Deny vs Focusterra

Deny locks the apps that waste your time — and puts a friend in charge of the key. Most screen-time apps fail for one reason: the moment you want back in, you just tap "ignore limit." Deny removes that escape hatch. Block your most distracting apps, and when you want to unlock them, you have to ask a friend to approve it. HOW IT WORKS • Build block groups — pick the apps and sites to lock, on a schedule or a daily time limit. • Stay locked. Blocked apps are shielded by iOS, so there's no sneaking past them. • Allow temporary unlocks — give yourself a set number of minutes, with a live countdown showing exactly when apps re-lock. • Bring in friends. Connect with an invite code, then ask a friend for screen time. They approve or deny — you stay accountable. • See each other's progress and keep one another honest. WHY DENY • Friends make it stick. Accountability beats willpower. • Honest by design — no one-tap "ignore." • Private. Your data is yours; we never sell it or use it for ads. Deny uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) features to block apps on your own device. Take back your attention — together.

Focusterra is a focus timer where you're never alone. The moment you start a session, an anonymous dot for your city joins people focusing right now — lighting up across a living, rotating globe. No feeds, no faces, no pressure. Just the quiet company of everyone else doing the work, everywhere on Earth. WHY FOCUSTERRA • Presence, not gamification. The globe is the point — real people, focusing right now, shown by city. • Zero friction. Open it, pick a length, and you're in. No scheduling, no accounts required, no video. • Calm by design. A dark, minimal space built to help you sink in — not another dopamine feed. WHAT'S INSIDE • Live focus globe — see where in the world people are focusing, in real time, always anonymous. • Focus timer — choose your length and go deep, with a gentle chime when time's up. • Ambient sounds — slip into focus with a hand-picked set of atmospheres. • Focus categories — pick the kind of focus you're in the mood for. • Orbits multi-task board — line up a long day's work and watch your hours add up. • Focus with friends — connect with people you know and see who's focusing alongside you. • Your stats — today's focus, history, and streaks to keep the momentum. FREE TO USE The timer, sounds, categories, and the Orbits board work with no account at all. Sign in only if you want friends and to sync your history across devices. PRIVACY FIRST Your globe dot is anonymous — others see that a city has people focusing, never who you are. We use a coarse, city-level area (never your exact location), and we never sell your data. See how it all works at focusterra.app/privacy. Never focus alone.