Quick Task
One urgent thing—without turning protection off.
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Android screen-time app · Progressive Friction
Stop when you meant to.
Pause before opening. Choose why and for how long. If you keep going past your plan, friction grows.
Purpose
Duration
Check-in
Why LoopCut is different
Apps escalate engagement. LoopCut escalates friction.
A static reminder stays the same. LoopCut grows stronger each time you continue.
- Check-in
- Pause
- Recommit
- Final check
- Reset
Stopping stays easy. Continuing becomes more deliberate.
How it works
A plan before the feed. A stopping point after.
LoopCut is an Android screen-time app built around Progressive Friction.
- 24×Need it?Not now
Pause
Before opening - RelaxSet a limit15 min
Plan
Choose why and how long - Time is upClose app
Stop
Leave when your plan ends
Progressive Friction
When one pause isn’t enough, friction grows.
Progressive Friction means that each repeated extension becomes more deliberate—from a simple check-in to a real reset.
1 / 5
Check-in
Notice the plan ended.
Exact waiting times depend on the selected Gentle, Balanced, or Strong protection level.
Built for real life
Real-life protection, shown clearly.
Sleep Guard
At bedtime, distractions stay blocked.
Guarded apps stay unavailable while essential access remains possible.
Per-app strength
Different apps. Different strength.
Choose Gentle, Balanced, or Strong protection for each app.
Built responsibly
Designed for your attention. Not your data.
Privacy-minded
Personal content is not read.
Research-informed
Built around related behavioral research.
Built for Android
Designed for Android app-opening behavior.
Why LoopCut is different
Apps escalate engagement. LoopCut escalates friction.
A static reminder stays the same. LoopCut starts gently and makes each repeated extension more deliberate—from a simple check-in to a real reset.
Progressive Friction
When one pause isn’t enough, friction grows.
A single reminder can be easy to dismiss. LoopCut starts with the lightest useful intervention and adds more deliberate friction only after repeated extensions.
Exact waiting times depend on the selected Gentle, Balanced, or Strong protection level.
Stopping stays easy.
Continuing becomes more deliberate.
Built for real life
Protection that adapts to the situation.
Keep useful apps available without making every moment equally easy to extend.
01
Need one quick thing? Use Quick Task.
Reply, check a link, scan a QR code, or handle something urgent with short, limited access—without turning protection off.
02
At bedtime, distractions stay blocked.
Keep guarded apps unavailable during the bedtime window while essential apps remain accessible. Urgent access stays possible when genuinely needed.
03
Different apps. Different strength.
Choose Gentle, Balanced, or Strong protection for each guarded app. Useful apps can stay lighter while the hardest-to-leave apps receive stronger intervention.
Research-informed design
Designed around behavioral research—not willpower alone.
LoopCut’s approach is informed by peer-reviewed research on app-opening self-nudges and design friction in infinite-scroll interfaces. These studies examined related intervention mechanisms; they did not test LoopCut itself.
Self-test
Find Your Scroll Type in 2 Minutes
Answer a few questions about when and why scrolling takes over, then get a practical next step for your pattern.
Privacy
Your content stays yours.
LoopCut uses Android Accessibility Service only to detect when selected apps open and display the appropriate pause, plan, checkpoint, Quick Task, or Sleep Guard screen.
It does not read messages, typed text, browsing history, notifications, or personal content.
FAQ
What to know before you start
Straight answers about Progressive Friction, access, and Android permissions.
What is Progressive Friction?
Progressive Friction means the intervention becomes more deliberate when earlier pauses are not enough. LoopCut moves from a simple check-in to waiting, recommitment, a final confirmation, and—after repeated extensions—a temporary reset.
Is LoopCut a strict app blocker?
No. LoopCut is a screen-time and focus app built around smart and progressive friction. Sleep Guard and Reset can temporarily prevent normal access, but LoopCut’s main approach is proportional intervention rather than an immediate all-day lockout.
Can I still handle something urgent?
Yes. Quick Task and urgent access are designed for real situations such as replying, checking a link, scanning a QR code, or completing one important action.
What is Progressive Friction?
Progressive Friction means the intervention becomes more deliberate when earlier pauses are not enough. LoopCut moves from a simple check-in to waiting, recommitment, a final confirmation, and—after repeated extensions—a temporary reset.
Is LoopCut a strict app blocker?
No. LoopCut is a screen-time and focus app built around smart and progressive friction. Sleep Guard and Reset can temporarily prevent normal access, but LoopCut’s main approach is proportional intervention rather than an immediate all-day lockout.
What happens when my planned time ends?
LoopCut first gives you a clear stopping point. You can leave immediately. If you choose to continue repeatedly, each later checkpoint asks for more intention.
Can I still handle something urgent?
Yes. Quick Task and urgent access are designed for real situations such as replying, checking a link, scanning a QR code, or completing one important action.
How is LoopCut different from Android Digital Wellbeing?
Android Digital Wellbeing mainly provides usage information and app timers. LoopCut focuses on the decision moments before opening and after the planned session ends.
Why does LoopCut need Accessibility Service?
It is required to detect when selected guarded apps open and display the correct LoopCut intervention reliably. LoopCut does not use it to read personal content.
Use distracting apps on purpose—and stop when you meant to.
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