Soma - mindful app blocker
Flaviu-Bogdan Dunca Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Soma - mindful app blocker is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Flaviu-Bogdan Dunca. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated May 19, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 69 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 19
- 2026 · v1.7.8
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About Soma - mindful app blocker
SOMA is a mindful app blocker that replaces screen time limits with breathwork and movement. Instead of a timer you'll tap through anyway, SOMA requires something physical — the urge fades. You arrive at your feed on purpose, not on autopilot. Place your phone on your heart. Close your eyes. Wait for the Pulse. - - - - - - - - - - THE SHIELD Block distracting apps, categories, or websites before you even open them. Enable The Shield and every time you reach for Instagram, TikTok, or any app you find hard to resist, SOMA steps in with a brief physical reset. - - - - - - - - - - THREE WAYS TO UNLOCK Breathe A guided 4-7-8 breathwork session — 4 seconds in, 7 hold, 8 out. Your phone's motion sensor detects real chest movement, so you can't just set it on the table. Three cycles. About a minute. Worth it. Walk 25 steps to break the loop (adjustable). Get off the couch, come back with intention. Wait Can't move right now? A 60-second mindful countdown with a touch-and-hold keeps the pause intact. - - - - - - - - - - THE VAULT Track your digital wellbeing progress. Session history, weekly heatmaps, and breathing quality trends show your practice building over time — see the screen time you've taken back. - - - - - - - - - - SOMA PRO • Focus Lock — no bypasses, no overrides • Per-app customization — set different sessions and durations for each app • Adjustable toll intensity — harder habits deserve harder sessions • Shield Schedules — set different rules for morning, work, and night • Disable the Wait option to commit fully • Vault Ledger — full history of every toll paid and app unlocked • Export your session data - - - - - - - - - - BREAK THE CYCLE Whether it's a late-night TikTok spiral, compulsive Instagram checking, or losing hours to YouTube — SOMA is the digital detox tool that meets the habit where it starts. Not with a notification. Not with a timer. With your body. Other app blockers frustrate you until you disable them. Screen Time limits last until you tap "Ignore." SOMA works differently: the breathing and movement create a real pause that changes how you feel, so the urge passes on its own. - - - - - - - - - - WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who's tried Screen Time limits and tapped right through them • Students who need a focus app that actually holds the line during study sessions • Parents looking for a mindful alternative to harsh app blockers • Remote workers losing deep focus to social media notifications • Anyone ready to reduce screen time and break their phone habit without going cold turkey - - - - - - - - - - PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. SOMA uses motion sensors only to validate your session. Nothing is tracked. Nothing is sent anywhere. No account required. - - - - - - - - - - For anyone who's overridden a screen time limit and felt worse for it — SOMA is the phone addiction solution that replaces willpower with a physical practice. Stop doomscrolling, one breath at a time.
What’s new
Version 1.7.8 · Updated May 19, 2026
Bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Flaviu-Bogdan Dunca, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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