PhoneDown vs PACT

PhoneDown : Redefining Focus with Ritual Put Down Phone helps you cultivate deep focus through the simple yet powerful ritual of flipping your phone over. This action marks the start of your focused time, making concentration a habit. After each session, earn collectible rewards to make staying focused fun and motivating. With this idea in mind, I created this focus timer app. It serves as a personal commitment and aims to bring moments of calm to your busy life, helping you build and maintain the habit of deep work. If you find it hard to focus and often reach for your phone, try turning it screen down. Let this physical act signal the start of your focus time and better protect your state of flow. Key Features: Flip-to-Start Ritual, Stronger Habits Place your phone face down to automatically begin a focus session. This physical gesture reinforces your intent to focus, turning "flipping over" into a meaningful ritual that helps your brain quickly enter a focused state and gradually build a deep work habit. Flow-State Protection, Fewer Interruptions When a focus task is completed, the session can auto-extend without forcing a break—protecting your flow state from unnecessary interruptions. Low-Interference Design, Purer Focus Live Activity shows your focus progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, so you never need to open the app. After locking, sensor sampling stops automatically to save battery and keep screen-free distractions away—helping you enter true deep focus. Dual Timer Modes, Adapts to Your Needs Choose between Pomodoro cycles (focus + break) or a free stopwatch mode, fitting different scenarios like studying, working, or reading. Build your focus habit your way. Progress Tracking, See Your Growth Review your total focus time for today or this week, find your best focus hours, and visualize your progress. Every session adds up—watch your focus habit grow. Collectibles Motivation, Make Consistency Fun Earn virtual collectibles after each focus session. With over 5,600 unique items to collect and a sticker-album style system that prevents duplicates, you’ll always have new surprises to look forward to—making focus engaging and rewarding. Personalized Settings, Tailor Your Experience Customize tasks, sound effects, haptic feedback, and notifications to match your preferences. Make Put Down Phone work the way you do. Get in Touch Feel free to reach out at: Email: 844561094@qq.com Subscription Price & Terms Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon purchase confirmation. The purchase is a one-time payment for lifetime membership and takes effect immediately—no need to restart the app. Member Benefits: ×3 Collectibles multiplier (compared to free version) ×3 Drop-rate protection for Rare, Epic & Legendary collectibles Exclusive features like custom app icons Legal End User License Agreement: https://chambray-gram-e77.notion.site/End-User-License-Agreement-APP-2a89aadf2e3d80d2af2fcf248d2f8b17 Privacy Policy: https://chambray-gram-e77.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-APP-2a89aadf2e3d8023a92fc34314623d02

PACT is a minimalist focus timer built on a single, uncompromising idea: a commitment you either keep or consciously break. ■ THE EXCEPTION SYSTEM: ZERO EXCUSES What makes PACT radically different is how it handles interruptions. You cannot simply pause the timer and walk away. Every break in focus forces a permanent choice: • Allow an Exception: You can pause, but your reason becomes a permanent rule for all future sessions. What you allow once, you must allow forever. Your exceptions define who you are as a focuser. • Break the Pact: Surrender entirely, and your accumulated chain instantly resets to zero. There is no neutral option. Over time, your exception rules build an honest, unforgiving record of how you actually work — not how you think you do. ■ DESIGNED FOR DEEP WORK • Pre-Commitment Buffer: Reserve a session in advance. A timed countdown gives you a moment to sit down, complete your start ritual, and mentally prepare before the timer locks in. • Visual Accountability: Every completed session adds an unbreakable link to your chain. Watch it grow. Protect it at all costs. ■ BUILT FOR PURE FOCUS PACT is intentionally minimal. • No social feeds. • No gamified streak animations. • No meaningless badges or rewards. Just you, your word, and the timer. ■ SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE • System-adaptive Light and Dark modes designed to blend into your workflow. • Fully localized in English, 中文 (Chinese), Français (French), and 日本語 (Japanese). PACT is for people who take their commitments seriously. Make the pact. Keep it.