FocusFella
You keep opening YouTube. FocusFella makes that stop.
Block distractions automatically — no willpower required.
Calendar does the work
Set it once. When your focus block starts, blocking kicks in automatically. You don't have to do anything.
Actually blocked
Not a nudge you swipe away. Apps close. Sites stop loading. Screen Time on iPhone, system-level on Mac.
Guilt-free breaks
Schedule your distraction time. Apps are open during those windows, locked outside them. It's not willpower — it's just a schedule.
iPhone + Mac
One purchase, both platforms. Your rules sync across devices.
You already planned your day. The hard part is sticking to it.
You blocked off 2pm–4pm for deep work. You knew you needed it. And then at 2:07pm you were on Reddit.
FocusFella connects to your calendar and watches for your focus blocks. The moment one starts — your distraction apps close on their own. No manual timer. No "I'll start in five minutes." It just happens.
You planned the time. FocusFella makes sure you use it.
You can't talk your way out of it.
This isn't a polite reminder that pops up and you swipe away. When FocusFella blocks something — it's blocked.
On iPhone: Screen Time. The same thing parents use to lock kids out of games. You physically can't open the app.
On Mac: the app closes the second you launch it. Safari blocks the site before it even loads. No proxies, no root access, no workarounds.
Close the app, reboot your machine — blocking persists until the session ends. That's the whole point.
Quitting cold turkey never works.
Block everything forever and you'll last about three days. Then you'll find a workaround, or just delete the app. I've been there.
FocusFella doesn't ask you to become a monk. It asks you to schedule your distractions the same way you schedule your work.
Create a calendar event — "Lunch scroll", "Gaming", "Twitter break" — and pick which apps are allowed during it. Inside that window: open. Outside it: locked.
Your brain gets what it wants. Just on a schedule you set, not whenever boredom hits.
When is FocusFella available?
FocusFella is currently in development. Join the waitlist below and you'll be the first to know when it's ready on the App Store and Mac App Store.
Does it work on iPhone and Mac?
Yes — FocusFella is a universal app. One purchase covers both iOS and macOS. The calendar sync, blocking rules, and distraction windows all stay in sync across devices.
Does it require Screen Time / parental controls approval?
iOS blocking uses Apple's Screen Time framework, which requires a special entitlement from Apple. This is a deliberate restriction — it means the blocking is real and at the system level. We're in the process of obtaining this entitlement.
What happens to my apps when the session ends?
Everything is automatically unblocked. FocusFella doesn't permanently remove anything — it just enforces the schedule you set. When the calendar window closes, your apps come back.
What if I don't use a calendar?
You can still use FocusFella manually — start a Pomodoro session and blocking activates for the duration. The calendar integration is optional but makes it significantly more powerful.