Anchor: Accountability

Your phone is designed to win. Anchor changes the odds by giving you a partner.

Every focus app eventually loses to the same thing: a weak moment and an off switch. That isn't a you problem. Your phone was built by thousands of people engineering that exact moment, and nobody outlasts it alone. Anchor pairs you with someone you trust, so you don't have to.

Anchor lets two people become accountability partners. You block the apps that pull you in, like social media, games, and endless browsers, and everything else stays open. When you genuinely need a blocked app, you don't just flip a switch. You send a request to your partner, and they answer. No secret overrides. No "just this once" at midnight. Real accountability, built into your phone.

HOW IT WORKS • Pair with your partner by exchanging a simple code. Both of you install Anchor and opt in, and no one is ever added secretly. • Choose the apps that stay open. Everything else is blocked behind a shield, including apps you install later. • Need a blocked app? Send a quick request. Your partner gets a notification and can say yes right from their phone, for as long as you both agree. • Both partners see the same thing. There's no hidden "watcher." It's mutual by design.

BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU BEST Anchor works best between people already in each other's corner: couples reclaiming their evenings, friends keeping each other honest, anyone who's tired of fighting their phone alone. You're not outsourcing your willpower to an app. You're borrowing some from someone who loves you.

NO WILLPOWER REQUIRED • Block by default: pick what stays, not what goes, so new distractions can't sneak in. • Partner-approved unlocks: temptation becomes a conversation, not a tap. • Web browsing that actually holds: block Safari behind the same accountability. • Daily limits and schedules: set boundaries and let Anchor keep them. • Honest alerts: your partner is kept in the loop, never in the dark.

PRIVACY AND CONSENT FIRST Anchor is not a monitoring or "spy" app. Pairing requires both people to opt in by exchanging a code. Either person can unpair at any time, and the other is always notified. Both partners see identical information; there is no one-way surveillance. Everything Anchor does is disclosed in our Privacy Policy.

YOU'RE NEVER LOCKED IN Anchor is a commitment you choose, not a trap. • Need a blocked app? Ask. Your partner can say yes in seconds, for exactly as long as you both agree. • Done with a partnership? Unpair any time. The other person is simply notified. • Done with Anchor? Delete it. Every block lifts immediately, and no one can stop you. The lock only works because you could walk away, and choose not to.

GOING SOLO FOR NOW? You can start blocking immediately and add your partner when they're ready. A self-set PIN keeps you honest in the meantime.

Take back your attention. Do it with someone who's got your back.

Anchor. A firm and secure hold for your focus.