Every app blocker has the same flaw: it's software, and software folds the moment your resolve does. One tap and the "block" is gone.
Autonomous Key goes physical. It's an NFC key for $9 — tap it to your phone, get 60 minutes of access to your locked apps, then the door shuts again. Leave the key at the office or in another room, and opening TikTok stops being a reflex and becomes an actual decision.
Competitors charge far more: Blok
$29, Unpluq $26.50, Brick $59. No subscription required. The catch: NFC occasionally needs multiple scans, and if you lose the key while apps are locked, the only fix right now is reinstalling the companion app.Ancient idea, new hardware: don't want to eat the cookies, don't keep them on the counter. Now that's a nine-dollar product.
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