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30-Day Plan

The 30-Day Phone Detox Plan

GuideJune 25, 2026
Limit Gaming

Best App to Limit Gaming on iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonJune 25, 2026
Real Blocks

Apple Screen Time Isn't Enough. Here's What Is.

App ComparisonJune 25, 2026
By Age

Average Screen Time by Age (2026)

ResearchJune 25, 2026
Procrastination

Best App Blocker for Procrastination (2026)

App ComparisonJune 25, 2026
How-To

How to Block Reddit on iPhone

GuideJune 25, 2026
Compare

Habit Doom vs Forest: Trees or Locks?

ComparisonJune 25, 2026
Lock Snapchat

Lock Snapchat Without Losing Your Streaks

GuideJune 25, 2026
Honest Review

ScreenZen Is Free. Is It Enough?

App ComparisonJune 25, 2026
Shorts

How to Stop Watching YouTube Shorts

GuideJune 25, 2026
WWDC 2026

What WWDC 2026 Changed About Screen Time

AnalysisJune 9, 2026
Lock Instagram

Lock Instagram Until You Earn It

GuideJune 6, 2026
Lock TikTok

Lock TikTok Until the Habit Is Done

GuideJune 6, 2026
Anti-Cheat

The Habit Tracker You Can't Lie To

Product GuideJune 6, 2026
Research

How Many Times a Day Do You Check Your Phone?

ResearchJune 6, 2026
How-To

Limit Social Media Without Deleting It

GuideJune 6, 2026
On-Device ML

Running CLIP on an iPhone to Catch Habit Cheaters

EngineeringJune 6, 2026
iOS Internals

FamilyControls in Production: The Edges

EngineeringJune 6, 2026
Guide

Why Deleting Apps Never Works

GuideJune 6, 2026
Atomic

The Atomic Habits App Test

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Autopilot

Best App to Stop Mindless Scrolling (iPhone, 2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Free

Best Free Habit Tracker for iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Trackers

Best Habit Tracker for iPhone (2026): Honest Comparison

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Wellbeing

Digital Wellbeing Apps for Daily Habits (iPhone, 2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Reset

Dopamine Detox Apps: What Actually Works

ResearchMay 17, 2026
Earn It

Earn Screen Time: iOS Apps That Unlock (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Alternatives

Freedom App Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
vs

Habit Doom vs Freedom: Which App Blocker Wins (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
vs

Habit Doom vs Streaks: Honest Head-to-Head (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Stack

Habit Stacking on iPhone: The Best 2026 Apps

GuideMay 17, 2026
ADHD

Best Habit Tracker for ADHD iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Combo

Habit Tracker With App Blocking (iPhone, 2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
No RPG

Habitica Alternatives for Adults (No RPG, 2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
66 days

How Long Does It Take to Form a Habit? (2026 Research)

ResearchMay 17, 2026
Minimal

Minimal App Blocker for iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Alternative

One Sec Alternative for iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Reddit Says

Screen Time Apps Reddit Actually Recommends (2026)

Reddit RoundupMay 17, 2026
Gentle

Streak Anxiety: Habit Trackers That Forgive (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Alternative

Streaks App Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Task Lock

Task-Based App Blockers for iPhone (2026)

App ComparisonMay 17, 2026
Defined

What Is an Earned Screen Time App? (2026 Guide)

GuideMay 17, 2026
Restart

What to Do When You Break a Habit Streak (2026)

GuideMay 17, 2026
Week 3

Why Most Habit Trackers Stop Working After Week 3 (2026)

ResearchMay 17, 2026
Students

Best App Blockers for Students (2026)

App ComparisonMay 16, 2026
Sleep

Does Scrolling at Night Wreck Your Sleep? (2026 Research)

ResearchMay 16, 2026
Phantom Check

How to Stop Checking Your Phone Unconsciously (2026)

GuideMay 16, 2026
Alternatives

Opal Alternatives: 7 App Blockers Worth It (2026)

