Brio: Focus & App Blocker

BLOCK THE APPS THAT DRAIN YOU.
REPLACE THEM WITH WHAT FEEDS YOU.

Brio is the only screen time blocker that doesn't just lock you out — it meets you on the other side with something worth doing.

When you tap a blocked app, Brio hands you four alternatives: read a classic book, write in a journal, take a walk, or scroll calm content. You earn your way back. The block is the guardrail. The alternatives are the point.


HOW IT WORKS

Tap Shield Up. Choose which alternatives count toward your unlock — reading, journaling, walking, or mindful scrolling. Watch the unlock meter fill as you do the thing. When your session ends, you've built something instead of burning it.

Three shield types:
• Manual — start a timed block immediately
• Scheduled — auto-activates at your chosen times every day
• Daily Limit — triggers when you hit a set usage threshold


YOUR FOCUS SCORE (0–100)

Every day earns a Focus Score built from four components: how well you stayed protected, how many sessions you completed naturally, how often you resisted early exits, and how much you moved. A daily streak tracks consistency.

No inflating. No participation trophies. Just a number that tells you exactly how your day went.


THE FOUR ALTERNATIVES

READ — 40 classic books across 7 genres: Stoicism, Eastern Wisdom, Self-Mastery, Poetry, Nature & Presence, Classic Fiction, and Practical Non-Fiction. Marcus Aurelius, Jane Austen, Rumi, Viktor Frankl — sourced from Project Gutenberg and loaded on-device.

WRITE — A distraction-free journal with rotating prompts and a personal pledge. Your words are stored only on your device.

MOVE — Steps counted live by your iPhone's motion sensor during every session. No extra permissions required. Just walk.

SCROLL — Brio's curated content library. Calm and focused — the opposite of the feeds that put you here.


BRIO, YOUR OWL

An AI companion built into the app. Brio knows your patterns, reads your daily score, and meets you with something real — not generic advice. When you need out early, you go through Brio first. Emergency unlocks are gated, escalating, and tracked.


WHY BRIO INSTEAD OF OTHER SCREEN-TIME APPS?

Most screen-time apps sell a countdown timer and a lock. Brio sells a replacement for the empty time. No competitor in the category ships a built-in alternative-activity layer inside the block. That gap is the whole product.


WHO IT'S FOR

Students. Developers. Anyone with ADHD. Anyone who knows the dopamine cycle and can't break it on willpower alone. Anyone who's tried to use their phone less and failed because there was nothing to do when it went dark.


SUBSCRIPTION

Free tier: 5-minute sessions to try every alternative. No paywall to start.

Premium: Unlimited session durations, all 40 books, scheduled shields, daily limits, full Focus Score history, and the complete Brio companion. 7-day free trial for eligible users. Monthly, annual, and lifetime options available.


PRIVACY

Screen Time data is processed entirely on your device by Apple's framework — never transmitted to us or any server. Journal entries and pledges are stored locally only. Analytics use a randomly generated anonymous ID; no name, email, or personal data is ever collected.


Requires iOS 17.0 or later · iPhone only · Screen Time permission required

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