Intention: Focus & Screen Time

Declare what you're opening, why, and for how long. Intention lifts the shield, holds the line, and hands your attention back. On-device, no account — ever.

YOUR MOST DISTRACTING APPS, BEHIND A MOMENT OF INTENTION. Intention doesn't lock you out of your phone or lecture you about using it. It simply adds a pause between the impulse to open an app and actually opening it. Choose the apps and websites you want to be more intentional about. They're blocked by default. Whenever you want to use one, you set an Intention: take a breath, write what you're about to do (in your own words), and choose how long you need. The app unshields for that amount of time, then automatically shields again. There are no streaks to protect and no guilt. Just one intentional decision, saving you from hours of distraction.

DAILY BUDGETS Your managed apps share a daily pool of time (30 minutes by default), and individual apps can have their own limits as well. Time is reserved the moment you start an Intention, so unused minutes are not added back into your budget later. Once you've used your daily time, those apps stay shielded until midnight.

COMMITMENTS Some apps need a little more friction. For any app, you can create Commitments—things you want to do first, like going for a run or replying to your mom. The amount of time you can unlock depends on what you've completed.

REFLECTION Every Intention you write is saved. Reflection lets you look back at what you opened, how long you spent there, and why you said you were opening it. Over time, patterns become obvious.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. Intention has no account, no servers, no analytics, and makes no network connections. The reasons you write never leave your device. We couldn't read them even if we wanted to.

BUILT TO LAST Works across all browsers on iPhone. Home Screen widget for starting an Intention with a single tap. Available in English, 简体中文, and 繁體中文, with a calm interface designed to stay out of your way.

FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE INTENTIONAL Intention is for people who want a healthier relationship with their phone and are willing to put a little friction between impulse and action. It’s not intrusive. We are not Big Brother. Intention is designed to be a reminder, allowing you to use your phone like you intended to.