BuckBlock turns a physical NFC tag into a focus switch. Tap it, pick a duration, and the apps that steal your attention disappear until the timer runs out — or you tap the tag again.
BuckBlock pairs an iOS app with a physical NFC tag — the "BuckBlock Station." No willpower battles with your settings screen. Just tap and go.
Hold your phone to the BuckBlock Station. Pick a duration — 15 minutes to indefinite — and your distracting apps are shielded by Apple's Screen Time.
Social media and games are locked down by default. Music, messages, and utility apps stay toggleable so you can still get class notes through.
Indefinite sessions end the moment you tap the tag again. Timed sessions release themselves. No early-unlock loopholes hiding in a menu.
Hold your phone to the BuckBlock Station on your desk, backpack, or dorm wall.
Choose 15m, 30m, an hour, two hours, a custom time — or indefinite.
Screen Time shields your selected apps. Notifications for those apps go quiet too.
Timer ends on its own, or tap the tag a second time to break an indefinite session.
We got tired of losing afternoons to doomscrolling. So we built the tool we wished existed — and we're sharing it with anyone trying to get real work done.
Leads app development for BuckBlock — Swift, Screen Time APIs, and the NFC stack that makes the whole thing feel instant.
Designs the BuckBlock Station hardware and shapes the product experience — how the tag feels, where it lives, and why you'd use it.
A student-founded company building quiet, physical tools that make it easier to put your phone down and get to work.
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