{"id":28336,"date":"2026-02-16T21:58:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/what-is-the-brick-app-inside-the-focus-tool-designed-to-cut-screen-time\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:58:46","slug":"what-is-the-brick-app-inside-the-focus-tool-designed-to-cut-screen-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/what-is-the-brick-app-inside-the-focus-tool-designed-to-cut-screen-time\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Brick App? Inside The Focus Tool Designed To Cut Screen Time"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Brick is a digital-wellbeing product combining an app and a small physical device that blocks distracting apps and notifications to help users focus. (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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It was created by entrepreneurs TJ Driver and Zach Nasgowitz, who built it after struggling with phone distraction themselves. (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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The product launched in the early 2020s (around 2023) as a consumer tech tool aimed at tackling screen-time addiction. (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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The company behind it is Brick LLC, and the app works on both iOS and Android devices. (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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Brick is essentially an NFC-enabled physical \u201ckey\u201d that you tap your phone on to lock or unlock selected apps. (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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The concept is behavioural: adding physical friction so breaking focus requires a deliberate action rather than just tapping \u201cignore.\u201d (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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The device typically sells for about $59 (roughly \u20b94,900\u2013\u20b95,000), though prices can vary with discounts. (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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It\u2019s subscription-free, meaning users pay once for the hardware and app access. (IMAGE: NEWS18 ILLUSTRATION) <\/p>\n

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