The Square Is
Ana Maria Dumbraveanu Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
The Square Is is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Ana Maria Dumbraveanu. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated August 18, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 1 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 18
- 2026 · v1.2
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About The Square Is
The Square Is - a daily ritual of digital resistance. We have lost the ability to be absent. The digital world is noise. The Square Is: the return to the zero of form. One hour of total black. No content. No scrolling. Leave the screen, and the session ends. THE DISCIPLINE Each day, the Square waits. You come when you are ready - morning, noon, or night. Three attempts. Every start consumes one, whether it ends in the journal or in a crack. The day does not grant a fourth. Once you begin, you do not leave. THE BLACKOUT Initiate the manifest. The screen becomes a solid black square. No content. No exits. No distractions. Just you and 60 minutes of total presence. THE REFLECTION After one hour, a solitary cursor appears. Record your thoughts. Or let them disappear. This is your choice. THE RECAP On the final day of each month, the Square reveals the sum of your resistance. An echo of your mind while the world was yours. WE REJECT THE ALGORITHM We reject the infinite scroll. We reject the constant "on". We value absence over engagement. We offer silence over content. A daily reminder is optional - a fixed hour, or a random one. Not a command. An invitation. You come on your own, or not at all. TOTAL CONFIDENTIALITY On iOS we store absolutely no data about you. No account. No name. No cloud. Your journal never leaves this device. THE INITIATION 7-Day Trial: experience the void. Keep it, or leave. Lifetime License: $9.99. In an era of endless subscriptions, reclaim the ritual once. This is not a tool. It is an act of liberation. Some of us choose the Square.
What’s new
Version 1.2 · Updated August 18, 2026
The ritual is yours to choose. Start anytime. Three attempts a day - every start counts, whether it ends in the journal or a crack. The daily reminder is optional: a fixed hour, or a random one. If you pick a time, it holds for seven days. On iOS, nothing about you leaves this device. We do not collect any personal data.
App privacy
The developer, Ana Maria Dumbraveanu, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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