Digital Detox: Focus & Live

4.6
37.6K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

The Unbreakable Blocker for Deep Focus & a Better Life


Finally, a Blocker You Can't Cheat: Engineered from the ground up to be unbreakable. Once you commit, there are no loopholes or workarounds.

✔️ Pay Only When You Fail: The app is free to use when you succeed. We only get paid if you decide to break your own rules, creating powerful self-accountability.
✔️ Reclaim Your Productivity: Block digital noise to accomplish your most important work.
✔️ Strengthen Your Relationships: Create tech-free "Family Time" to be fully present with loved ones.
✔️ Protect Your Sleep: Automate a nightly wind-down routine by blocking stimulating apps and websites for better rest.
✔️ Powerful, Flexible Scheduling: Design your ideal day with custom schedules for work, family, and personal time.
✔️ Advanced Content Filtering: Instantly block pornography, social media, news, or any other distracting digital content.
✔️ 100% Ad-Free, Always: Your focus and privacy are our only product. We will never show you ads.

To ensure the app is effective, disable all system optimizations and allow the app to run in the background.
For details and guides, visit https://dontkillmyapp.com/.
Xiaomi phones require special permissions to open whitelisted apps. Follow our guide here: https://team.urbandroid.org/ddc-fix-whitelisted-apps-on-xiaomi/.

Automation

To start detox automatically from Tasker or similar:
- broadcast
- package: com.urbandroid.ddc
- action: com.urbandroid.ddc.START_DETOX
- time_extra: number of millies

Example:
adb shell am broadcast --el time_extra 60000 -a com.urbandroid.ddc.START_DETOX

Accessibility Service

To effectively block you from using the addictive and distracting apps the "Digital Detox" app may ask you to enable its Accessibility Service if you decide to use the cheating protection features. We only use this service to block you from leaving an ongoing Detox without paying an accountability fee or using a quit code (the cheating). We do not use the service to collect any personal information.

See how the use of Accessibility Service works in Digital Detox:
https://youtu.be/XuJeqvyEAYw

Device Admin

If granted by the user, the "Digital Detox" app may use the Device Administrator permission to (and only to) prevent users from cheating - make uninstalling of the app during an active Detox harder.
Updated on
7 Nov 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
App activity and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
36K reviews
Lisa Hadler
11 October 2025
This app is really helpful, especially for my sleep. I was having trouble leaving my phone alone in bed, and it was affecting my sleep. Now I start a 2 hour challenge, and set my phone aside. Knowing I can't touch my phone without paying, even a small amount, really does help. Before too long, I drift off. I'm really pleased with this app. Edited to add: I've started having a problem where it starts but the timer doesn't count down and after the time I set (usually 4 hours) I have to hit "quit"
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Petr Nálevka (Urbandroid)
13 October 2025
Hello Lisa, the end of the detox is saved to the system scheduler to prevent any mistakes. The time on the main screen can cycle between time left > end time > current time. If it is not moving, it is the end time. Could you use the Left ≡ menu → (?) Support → Report a bug, and send your application logs, when the detox does not end, please? Thanks
Erin Arnett
18 August 2025
More feedback (deleting my old review for space): I wish this wasn't gamified. If I need to pay the accountability fee, that's fine, but I'd prefer if it neither kept track of my success rate nor logged my failures with a big, sad face. It's actually really demoralising for the app to hold that against you. Furthermore, I hate how it reminds you of how many days it's been since you detoxed, as if you should be ashamed of this. Just let me block without the judgement or the reminders of how long
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Petr Nálevka (Urbandroid)
11 June 2025
Hello Erin, the block of the system settings during the breaks is intentional for obvious reasons. If you try to enter the settings, the break is immediately terminated. If you must use the system settings, you need to do so outside the active detox, or add them to the list of allowed apps. Long-pressing the icon for uninstall is blocked too.
Allena Hill
21 March 2025
This is my favorite tech limiting app and I've tried a lot of them! It's got every feature I need, a super simple interface, and the devs always reply to emails if there's any issues. I don't just use this for a full detox, but it's also my app for scheduling focus times. You can set several different options like "work" and "family time" (you can edit the labels), and then use these for separate automatic schedules that block what you don't need for that time of the day. Perfect app, thank you!
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What's new

- New drawings everywhere
- Font similar to Google Product
- Edge-to-edge and Android 15 target
- Fix for first streak and first longest streak
- Resizeable widget with stats and my detox start button
- Minimal mode: Monochrome icons and black background
- Quickly access recent app
- Material date and time pickers