Clank

Clank

Tap a tag. Block distractions.

Tap a tag and the apps you chose go quiet. Tap it again when you are done. No willpower, no timers to dismiss, just a walk to wherever the tag lives.

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Free and open source · Works with any NFC tag · iPhone

Features

Small app. Firm boundaries.

Everything you need to make a distraction cost a walk across the room, and nothing you do not.

Tap to clank. Tap again to unclank.The same tag starts and ends every session.
The Clank app icon on a Home Screen
Light and dark mode iconsThe stone follows your phone’s look.
An NFC card, a round sticker and a keychain fob
Works with any NFC tagA sticker, a card or a fob. Clank keeps only its id.
The Schedules screen: Calm Evenings, Family Sunday and Work
SchedulesModes that start on their own. A tag tap still ends them early.
The Activity screen: 4h 32m this week, with a bar per day
ActivityThe time you won back, week by week.
The Action button shows Hold for Clank
Action button and SiriHold to clank, or say “Clank my phone.”
The Lock Screen Live Activity: Clanked, Be present, 1:54, tap your tag to unclank
Live ActivityThe running clank on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
The Modes screen: Be present, Sleep, and ideas for new modes
ModesBe present, deep work, sleep. Switch before you tap.
iOS asks to remove Clank and offers only Remove from Home Screen
Strict modeWhile clanked, iOS refuses to delete or install any app. Clank included.
A stone shield with a lock
Private by designNo account, no server, no analytics. Nothing leaves your phone.
The Home Screen widget: 4m today
Beautiful widgetsToday’s clanked time on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.

Screens

A small app you will not need to open much.

Set a mode once. After that, the tag does the work.

Home screen of Clank
HomeOne tap away from quiet.
Clanked screen of Clank
ClankedThe running session, in the dark.
Pick apps screen of Clank
Pick appsApps, categories and websites.
Modes screen of Clank
ModesBe present, deep work, sleep.
Schedules screen of Clank
SchedulesModes that start on their own.
Activity screen of Clank
ActivityThe time you won back.
Settings screen of Clank
SettingsStrict mode, tag and emergency unclanks.

The phone is not the problem. The distance to it is.

Open source

Built in the open, on Expo and Swift

Read the code, build it yourself, or help make it better. Inspired by broke, in the spirit of the original Brick.

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