FocusWell vs Saalo

Most people don't decide to scroll for forty five minutes. It just happens, somewhere between checking one notification and looking up an hour later. FocusWell is an app blocker and focus tool built for exactly that moment, the split second before autopilot takes over. Your phone is built to keep you tapping. FocusWell is built to give you a way out, not through willpower alone, but through a calm pause, honest app limits, and focus sessions that actually hold. WHY FOCUSWELL A calm pause, not a lecture. Before a distracting app opens, FocusWell gives you one honest moment to decide. No shame, no lockouts you didn't ask for, just a real choice where autopilot used to win. Block one app or everything at once. Choose exactly what to limit, one app, a category, or all of it, for a focus session or on a schedule that runs automatically in the background. See where your time actually goes. Daily and weekly screen time insights show your real habits, not a guess, so you can see the hours you win back add up week over week. Build focus that lasts. Turn one good day into a streak. FocusWell helps you trade the scroll reflex for deep work, study time, or simply being where you already are. WHAT YOU GET - A calm pause before distracting apps open - App limits and focus sessions, for one app or all of them - Schedules that run automatically, not just when you remember - Daily and weekly screen time insights - Private by design: your usage data stays on your device WHO IT'S FOR Students protecting a study block. Anyone building a career who needs one uninterrupted hour before the inbox opens. People who pick up their phone for one notification and put it down forty minutes later, more tired than when they started. FocusWell meets you at the moment you already recognize, right before the scroll starts. Every skipped scroll adds up to a real hour somewhere else, a workout, a book, a conversation, or just quiet. FocusWell doesn't ask you to try harder. It just removes the moment where autopilot used to win. FocusWell runs on Apple's own Screen Time framework, so your usage data stays on your device, not a server. No streak shaming, no guilt trips, just a clear tool for people who want their attention back. Download FocusWell and start your first focus session today. Terms, Privacy and Conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://https://www.getfocuswell.com/terms-of-service

Saalo tracks the time you intentionally spend away from your phone. Most screen time apps try to limit how much you use your phone. Saalo does the opposite. It measures the time you choose to put it down. Pick a place for your phone. Set your daily intention. Walk away. That's the practice. Saalo tracks it. Over time, you start to see what changes. Better sleep. More focus. Calmer evenings. The data builds quietly in the background while you live your life. How it works: - Set a daily goal for phone-free time - Start a session when you're ready to put your phone aside - End it when you pick it back up - Observe what changes over days and weeks Clearings are scheduled windows for being phone-free. Mornings before the kids wake up. Evenings after dinner. Whenever works for you. Saalo will remind you when it's time. Saalo connects with Oura Ring to correlate your phone-free time with sleep quality, readiness, and stress. See how the hours you spend present affect how your body feels. Oura is optional and can be connected at any time from Settings. Saalo Box is a handmade presence box that automatically detects your phone and tracks your sessions. Coming soon. Join the waitlist from the app. Saalo is free, with no subscription. No ads. No social features. No engagement tricks. The simplest app that still does the job.