Idle: Phone Detox Daily

Being Comfortable With Boredom

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Two minutes today. That's all. A 30-day practice that builds boredom tolerance. No app blocking, no nags. Day one is two minutes. Most apps promise to make you better. Idle asks you to do nothing. For two minutes a day, then a little longer, you put your phone face-down and sit. No timer pressure. No app blocking. No tricks. Just a simple practice your nervous system has forgotten how to do. Idle is a 30-day curriculum that builds boredom tolerance. The science it draws on is real: the Default Mode Network, Sandi Mann's creativity work, Cal Newport on solitude deprivation, Jonathan Schooler on the incubation effect. One short content card a day, with the research cited. Day one is two minutes. By day thirty, you can sit for two hours. The practice is gentle to start and honest about the difficulty as it grows. What the app does NOT do: block your other apps, shame you, send aggressive notifications, harvest your data, or pretend that doing nothing is fast or fun. It is supposed to feel like nothing at first. That is the point. THE PRACTICE • 30-day structured curriculum • Daily session, length set by the curriculum • Honor system: if you switch apps mid-session, it doesn't count • Streak tracking with one gentle 7pm reminder • Phone stays awake during the session so you can leave it face-down nearby PRO ($4.99 one-time, 7-day free trial) • Reflection journal: capture what came up • Custom session durations beyond the curriculum • Streak freeze: two protected days per month • End-of-program ledger: hours reclaimed • All future content updates PRIVACY Idle collects nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no accounts. Your sessions live only on your phone. Day one: two minutes. That is the whole thing.

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    Information

    Seller
    Sai Htoo Han Naing
    Size
    2.2 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    9+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    © 2026 SAI HTOO HAN NAING
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