PASSIVE NFC
Lock · walk · unlock
A physical key for your apps.
Lock distracting apps anywhere. To end a session normally, walk back and tap your iPhone on FocusLatch.
Expected €39 · October 2026 target · iPhone first
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps. The last one is a walk.
01
Choose apps. Place the key.
Pick the distractions, then put FocusLatch somewhere that costs a walk.Pick the distractions, then place the passive key somewhere that costs a walk.
02
Lock in the app
Press and hold once. Chosen apps lock; essentials stay open.Press and hold for 1.5 seconds. Chosen apps are blocked; essentials stay available.
03
Walk and tap to unlock
To unlock normally, walk back and tap your iPhone on the key.The normal way back is to tap your iPhone on the physical key. That walk is the product.
THE PRODUCT, PLAINLY
A small key. One deliberate job.A small key with one deliberate job.
No screen, no charging ritual, no new device competing for your attention.
YOUR CHOICE
Essentials stay open.
SYSTEM LEVEL
Built on Screen Time.
BUY ONCE
No subscription.
WHY DISTANCE WORKS
Willpower is fragile. Distance is simple.
The easiest app to resist is the one that costs you a walk to reopen.
38days
2½ hours a day add up to about 38 days over one year.
23min
One workplace study found an average 23-minute return to an interrupted task.
VIEW STUDY ↗THE 2017 BRAIN-DRAIN STUDY
UT Austin · 2017
The study reported lower available cognitive capacity when a phone was nearby. Its strongest result came when the phone was in another room.VIEW STUDY ↗
FocusLatch turns that idea into a rule: lock now, then walk to the physical key when you truly choose to unlock.
INSIDE THE APP
The latch is the key. The app is everything else.
Set schedules, track focus time, and make focus social when you want it to be.
FOCUSLATCH FOR IPHONE · APP STOREComing soon
Swipe to explore
QUESTIONS
Fair questions, straight answers.
Own your time again.
Expected price €39 · Targeting October 2026 · 14-day returns