AI screen time coach & app blocker, chat to unlock apps

AI screen time coach & app blocker, chat to unlock apps

👋 Hey Product Hunters!

We are thrilled to be launching Meaning, our first product hunt and free iOS app today!

Jake North and I are Stanford dorm mates studying design and computer science. We are both 20 years old living our entire lives in the world of social media:

What has become apparent to practically everyone is that the older generation is right: It really is those “Dang screens”. Screen time and social media apps are stealing our lives. If you were to spend 6 hours on your screen daily (less than the average American), you are spending 25% of your entire life on your screen (simple but scary math).

However, using a flip phone isn’t getting anyone anywhere today. We have a strong belief that phones and apps are powerful tools that can amplify our lives. To be most productive you need access to your phone during the day.

We realized by leaning into modern technology (AI) and developing a creative user experience this was a problem we could solve.

💥Boom. Meaning was born. Today (after 6 months) Meaning is ready for you and the world!

Meaning is an AI screen time coach that blocks distracting apps.

🛠️ How it works:

🛡️Setup and customize a blocking session to restrict specific apps for specific hours of the day.

👆To access a restricted app simply click the app normally, see our blocking screen, and press “Chat to Unlock”. Similarly you can chat with your AI through the “Chat to Unlock button in the Meaning app.

💬 Chat (text) with Meaning for ~1min to ensure your usage is intentional. Agree upon a time length to unlock said app. Once you are satisfied, Meaning will unlock the app you requested for only that amount of time.

🤳 Use your requested app. End the session early or Meaning will automatically relook the app once you’ve used your time.

We find this to be the perfect amount of friction to make you only use apps when you need them, and for a brief period of time. No more doom scrolling. The 1 minute unlock chats with Meaning are worth the hours of scrolling saved.

If you already love your flip phone or are a will power master, we are proud of you, and our product isn’t for you. For the rest of us Meaning is live on the iOS AppStore today! We are exploring a future android product offering.

We would love any ideas and feedback! Suggest a cool feature and we might build it.

The app is free for anyone to start using. To thank you for being an early user if you press this link with the app downloaded you can get 40% off Meaning Pro for 4 Months: https://apps.apple.com/redeem/?c...

The pro version gives you access to custom prompting, strict mode features, and early beta features. Give your AI personality, emphasize specific rules, or customize the difficulty of your coach.

Thank you so much! We will respond to all of you 💙.

Scroll with meaning, Cannon & Jake