Unpluq: Control Your Time

Unpluq

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About this app

Unpluq helps you focus and feel better by recovering your time. Reduce your screen time by stopping your habit of picking up your phone–and stop scrolling. Recover your time, focus, and attention by making a conscious choice every time you want to access an app. The average Unpluq customer saves more than 1 hour and 22 minutes a day of screen time.* Try it free for a week and see how it changes your life!

NOTE ON TRUST: The vast majority of free apps survive and pay for their costs (development and operations) by selling your data and showing you ads. Unpluq does NOT show you ads and it does NOT sell your data.

⭐️7 Day Free Trial⭐️

Unpluq Premium Subscription ⭐️
Enjoy a 7 day free trial.
Save 2x as much time with premium.
- Unlimited: block apps–as many as you like
- Unlimited: schedules–work schedule, weekend schedule, you decide what works best for you
- Whitelist contacts, so notifications from them always get through
- All Barriers: Use all the available barrier options, including the patented Unpluq Tag, the keyfob that keeps you focused, as well as Walking (Steps), Scrolling, Charging, Random, or QR code barriers.

Block Apps 🚫 When You Need To
- Stay focused
- Focus during work
- Disconnect after hours
- Be present for family meals
- Avoid working on the weekends
- Study uninterrupted
- Be more mindful every day
- Sleep and rest well
- Reduce stress
- Lower anxiety

Use Unpluq To 🎯
- Block distracting apps and notifications–by default
- Choose only the apps you want to block
- Unblock apps by making a conscious decision with an Unpluq distraction barrier
- Select the distraction barrier you prefer, or go RANDOM to make it harder
- Choose how it is to access your apps
- Block different apps on different schedules
- Track your progress and understand your screen time

❓How Unpluq Works
Select which apps to block, and when. If you need to access a blocked app, make a conscious choice to open it by passing through an Unpluq Distraction Barrier–a digital key that makes you think twice and ensure you really do want to open that app. To open blocked apps, you need to take a walk, shake your phone, follow a random pattern by tapping, charge your phone, or use the Unpluq Tag keyfob (the most effective barrier).

Choose Your Distraction Barrier 🚧 –and make it as hard as you want
- Take a walk/steps
- Shake your phone
- Tap a random pattern of buttons
- Scroll through space
- Random barrier
- Scan a unique QR code
- Use your Unpluq Tag on your keychain

Use Your Newly Recovered Free Time To 🚀🏄👭🎾👪📈
- See friends
- Workout
- Side hustle like a boss
- Spend time with family
- Learn a new language

The Unpluq Tag 🟨
Already have an Unpluq Tag? Pair your Tag with the app. The NFC powered yellow Tag fits on your keychain and works with your app. Science like Rational Override Theory shows that this physical ritual to get virtual control of your phone is the most effective way to change your screen time habits.

*The average Unpluq customer in March 2023 saves 78 minutes a day.

Unpluq vs Opal
Unpluq is different from Opal: our focus is habit change to reduce screen time instead of only helping you focus. Our unique barriers that are different than Opal, like steps, or the physical Unpluq Tag-- it taps into the science behind habit change, and is the most effective way to reduce screen time.

Unpluq vs AppBlock
Unpluq is different from AppBlock: free and paid subscriptions have different limits, app blocking uses different unblocking options, including the physical Unpluq Tag patented by Unpluq. Different from Appblock, the Tag taps into habit change to stop scrolling.

Privacy🔒
We care about your privacy and take steps to protect it. Unpluq does not sell or share your data–personal or not. Having our customer’s with privacy in mind and protecting them is one of our core values. See Privacy Policy: https://www.unpluq.com/pages/privacy

Ratings and reviews

I'm rating this app only 3 stars because of three big things. 1. This is not a completely free app, although there is a very limited but free option if you don't want to pay. 2. The app is a little buggy. It doesn't turn on/off when scheduled all the time. It doesn't block an app or doesn't let you in after you bypass the lock sometimes. Also the statistic for how much time is saves isn't accurate either. 3. This app does collect and share your cookies and app usage with 3rd parties.

I love the idea but this app is so glitchy. Sometimes it just won't let me leave the blocked app screen...the close button or the unblock button both don't work. That's frustrating. Also, it's a pretty steep price for a pretty basic app function. If it was a bit cheaper and didn't glitch as much, I'd be all in

I've tested an uncountable number of these distraction blocking apps/methods and this app has been the best for me. It has all the features I want, great barriers, and usually just works. The team is super communicative as well and has helped me resolve issues quickly. On average, I save about 3-4 hours a day using this, so definitely worth the premium cost for me.

What's new

- NEW: App Limits (much requested)
- Bug fixes: Schedule for a day turning off working. Charging barrier working. Potential fix for apps not being blocked on some devices. Emergency mode once a day & setting back to blocking when phone locks works correctly (not set back after 5 minutes automatically)