reddit, YouTube, news sites, whatever pulls you in. No loopholes. No switching to Safari to cheat. Your focus is fully protected. Limit your app usage by days, or just set how much time you can afford to use it. Links Terms of Service: https://brainfree.app/legal/terms/ Privacy: https://brainfree.app/legal/privacy/