FlowBuddy

FlowBuddy is an iPhone app blocker that puts a short, mindful pause between you and the apps you open on autopilot. Pick the apps, websites or whole categories that eat your time. When you open one, FlowBuddy's shield shows how many times you've opened it in the last 24 hours. Tap Continue, do a short breathing exercise, then decide: unlock it for 5 or 10 minutes, or close it and move on. What makes it different Hard blockers tend to get switched off, and timers are easy to ignore. FlowBuddy adds just enough friction to turn a reflex into a choice. The pause also grows with use: each time you open an app again within 24 hours, the next breathing exercise takes a few seconds longer. Key features: - Block apps, websites and entire Screen Time categories - A breathing exercise before every unlock, with a pause that grows the more you open an app - Unlock for 5 or 10 minutes, then the shield comes back on its own - Allowed schedules let an app open freely at set times, like work email during office hours - Open counter on the shield and a 7-day usage chart for each app - Websites get the same pause in Safari and are blocked in all other browsers - Built on Apple's Screen Time API: no VPN, no account, no data collected Who it's for Anyone who opens Instagram, TikTok or YouTube without meaning to, and anyone who gave up on strict blockers. App Store reviewers with ADHD say the gentle friction works better for them than other screen time apps they tried. Pricing Free for one app, website or category, with every feature included. FlowBuddy Pro unlocks unlimited blocks, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.