Meet the Blocktopus.
Imagine a productivity app that doesn't try to lock your phone, gamify everything, or claim to have blocking features that you can’t ever bypass.
Blocktopus is something fundamentally different: The first productivity app based entirely on voluntary commitment contracts. It’s the difference between having a strict parent watching over your shoulder versus making a promise to yourself that you genuinely want to keep.
How our Honor System Actually Works
Traditional productivity apps operate on a model of enforcement. They block websites, lock your phone, or gamify your attention with points and streaks. We've taken the opposite approach. Our voluntary commitment contracts work like this: You make a commitment to yourself to complete a timed focus session. During the session, you promise to restrict certain apps so you can stay focused. The Blocktopus app simply holds space for that commitment. No strict enforcement, no hard locks, no exaggerated claims, and no judgment.
Ok, maybe a little bit of judgment.
The psychology behind this is powerful. When you voluntarily commit to something without external force, your brain processes it differently. You're not rebelling against restrictions — You're honoring agreements you've made with yourself. This approach particularly resonates with adults who've found that forced restriction often backfires, especially those with ADHD who may experience demand avoidance with traditional productivity tools.
Your Privacy Is the Foundation
Here's something unusual in today's app ecosystem: Your data never leaves your device.
We don't track your productivity patterns to sell to advertisers. We don't build profiles about your work habits. We don't even require you to create an account. Your commitment contracts, your focus sessions, your patterns — They all stay exactly where they belong: with you.
This privacy-first approach isn't just a feature we added; it's fundamental to how we built the app. Trust is central to our honor-based system, and that trust starts with respecting your data completely.
Let's be completely transparent: The app isn't in the App Store yet. We're currently in TestFlight beta and are approximately 12 weeks from full launch.
Here's what this means for you:
By beta testing with us on TestFlight, you’ll help shape the final product through your feedback. Features you request might actually make it into Version 1.0. You're not just an early customer: You're part of the founding community that defines what this app becomes.
Where We Are
The Simple, Uncluttered Experience
We've obsessed over keeping things clean and focused. No social features competing for your attention, no elaborate dashboard with seventeen metrics, no complex onboarding flow that takes twenty minutes. You open the app, you make a commitment, you start your session. Once you start, all that’s left is a timer and your commitment to focus.
This simplicity is deliberate. Every feature we've considered has been filtered through one question: Does this help someone honor their commitments to themselves, or does it add a distraction? If it's the latter, it doesn't make it in.
We’re making our own voluntary commitment to you: This app will launch, and it will respect the principles we're establishing here.