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CLUSTER SCREEN-TIME-NFC · 8 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2024-11-07

NFC screen time blockers

This cluster consists of mobile apps that use NFC tags or cards to block or unlock distracting apps, often paired with focus sessions and accountability features. The dated entries are sporadic, from November 2024 to June 2026, including two in September 2025. The traction leaders are Tapd: Screen Time Control, FWRD - Screen Time, and Normal: Screen Time Control, each with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

NOV 2024: 1SEP 2025: 2NOV 2025: 1MAY 2026: 1JUN 2026: 2OCT 2026: 1
NOV 2024OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 7 unlabelled

Operator · 1 hobby · 2 indie · 1 commercial · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 8 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01campus-lock0★13 dayslivehobbyiOS app that locks distracting apps when students tap a classroom NFC tag and unlocks them when they leave the geofence, while marking attendance.
  2. 02Tapd: Screen Time Control0★2 molivehand-codedindieiOS app using NFC tags to start focus sessions, block distracting apps, and enable group accountability through leaderboards and analytics.
  3. 03FWRD - Screen Time0★2 moliveScreen-time app that pairs with a physical NFC card, requiring a card tap to lock or unlock blocked apps and reduce distraction.
  4. 04WhyNow: Screen Time Control0★2 moliveindieMobile app that blocks distracting apps and lets users unlock them through movement, QR codes, NFC tags, timers, or intentional pauses.
  5. 05TagTrack: NFC Habit Tracker0★4 moliveMobile app that logs habits instantly when users tap NFC tags or scan QR codes placed on everyday objects, avoiding manual app navigation.
  6. 06Normal: Screen Time Control0★3 moliveMobile app that keeps selected apps blocked by default and requires scanning an NFC tag or QR code, or visiting a designated location, to unlock them.
  7. 07Bloom - Conquer Screen Time0★5 molivecommercialApp that uses an NFC keycard to block distracting apps, requiring physical tap to unblock, helping users reduce screen time.
  8. 08Hush - Reduce Screen Time0★10 mostaleliveScreen time app that blocks distracting apps instantly, with an optional NFC token for one-tap focus mode, to help users reduce screen time.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.