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Deep Timer

Focus sessions that block the apps you choose.

Start a session and Deep Timer blocks the apps you picked until it ends, then shows where your focused hours went this week.

Estimated window
Closed beta: 2027 Q1–Q2
Confidence
Low confidence
Progress
5%

Estimates are ranges, not delivery guarantees. Contractual wait limits and refunds are defined separately in the terms.

Problem
A timer alone doesn't stop the phone from pulling you away.
Scope
Focus sessions, Screen Time app blocking, weekly report, widget.
Estimated effort
Medium — our team, roughly 4 months
Stages

Where it is on the line

  1. 1

    Discovery & scopeNow

    Discovery · 2–3 weeks

  2. 2

    Name, icon & screen votes

    Design · +3–5 weeks

  3. 3

    Working prototype

    Prototype · +4–6 weeks

  4. 4

    Closed beta (founder priority)

    Closed beta · +6–10 weeks

  5. 5

    App Store review

    Store review · +1–3 weeks

Estimate history

Every change, with its reason

Old estimates stay visible. Each revision shows what changed, why, and when the next update is due.

No estimate changes yet. The first estimate is the one shown above.

Public log

Deep Timer updates

No public updates for this app yet. Founders get a weekly log in the club.