Existing App Blockers and Habit Apps Fail to Actually Enforce Routines
A founder built a phone-locking app after observing that conventional app blockers merely remove distractions without replacing them, and habit-tracking apps rely on notifications people learn to ignore, neither of which reliably gets someone to actually complete their intended routine.
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