Choose 15, 25, 45, or 60 minutes — or set a custom length up to 8 hours. The Ensō circle tracks your progress as you go. Build a streak and watch your focus habit grow.
Distracting apps are intercepted the moment you try to open them. Mute redirects you back — no willpower required.
Notifications go silent automatically. No buzzes, no banners, no breaking your flow state. On Android, Mute turns Do Not Disturb on for the length of your session and off again when it ends.
Keep essential apps reachable — maps, music, whatever you choose stays available during a session. And emergency calls always work, no configuration needed. iOS Apps on your Screen Time "Always Allowed" list are never blocked — by default Phone, Messages, FaceTime and Maps. You can remove all but Phone in Settings → Screen Time → Always Allowed.
Start each session with a small stake. Finish, and it carries forward — quit early, and it's spent. The science behind it is below.
Most focus apps rely on willpower alone — timers you can dismiss, blockers you can disable. Mute is different. Behavioral science shows that loss aversion — the fear of losing even a small amount — is one of the strongest motivators for behavior change. When you put money on the line, you're dramatically more likely to follow through.
That's what the deposit is. Not a subscription. Not a paywall. A commitment device. Your first session is free. After that, you stake $0.99 to start — finish the session and the deposit carries forward to your next one, at no extra charge. You only lose it by quitting early.
And you're never locked in: you can always exit a session early — it just costs your stake. Friction by design.
A focus app that blocks distracting apps during timed sessions. A small commitment deposit puts skin in the game — finish and it carries forward, quit early and it's spent. No accounts, no ads. Available now on Google Play; an iOS version is in development.
It's a commitment device, not a paywall. Behavioral research shows that loss aversion — risking even a small amount — dramatically increases follow-through. Your first session is free, and a completed session carries the deposit forward; you only lose it by quitting early.
Your focus data — sessions, history, streaks — never leaves your phone, and there are no accounts or profiles. On Android, Mute sends anonymous crash and usage diagnostics so we can fix bugs; you can switch that off in Settings anytime. The iOS version sends nothing at all.
Blocking apps needs an operating-system feature, and each platform offers a different one. Android requires the Accessibility Service to detect when you open a blocked app; iOS uses Apple's Screen Time framework in its individual, self-directed mode. Mute never reads screen content or collects data through either.
Most focus apps rely on willpower alone. Mute adds a financial commitment and keeps your focus data on your device — features competitors charge monthly subscriptions for.
Email contact@sweetactionlabs.com with your question. Include your device and which app store you installed from, and we'll get back to you.
A deposit is meant to be forfeited when you quit early — that's the commitment working. But we refund charges caused by a malfunction, a duplicate purchase, or a genuine emergency. See the Terms, or ask us directly.
Everything Mute stores lives on your device. Settings → "Clear Session History" removes your session records; "Delete All App Data" resets the app entirely. Uninstalling removes all of it.
Private. No accounts. Takes 30 seconds to set up.
Get Mute — Free on Google Play