the boring app. vs Chip

Your phone is hard to put down. You pick it up without deciding to, open something, set it down, then reach for it again a minute later. That is not really a decision anymore. It is a habit, and habits run on payoff. Most times you check, something is waiting: a message, a new post, something you haven't seen. Rewards that arrive unpredictably are the kind that stick hardest, which is how checking became a reflex you barely notice. This app takes the payoff out of that moment. You pick which apps to block. When you go to open one, you come here first and solve a math problem. It is dull, it costs a little effort, and it gives you nothing back. The reflex still fires, but it meets a small wall instead of a reward, and a reflex that stops paying off slowly loses its grip. The cost also rises the more you lean on it. Unlock once and the gate is short; come back again the same day and it asks for more problems and gives less time. Leaning on it harder will make the app push back. You can set locked hours, when the blocked apps do not open at all and there is no problem that will let you in. Strict mode protects that: while a locked window is running, you cannot quietly widen your list, trim your hours, or shut the app off without solving your way through first. The watch app can remind you when a block is lifted, so a few earned minutes do not quietly turn into an hour. No accounts, no sign-in, no email, no data leaving your phone. Boring.

Chip is the to-do app for people who hate to-do apps. One task at a time, right on your lock screen, with distracting apps blocked until it's done. No projects. No tags. No inbox to process. No methodology to learn. Type the one thing you want to do, and start. When it's done, mark it done. That's the whole app. Chip puts your active task — your chip — on your lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on home-screen widgets, where you'll actually see it. Focus Mode quietly hides the apps that would pull you away. When you finish, the next chip in your queue takes its place automatically. No reorganizing. No weekly review. No tax for using the tool. WHY THIS WORKS The hardest part of most to-do list and task manager apps isn't doing the work — it's maintaining the app. Tagging, sorting, re-prioritizing, processing the inbox, keeping the system "current." That overhead is invisible until you've spent twenty minutes managing your task manager and not done a single task. Chip removes the overhead entirely. There's nothing to maintain because there's nothing to organize. One chip is active. Up to ten can queue behind it. Five routines, five scheduled reminders — caps on purpose. The structure is small so you don't end up curating it instead of using it. WHAT'S INSIDE • One chip on your lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on home-screen widgets • Focus Mode — an app blocker that hides distracting apps while a chip is active • Routines — recurring tasks that put a chip on your lock screen at the times you choose • Scheduled chips — one-off reminders that fire at a specific date and time • A daily planning prompt that gently asks "what's your one thing today?" • Siri Shortcuts to start a chip by voice • A 7-day chart of what you've actually done BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS, USEFUL FOR ANYONE ADHD brains know the failure loop: install a productivity app, set it up beautifully, never open it again. The setup is the work, and the work is exhausting. Chip removes the setup entirely — an ADHD-friendly task app with zero maintenance. If you don't have ADHD, Chip is still the calm, single-tasking home for the thing that matters today. No streaks. No 47-item list. No "productivity system" demanding your attention before you've done anything. DESIGNED FOR iOS Chip lives where your attention already is — the lock screen, the Dynamic Island, the home screen. The Live Activity shows your active chip with a one-tap "done" button. Widgets in medium and large sizes let you complete chips without opening the app. Everything syncs across your iPhone and iPad through iCloud. FREE AND PRO Chip is free forever. The free tier covers the active chip loop, the queue, widgets, the Live Activity, stats, and Siri Shortcuts. Chip Pro unlocks: • Routines — recurring chips on the schedule you choose • Scheduled chips — one-off reminders at a specific date and time • Daily prompt — the morning nudge for the one thing today • Focus Mode blocking — the actual app-blocking Available as a monthly or annual subscription. Cancel anytime. Privacy: Chip stores your chips locally and syncs through your private iCloud account. We don't sell your data, run ads, or track you across the web. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/