Tonic vs Outloop

Your phone works in the wrong order. Tonic isn't just another app blocker: your good habits unlock your apps, and the ones that only need boundaries get limits that fit. You bought the books. You downloaded Duolingo. You signed up for the meditation app. Tonic puts those things first, and lets your phone cooperate with the life you're already building. HOW IT WORKS Set any app as a reward for your good habits. Tonic tracks what would be too hard to log yourself: your progress in apps like Kindle or Duolingo, workouts and brisk minutes, whether you meditated this morning, even whether you've gotten outside. Require your habits each day, or bank productive minutes to spend later. For apps that only need boundaries, Tonic adapts to the problem: screen time limits by hours or by visits, cooldowns between sessions, or moments of pause that escalate the more you reach for it. You choose what locked looks like: a gentle nudge toward the good thing, a strict wall, or a pause that grows each time you haven't earned it. WORKS WITH THE APPS YOU ALREADY LOVE Reading, workouts, meditation, steps, sunlight, and sleep come straight from Apple Health and your Apple Watch, or from time spent in the productive apps you choose. No logging, no proof photos, no check-ins. And the unlock is real: when your habit counts, the shield lifts on its own. You don't open Tonic to prove anything or unlock anything by hand. Finish your reading, and your apps are simply open when you reach for them. WHAT YOU CAN SET UP Every app is a different problem. Rules can look like: "Don't let me into social media for longer than five minutes at a time until my watch has registered 20 minutes of sunlight." "Make it harder each time I reach for Instagram if I've used it more than Duolingo today." "After 5 visits on the weekend, make me pause when I reach for Slack or Teams." "When I reach for social media in the morning, redirect my phone to my journaling app." "Hard block mobile games until I've worked out three times in the last week, then give me an hour each earned day." YOURS TO CONTROL Tonic is self-directed and built for adults. You pick the apps, you set the rules, and you can change them whenever you want. No account. No parent. No lock you can't open. Your habits stay on your device. Tonic never sees which apps you chose, and your rules never leave your phone. Pick one app that gets in your way and one habit you keep meaning to do. Start there. A tonic for your habits. Break the bad, build the good. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tonichabits.com/privacy

Outloop turns scrolling from a reflex into a choice. Most screen-time apps just block your apps and leave you fighting willpower. Outloop flips it: your favourite apps stay locked, and you unlock scroll time by doing something good for yourself first. A minute of breathing. A short walk. A few push-ups. Do the healthy thing, earn the scroll — and most days you'll find you don't even want it anymore. HOW IT WORKS - Pick the apps that pull you in. Outloop shields them. - Out of free time? Earn more with a real action — breathing, reading, meditation, steps, or push-ups. No fake "I did it" buttons: steps are counted live, push-ups are counted by the camera. - Spend your earned minutes whenever you choose to scroll. WHY IT WORKS Putting a small, healthy price on scrolling makes you pause and decide if it's worth it. That pause is where the habit breaks. It's built on positive reinforcement, not punishment. FEATURES - Earn-to-Scroll: unlock screen time with healthy actions - Live-verified push-ups (camera) and steps (motion) — no shortcuts - A calm Garden that grows as you build the habit - Real Screen Time insights for your blocked apps - Light & dark mode, fully on-device — your data never leaves your phone Outloop Premium unlocks all earn actions and deeper insights. And if you're ever really in a pinch, you can even buy scroll time with real money — a tongue-in-cheek reminder of what your attention is worth. Leave the loop. Earn your scroll. Terms of Use (EULA): https://outloopapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://outloopapp.com/privacy