Blocktopus vs Drift

Can't Focus? Let the Blocktopus Grip Your Apps. Take control of your digital habits with Blocktopus, the accountability-focused app that helps you honor your commitments. Unlike traditional "blocker" apps, Blocktopus is built on voluntary commitment, personal accountability, and tentacles. How It Works: 1. Choose apps or categories to restrict 2. Set your timer duration 3. Sign your commitment 4. Complete your focus session; apps are restricted until the timer runs out 5. Track your commitments and hold yourself accountable Key Features: • Ink Pact Sessions - Sign a digital commitment to focus • Screen Time Integration - Temporarily restrict selected apps • Flexible Duration - Sessions from 2 to 90+ minutes • Category Restrictions - Restrict entire categories or individual apps • Session History - Track your commitment record Important Notes: • Requires iOS Screen Time to be enabled • Designed for adults (18+) managing their own device • Not intended for parental control • Maximum 50 individual apps per session • Sessions under 15 minutes may require reopening app to unlock • Some system apps cannot be restricted due to iOS limitations Philosophy: Blocktopus believes in voluntary commitment over forced restriction. You're making a promise to yourself; the Blocktopus just helps you keep it. Perfect for professionals, university students, and adults seeking better digital boundaries.

Drift is a random timer for moments when fixed intervals make you watch the clock. Set a floor, target, and ceiling, then let Drift ring at gentle unpredictable times that still average near your target. Use Drift for trainer-bike position changes, standing desk resets, stretch breaks, focus sessions, hydration nudges, meditation bells, or any reminder that should feel helpful instead of rigid. Pick a preset, choose a sound, and start a session with one tap. Your presets, settings, generated sounds, and session summaries stay on your device. Drift is free with banner ads and occasional cooled-down interstitials; a one-time Remove Ads purchase removes all ads permanently. Optional custom sound credits let you generate short AI interval cues from prompts you type. Notifications are optional and only used for your active timer.