Doorwell

Some apps you open without ever deciding to. Doorwell puts a small pause in front of the ones that pull at you. When you reach for a guarded app, it asks for one thing you're grateful for. Write it, take a breath, and the door opens. HOW IT WORKS Choose which apps need a doorway. Doorwell holds them shut using Screen Time. When you reach for one, the ritual begins. One sentence. One breath. Then your apps open for as long as you chose, anywhere from fifteen minutes to nine hours, and settle shut again when that time is up. You can speak your sentence instead of typing it. Speech is recognized on your phone, so no audio ever leaves the device. WHAT YOU WRITE COMES BACK Your sentences are kept, and one of them returns to you later on the home screen. Not as a score. Just something you once noticed, handed back at a moment you weren't expecting it. WHAT DOORWELL DOES NOT DO No streaks. No…