Phantom Focus: Screen Time

Your apps get one daily time budget. When it's gone, they lock and getting back in costs a hold that gets longer every time. No instant off-switch.

5 to 6 hours. That is the average time lost to phone screens every day mostly on autopilot.

Phantom Focus is the strict, privacy-first screen time blocker designed to break the doomscrolling loop for good.

NO INSTANT OFF-SWITCH Most app blockers fail because turning them off takes one second. Phantom Focus fixes this: disabling protection, removing a guarded app, or raising your budget triggers a mandatory 5-minute cooling-off protocol. The dopamine urge passes before the timer ends. The shield stays.

ONE BUDGET, ZERO LOOPHOLES • Assign a single shared time budget across all distracting apps (Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube) • When your budget hits zero, the shield locks them all instantly • No per-app allowances to game or cheat

EARN YOUR EXTRA MINUTES Need emergency access? Hold the shield ring to break through 10 seconds for the first unlock, 20 for the second, 30 after that. Every minute spent becomes a conscious purchase, not a reflex.

TRUTH-BASED STREAK Track your resilience with an honest streak counter. One slip a day is your emergency margin. A second breach burns your streak back to day one.

BUILT FOR ADHD & DEEP WORK Struggling with impulse control or phone addiction? Phantom Focus acts as an external prefrontal cortex, helping you stay in deep work, reduce anxiety, and regain focus.

100% PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE Powered entirely by Apple's Screen Time framework (Family Controls). Zero accounts, zero analytics, zero ads, and no network connections. Your browsing habits and app selections never leave your device.

Stop losing hours to mindless scrolling. Download Phantom Focus and own your attention again.