Join 1000+ users and block the apps that waste your time. Play brain games and get book insights instead while watching your own Elo grow from caveman to genius!
Meet Elo, your brain's best friend! Play brain games, watch bite-sized book summaries, and block the apps rotting your brain. Every smart thing you do makes Elo grow.
STOP THE BRAINROT
Your feeds are engineered to eat your time. Elo wins it back. Block Instagram, TikTok, or any app that keeps you doomscrolling, on the schedule you choose: evenings, work hours, or all day.
EARN BRAIN POWER, SPEND IT ON SCREEN TIME
Screen time isn't banned. It's earned.
• Play brain games and finish books to earn Brain Power
• Stay off blocked apps to earn even more
• Spend Brain Power to unlock your apps when you really want them
• Overspend and Elo loses levels
That's the whole deal. No shame, no lockouts you'll rage-delete. Just a fair trade between scrolling and getting smarter.
GROW ELO, your brain's best friend
Elo is a little pink brain with big plans. It starts as a Level 1 Rookie in a cave and evolves as you learn, all the way to a Level 100 Genius. Keep your streak, level up, and watch Elo's world change with it.
30+ BRAIN GAMES, 6 SKILLS
Quick, fun brain workouts that train your whole brain:
• Memory: names, numbers, and details
• Focus: attention and concentration training
• Logic: chess tactics and logic puzzles
• Numbers: mental math for real life
• Words: vocabulary and word games
• Knowledge: trivia, timelines, and facts worth retelling
1000+ BOOK SUMMARIES YOU CAN ACTUALLY FINISH
Big ideas from bestselling nonfiction, distilled into 15 minute reads. Read or listen. Psychology, productivity, money, science, history, and philosophy.
A DAILY PLAN PICKED FOR YOU
Tell Elo what to sharpen. Elo's Picks serves a daily mix of games and reading matched to your skills and interests, about ten minutes a day.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
App blocking runs on Apple's Screen Time. Your app activity stays 100% on your iPhone. Elo never sees it, and neither do we.
Elo is for you if:
• You doomscroll at night and regret it in the morning
• You want a dopamine detox that doesn't feel like punishment
• You love brain teasers, puzzles, and learning something new every day
• You'd read more books if they fit your commute
Stop scrolling. Get smarter. Grow Elo.
***Changing my rating again because they’ve brought back all the original features. Very much appreciated. **Changing my rating because it seems the developers have decided to remove all the best features and just make it a book summary app. That’s really unfortunate. I really loved this app before the update and I wish I wouldn’t have updated. I wish them the best but this is no longer an app I want. I’ve tried other app blockers in the past. And they were either too easy to bypass or I’d be left bored when I needed a little dopamine hit. This one is great because you can play little games or get summaries of books so I spend like 10 minutes playing/reading then I feel ready to go back to normal life instead of doomscrolling for long periods of time. It’s a very good app.
Developer Response
We've brought back all the old features, including the games and the app blocker, based on feedback from you and other users! Thanks for the feedback, and would greatly appreciate you updating your review if you still like the app!
Much Needed
GameEnthusiast98
Working with AI chats have turned my mind into mush. Playing with Elo was relaxing and so much fun. Love their throwback games. It has helped me stay focused and the levels changing appropriately keeping me engaged while not getting frustrating quickly. Look forward to seeing what other games pop up
Great app!!
pieter334
I always had a hard time sticking to doing these kinds of brain games but this app finally got me hooked to it. The Elo pet and quality of the games really makes it quite easy to come back everyday.
New Update Ruined it
mochacoldbrew
I really liked this app, I’ve had it for maybe 2 weeks. It WAS and app blocker, I was using it to cut down my time on social media. I liked going on here to “doomscroll” and play games that weren’t stupid, read here and there. I was telling everybody I could ab it. Then this morning it updated and now there’s no more games, no more app blocker, now it’s just book summaries that look like they were created with ai. Elo, if you see this, either bring back that version or make it another app! This was the best app blocker I’ve used. 👎
Developer Response
We've brought back all the old features, including the games and the app blocker, based on feedback from you and other users! Thanks for the feedback, and would greatly appreciate you updating your review if you still like the app!
More games and other improvements!
Version 1.0.6
The developer, ProdTrace, Inc, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
ProdTrace, Inc.
Size
232.5 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
