Comparisons & guides

The Clank blog

Focus apps, NFC tags, and practical ways to spend less time scrolling.

Featured comparison

Comparisons · 4 min read

Clank is our editorial pick for a free app and ordinary NFC tags. Brick combines its app with a dedicated device. Here is what that difference means.

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Guides · 5 min read

A practical shortlist of focus apps, with our own editorial priorities stated plainly and options for different devices and blocking habits.

Comparisons · 4 min read

Our first choice is Clank's free app with a tag of your own. Tap Out offers a dedicated physical product, Android support and social features.

Guides · 5 min read

Five different jobs for productivity software, from protecting attention to keeping useful notes. Build a small setup you can maintain.

Guides · 5 min read

A practical routine for protecting one useful block of time, with steps you can use today to reduce interruptions.

Comparisons · 5 min read

Clank is our editorial pick for a free iPhone blocker controlled by an ordinary NFC tag. Freedom blocks across phones and computers.

Guides · 5 min read

A browser extension, a desktop block, or an iPhone tag? Choose a website blocker by the pages you need to restrict and the devices you actually use.