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An app blocker for solo founders

Keep your phone from taking over your workday.

Block distracting apps during your work hours, with timed breaks that end automatically.

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The work hours screen: weekdays selected, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and a Set work hours button.

Protect your work hours

Choose the apps you want to block and set your work hours.

The break screen: Break time, with 10, 15, 20 and 30 minute options, 15 selected, a 60-minute meal card, and a Start my break button.

Take a break with a clear end

After each work session, choose a timed break. Your apps lock again automatically when it ends.

Home during a work session: a closed lock, the status Working, the line Apps unlock in 50 min, and an Unlock apps for work link.

Lock apps for one work session

Outside your work hours, tap Lock apps. They stay locked for one work session and unlock on their own when it ends.

Questions

ShipHound blocks apps on your iPhone.

A break becomes available after each work session. Work sessions are 50 minutes by default, and you can change that in Settings. Choose a break length when you're ready. When the break ends, blocking resumes and the next session begins.

There is one 60-minute meal break available each day.

Yes. Tap Lock apps and your distracting apps stay locked for one work session, 50 minutes by default. They unlock on their own when it ends.

An iPhone running iOS 18 or later.

Try it during your next workday.

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