Kaizen Focus vs HoldUp

Kaizen Focus blocks the apps that pull your attention away. When you open one anyway, you reflect with note and breathing before the scroll begins. KEY FEATURES Adaptive Daily Limits — starts from your current screen time, then gradually decreases every few days. Your time comes back slowly, without the shock of going cold turkey. Restricted Hours — schedule focus blocks or bedtime hours when apps stay locked. That's the whole mechanic. No scores. No streaks. No gamification. Just a moment of friction between you and the habit. Built on Screen Time framework. Works with any app on your phone. Block what pulls you in. Own every time you open it anyway. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION* A Kaizen Focus subscription is required to use Adaptive Daily Limits and Restricted Hours. If you choose a subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple Account after the free trial ends (if applicable). The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your Apple Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your Apple Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your trial ends, the remaining free trial period will be forfeited when your purchase is confirmed. Terms: https://kaizen-focus.app/terms Privacy: https://kaizen-focus.app/privacy

holdup blocks your distracting apps until you finish a real-world checklist. before you scroll, do the thing. pick the apps that pull you in. write the list that matters — gym, dishes, homework, the email. until the list is done, those apps wait behind a gate. how it works — block individual apps, whole categories, or websites using apple's screen time framework — your checklist, unlimited items, free — staged time-blocks: give tasks start times, and apps re-lock when each window arms — strict mode hides the skip button for the days you mean it — honest by design: skipping exists, it's just a deliberate choice you have to look at — re-lock reminders so a new block never ambushes you private by design everything stays on your phone. no account, no tracking, no analytics, no data collected. the screen time framework's data never leaves your device — apple designed it that way, and we like it that way. the honest fine print holdup creates friction, not an unbreakable cage. ios doesn't let any app be a perfect jailer — re-locks land within about a minute of use, and skipping is always a visible choice (unless strict mode says otherwise). the point isn't to fight you. it's to make the doomscroll a decision instead of a reflex. before you scroll, do the thing.