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Say it before
you scroll.

Manny holds your most distracting apps until you say your goal out loud. Out loud, every time.

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The real problem

Blockers don’t fail because you can skip them.

They fail because you forget why you wanted them. The goal that felt huge on Sunday is faint background noise by Tuesday night.

Skipping a limit takes one tap when your “why” is out of mind. So Manny doesn’t just block. It brings your why back.

The Manny trick

Say your why out loud.
Every. Single. Time.

No tap. No swipe. Your voice, your words, your goal. It takes ten seconds and puts what matters right back at the front of your mind, right before the scroll.

How it works

Three steps. Ten seconds.

  1. Pick the apps that pull you inInstagram, TikTok, whatever eats your day. Manny holds them for you.
  2. Open one, and Manny says “hold on”A friendly pause appears with your own goal, right where the scroll would start.
  3. Say it out loud, then scrollYour words unlock the app for a bit. Every day you do it, your streak grows.
Peek inside

Here’s what it feels like.

Tap things, they work.

Pick the apps that pull you in.
What should we lock?
3 selected
Unlock for
Continue
Choose any app to lockYour biggest time-sinks, your call.

Say it before you scroll

“I’m building a life I’m proud of.”

Say my affirmation
Not now
Open a locked app, Manny says “hold on”The lock screen your apps show until you say it.
✕
☀ Morning 369
I choose focus over the feed
1 of 3
Can’t talk right now? Type it instead
Say it out loudWords light up as you speak them.

Unlocked

Your apps are open for 15 minutes.

6day streak
15 minof scrolling
Done
Now you can scrollThen it locks again. Your streak grows.

Today

6
I choose focus over the feed
6 day streak
Keep it going today.
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Practice now
Today
Affirm.
Locks
Progress
Settings
Your day at a glanceStreaks, your affirmation, one tap to practice.
Pick your buddy
Manny
The original. Calm and curious
Done
Pick your buddyFive friends. Tap one to meet them.
Different on purpose

A reminder, not just a wall.

Typical blockers

  • Put up a wall you learn to climb
  • One tap to dismiss
  • Your goal fades into the background

Manny

  • Puts up a pause with your own words
  • Needs your voice, not just a finger
  • Keeps your goal on your mind, all day
Made to be fun

Because habits stick when they’re kind.

  • Streaks that feel goodBuild the habit day by day, or try 3-6-9 mode: morning, afternoon and evening.
  • Affirmations made for youWrite your own or get ones tailored to your goals, in a voice you pick.
  • Pick your buddyManny, or one of four friends who cheer you on every time you show up.

Ready to remember why?

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