Goals
Decide which apps you struggle with and set goals for your ideal use.
5.0 on the App Store
Soberphone: A real path out of screen addiction.
Not just another app blocker.
We’re hooked to our screens. It’s a bigger deal than we like to admit.
- Hours, weeks, and years of our lives.
- Our presence and attention.
- Our relationships.
- Our bodies and sleep.
- Our mental health.
Willpower and simple app blockers aren’t enough.
Do you want to break free?
Let’s use what actually works: recovery methods and peer support.
Soberphone is an app. A tool. A process. It’s a system for healing your relationship with technology.
Karen went over their goal!
feelin homesick and on IG for comfort
Guardrails
Choose how long to use those apps at each open with the “Unlock” Timer.
Accountability
Add supporters to motivate real change.
Friends and family you choose. They’re told when you go over a goal, and you can message and cheer each other on. People with multiple supporters go 8x longer before going over a goal.
Guided Reflection
Record reflections to go deeper.
The reach for your phone often starts with a feeling. Guided reflection helps you notice it, name it and loosen its pull.
Live Meetings
Join live meetings when you’re ready.
Peer-support meetings run by ITAA, an outside org we recommend. Hear from people on a similar journey, share your own experience if you’d like, and learn from people who’ve transformed their relationship with tech.
Reward Systems
Watch your orb grow with you.
It changes to show how you’re doing each day. Meet your goals to earn stars, and unlock new orb tiers as you go.
From the App Store
Tried everything?
So did they.
“I’ve used so many screen time apps, and even set up parental controls on myself to try to stop this scroll. Nothing worked until this. Adding supporters is a game changer.”
“I’ve tried Brick, I’ve tried Minimalist, I’ve tried deleting Instagram and Soberphone is the only app that has actually worked for me long term. I notice that I’ll be starting to doom scroll right when my 5 minute timer goes off to pull me out of it. An incredible time saver and enlightening! It’s simply the only solution that’s allowed me to put my phone down and focus on real life.”
“I tried this on a lark to try to limit my NYT doomscrolling but whoa! Even just the small added friction of the greyed out tile and this app’s added layer really deter me from opening it! I almost never look at it now. Totally worth it.”
“Screen addiction is the worst and was sucking my life force. A friend told me about Soberphone and after installing it - I haven’t used social media for more than 20 minutes even once! A complete game-changer!!!”
“Super helpful for regulating my screen time! Sharing my goals with friends is an easy and low key fun way to create accountability and it makes it that much easier to show up everyday and have a more mindful relationship with my phone 🤞”
“Best app ever! I’ve been using Soberphone for 6 months or so and it’s a lifesaver…. And I’ve tried everything. It works! I’m spending much less time on apps I don’t want to be on and more time doing what I want and need to. ☀️”
“This app is GORGEOUS and a gift for the soul of humanity in these trying times. Thank you.”
Fed up and ready?
Excited and determined?
Soberphone is not your average focus-hack app. It’s a joyful, human-centered, and evidence-backed process that can free you from the grip of your screen.
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