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Focus & wellbeing · iPhone

Dumb Phone.Less noise.

Choose several distracting apps or whole categories, then block them when you want your attention back. No account, advertising or analytics.

Dumb Phone app icon

01 · How it works

Pick the noise.
Keep the useful.

  1. 01

    Allow Screen Time

    Apple asks for permission so Dumb Phone can shield apps on this iPhone.

  2. 02

    Choose distractions

    Select several apps such as Facebook and Instagram, or an entire category such as Social.

  3. 03

    Turn it on

    Start manually, with a Shortcut, or add Dumb Phone to an iOS Focus.

  4. 04

    Get your time back

    Your chosen distractions show a blocking screen until Dumb Phone is turned off.

02 · Simple setup

Choose.
Block.
Focus.

Grant Screen Time access once, create reusable presets, and start them manually or with schedules, Shortcuts and Focus.

Dumb Phone setup screen with the Bad Herring fish and steps for Screen Time access and choosing distractions
1 · Allow Screen Time
Dumb Phone Plans screen with reusable presets, weekly schedules and Pomodoro sessions
2 · Make a plan
Dumb Phone settings with the default Focus and Shortcut preset, appearance, Pro purchase and privacy options
3 · Adjust your settings

Private by design

Your choices
stay on device.

Apple represents selected apps with privacy-preserving tokens. Dumb Phone stores those tokens and its settings locally and does not send Screen Time information to Bad Herring.

Read the privacy policy

Coming soon

Built for iPhone.
Not released yet.

Dumb Phone is being prepared for App Store review. A download button will appear only after Apple makes the public App Store page available.

App Store release in preparationComing soon · iOS 17 or later
Dumb Phone support