BrainGate: Focus Math Blocker

Stop mindless scrolling. Face Math, Trivia, or Vocabulary challenges to unlock your apps and stay focused. Now available in French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese!

Stop mindless scrolling. Reclaim your focus. Master your time.

We’ve all been there: you open your phone for a quick check, and thirty minutes later, you’re still scrolling. BrainGate is designed to break that cycle by introducing "forced friction"—a deliberate pause between you and your most distracting apps.

Unlike traditional blockers that you can simply tap to bypass, BrainGate requires you to engage your brain. To unlock a blocked app, you must solve a quick mental challenge. Whether it's a math equation, a trivia question, or a vocabulary puzzle, this small mental shift is often all it takes to snap out of "autopilot" and get back to what you intended to do.

How It Works

1. Gate Your Apps: Select the apps and categories that distract you most.
2. Face the Challenge: When you try to open a blocked app, BrainGate presents a challenge of your choice (Math, Trivia, or Vocabulary).
3. Earn Your Time: Solve the challenges to unlock the app for a set duration (5 to 60 minutes).
4. Build the Habit: Over time, your brain learns to associate scrolling with effort, naturally reducing your screen time.

Key Features

• Powerful App Blocking: Uses Apple’s Screen Time API (Family Controls) for secure, system-level blocking that can't be easily bypassed.
• Dynamic Challenges: Choose between Math, Trivia, or Vocabulary puzzles. Pick the one that keeps you sharpest.
• Tailored Difficulty: Choose your difficulty level (Easy, Medium, or Hard). Each level is now clearly described to help you find the right balance of friction.
• Flexible Unlocks: Deep work or a quick check? Set your unlock duration from 5 to 60 minutes.
• Streak Tracking: Stay motivated by building a daily focus streak. Don't break the chain!
• Game Center Integration: Compete with friends on leaderboards for most problems solved and most time saved.
• Global Support: Full localization for French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese.
• Sleek Design: A premium, modern interface that looks great in both light and dark modes.

Privacy First

• No Data Harvesting: Your app usage data never leaves your device. BrainGate uses Apple's privacy-focused Screen Time API.
• Local Storage: All settings and progress are stored locally on your iPhone or iPad.
• No Accounts Required: Start focusing immediately—no sign-ups or servers involved.

Who is BrainGate for?

• Students who need to stay off social media while studying.
• Professionals looking to eliminate distractions during the workday.
• Anyone who feels like they've lost control over their screen time.

Stop being a passenger to your notifications. Take the wheel with BrainGate.