Unpluq App + Tag

What is Unpluq?

Unpluq is an app that allows you to block apps and websites on your phone with a physical tag.

Why is Unpluq worth using?

Hey, Simon here! (Yes, I'm actually writing this review.)

I got an Unpluq tag back in the winter semester of my freshman year in university. My only regret is that I didn't learn about it sooner.

I attribute about half of the progress that I made in turning my ADHD from a detriment to a superpower in my studying. I found this product so useful because I could lock all my social media and entertainment apps and websites, leave the tag at home, and then not be able to access them until I got home from the library at night.

My friends noticed the shift in my focus almost immediately and started looking for their own solution.

Eventually, we all settled on Unpluq. Why? Well, because most app and website-blocking softwares simply make it harder for you to access them. They put a game or brain puzzle in place to deter you from using the app, but it doesn't stop you from using it.

Unpluq PREVENTS distractions. To me, it was the only way to guarantee that I wouldn't be on my phone. My screen time plummeted from 6+ hours/day to about 30 minutes/day.

In short, I almost doubled the amount of hours I could focus.

Another feature I love is that it's super small, unlike Brick (another popular NFC app-blocking brand). You can put it on your keychain or leave it at home.

Over time, it was such a habit to remember that I couldn't access my apps when I opened my phone that even now, when I reach for my phone, I instinctively stop myself because I am so used to thing being blocked, even if I unlocked them.

Another super awesome benefit is that you can create schedules of when to block the apps. I didn't end up using this for certain hours of the day. Instead, I ended up scheduling the time from 12:00am to 11:59pm, so my entertainment apps were always blocked.

This gave me back my mornings as well.

However, as powerful as it is for school, the main benefit I saw was not in my studies but in my social life. As a result of not reaching for my phone all the time, I found I was having much deeper conversations with my friends and took interest in conversing with many more strangers. My social circle skyrocketed.

It's funny because you'd think something so small wouldn't make such an impact, but it truly does. There aren't many resources I would EVER say this about, and it's why I decided to write this review myself, but this is "truly something I could not have excelled in school without."

Additional Benefits :)

I am currently in the process of trying to get a discount code for all of you, but this product is SO POWERFUL that I decided not to wait to post this on the website.

Hopefully in the coming days there will be a discount link, but for now, the link to their website is below.

Happy studying (and socializing without your phone)!

Best,

- Simon Katkov