Normal vs Axis Productivity

Normal actually makes you use your phone less by keeping selected apps blocked by default. To unblock you have to physically scan an NFC Tag, QR Code or use a Location. This can be any NFC Tag, QR Code, Barcode, Location you set in the app. This 'opt-in' approach is backed by research and actual use. Normal is made to be the most powerful screen time app available. Saving your hours of your day. It's fully open-source and no features are behind paywalls. It can also be made to be impossible to bypass. Highlights of Normal: - Block Apps via NFC Tags, QR Codes and Barcodes - Use ANY NFC Tag, QR Code or Barcode - Unblock/Block specific Apps - Timed Unblocks - Emergency Unblocks - Scheduling - Complete Granular Control - Can make it as easy or as hard to bypass Normal was made because of issues with some other screen time apps. - Other screen time apps are easy to bypass. Normal can be made to be impossible to bypass, or easy to bypass. You have complete control. - Most other screen time apps work on opt-out strategy, where you have access to all apps, then lose access through usage. - Normal works on opt-in strategy. The apps you have blocked are always blocked, to use them you have to physically get up and scan your NFC tag or QR Code. - Most screen time apps are paid, either one-time or more commonly, subscriptions. There are no paid features. Everything is free and open-source. - Normal is privacy-focused. We don't log any data, everything stays on device. Since we're open source, you can check our code and confirm. - Normal allows timed unlocks. Other NFC/QR Code blockers don't have this. If you want to use an app for 15min, you can unlock it for 15min only. You don't have to remember to reblock. Normal was made by actual users, research on smartphone addiction and developments in dumbphones in-mind. If you want to turn your iPhone into a dumbphone, you can. Block all smart apps, block the app store, prevent disabling normal (via preventing delete and the shortcuts trick). Now you have a dumbphone, which you can't make smart without your NFC Tag (which you can make as difficult as you need). If you want a semi-dumbphone, you can. Do the above but have some apps like maps, music, messaging, etc. If you're a professional who needs access to apps distracting sometimes, Normal is for you! Block all distractions with Normal. Set schedules for you work apps or used timed unblocks. Need 15min to post content or check email? You can do that! You just have to physically get up and scan your NFC Tag, QR Code, or Barcode. The apps will automatically reblock after your timer is over. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Axis is one place for the things you're actually trying to keep track of. Most apps make you choose: a task manager here, a habit tracker there, notes somewhere else, and nothing that knows about anything else. Axis puts them in one app where they share context - so your tasks, calendar, routines and goals understand each other. EVERYTHING, FREE No trial, no locked features, no ads. PLAN YOUR DAY - Tasks with due dates, priorities and time blocks - A full calendar with events and classes, laid out hour by hour - Routines that repeat on any schedule - daily, weekly, or patterns you define - Projects with sub-projects, milestones and templates that spawn on a cycle THINK AND REMEMBER - Notes and a journal with rich text, plus voice notes you can dictate - Goals with sub-goals and metrics that update themselves - People - who matters, and what you last talked about TRAIN - Workouts, lifts and personal records - Body metrics and nutrition targets that adapt as you go - Route mapping for runs, and Strava sync NOVA, YOUR AI ASSISTANT Nova does things rather than just answering - adds tasks, reorganizes projects, writes notes. Each night it compiles your day into a digest, so your journal writes itself, and it remembers what matters so you don't repeat yourself. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No ads, no tracking, nothing sold to anyone. Face ID lock for the app and an encrypted vault for passwords.