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What is predefined

A lot ships already filled in, so a useful setup is a few taps. Here is all of it.

11 built-in Groups

Seven editable starters: Social Media, Short-Form Video, Streaming and TV, Gaming, Shopping, News and Doomscrolling, Dating.

Four locked ones: Adult Content (752,168 sites), Gambling and Betting (291,959 sites), Addictive Substances and Violence and Gore.

All 11 are free. Counts and details on the Groups page.

30 Action presets

Seven shelves. Tapping one opens the editor already filled in, so you can switch it on as-is or change anything first. All free.

Break free

The permanent walls. Mostly always on.

ActionRunsWhat it does
No adult contentAlways onA permanent wall around adult sites and apps.
Quit doomscrollingAfter 30 minShort video and social get a daily cap, then they close.
No gamblingAlways onBetting apps and sites stay shut, for good.
No vaping contentAlways onBlocks vaping and drug content everywhere.

Deep focus

Work and study. The widest range of triggers.

ActionRunsWhat it does
Off topic guardWhile you studyAurith watches your screen and pulls you back on topic.
Study hoursWeekdays 16:00 to 19:00Distractions switch off on your study schedule.
No social mediaAlways onSocial apps stay closed until you turn this off.
No gamesAlways onGames stay closed until you turn this off.
Campus focusOn campus Wi-FiBlocks the noise the moment you join your campus network.
At desk deep workAt your deskBlocks distractions whenever you are at your work spot.
Pomodoro25 on, 5 offFocus and break loops that run on their own.
Meeting modeDuring meetingsReads your calendar and blocks during events.

Sleep and mornings

The two ends of the day, where most screen time goes.

ActionRunsWhat it does
Sleep guard22:00 to 07:00Your phone winds down at bedtime and stays down.
Digital sunset21:00 to 23:00Stimulating apps go quiet before bed.
No late night news21:00 to 06:00News stays off through the evening and night.
Wake up clarityFirst 30 min awakeNo phone for the first half hour after you wake.

Money discipline

Impulse spending, and the apps that make it one tap.

ActionRunsWhat it does
No shoppingAlways onShopping apps and sites stay closed.
No crypto hypeAlways onBlocks crypto and trading noise.
No midnight buys23:00 to 05:00Shopping shuts off when your judgement does.
Payday cool offStart of the monthBlocks shopping around payday. Pick your own days.
Lock the app storesAlways onStops you reinstalling what you just removed.

Be present

Aimed at a place or an activity, not a clock.

ActionRunsWhat it does
Family dinnerDaily 19:30 to 20:30Phones down while you eat together.
Driving modeOn car BluetoothBlocks the moment your phone joins the car.
Gym focusAt the gymSocial goes quiet while you train.
Kids routineDaily 17:00 to 19:00Protects the hours that belong to your kids.
Phone free walkWhile walkingBlocks distractions as soon as you start moving.

Set limits

Caps, not walls. You keep the app.

ActionRunsWhat it does
App limits5 opens a dayPast your open limit, the app closes for the day.
Screen breaksEvery 45 minForces a real break after long stretches on screen.

Peace of mind

Background stress, not a habit you are fighting.

ActionRunsWhat it does
No newsAlways onMutes the news cycle completely.
Calm eveningsAfter 20:00The apps that stress you go quiet each evening.
"Always on" is just a time window. A full day, every day. So you can open one of those presets and narrow it to a few hours.

11 habit presets

Digital habits, kept by an Action

Each is tied to one of the Action presets above, which does the blocking.

HabitTermWhat it is
Quit porn30 days30 days with adult content blocked, no exceptions.
Quit vaping and drugs30 days30 days away from the shops, forums and triggers.
Quit gambling30 days30 days with every betting site and app shut off.
Stop doomscrolling21 days21 days without the endless feed.
Cut your screen time14 days14 days of taking your screen breaks.

Physical habits, kept by you

Nothing here blocks anything. You tick them off. The term only applies if you ask for one.

HabitOwedNotes
Drink water8 times a dayReminders roughly every two waking hours, 08:00 to 22:00.
Go to the gymOnce a daySuggested 30 day term.
Read a bookOnce a dayA few pages, every day.
No fapOnce a dayStay clean, one day at a time.
Take a walkOnce a dayGet outside once a day.
No sugarOnce a daySkip the sweets today.

Short on purpose. Something else covers everything it does not. More in Habits and challenges.

10 block messages

Shown on every block screen, under the reason. Pick one or write your own in Settings, Block settings. There is no "none".

Motivational

  • You set this block for a reason. Remember why.
  • Future you will thank you for closing this.
  • This app can wait. Your goals can't.
  • You're stronger than this urge.
  • Every minute here is a minute away from what matters.

Task reminders

  • Didn't you have something to finish first?
  • Check your to-do list before you scroll.
  • That task is still waiting on you.
  • Finish what you started. Then come back.
  • Is this more important than what's unfinished?

Keyword packs and site categories

Two more lists, for when you block by hand rather than from a Group.

Keyword starter packs

Gambling, Addictive Substances, Violence and gore, Profanity. Turn on a pack or pick from it, then add your own words or a /regex/.

Site categories

Social Media, Video, Gaming, Shopping, News, Dating, Gambling. Block a category instead of typing domains.

Presets are starting points

Nothing here is fixed. A preset becomes an ordinary Action or Group the moment you save it, fully editable, renamable and deletable.

Presets do keep an identity, though. Edit one and its card knows it is already running, so it reopens your version instead of making a second copy.