FlowLock: Focus Timer & Block

RisingInc

About this app

Take back your time. FlowLock is a focus timer and app blocker built for students, professionals, and anyone tired of losing hours to phone distractions. Set a session, block the apps that pull you in, and do the deep work that matters.

WHY FLOWLOCK

Most focus apps just count down a timer while your phone keeps tempting you. FlowLock is different. The moment you start a session, your selected apps are locked behind a full-screen block screen. No bypass, no "just five minutes" — until your timer runs out, the distractions are gone.

Pair that with streak tracking, weekly statistics, and a clean dark-mode interface, and you have a complete system for building real focus habits and beating procrastination.

CORE FEATURES

- FOCUS TIMER
Set any session length in minutes or hours. The countdown runs as a background service, so it keeps going even when your screen is off or you switch apps. Pause and resume anytime. A live notification shows progress, time remaining, and motivational messages.

- APP BLOCKER
Pick the apps that distract you most — social media, games, messaging, video — and FlowLock blocks them for the entire focus session. When you try to open a blocked app, a full-screen overlay appears with the app's icon, name, your remaining time, and a motivational message. Tap "Go Back" to return home.

- BLOCKLIST MANAGEMENT
Every installed app is shown with its real name, icon, and category. Toggle apps on or off with one tap. Search to find apps fast. A banner shows quick-view chips of everything currently blocked.

- FOCUS STATISTICS
A weekly bar chart highlights your daily focus minutes. Track total focus hours with week-over-week changes. See your best day, average session length, and a 28-day streak heatmap.

- STREAK TRACKING
Complete a session each day to grow your streak. Your current streak appears on the home screen, in your stats, and on every session-complete screen.

- PERSONALIZED HOME
A time-aware greeting welcomes you with your name. See today's session count, total focused minutes, current streak, and how many apps are currently blocked.

- SMART NOTIFICATIONS
The timer notification shows live progress with motivational subtitles that shift as your session moves forward — halfway encouragement, final-stretch alerts, and personalized messages.

- SOUNDS & HAPTICS
Subtle audio cues and vibration patterns mark session start and complete. Toggle them off if you prefer silence.

- THEME SUPPORT
Dark mode, light mode, or follow your system setting. Every screen reacts instantly.

- CUSTOMIZABLE SESSIONS
Choose from preset durations or enter a custom time in minutes or hours. Your preference is saved.

WHO IT'S FOR

- Students preparing for exams or long study sessions
- Professionals doing deep work, coding, writing, or design
- Anyone trying to reduce screen time and phone addiction
- People building a daily focus or study habit
- Remote workers fighting constant notification overload

BUILD A DEEP WORK HABIT

Focus is a skill, and like any skill it grows with practice. FlowLock turns every session into a small win. Watch your streak climb. Watch your weekly hours grow. Watch your average session length stretch as your concentration gets stronger.

PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED

FlowLock asks for a few permissions to work properly:

- Accessibility Service — to detect when you open a blocked app and show the block overlay. FlowLock only uses this to enforce focus sessions. We do not collect or transmit your screen content.
- Notifications — for the timer, progress, and reminders.
- Usage Stats — to power your weekly statistics and heatmap.

Your data stays on your device.

START YOUR FIRST SESSION

Pick your distractions. Set your timer. Lock in. FlowLock keeps you on task while you build the habit of deep work — one session, one streak, one focused day at a time.