Otol: App Blocker Focus Timer
arwas Productivity
Focus timer that blocks distracting apps. No ads, no accounts, fully offline.
- Downloads
- 420+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 16
- 2026 · v1.8.0
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About Otol: App Blocker Focus Timer
Pick the apps that steal your focus. Start a session. Otol blocks them until
you're done — and when you reach for one out of habit, a full-screen reminder
in your own words sends you back.
No accounts. No ads. No internet permission at all — Otol is technically
incapable of sending your data anywhere.
▶️ HOW IT WORKS
• Choose the apps that distract you — 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 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, then you choose: "Never mind" or
"Let me in" for 5 minutes. Blocking that retrains a habit instead of
punishing you
• Otol Mode — strict: no ending early, survives a restart. For when you mean it
✍️ THE BLOCK SCREEN IS YOURS
• Write the words you see when you open a blocked app — in any language.
A promise, a reason, or a joke that stops you mid-reach
• Session intentions: name what you're working on, and the block screen says
it back to you at the exact moment of temptation
🗂️ PROFILES — ONE LIST PER CONTEXT
• Work, Sleep, Study, Exam week — keep a separate blocklist for each
• Pick which one a session or a schedule uses, and switch in a tap
📊 BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS
• Schedules: automatic sessions (every evening at 9 PM, say) with a 5-minute
heads-up and a skip option — and they survive reboots
• Stats: focused minutes, daily streak, attempts per day, resistance rate,
and the app that tempts you most
• Home-screen widget: today's focus total and one-tap start
• Quick Settings tile: start or end a session from the notification shade
🤝 HONEST BY DESIGN
• Otol never blocks your dialer, messages, or system settings
• Otol never prevents uninstalling — strict mode locks sessions, not your phone
• When no session is running, Otol runs nothing at all. No background service,
no battery drain
⚙️ PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED
• Usage access — to notice when a blocked app comes to the foreground. Read
only during an active session, and never sent anywhere
• Display over other apps — to show the full-screen block
• Alarms & reminders — so a scheduled session starts exactly on time
• Notifications — for the session countdown
Otol (অটল) means "unshakeable" in Bengali. That is the whole idea.
Be unshakeable. অটল থাকো।
you're done — and when you reach for one out of habit, a full-screen reminder
in your own words sends you back.
No accounts. No ads. No internet permission at all — Otol is technically
incapable of sending your data anywhere.
▶️ HOW IT WORKS
• Choose the apps that distract you — 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 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, then you choose: "Never mind" or
"Let me in" for 5 minutes. Blocking that retrains a habit instead of
punishing you
• Otol Mode — strict: no ending early, survives a restart. For when you mean it
✍️ THE BLOCK SCREEN IS YOURS
• Write the words you see when you open a blocked app — in any language.
A promise, a reason, or a joke that stops you mid-reach
• Session intentions: name what you're working on, and the block screen says
it back to you at the exact moment of temptation
🗂️ PROFILES — ONE LIST PER CONTEXT
• Work, Sleep, Study, Exam week — keep a separate blocklist for each
• Pick which one a session or a schedule uses, and switch in a tap
📊 BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS
• Schedules: automatic sessions (every evening at 9 PM, say) with a 5-minute
heads-up and a skip option — and they survive reboots
• Stats: focused minutes, daily streak, attempts per day, resistance rate,
and the app that tempts you most
• Home-screen widget: today's focus total and one-tap start
• Quick Settings tile: start or end a session from the notification shade
🤝 HONEST BY DESIGN
• Otol never blocks your dialer, messages, or system settings
• Otol never prevents uninstalling — strict mode locks sessions, not your phone
• When no session is running, Otol runs nothing at all. No background service,
no battery drain
⚙️ PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED
• Usage access — to notice when a blocked app comes to the foreground. Read
only during an active session, and never sent anywhere
• Display over other apps — to show the full-screen block
• Alarms & reminders — so a scheduled session starts exactly on time
• Notifications — for the session countdown
Otol (অটল) means "unshakeable" in Bengali. That is the whole idea.
Be unshakeable. অটল থাকো।
What’s new
Version 1.8.0 · Updated October 16, 2026
Strict Mode gets a way out for real emergencies. • Emergency passes: end a Strict session early by spending one. You start with 1 and earn more by finishing Strict sessions • Ending a Block or Friction session now asks once first, and the tile opens Otol instead of ending it
User reviews
awesome apps
goob
really effective
Very useful app
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