People struggle to make phone limits fit their habits
People trying to curb distracting phone use want limits that match how they reach for apps: schedules, reminders to pause, or a task before access. The requests suggest that basic blocking does not cover the custom unlock conditions and accountability some users want. Some Android users also care deeply about whether a blocker can read sensitive notification content.
For people trying to reduce distracting phone use. Mentioned from Mar 2024 to Aug 2026 on Bluesky, Hacker News and Stack Exchange.
11 different people described this problem in 9 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 4.0/10
- Pain
- 4.9/10
- Frequency
- 9.0/10
- Willingness to pay
- 4.3/10
- Momentum
- 4.7/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- High
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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I would love an app with a configurable "unlock" task. Ex: - Do a quick mindfulness/breathing exercise
All I really need right now is an app that would restrict certain apps usage to certain time slots
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