App ComparisonMay 16, 2026
Exercise

Your Gym Streak Is Dying Because of Your Phone

ResearchMay 16, 2026
Real Blocks

Screen Time iOS Alternatives That Actually Work (2026)

App ComparisonMay 16, 2026
Dopamine

Why Do I Keep Picking Up My Phone? (Neuroscience + Fix)

GuideMay 16, 2026
90-Day Update

341 Downloads. $59 Revenue. 90 Days In.

Build in PublicMay 11, 2026
6 apps

Best Phone-Addiction Apps for Professionals (2026)

ComparisonMay 9, 2026
4h 25m

Your Brain After 4 Hours of Scrolling

NeuroscienceMay 9, 2026
5 bypass tests

Apps That Actually Block Doomscrolling (No Bypass) 2026

TechnicalMay 9, 2026
66 days

How Long Does It Take to Break a Phone Habit?

Habit ScienceMay 9, 2026
Research

Phone Use and Mental Health: What the Research Says

Mental HealthMay 9, 2026
38%

Doomscrolling Wrecks Sleep. The 2026 Data Is Worse.

ResearchMay 5, 2026
2 Hours

How Much Screen Time Is Too Much? The Honest Answer.

ResearchMay 5, 2026
12 Signs

Phone Addiction: A 2026 Self-Check

Self-CheckMay 5, 2026
Designed To Win

It's Not Willpower. Here's Why You Can't Stop Scrolling.

NeuroscienceMay 5, 2026
PH Diary

I Almost Cracked Product Hunt at #12

Build in PublicMay 2, 2026
ADHD

Best App Blockers for ADHD: 5 That Actually Work (2026)

App ComparisonApril 22, 2026
WFH

Best App Blockers for Working From Home (2026)

App ComparisonApril 22, 2026
Night

How to Stop Doomscrolling at Night

GuideApril 22, 2026
Morning

How to Stop Doomscrolling in the Morning

GuideApril 22, 2026
2 Weeks

2 Weeks to Ship 3 Buttons on iOS

Dev LogMarch 22, 2026
AI Agents

Best AI Coding Agent for iOS Development (2026)

Dev LogMarch 22, 2026
Dev Log

21 Bugs That Nearly Killed My App

Founder StoryMarch 19, 2026
Dev Guide

Apple's Screen Time API: How It Broke Me

Developer GuideMarch 19, 2026
Real Numbers

97 Downloads. $0 Revenue.

Build in PublicMarch 19, 2026
30 Days

I Blocked Social Media 30 Days: What Happened

PersonalMarch 14, 2026
Focus

How to Focus While Studying Without Doomscrolling

GuideMarch 13, 2026
Screen Time

Best Screen Time Apps: I Tested Them All (2026)

App ComparisonMarch 12, 2026
Practice

Deliberate Practice: 10 Min/Day to Real Skill

ResearchMarch 10, 2026
Mornings

Lock Social Media Until Your Morning Routine Is Done

GuideMarch 10, 2026
YouTube

Block YouTube Until You Read a Chapter

GuideMarch 9, 2026
TikTok

No Homework, No TikTok: A Parental Control That Works

GuideMarch 8, 2026
TikTok

Lock TikTok Until You're Done Studying

GuideMarch 7, 2026
Instagram

No Workout, No Instagram: Block It Until You Exercise

GuideMarch 6, 2026
Blockers

Best iPhone App Blockers: I Tested All 6 (2026)

App ComparisonMarch 4, 2026
Unplug

Digital Detox: Why Most People Fail

Digital WellnessMarch 3, 2026
Rise First

Why Your Morning Routine Keeps Failing

Lifestyle GuideMarch 3, 2026
My Story

7,920 Minutes/Month Wasted on My Phone. Now What?

Founder StoryMarch 1, 2026
Earn It

How Habit Doom Works

Product GuideFebruary 28, 2026
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