Lucid vs Flows

The average person spends 5 to 6 hours a day looking at their phone — often without even realizing it. Willpower alone isn't enough to change that. Social media apps are built by teams of psychologists, designers, and algorithms whose only job is to keep you scrolling. That's why I built Lucid. Lucid is a screen time and focus app that helps you stop opening distracting apps on autopilot. Instead of relying on motivation, Lucid creates small moments of friction exactly when you need them — and those small moments can change everything. How Lucid works: When you try to open a distracting app, Lucid can: – Interrupt the habit loop with a short breathing exercise – Ask you to make a conscious decision before entering – Let you set your own timer — you decide how much time is enough – Lock apps completely during focus sessions, no bypass – Automatically activate rules based on your daily routines The goal isn't to make your phone unusable. The goal is to help you use it on your terms. Most app blockers only help you block distractions. Lucid helps you want them less. Over time, distracting apps become less automatic, less rewarding, and easier to ignore — because Lucid addresses the root cause of excessive screen time, not just a temporary barrier in front of it. Features: Lucid Mode Pause before opening distracting apps. A short interruption breaks automatic behavior and creates a moment to decide intentionally — built to interrupt autopilot scrolling before it starts. Lock Mode Need deep focus? Lock selected apps completely — for a custom duration or until you decide you're done. No temporary unlocks. No loopholes. Routines & Presets Create automatic focus environments for different parts of your day: Mindful Morning, Deep Work, Study Session, Evening Wind Down. Start your day phone-free for maximum momentum, wind down at night for real rest — Lucid activates everything automatically in the background. Insights See how your habits and productivity change over time. Track screen time, app pickups, most-used apps, and your Awareness Rate. What is Awareness Rate? It shows how often you make an intentional decision instead of an automatic one. If Lucid interrupts you 10 times and you choose not to continue 7 times, your Awareness Rate is 70%. The higher it gets, the more you're breaking automatic habits — not just blocking them. Is Lucid just another app blocker? Yes — but that's not the whole story. Most blockers only create restrictions. Lucid combines app locking with real behavior design, so the goal isn't just to stop scrolling today. It's to make scrolling less appealing in general. Who is Lucid for? Lucid is for people who: – Open Instagram or TikTok without even thinking about it – Lose hours to brainrot content and doomscrolling – Want to focus more deeply, including with ADHD – Want a real habit tracker, not just a screen time counter – Are tired of relying on willpower alone – Want to feel their best every single day I built Lucid because I struggled with the exact same problem. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. — Nico Terms of Use: https://thegreatluciapp.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://thegreatluciapp.netlify.app/privacy *Subscription required

PLAN YOUR DAY IN MINUTES Add tasks, set time estimates and difficulty levels, then let Flows arrange your schedule. Let Auto-Schedule place them intelligently; hard tasks go in the morning, easy ones fill the gaps. View your day, week, or month at a glance. NOTES THAT WORK WITH YOUR TASKS Capture ideas, meeting notes, and to-dos with a rich-text editor organized into folders. Flows can detect tasks hiding in your notes and turn them into real, schedulable items, no copy-pasting required. SMART TAGS & AUTO-TAGGING Create tags with descriptions and keywords, and Flows will suggest them automatically as you add tasks. Organize your work by project, priority, or whatever makes sense for your life. STAY IN THE ZONE Start a Pomodoro timer for any task with customizable work and break intervals (5–90 minutes). Pick from ambient sounds like rain, lo-fi beats, or white noise. When the timer ends, your progress is logged automatically. BUILD A STREAK YOU'RE PROUD OF Complete your daily plan to keep your streak alive. Flows understands that rest days happen; your streak won't break over a weekend. Check your weekly recap to see how your focus time, completion rate, and productivity are trending. SEARCH EVERYTHING Find any task or note instantly with global search. Filter by type, date range, or completion status. Sort by relevance, date, or name. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 16+ handcrafted color themes, switch between dark and light mode, and pick a display font. Five notification personalities, from gentle encouragement to delightfully unhinged commentary, keep things interesting. FLOWS PRO (30-Day Free Trial) Unlock the full experience: • Auto-Schedule — Intelligently fills your timeline based on difficulty, priority, and your available hours. Hard tasks land in the morning. Dreaded ones go first. • Focus Forecast — See how your focus time trends across days and weeks. Get a Monday morning preview of what's ahead. • Calendar Sync — Pull events from Google Calendar or Apple Calendar so your schedule and your plan live side by side. • Notion Sync — Connect your Notion workspace and keep everything in one place. • Slack Integration — Share your focus status with your team automatically. • Cloud Sync — Your tasks, notes, and streaks stay in sync across all your devices. • Unlimited Tags — Create as many tags as you need. • All Themes — Access every color theme and future additions. Terms & Conditions: https://flowspomo.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://flowspomo.com/privacy.html