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REACH
  • Laptop blocked
  • Tablet blocked
  • Phone blocked

There is no otherscreen left.

REACH closes distracting apps and sites, and keeps the same focus on every device you own.

Free in beta · No card · No ads

It doesn't nag. It closes the app.

Almost everything shows a screen you dismiss with one click. REACH terminates the process: the app closes and stays closed for the session. Sites go the same way, whole domain.

  1. 00:00Focus session starts
  2. 00:41You open the distracting app
  3. 00:42REACH terminates the process
  4. 00:43You're back to work
Focus session running. The distracting app opens, REACH spots the process and terminates it in under two seconds.

What switches on with a mode

Every mode is a planet with its own colour, its own apps and its own sites. Switch one on and the rest gets out of the way.

  • Packs that build the mode for you

    Pick a goal (detox, work, study) and REACH assembles the mode from what's installed plus the sites that never help.

  • Sites, not just programs

    The whole domain goes down, subdomains included, for as long as the session runs.

  • It counts days, not minutes

    Your streak grows with consecutive days and draws itself as rings around your planet.

  • Schedules that keep themselves

    The mode switches on at the hour you chose, including the days you'd rather forget.

  • Works with no account

    Without signing up everything stays on your machine. The account exists only so your devices can talk.

One focus, every device

Turn a mode on once and it turns on everywhere. Shut the laptop and your phone is already focused. Switching screens stops being the easy way out.

  • LaptopFocus on
  • DesktopFocus on
  • PhoneFocus on

Modes, lists and sessions sync through your account. Skip the account and REACH still works fully on the machine you installed it on.

What it still can't do

Better you hear it now than on the day you install it.

There's no bypass protection yet
With admin rights and some know-how you can reopen the process. The protected service is on its way.
Site blocking is Chrome only
Blocking sites needs the Chrome extension installed. Firefox and Edge come later.
Whole domains, not sections
youtube.com goes down entirely. Blocking one corner of a site isn't possible yet.

Your blocklist isn't a product

What you block says plenty about you, so REACH keeps the minimum it needs to work and nothing worth selling.

  • With no account, nothing leaves the machine: your blocklist is a file on your own disk.
  • With an account, it syncs your modes, your lists, session state and the day's usage.
  • We don't sell data, there are no third-party trackers, and nothing you do outside a session is recorded.

Why the other things didn't stick

It was never about discipline. Nearly every tool out there still depends on you keeping your word.

  • Actually closes the application

    • Timer appNo
    • Browser extensionNo
    • REACHYes

  • Covers programs and sites

    • Timer appNo
    • Browser extensionSites only
    • REACHYes

  • Stays on across your other devices

    • Timer appNo
    • Browser extensionSame browser account only
    • REACHYes

  • Works with no account

    • Timer appYes
    • Browser extensionPartly
    • REACHYes

  • Relies on your willpower

    • Timer appYes
    • Browser extensionYes
    • REACHNo

Questions people ask

Which devices does it run on?

REACH runs on Windows and on your phone, with the same mode active across both. macOS and Linux are on the list, with no date yet.

Can the block be bypassed?

Today, yes: with admin rights and some know-how, because REACH doesn't run as a protected service yet. We say so plainly, because that's the line between an honest tool and one that oversells.

What does it cost?

Nothing during the beta. We don't ask for a card and there's no paid plan open yet; when there is, we'll say so before charging anyone.

Do I need an account?

Not to block anything. The account only lets your devices share modes, lists and session state. Without it, REACH is fully functional on the machine it's installed on.

What happens if I quit REACH?

Blocking stops, because the engine lives inside the app itself. That's exactly the limitation the protected service we're building removes.

Does it block websites too?

Yes, whole domains, while a session is running, with the Chrome extension installed. The extension asks the desktop app whether a session is open before it blocks anything.

We'll write on launch day

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