| What it does | A screen time app that gamifies healthy phone habits by growing crops and managing an island farm
| A Mac app that brings your Dock to your cursor in a ring around the pointer
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| Stage | Not given
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| Founded | Not given
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Free to download and use. Pro subscription: $39.99/year or $5.99/month, which includes Per-app Limits and Soul Link features.
| Free: the ring for open apps, flick and click, your own shortcut, find any app by typing, Glass and Outline looks, zip, AirDrop and image conversions. Beckon Pro: $24, once, on up to 3 Macs, includes your Dock apps running or not, folders and Trash, websites, Shortcuts, files and collections, window
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| Key features | - Set time limits on apps with an overall daily screen time limit
- Manage an island farm with crops like cucumbers, strawberries, and bananas
- Upgrade farm assets and unlock new buildings and decorations
- Weather system that improves with adherence to limits
- Credit score system that rises for compliance and falls for overuse
- Add friends, visit their farms, and complete group challenges
- Isometric pixel art world with custom-drawn graphics
- Per-app limits for individual distracting apps (Pro feature)
- Soul Link to tether islands with friends for mutual accountability (Pro feature)
- Soft approach to overages with thresholds instead of walls
| - App ring around cursor with directional flicking
- Window switching with live thumbnails
- Pinned apps, folders and Trash access
- Website, Shortcut, file and collection management
- Dock hiding and hiding the Dock for good
- File drop actions: convert, compress, trim, redact, zip, send
- Customizable appearance with five look options and accent colors
- Pointer auto-follow after window selection
- Cross-display window placement with Shift+release
- Minimal memory footprint with instant activation
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| What makes it different | - Uses gamification inspired by idle games to motivate behavior change rather than friction and restrictions
- Custom-built isometric pixel art engine and world with hand-drawn graphics
- Multiplayer features allow friends to visit farms and hold each other accountable
- Soft thresholds instead of hard walls when exceeding limits
- Free to download and use with optional paid features
| - Brings the Dock to your cursor instead of requiring travel to the bottom of the screen
- Works for mouse and trackpad users without requiring keyboard shortcuts
- One-time purchase with no subscription or account required
- Completely private with no analytics or data collection
- Fully restores original Dock settings if you change your mind
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 30 ▲ +4 (up) since last check | Not checked yet ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 14 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 25 | 18 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 29 | 11 |
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Island: Screen Time
Beckon