Focus without your phone with Monk mode

Updated on October 10, 2026

You sit down to study or work, and ten minutes later you're on your phone without knowing how. For the moments you really need to focus, a pause isn't always enough. That's where Monk mode comes in.

What Monk mode does

• It blocks every app except the essentials: phone, messages, contacts, camera, clock, calendar, maps and settings.
• You choose the duration: 1, 2 or 4 hours, your own duration (up to 24 hours), or until you stop it.
• No quiz possible in the meantime: it's a real break.
• To stop a session before the end, you hold the button for 3 seconds. That little delay leaves time to ask yourself if it's really needed.

When to use it

• While studying or doing work that needs focus.
• To read, write, create.
• During a meal, an outing, a moment with people you love.
• For a screen-free morning or Sunday.

Tips for a good session

1. Decide before you start what you'll do during that time.
2. Tell the people who matter: they can still call or text you.
3. Start short (1 hour), then go longer once it gets easy.

Monk mode is part of Premium (€4.99 a month or €29.99 a year), with night mode, all quiz paths and your own goals.