Your phone wasn't designed to let you focus. Helm was.

Most focus apps fail because they're too easy to disable. One tap and you're back to doom-scrolling. Helm is different. It uses a physical device you keep away from your desk, so you can't just tap your way out of focus mode.

When you want to focus, tap your Helm. When you're done, tap it again. No willpower required.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Create a mode: choose which apps and websites to block
2. Start a session from the app or by tapping your Helm
3. Distracting apps are blocked instantly
4. Tap your Helm to end when you're done

That's it. Simple by design.

BLOCK WHAT DISTRACTS YOU

Choose which apps to block during focus sessions. Social media, games, news, dating apps, whatever pulls you away from what matters. Or switch a mode to Allow, and only the few apps you need stay open.

BLOCK WEBSITES TOO

Add any site to a mode and it stays blocked in Chrome and other supported browsers. You can also turn on a built-in filter for adult websites.

APP LIMITS

Set daily limits on apps outside of focus sessions:
• 30 minutes of Instagram per day
• 10 opens of X
• 1 hour of TikTok

Hit your limit and the app blocks until tomorrow. Choose how hard it is to get back in, from Easy to Hardcore.

FOCUS MODES

Create different modes for different contexts:
• Deep Work: block everything except essentials
• Writing: allow music, block everything else
• Meetings: block social media only
• Wind Down: block stimulating apps before bed

Switch modes with a single tap.

SCHEDULES

Automate your focus. Set recurring schedules that block apps automatically:
• Weekday mornings for deep work
• Evenings for family time
• Weekends for digital detox

Your apps block on schedule. No decision fatigue.

ALARMS

Set an alarm only your Helm turns off, and keep the Helm across the room. While it rings, all your apps can stay locked until you tap. Calls still work. After the tap, Helm can keep blocking for the minutes you choose, so you get up instead of scrolling.

BREAKS & LIFELINES

Need a quick break during a session? Take one. Helm includes built-in breaks so you can step away without ending your session.

Need emergency access to a blocked app? Use a lifeline. Limited uses keep you honest, but you're never truly stuck.

GUARDIAN MODE

For those who need extra accountability. Guardian Mode locks your settings behind a PIN. You can't change blocked apps, disable schedules, or reduce limits without it.

Give the PIN to your partner or a friend, or set it up on your kid's phone and keep the PIN yourself. Your future self will thank you.

STATISTICS

Track your progress:
• Daily focus time and sessions
• Focus next to your phone use for the same day
• Weekly trends and streaks
• Lifetime focus hours

See how your habits change over time.

HOW HELM BLOCKS APPS

Helm uses Android's accessibility service to see which app is on screen so it can block the apps you choose. In supported browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Firefox Focus, Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, Opera, Brave and DuckDuckGo) it also reads the text in the browser's address bar to block the websites you choose and, if you turn it on, adult websites from a built-in list. While you type in the address bar, that text includes what you type there, such as a search. Helm does not read page content, passwords or what you type in other apps, and it does not store, log or send anything it reads from the address bar. Other browsers and links opened inside other apps are not checked.

WHY A PHYSICAL DEVICE?

Because the hardest part of focus isn't starting. It's not stopping.

Every other app can be disabled with a few taps. Helm can't. The physical barrier creates just enough friction to make you pause and ask: "Do I really need to check this right now?"

Usually, the answer is no.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

The app is free to download. It works with the Helm device, sold separately at focushelm.com.

Take back your attention. One tap at a time.