Sentence
Pen is mightier than the algorithm. Write to unlock apps.
Sentence launched on March 9, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,631 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Soft blockers are too easy to bypass. Hard blockers cause anxiety. Sentence sits in the middle. To unlock a distracting app, you must physically handwrite a specific phrase on paper and scan it. It doesn’t trap you; it forces you to pause and decide.
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Sentence: Screen Time Control Write to unlock. Focus & Block Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS. Productivity Developer Daksh Kaushik Language EN English Size 19.6 MB iPhone The pen is mightier than the algorithm. The app blocker that makes you pause. Write a sentence, mean it, unlock. Most screen time apps are easy to dismiss. A tap. A passcode you set yourself. An exception you grant in three seconds. You already know this. You've tried them all. Sentence works differently. To unlock a blocked app, you write a sentence by hand — on paper — and scan it with your camera. Every time. No bypass. No exceptions. No "ignore for today." That moment of friction…from apps.apple.com
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ScreenBreakDec 2025 · screenbreak.app · ▲125Hi HN, I built ScreenBreak after realizing that most app blockers failed in practice. “Hard blocks” were too rigid — I either locked myself out entirely or tapped Ignore Limit and kept scrolling. There was no useful middle state. In reality, people still need to open apps like TikTok or Instagram for specific tasks: looking something up, replying to someone, checking updates, etc. The problem isn’t intentional use; it’s the unplanned, unconscious scrolling that follows. I wanted a system that interrupts the impulse without fully preventing access. ScreenBreak uses soft blocking plus…
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