Focus Fence vs CTRL

Block apps by location. Set it and forget it. Focus Fence automatically blocks distracting apps and websites when you arrive at work, school, the gym, or home. Choose the places where you want to focus, and let your location activate your rules. CHOOSE YOUR PLACES Find a location on the map and adjust the boundary to fit. Your location rule turns on when you enter and stops applying when you leave. Add a schedule if you only need a fence during certain hours. CHOOSE WHAT TO BLOCK Block selected apps, websites, and categories, or allow only the essentials while a fence is active. Optional one-time app-to-website links let you include a service's website whenever its linked app is selected in a block-list mode. You choose the association, and can turn linked website blocking off for each mode. YOUR IPHONE AND IPAD, YOUR CHOICE Keep a separate setup on each device, or opt in to iCloud setup sync. Share modes, locations, schedules, typed website lists, and protection settings using the same iCloud account. Select blocked apps, grant permissions, and enable imported locations separately on each device. Each device applies its own rules based on its own location. Your existing subscription or lifetime purchase works on iPhone and iPad with the same Apple Account for App Store purchases. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. A CALMER HOME SCREEN, TOO The minimalist launcher and Home Screen widgets keep Messages, Maps, Calendar, music, and your other essentials close. Put the apps you mean to use in a simple list. A FRIENDLIER FIRST FENCE Guided setup walks you through choosing a place, distractions, and permissions. Use Check my setup to record whether blocking and restored access worked for your fence. A local seven-day recap shows recorded fence activity, not time saved. ROOM FOR REAL LIFE Protection settings add friction to changing active rules. Limited Emergency Unblocks provide temporary access when you need an exception. LOCAL BY DEFAULT Focus Fence uses Apple's Screen Time controls and location permissions. Your rules stay on your device unless you choose iCloud setup sync. App-to-website links, Screen Time selections, and session history stay local. No separate Focus Fence account is required. Anonymous usage analytics help improve the app; see the privacy policy for details. BUILT BY AN INDIE DEVELOPER Hey, it's Dean. I built Focus Fence because I needed it myself. When you write in for support, you get me. Download Focus Fence and put a boundary around distractions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getfocusfence.com/privacy/

CTRL is a focus timer, app blocker, and habit builder in one. The rule is simple: you earn credits by focusing, and you spend them to open the apps that steal your hours. Run out, and the scroll stops until you put in the work. It turns willpower into an economy so you don't have to rely on willpower at all. WHY CTRL WORKS WHEN OTHER FOCUS APPS DON'T Most productivity and screen time apps just block apps and hope you don't switch them off. CTRL doesn't fight your dopamine it puts a price on it. Every distraction costs credits you can only earn through real focused work. That's what makes the habit stick. FOCUS TO EARN • Run focus sessions (25, 50, or 90 minutes) and bank credits • Keep your phone face-down during a session for a +50% bonus • Longer, distraction-free deep work pays the most • Build a daily focus habit and track your time like a pro BLOCK THE APPS THAT EAT YOUR TIME • Shield TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, X and more using Apple Screen Time • Block distracting websites too, so Safari can't reopen the same feeds (Pro) • The most addictive apps cost the most credits to open PAY TO OPEN — EVERY TIME • Before a blocked app opens, CTRL asks why and charges you credits • Every "I'm bored" tap is logged, so you get a real distraction tracker for your worst habits • See your triggers and take back control of your attention RECOVERY MODE FOR THE HARD DAYS • Binge patterns automatically trigger a fairer economy: earn more, spend less • Miss a day and a freeze covers your streak — built to catch the spiral, not punish it HONEST BY DESIGN • Credits are earned by focusing never bought with money • Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. CTRL can't see which apps you use. • No ads. No tracking. No account or login required. MADE FOR Anyone fighting phone addiction, doomscrolling, and procrastination students, founders, writers, remote workers, and anyone who wants focus, productivity, and self-control on their own terms. A focus app, app blocker, screen time limiter, distraction blocker, and habit tracker rolled into one. CTRL PRO Upgrade to block unlimited apps and websites, schedule unlimited unlock windows, and more. Monthly or annual, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Use it, but pay for it.