# Brick - Ditch Distractions

> Make your phone a tool again

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.brickllc.brick](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.brickllc.brick)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.brickllc.brick`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brick LLC
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 143,099
- **Rating:** 4.89 / 5 (4,560 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.41.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-07
- **First published:** 2025-09-08
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brickllc.brick)
- **Website:** [https://getbrick.app](https://getbrick.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://getbrick.com/pages/privacy-policy](https://getbrick.com/pages/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Brick - Ditch Distractions** turns your Android phone into a focused productivity tool. Using software and NFC-powered hardware, Brick temporarily blocks distracting apps and their notifications, while keeping the essential tools you choose available.

Tap your phone to Brick to start a distraction-free session, then tap again when you’re ready to reconnect. Customize your allowed apps, review usage history to track your progress, and spend more time working, connecting with others, or enjoying the present. Brick keeps usage information on your phone and uses Android’s Accessibility Service only to identify apps that should be blocked.

## Rankings

- #190,059 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.brickllc.brick.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reviews are overwhelmingly positive: users say Brick helps them spend less time on their phones, focus on other activities, and feel more present. The physical barrier and scheduling are frequently praised, and some users report better sleep and mornings. The main recurring concern is that app blocking may be bypassed through browser access or Android pop-up windows, though one reviewer said a browser workaround was fixed.

### Pros

- Helps reduce screen time and stop doomscrolling, with several users reporting a noticeable drop in phone or social-media use.
- Improves focus, productivity, and presence in everyday life.
- The physical Brick adds accountability and makes it harder to casually bypass app limits.
- Scheduling gives users useful control over when apps are blocked.
- Users often describe the app as simple and easy to use; some also report better sleep and easier mornings.

### Cons

- Some users report ways around blocking, including accessing social media through a browser or opening blocked apps in pop-up windows. One reviewer said the browser workaround was later fixed.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.brickllc.brick)