APP BLOCKER · iOS
Block apps. No escape.
Start a session. You can't stop it.
Start a session. You can't stop it.
Once per day. No switching later.
Hard lock
No bypass. No screen. Nothing.
Physical gate
Complete a physical challenge to unlock.
Mental gate
Solve a cognitive challenge to unlock.
Soft mode
Breathing exercise before access. Lowest friction.
All enforcement runs on-device through Apple Screen Time APIs. No account. No server. No data collected.
Apps, app categories (social media, games, entertainment), and specific websites. You choose what to block when you create each session.
IronCat is the hardest enforcement style — no friction screen, no bypass option, no challenge to complete. It's the default because EvoCat is designed around commitment first. The other cats add a gate between intent and access. IronCat removes it entirely.
Once per day. The switch is immediate, but you cannot change cats while a session is running. Your enforcement style is a daily commitment — not a per-moment decision.
Blocking continues. EvoCat uses union logic — if any active session blocks something, it stays blocked for the full overlap window. Two sessions can't cancel each other out.
Yes. Pause suspends blocking for 1–15 minutes — for genuine interruptions only. "Give up today" ends the session and records it as a failed day. Both are visible. Neither is hidden.
Each day is either a win or a failure. Complete your sessions without giving up — day wins. Use "Give up today" — day fails. No XP, no partial credit.
Yes — blocking runs through iOS Screen Time APIs at the system level, not through the app process. However, a user with access to the Screen Time passcode in iOS Settings can bypass restrictions there. EvoCat works as a personal commitment tool, not a parental control.
No. Everything runs on-device. No account required. No behavioral data sent anywhere.
No. iOS only. Screen Time APIs are Apple-specific. No Android release is planned.
Yes — if you have access to the Screen Time passcode in iOS Settings, you can disable restrictions there. EvoCat is a personal commitment tool, not parental control software. It's designed for people who want to hold themselves accountable, not for people who want to be locked out against their will. If you bypass it, you know you did. That's the point.
Then your streak reflects that honestly. There's no way to retroactively mark a failed day as a win. EvoCat doesn't hide your record from you — it shows it. Some people find that more motivating than any gamified reward system.
Resources
Why Your Brain Loves Your Phone More Than You Do
The neuroscience behind why phone habits are so hard to break — and why structural enforcement works when willpower doesn't.
Read article →The 23-Minute Problem: Why One Distraction Ruins Your Whole Morning
Research shows it takes 23 minutes to recover from a single interruption. Here's what that means for how you work — and how to protect your focus hours.
Read article →Willpower Is the Wrong Tool. Here's What Works Instead.
Most phone control apps assume you'll choose to restrict yourself at the exact moment you most want to scroll. That assumption is what makes them fail.
Read article →No Exit: How Hard Blocking Works and How to Close the Last Gap
Hard app blocking works because it removes the in-moment decision entirely. Here's how EvoCat enforces that — and how to close the one gap that remains.
Read article →3-day free trial · Annual plan · Cancel anytime before trial ends
