Tyme Boxed device beside a phone — a physical barrier from infinite scroll

It happened again, didn't it. You picked up your phone to check the time - and forty minutes disappeared.

You didn't decide
to open Instagram.
Your hand did.

Before your conscious brain had a say, the muscle memory was already there. Thumb moving. Feed loading. Somewhere between the lock screen and the fifth video, you stopped choosing - and started being carried.

96×

Times your hand reaches for your phone every single day.

Not 96 decisions. 96 reflexes. The difference matters - because you can't willpower your way out of a reflex. You need to change the environment that triggers it.

38 days

Of your life, given away to a screen every single year.

That's what 2 hours 31 minutes a day adds up to. Not a habit. A life sentence. The book still on page 12. The conversation half-heard. The thought that never finished. That's what's actually being taken.

You've tried limits.
You've deleted the apps.
You always find your way back by Tuesday.

Every solution you've tried was digital, optional, and bypassable - living on the same device that's the problem. The fox has been guarding the henhouse all along. That's why nothing worked. Not you.

The science behind why →

We are changing that.

Because the problem was never your willpower. The game was engineered against you - by the smartest people on earth, with billion-dollar budgets, and your exact psychological profile. You needed a different kind of tool.

Tyme Boxed — the physical key to your phone's most distracting apps
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Average reclaimed daily

2h 31m of real focus

Introducing Tyme Boxed

A small physical device that puts a real, unmissable barrier between you and infinite scroll. Tap your phone to it - apps blocked. To unblock them, you have to physically walk back to it and tap again. That thirty-second walk is the entire intervention.

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    Physical Friction That Actually Works

    Backed by behavioral science - the walk to the device breaks the automatic loop before your impulse becomes action.

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    No Digital Loophole

    Unlike screen time settings, this barrier lives outside your phone. There is no "Ignore" button. There is no one-tap override.

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    Your Focus Compounds Over Time

    Each conscious choice to walk reinforces the pattern. Within weeks, the urge to scroll automatically begins to fade.

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How It Works

Three moments of intention.

No complex setup. No monthly fee. Just you, your phone, and a small device that changes the physics of distraction.

1
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Choose what steals your time

Open the app and select which apps to block - Instagram, YouTube, games, TikTok, or anything you reach for without thinking. You already know which ones.

2
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Tap and walk away

Touch your phone to Tyme Boxed. Your chosen apps disappear instantly. Now put the device somewhere deliberate - a drawer, a shelf, another room. The distance is the point.

3
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The walk is the choice

To unblock, you must physically go get the device and tap again. That thirty seconds is where your brain wakes up and asks: "Do I actually want this right now?" Most of the time, the honest answer is no.

Tyme Boxed device — minimal, elegant, no charging required
The Device

Small enough to forget.
Powerful enough to change your relationship with your phone.

Tyme Boxed is designed to disappear into your environment - a drawer, a nightstand, a shelf. No charging. No Wi-Fi. No complexity. It's there when the urge hits. Quietly holding the line.

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Compact Design

Small, unobtrusive form factor - fits anywhere you want a mental boundary

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Zero Power Required

No battery, no charging, no Wi-Fi Draws power passively from your phone tap

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iPhone Now · Android Soon

Full iPhone support today - your device stays compatible when Android launches

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Lifetime Software

One payment, forever. No subscriptions. All future updates included, always.

Why Different

There is no "Ignore" button.

Every other solution lives on your phone - which means every other solution can be dismissed in one tap. Tyme Boxed lives outside your phone. The barrier is physical. That's the entire difference.

Feature
Screen Time / App Timers
Tyme Boxed
Can bypass with one tap?
Yes - always ❌
No - never ✅
Creates physical friction?
No ❌
Yes - that's the point ✅
Requires a conscious physical action to unblock?
No ❌
Yes ✅
Works without internet or charging?
Varies ❌
Always ✅
No subscription?
Often paid ❌
Lifetime free ✅
Early Users

Real people. Real time back.

What changes when friction is physical, not digital.

★★★★★
"I was at 7+ hours a day. I'd tried every app limit, deleted Instagram twice, set grayscale mode - nothing stuck. Three weeks with Tyme Boxed and I'm under 90 minutes. The walk to the device sounds like nothing. It changes everything."
AM
Arjun M.
Software Engineer, 28
★★★★★
"This is the first tool that made me feel like I actually had a choice. Now when I open Instagram, it's because I decided to - not because my thumb decided. That difference is hard to explain until you feel it."
PK
Priya K.
UX Designer, 26
★★★★★
"The first evening I used it, my son asked why I was 'so present' at dinner. I nearly cried. I hadn't realised how much I'd been somewhere else - physically at the table but mentally scrolling - for the past two years."
RS
Rahul S.
Product Manager, 33
Pricing

Your attention is worth more than ₹999.

One device. One payment. A lifetime of actually being present. No subscription. No monthly fee. No catches.

🔥 Early Bird Offer
Tyme Boxed device + companion app for iPhone (Android coming soon)
₹1,999 ₹999

One-time · No subscriptions · Yours forever

  • ✓ Tyme Boxed device
  • ✓ Companion app for iPhone (Android coming soon)
  • ✓ Lifetime software updates - free, always
  • ✓ Strict Mode to prevent workarounds
  • ✓ Focus analytics & attention insights
  • ✓ Emergency calls always accessible
Get Early Access - ₹999
FAQ

You probably want to know…

When you tap your iPhone to Tyme Boxed, the device communicates with the companion app to activate Screen Time restrictions on the apps you've selected. Instagram, YouTube, games - they disappear from reach. To get them back, you physically return to the device and tap again. No Wi-Fi required. No charging required. Ever.
Always. Phone calls, messages, maps, and all essential apps remain fully accessible. Tyme Boxed only blocks the specific apps you select - the ones designed to keep you scrolling, not the ones that keep you safe and connected.
Not with Strict Mode enabled. When active, the Tyme Boxed companion app cannot be removed during a blocking session - you'd need to tap the device first to end the session. And even without Strict Mode, the process of reinstalling and reconfiguring creates exactly the kind of deliberate friction that makes you pause and reconsider.
Neither. Tyme Boxed uses NFC - the same technology as tap-to-pay - and draws power passively from your phone during the tap itself. No battery. No charging. No internet connection. It works completely offline, always, and is designed to last indefinitely.
Replacement devices are available at a significantly discounted rate for existing customers. In the meantime, you can always unblock apps from within the companion app through a deliberate multi-step process - it's intentionally not quick.
Really. ₹999 once, forever. The device and the full companion app with all features - including all future software updates - are included in that single payment. We believe reclaiming your attention shouldn't cost you a monthly bill.
Currently iPhone only. Android support is in active development and coming soon. When it launches, existing device owners won't need to buy new hardware - the same Tyme Boxed device will work with the Android app automatically.

The hours you lose don't come back.
The conversations you miss don't repeat.

The book still on page 12. The thought that never finished. The dinner where you were present in body but somewhere else in mind. One small physical object changes all of it.

Get Tyme Boxed - ₹999