The focus app that removes the distraction instead of just timing it

Lock In Squad is a free focus app for iPhone and Android that blocks the apps you choose while a timer or stopwatch runs. Ending a session early means holding a button for the 1 to 10 seconds you set. It logs your focus time in a heatmap and counts streaks on the days you pick.

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Lock In Squad focus timer keypad for setting a deep work session

What makes Lock In Squad a real focus app

Timer plus blocking
A timer alone does not help when the distraction is one tap away. The timer gives the work a shape, and the blocking makes the shape hold. Plenty of focus timers only do the first half.
Conscious friction
You can still bail out if you truly need to. The hold is enough of a pause to catch yourself before a reflex check becomes a lost hour.
Streaks and rewards
Every session earns minutes for the time you focus, and you can spend them on cosmetics. Concentration becomes a habit with a reward attached instead of a one-off act of discipline.
Focus with others
Group sessions and friend streaks are rolling out next, so you will not be focusing alone. A little accountability turns "I should focus" into "we are focusing right now."

Your first focus session

  1. Choose the apps that break your concentration.
  2. Set a timer for the work in front of you (try 50 minutes to start).
  3. Hit Lock In and give the task your full attention until the timer ends.
  4. Take a real break, then run it back. The streak rewards you for showing up.

Questions

What is the best focus app?

The best focus app blocks whatever breaks your focus. If that is your phone, pick one that blocks apps while its timer runs. Lock In Squad, which we make, and Forest both do this for free on iPhone and Android. If it is your laptop, Freedom syncs blocks across devices and Cold Turkey is built for Windows and macOS.

Is there a free focus app for students?

Yes. Lock In Squad costs nothing on iPhone or Android, and its only purchase is $4.99, paid once, to remove ads. For studying, set a timer per subject, pick the apps you reach for, and choose weekdays as your streak days so a weekend off does not reset it. Forest's timer and Deep Focus blocker are free too.

What is the best focus app for Android?

On Android, pick a focus app that actually blocks apps. Lock In Squad does, using the Usage Access and Display over other apps permissions, and on Android it adds a whitelist mode that blocks everything except the apps a task needs. Android's own Digital Wellbeing Focus mode pauses apps for free, but Take a break lifts it at once.

Lock in and focus

Free focus app with real app blocking. No subscription, no paywall.

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