Held — Your time, protected - AI locks your phone and negotiates when you cheat
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Held isn't another screen time app. It's an AI companion that guards your time. Tell it "protect my mornings for deep work" — it understands, creates a ritual, and locks ALL apps automatically. Try to open Instagram? Held shows you why you started. Want to break out? You'll have to type "I am breaking my commitment" — and your accountability partner gets notified. Voice-first, zero configuration, AI-powered. You don't set timers. You have conversations. Your phone finally fights back.
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Most screen time apps just give you a button and done. Making people actively admit they are breaking their own rules is a completely different level. Does the friction hold up after a few weeks though, or do people get used to it?
@klara_minarikova That’s the big question, honestly.
The idea isn’t to permanently block people, but to introduce just enough friction to break the automatic habit loop.
Early feedback suggests the moment of having to consciously admit “I’m breaking my ritual” is surprisingly powerful, it interrupts the autopilot.
But long-term behavior is exactly what I’m watching closely.
The coach part definitely differentiates it from native phone settings. Good job with this.
@jerrybyday Appreciate that 🙏
The idea behind the coach was to make it feel less like a settings toggle and more like a conversation with yourself about how you want to spend your time.