Cadence: Focus & App Blocker

Cadence is a focus timer painted like a Japanese woodblock print, and an app blocker that keeps you honest. Thirty minutes of deep work, then three minutes on your feet. THE TIDE IS YOUR TIMER When you start working, the sea rises. When the break comes, you surface. No rings, no dials: the water level is your progress, drawn in Prussian blue with cream foam. BLOCK WHAT PULLS YOU AWAY Choose the apps to block during a focus with Apple's Screen Time. The websites of the social apps on your phone are blocked too, in Safari and in other browsers. Deep work mode locks the session so it cannot be ended early. A CURFEW FOR YOUR NIGHTS Set two hours, say 11 pm and 7 am, and the apps you chose lock every night until morning, even with Cadence closed. BUILT ON THE SCIENCE OF SITTING Sitting is not the problem. Sitting without interruption is. Research links unbroken sitting bouts of more than 30 minutes to real health risks, and shows that a few minutes of light movement measurably help. Cadence keeps the rhythm for you: 30 minutes of focus, then a break worth a tenth of the time you worked. The sources are in the app. A SKY THAT FOLLOWS YOUR REAL DAY Sunrise and sunset at their true local times, your local weather as print-style clouds, rain and snow, the moon in its actual phase. Sometimes birds cross. Once in a while, a shooting star. PUSH THROUGH, OR DIVE BACK IN In flow when the bell rings? Push through: five more minutes, as many times as you need, and the break grows to match. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK - A native Mac app that hides the apps you choose, with its own curfew - Sessions, statistics, curfew hours and Premium sync through iCloud - Siri, Control Center, widgets and a Live Activity in the Dynamic Island - Focus types, to see where your time goes FREE TO TRY, NO SUBSCRIPTION Blocking is free for three focus sessions. Cadence Premium then unlocks it for good, with a single purchase for iPhone, iPad and Mac. - No account, no ads, no tracking - English, French, Spanish and German Cadence is a nudge, not medical advice.