Habits First vs Block until…

Do the thing, then scroll. Habits First is the most effective way to reduce your screen time - distracting apps stay blocked until your habits are done for the day. No accounts required and no subscriptions, forever. Willpower shouldn’t cost a monthly fee. HABITS SUPPORTED - Walk 10,000 steps, or any number you like - Work out 45 minutes - integrates with Apple Watch, WHOOP, Garmin, Oura, or any tracker - Meditate 10 minutes, from Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, or any meditation app - Use an app you pick: read or use Duolingo for 20 minutes - Built in Pomodoro timer or manual habit check off - Review your Anki flashcards (Habits Pro) - Listen or read books on Audiobookshelf (Habits Pro) - Finish a game on Chess.com (Habits Pro) - Apple Shortcuts automations (Habits Pro) - More coming A block can ask for one habit, all of them, or any two of three. HOW IT WORKS Habits are automatically tracked via integrations such as with Apple Health. Apps you select are blocked until you finish your habits. When you're done, open the app to activate your unlock. WHY IT WORKS The idea is based off the Premack Principle - things you do often can help reinforce things that you do rarely. By habit stacking a difficult habit before an app you often use, you also hijack the addictive nature of distracting apps and turn that motivation towards your daily habits. WHEN IT APPLIES All day until your habits are done, on a schedule, only in certain places, or near a device you pick. Habits First helps you wake up into a calm phone screen, only unlocked after you finish your most important habits of the day. PRICING This app will never have a subscription fee. The core app is free forever: Apple Health goals, app timers, schedules, places, commitment locks, widgets, and as many blocks as you like. One small one-time purchase adds the extra integrations. More will be added in the future (feel free to request them SYNCING You can make an account if you would like to sync your habits and blocks across devices. This is not required. Created by @reysu on YouTube

Make distractions wait until you have done what matters. Block until… lets you choose apps, categories, or websites and decide when they become available again. Create independent rules for an Apple Health goal, a focused duration, or a recurring weekday schedule. THREE WAYS TO FOCUS • Health goals — keep selected distractions blocked until today's target is complete. • Focus timers — start a block from one minute to 24 hours. • Recurring schedules — repeat a same-day window on the weekdays you choose. RULES WORK TOGETHER Each rule owns its own private selection. If multiple active rules cover the same app, it stays blocked until every matching rule is clear. Pause one rule or pause everything without losing your setup. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your rules, opaque Screen Time selections, and derived Health progress stay on your iPhone. There is no account, backend, advertising, analytics, or cloud sync. Block until… is a self-control tool, not a medical device, parental-control service, or anti-tamper system. Screen Time, Health, and background callback behavior are provided by iOS. FREE AND PRO Save as many rules as you like and run one rule at a time for free. Block until… Pro lets up to 10 independent rules run together and is available monthly, annually, or as a lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/