Focus Blocks vs HushWall

Focus Blocks is an app blocker for iPhone and iPad that puts distracting apps out of reach during the time you set aside to focus. Choose the apps. Choose the rule. Block during focus hours, allow only inside chosen windows, or set a daily app budget. When a rule applies, selected apps are hidden system-wide until they are allowed again. No willpower games, no streaks, no social layer — just one clear setting that gives you your attention back. Built on Apple's Screen Time APIs, Focus Blocks works entirely on your device. It has no backend and no account. Your rules sync between your own devices through iCloud, under your own Apple ID. Screen Time app selections are private device-local tokens, so each device asks you to confirm the apps it should block before enabling a synced rule there. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create as many focus blocks as you want — mornings, weekdays, deep-work afternoons • Pick specific apps and whole categories in one tap • Block during a schedule, allow only during a schedule, or set a daily limit • Enable synced rules separately on each device after confirming local app selections • Add a weekly setup window so blocks cannot be edited on impulse • Enable or disable any inactive block from one screen PRIVACY BY DEFAULT • No sign-up, no account • No analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs • Uses Apple's Screen Time framework — selections and usage stay on-device • iCloud Key-Value Store is the only remote storage, and it lives in your own Apple ID Focus Blocks is self-directed. It is not a parental-control product and does not monitor or manage other people's devices. Requires iOS 18 or later.

Stop scrolling without the shame. You don't need another blocker that locks you out and makes you feel like a failure. HushWall puts a gentle pause between you and the apps that pull you in — just enough friction to notice the urge and choose what actually matters. No willpower battles. No guilt. Just a calmer relationship with your phone. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps and websites that hook you. Set the hours you want to protect — work, study, or bedtime. When you reach for a blocked app during a focus window, HushWall steps in with a soft pause and an easy way out: a breath, a beat, and a friendly "I don't need it right now." FOCUS SCHEDULES • Recurring focus windows for work hours, study time, and bedtime • Choose the exact days and times your focus is protected • See every schedule at a glance and adjust it in a tap GENTLE, NOT HARSH • A calm pause instead of a hard wall • A quick breather helps the urge pass • Walking away is the win — and it always feels that way BREAKS ON PURPOSE • Need a minute? Take a deliberate 5–15 minute break without switching everything off • Step away on your terms, then ease back into focus YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE • Built on Apple Screen Time — your app selections stay on your device • No account to create, nothing to log in to • No ads, ever Make a small pact with your future self today — and let HushWall help you keep it, gently.