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Work · January 6, 2025

Refocus

Improve focus by blocking apps & websites on iPhone

Refocus launched on January 6, 2025 with 14 votes, #984 of 6,142 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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What it does

Refocus helps you limit screen time by blocking apps and websites on iPhone.

Download Refocus: App Blocker & Lock by Labi, LLC on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Refocus: App Blocker &…

Productivity Developer Labi, LLC Language EN + 11 More Size 53.8 MB iPhone Refocus is an app blocker & website blocker that helps you limit screen time on apps! Refocus is easy to use, yet has powerful screen time control features: ▶ Various ways to restrict or lock apps and block websites. Choose what helps you focus! Block any app or site — from social media and games to messaging and news. ▶ "Strict Mode" feature prevents you from unblocking. Set a passcode, or use an NFC tag, or wait a duration (ex. 30 seconds), or do a copy text challenge, or utilize Pomodoro (limit unblocking to 5 times per day, for 25 minutes each, with a 5-minute cooldown between each unblock). ▶ Block for a…from apps.apple.com

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