A calm screen time app for iPhone
Set distractions aside, kindly.
You decide what to set aside and for how long. KindFocus helps you keep your word, gently or firmly. Your choice.
How it works
Say it like a sentence
Every focus and rule reads like something you'd say out loud. Tap a blank, choose what fits, read it back. No settings maze.
Focus for now
Set a list aside right now, for a while. Save it as a setup and start it from your Home Screen.
Rules for every day
On a schedule, a daily allowance, or a few short visits a day. They run on their own.
Lists at the heart
Group the apps that pull at you. Add exceptions for the ones you always need.
Gentle, or steadfast
KindFocus meets you where you are, and lets you choose how firm to be.
A breath before every pause
Need something? Ask for a pause. First take a breath with a short wait that grows a little each time. Often that's enough to change your mind.
Or write an intention
Before a pause opens, say in a few words what it's for. "Check the bus times" is a reason. "Just bored" is an answer too.
Steadfast when you mean it
Make a focus steadfast and it can't be ended early. It finishes on its own when the time is up.
Rules that run on their own
Weekdays from 9 to 5. Thirty minutes a day. Twice a day for ten minutes. Set it once and let it be.
Start in one tap
Save your favorite focuses as setups and start them from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. A live ring shows what's left.
A quiet look back
Your week as a reflection, not a scoreboard: time in focus, the moments you chose calm, and what your pauses were for. No streaks. No guilt.
A closer look
Free, and staying that way
No ads. No account. No locked features. Nothing you do leaves your phone.
Hi, I'm Kyle
I built KindFocus because I struggle with phone addiction, and I wanted a kinder way to hold myself accountable.
Every ScheerApps project is free for everyone, no matter what they can pay. If KindFocus helps you, here are a few small ways to say thanks.
— Kyle
Questions
Yes, all of it, with no ads or locked features. I make apps because I want them to exist. If KindFocus is useful to you, you can support it through Ko-fi, by rating it, or by telling a friend.
Screen Time is how iOS lets an app set other apps aside. KindFocus uses Apple's own Screen Time framework, the same one built into your iPhone.
No. When you choose apps, Apple hands KindFocus private tokens instead of names. The Screen Time numbers on the Activity tab are drawn by Apple on your phone and never reach KindFocus. There's no analytics and no server.
When you open a set-aside app, you can ask for a pause right from its screen. KindFocus sends you a notification; tap it, take a breath or write a few words, and the app opens for the few minutes you chose. Pauses need notifications turned on.
A steadfast focus can't be ended early, and a steadfast rule can't be turned off while it runs. That's the point. Exceptions and any pauses you set still work. KindFocus always asks you to confirm before a steadfast focus begins.
Not right now. KindFocus is built on Apple's Screen Time, so it's for iPhone and iPad.
I'd love to hear from you: scheerapps@gmail.com. Tell me what's working and what isn't.
Begin with one list
Choose the apps that pull at you most. You can change it anytime.