Focus timer and schedule lock: block apps when it matters

Two simple ways to protect your attention: a focus timer for the next hour, and a schedule for the hours you always lose.

Timer Lock: for right now

Pick a duration, tap start, and your blocked apps and websites stay unavailable until the timer ends. Good for a study session, a deep-work block or a dinner without your phone. On the free plan, timers can run up to 8 hours.

Schedule Lock: set it once

Choose the days of the week and one or more time slots, for example 9:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:00 on weekdays. AppTimeOut applies the block when each slot starts and lifts it when it ends, every week, without you opening the app. The free plan includes up to 5 days and 4 time slots; Pro gives you all 7 days and unlimited slots.

Overnight slots, streaks and the widget

A slot can run past midnight, for example 22:00–06:00, and it belongs to the day it starts on. Your dashboard shows a day streak and how long you were blocked today, a widget shows your lock status from the home screen, and when a lock ends you get a short “You focused for…” summary. Reminders are optional and sparse.

Pick what to block

Add any apps and websites to your block list. On iPhone, blocking uses Apple's Screen Time system plus a Safari extension for websites. On Android, AppTimeOut uses the Accessibility Service to show a block screen when you open something on your list.

Make it harder to cheat

If you tend to switch blockers off, add a buddy. With Buddy Lock on, only a code from your buddy can end a lock early.

Available on iPhone and Android

AppTimeOut is free to start on both platforms, and your settings sync when you sign in.