Manaya
Stop Doomscrolling with friction
Manaya is live on the App Store.
I kept opening apps on impulse and regretting it ten minutes later. Screen Time never matched how I actually use my phone: TikTok is not Messenger, and one global limit did not stick. A lot of blockers were either too generous, or too heavy with accounts, subscriptions, VPN, and slow setup. We wanted something in the middle.
What Manaya Does
• Put apps in groups, pick Easy, Medium, Hard, or Custom per group
• Hit a Wait screen before protected apps open
• Stats, streaks, and Mana along the way
• On your iPhone. No account.
How one of us uses it:
Discord and Messenger on Easy (short sessions). TikTok fully blocked, with questions and a 40s wait if I try. Facebook, Instagram, X, and Threads on Medium (5 minutes, up to 6 times a day). YouTube on Custom for limited night listening.
If you try it, create a group, pick apps, set Easy, open one from the Home Screen. On stricter plans, you may need to wait before changing the plan, so the impulse does not get an easy out.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6794982678
Support: https://manaya.app/support
Happy to answer questions about the release or review.
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