Otol: App Blocker & Focus

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About this app

Otol (অটল) means "unshakeable" in Bengali — and that's what you become.

Pick the apps that steal your focus. Start a session. Otol keeps them blocked
until you're done. Open Instagram out of habit and a full-screen reminder
sends you straight back to work: অটল থাকো। Stay unshakeable.

HOW IT WORKS
• Choose your distracting apps — social media, games, anything
• Start a focus session: 25, 50, 90 minutes, or your own duration
• Blocked apps show a full-screen block instead of opening
• Calls, SMS, and every other app keep working normally
• Finish the session and see how many urges you resisted

THREE WAYS TO BLOCK
• Block — a firm wall; you can end the session early if you must
• Friction — a 10-second breathing pause before you choose: "Never mind" or
"Let me in" (5 minutes of grace). Blocking that retrains habits instead of
punishing you
• Otol Mode — strict: no ending early, survives phone restarts. For when you
mean it


BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS
• Session intentions: write what you're focusing on, and the block screen
echoes your own words back at the moment of temptation
• Schedules: automatic sessions (e.g. every evening 9 PM), with a 5-minute
heads-up and skip option — they survive reboots
• Stats: focused minutes, daily streak, attempts per day, resistance rate,
and your most-tempting app
• Home-screen widget: today's focus total and one-tap start
• Quick Settings tile: start or end a session from the notification shade
• Bengali and English, dark mode, Material You colors


HONEST BY DESIGN
• Otol never blocks your dialer, messages, or system settings
• Otol never prevents uninstalling — strict mode locks sessions, not your
phone
• Battery-friendly: when no session is running, Otol runs nothing at all

PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED
• Usage access — to notice when a blocked app comes to the foreground.
Checked only during active sessions, never leaves your device
• Display over other apps — to show the full-screen block reminder
• Alarms & reminders — so scheduled sessions start exactly on time
• Notifications — for the session countdown

Be unshakeable. Otol thako.

What’s new

First release of Otol. It helps to block distracting apps, stop doomscrolling & protect your focus.