# Doorman - Tap to Focus

> Leave distractions at the door

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6749220118](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6749220118)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6749220118`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Doorman Labs Inc.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 1.20 / 5 (588 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.37.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-22
- **First published:** 2025-08-15
- **Size:** 94 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doorman-tap-to-focus/id6749220118)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://doorman.school/legal/privacy](https://doorman.school/legal/privacy)

## Description

Doorman helps schools create distraction-free learning environments by securely restricting access to non-educational content during class time. Students benefit from enhanced focus and productivity; teachers gain uninterrupted teaching sessions.

Administrators enjoy a transparent, easy-to-manage solution to enforce cell phone policies. With simple onboarding and a refreshing user experience, Doorman enables schools to continue fostering academic excellence while maintaining privacy and security.

## Rankings

- #115,853 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews for Doorman reveal a pattern: widespread concerns about privacy and data security, with multiple claims of data theft, leaks, or malware. Many users report the app being unreliable, glitchy, and not consistently blocking/disabling apps as intended, sometimes preventing essential texting/calling. Several parents and students worry about emergencies when the device is locked. A minority of reviewers acknowledge the concept as potentially useful for reducing distractions and giving schools a way to manage devices, including an emergency unlock feature. Overall, safety, reliability, and data privacy are the dominant themes.

### Pros

- Helps limit student distractions by locking phone use during school.
- Enforces a structured device-use policy that some reviewers see as beneficial for classrooms.
- Contains an emergency/unlock option mentioned by some users as a safety feature.
- Some users report basic sign-in and functionality works.

### Cons

- Serious privacy and data-security concerns, including data theft/leaks and malware rumors.
- Recurrent glitches and malfunctions that make it unreliable and block key features.
- Inadequate emergency communication, as students cannot text/call parents or emergency services reliably.
- Perceived overreach by schools, with parents feeling excluded from control over their child2s device.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6749220118)