Blank Spaces App 4+

Good app. Missing the last umph to make it a great app.

The app does exactly what it says it’s going to done. My Home Screen is clean, minimal, and focused.

The major downsides/issues are:
- There’s only a predefined list of apps that you can add to your Home Screen list. All the major ones are covered, but we all have niche apps we use that won’t be available. I imagine this is a limitation of Apple, but it still hurts user experience. You’ll have to create Apple Shortcuts instead.
- I’d like either (1) a little bit more customization of how apps are assigned to widgets or (2) an infinitely scrollable widget. The separate pages with a fixed number of apps breaks up the flow/grouping of many of my apps.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your feedback! We'll explore options to enhance app customization and address your concerns about app limitations. If you have more suggestions or questions, feel free to email us at ask@blankspaces.app.

An app that cares about our digital wellbeing

This might be my first ever app review. This app is amazing. It uses the “out of sight, out of mind” approach by offering a minimalist layout that is functional and effective. I set this up to turn my phone into more of a utility phone and it almost makes me wonder why I bought an iPhone 15 since my screen time has drastically dropped. I have been using this app since my iPhone SE days. Which brings me to the point about how awesome the developer(s) are! When I set up this app on my brand new iPhone 15, I noticed there was a glitch with setting up my Google Tasks Blank. I was pretty bummed and emailed the developer thinking it might take months until it gets resolved, however I got a reply within the next hour and the issue was fixed almost instantly. That dedication and professionalism is top tier! Since that interaction I paid for the full service and am a huge fan. The only con of this app is there’s still plenty apps that need some support, but the most popular are already optimized for blank and the library has been expanding. Do not sleep on this app!

Best app for digital minimalism.

This app is everything I’ve been looking for and it’s working great! Anything that makes my phone less distracting is ideal. The shortcuts work well and it looks fantastic.

Previously, I had used this app while still keeping all my distracting apps (social media, shopping, etc) downloaded on my phone and just out-of-sight in my App Library. That worked well for a bit to reduce distractions, but the app alone wasn’t enough to reduce how addicting my phone can be. Since realizing that, I’ve deleted all shopping, entertainment, and non-work related social media apps from phone. I’ve turned on the “reduce motion”, “greyscale”, and “reduced white point” settings on my phone and it’s made a massive difference! I just ordered a matte tempered glass screen protector to help with the overall glare/intensity of the phone screen. I hope that’ll be the final piece to my “setup”!

This app has been incredibly helpful in turning my phone back into a device that works as a tool, not an entertainment device. I can’t recommend it enough.