Bloom - Conquer Screen Time

Find Your Bloom LLC

About this app

Most screen time apps fail because they’re easy to bypass. Bloom was created to fix that.

Bloom revolutionizes your productivity by requiring you to scan an NFC keycard to your phone to access distracting apps.

**How It Works**
- Choose Your Distractions: Select the apps or websites you find most distracting.
- Block Your Distractions: Tap your Bloom card to your phone to block those apps.
- Live Distraction-Free: Stay productive with your card out of reach. When ready, just tap your Bloom card to your phone to unblock your apps.

**Features**
- Schedules: Set personalized schedules for your focus periods, allowing them to start and end automatically.
- Breaks: Use your apps mindfully by setting limits on the frequency and duration of your breaks.
- Emergency Exits: Unblock all of your apps without your bloom card up to three times.
- Block Websites: With your permission, Bloom can use the Accessibility Service API to prevent you from accessing different websites of your choosing.

**Why Bloom**
- Spend less time on your phone and more time doing things that actually matter.
- Improve your work habits by blocking out distractions.
- Our physical solution is the ultimate solution for digital detox and time management.

With Bloom’s NFC keycard, you can leave the “key” to your distractions behind, ensuring you stay focused and productive.

Find your Bloom today and enjoy life beyond your phone!

(We prioritize your privacy—your screen time data stays securely on your device and is never shared or stored elsewhere).

Learn more by visiting our website: bloom.inc

Ratings and reviews

The physical separation between your phone and the thing that unblocks it is the key. I got back so many hours. It's great that it's card shaped too, because it fits in your wallet and you can easily keep your phone locked on the go. I also like the ability to save different modes. I have one that blocks all distracting apps, and another that just blocks Instagram, which is my most distracting app by far. Overall great product, the genius is in its simplicity.

It's a great app to reclaim your time, but it's not very effective for those who struggle with executive functioning. Setting up the modes is incredibly grueling and tedious. There are no features that make setting up the profiles easy, especially if you have a lot of apps. I can't copy profiles, block whole categories, or get recommended apps; you have to go through your entire list of apps for each profile you want to set up. Nothing makes it easy. I wouldn't have bought it if I knew before.

UPDATED REVIEW - APRIL 20, 2026 Initially, I had given this app two stars because Bloom could simply be force-closed by the user, bypassing all blocks. The co-founder of the app emailed me informing me of updates that have addressed this problem, and I am very pleased with this news! There are some weird quirks, like switching between open apps will fail the first time, or if you're blocking certain Google/Samsung apps Bloom will give endless pop-ups and make it VERY difficult to use the phone.

What’s new

This update includes bug fixes and UI updates.