oneTap vs Do Instead

oneTap turns your phone from the first distraction of the day into the first thing that sets you up for it. Most mornings start the same way: you reach for your phone and lose hours to a feed before you're even out of bed. oneTap breaks that loop. When you first pick up your phone, oneTap gives you a single, personalized morning brief and then your distracting apps are locked for a set window. Everything you need to see, in one glance, before the noise gets in. YOUR MORNING, IN ONE PLACE oneTap pulls the essentials into a single brief so you're not opening five apps before breakfast: Calendar - your meetings and events for the day ahead Email - a look at what you may have missed the past few days Weather - what to expect before you head out Tasks - what's due today, pulled from Apple Reminders Sleep & Recovery - how you actually rested and recovered, including WHOOP/OURA data Finances - your balances and investments at a glance News - daily news, the biggest headlines at the local, national, and international level PLAN WITH INTENTION Alongside your brief, oneTap gives you a minimal todo and journal built for clarity, not clutter. Jot down what you actually want to get done today, or take a moment to write out what's on your mind — no folders, no tags, no setup. Anything left unfinished simply rolls over to tomorrow, so nothing gets lost and nothing needs managing. It's not another productivity system to maintain. It's a quiet space to get intentional about your day before the noise gets in. BLOCK THE NOISE When your morning window begins, oneTap locks the apps that usually hijack your attention. They stay locked for a set time while you get your brief - no willpower required. Once the window ends, everything unlocks automatically and your day is yours. FROM MINDLESS PICKUPS TO FOCUS It's easy to lose 150 pickups a day to apps that don't ask permission - TikTok, Instagram, whatever's fastest to open. oneTap breaks that pattern where it starts. Users who lock their mornings with oneTap report cutting their scroll time from an hour-plus to just a few minutes, giving back the start of their day. BUILT AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE Set your wake and sleep times, and oneTap handles the rest - different windows for weekdays and weekends, with flexibility for the mornings you're up early or running late. DESIGNED TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY oneTap isn't another app to manage. It surfaces what's already in your life — your calendar, your reminders, your data — and then steps aside. No feeds, no notifications begging for attention, no clutter. PRIVATE & SAFE We use Apple's Screen Time API in order to monitor and block apps you use. Installation is easy and takes a few seconds on your iPhone. Unlike most apps, oneTap works entirely on your phone and personal browsing data never leaves your device. TERMS, PRIVACY & CONDITIONS Read on https://theonetap.app/privacy & https://theonetap.app/terms Try oneTap free for 7 days on the annual plan, then continue with a subscription. Start your morning with a brief, not a scroll.

Block distracting apps. Make room for what you'd rather do. You open a social app to check one thing. Half an hour later, you're still scrolling. Do Instead helps you set a boundary and bring your real tasks back into view. CHOOSE YOUR BOUNDARIES In Custom mode, give Social and Work their own apps, websites and allowed times. Add optional reminders before your windows open or close. Turning off protection or widening allowed times takes ten minutes; tightening protection applies immediately. Or start a digital detox: 14 days with a daily 30-minute window, or 21 days without regular windows. Choose your apps and review the editable website list. New programs pause Custom protection while keeping your saved setup. Track program days, streaks and milestones, then continue with your own rhythm when the program ends. TEMPORARY ACCESS WITH A PURPOSE In Custom mode, link a protected app to its English name, then say something like "Unblock Instagram for five minutes." Voice access pauses protection for that one app for 1-30 minutes, without a ten-minute wait. Switch to the app yourself; protection returns when time is up. Each session needs a fresh spoken request. Voice access is unavailable during digital detox or a protected focus session and requires microphone permission and on-device English speech recognition. You can also choose one app or website, a purpose, and 5 or 10 minutes of access. This option has a ten-minute daily budget and a ten-minute pause between sessions. Digital detox uses its own temporary-access rules. DO SOMETHING INSTEAD Bring tasks from Apple Reminders into view, or connect Todoist with Pro. Keep your next task nearby with Home and Lock Screen widgets. Start a 25-minute focus session around a task, take a guided breathing break, or try a short desk workout with a 3D coach. Complete tasks and watch your oak grow from an acorn into a tree. Quiet days don't erase its growth. With Pro and Screen Time permission, focus sessions can keep selected apps and sites blocked even during allowed windows. Completing a task does not unlock blocked apps. FREE AND PRO Free: Apple Reminders, widgets, focus timers, oak growth, breathing, desk workouts and the gentler Shortcuts route. Shortcuts needs an automation that opens Do Instead when you open a chosen app. Pro: Screen Time blocking, separate Social and Work schedules, digital detox programs, temporary access, protection during focus sessions and Todoist integration. Subscription prices and eligible trials are shown before purchase. HOW PROTECTION WORKS Blocking requires Screen Time permission. Website coverage varies by browser and iOS version. You can add domains or import a browser history export; imported domains stay on your device. Added websites may show Apple's restriction page instead of the task shield. With Pro, the Safari extension defers to Screen Time; without Pro, it uses its own website list. On iOS 26.5 and later, open your task manager from the shield through Do Instead. Earlier versions offer a notification shortcut when enabled. Screen Time permission can be revoked, and uninstalling removes protection. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Do Instead account, ads, analytics or tracking. Task integrations connect to the services you choose. Voice recognition runs on your iPhone; audio and transcripts are not saved. Program progress and access reasons stay on your device. Privacy Policy: https://groei.dev/do-instead/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/