Improve Focus with PushUp Time — App Blocker
PushUp Time — App Blocker is a productivity tool for iPhone designed to reduce interruptions from social and entertainment apps. Rather than forcing willpower alone, it requires a brief physical exercise routine to unlock selected apps, helping users break habitual checking and stay concentrated.
Exercise-Based Unlocking Mechanics
The app uses simple bodyweight moves — such as push-ups, squats, or sit-ups — as the unlocking action. You can set it to unlock one particular app or apply the requirement across all apps, giving you control over how strict each session should be.
Key Features
- Device compatibility for both iPhone and iPad, letting you use the same approach across Apple devices.
- Optional premium subscriptions that add extra tools and customization for more tailored productivity.
- Flexible session lengths from quarter-hour intervals up to two hours, so you pick the commitment that fits your routine.
- A minimalist, full-screen unlock flow with a visible countdown to keep focus during the exercise period.
- Optional reminders and alerts to help you resume or maintain your planned sessions.
- Local camera-based rep counting that runs on your device so video data isn’t sent to external servers.
Privacy and Local Rep Tracking
Repetition counting is handled on your device using local processing, which means camera frames are analyzed without leaving the phone. That design keeps video data private while still offering reliable exercise detection for unlocking.
Session Controls and Experience
Choose how long a block lasts, receive unobtrusive notifications, and follow the full-screen timer while you complete the reps. The interface is kept clean to minimize temptation and distractions during a session.
Availability and Plans
PushUp Time works on both iPhone and iPad. Free functionality covers basic blocking and exercise unlocks; subscription tiers unlock advanced options and extra flexibility for users who want more control over their focus routines.
Technical
- Android
- iPhone
- Free