FocusPledge uses behavioral science to help you block apps, manage phone addiction, and take charge of your time.
A commitment device is a psychological tool designed to help you achieve your goals by imposing a penalty for failing to follow through.
FocusPledge acts as a commitment device by allowing you to set a financial pledge for breaking your focus.
FocusPledge also taps into a cognitive bias known as loss aversion. Our brains are wired to avoid losses, which makes FocusPledge’s monetary pledges an incredibly effective way to stay focused.
Phone addiction operates on a reward system powered by dopamine, the "feel-good" neurotransmitter released when we check notifications, receive likes, or indulge in social media scrolling.
This cycle can reinforce compulsive behavior. FocusPledge disrupts this pattern by removing the constant triggers of dopamine release.
In today’s attention economy, apps are designed to capture and hold your attention for as long as possible. Social media, games, and entertainment platforms use behavioral design strategies to keep you engaged.
FocusPledge turns these tactics on their head, giving you the power to reclaim your focus. By understanding the psychological tricks used to monopolize your attention, FocusPledge empowers you to resist them and stay in control.
When you select an app to block, FocusPledge will show a screen any time you open the app. If you want to remove the screen, you'll need to break your pledge.
FocusPledge is free if you can stick to your goals. At the point you lose focus is when you will be charged. You can set the penalty - anywhere between $1 to $1000. It's your choice, your motivation.
Your screen time data never leaves your device, ensuring complete privacy. No account necessary.
Currently, FocusPledge is exclusively designed for iPhones. We're working hard to bring it to other platforms in the future, so stay tuned!
When you break a pledge, the money goes towards helping sustain the development of FocusPledge. If that rubs you the wrong way, that is a good thing because you will be less incentivized to break your pledge!
Get started with FocusPledge today and turn your screen time into you time. Stay focused, achieve more, and feel the difference today!
