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Disconnect is an iOS app built around a simple idea: willpower alone isn't enough. Every other screen time app puts the user in charge of their own limits — which means the moment they want to cheat, they can. Disconnect breaks that loop by bringing in a real person.
Users designate a trusted friend as their buddy. When they try to unlock a blocked app early, the buddy gets a notification and approves or denies it with a single tap. That one human in the loop changes everything — it's much harder to give yourself permission when someone else is watching.
Setup takes under two minutes. There's no dashboard to check, no streaks to maintain. Disconnect runs quietly in the background and only surfaces when it matters. It is free to download, with in-app purchase for the full feature set.
Disconnect is an iOS app that uses human accountability to help people spend less time on their phones. Where most screen time apps put the user in charge of their own limits — making it trivially easy to cheat — Disconnect brings in a trusted friend as a buddy. When the user tries to unlock a blocked app early, their buddy gets a push notification and approves or denies it with one tap. That single human in the loop is what makes it work. Disconnect uses a three-tier system: Soft lock offers a gentle reminder; Medium lock adds a 5-minute cooldown; Hard lock is where the buddy comes in. Setup takes under two minutes, with no ongoing attention required. It is free to download, with in-app purchase for the full feature set. Disconnect is made by Bytehood Ltd. and available on the App Store.
Human accountability, not willpower — The core idea: a trusted friend acts as a buddy. When the user tries to unlock a blocked app early, the buddy gets a push notification and approves or denies it with one tap. Having a real person in the loop is what makes it stick.
Three lock levels — Soft (instant unlock with a reminder), Medium (5-minute cooldown), and Hard (buddy approval required). Soft and Medium work without a buddy — Hard lock is where the accountability system kicks in.
Scheduled blocking — Set rules that activate automatically on a schedule, so focus time runs without manual setup each day.
Set up in under 2 minutes — No ongoing attention required. Disconnect runs quietly in the background. There's no dashboard to check, no streaks to maintain.
Privacy first — No ads, no selling of user data. Sign in with Apple. Screen time data stays on device.
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Shuaib is a software engineer with over 15 years of experience across some of the world's most demanding engineering organisations — including Meta, Amazon, Badoo, and Upwork. He spent much of his career shipping products used by hundreds of millions of people, but always had an itch to build things entirely on his own terms.
He has now made the leap to indie development, founding Bytehood Ltd. to build apps that are genuinely useful instead of mindlessly addictive. Disconnect is one of those apps — a screen time tool built entirely from his own frustration with how hard it is to actually put your phone down.