Block the apps that hijack your morning.
Choose your distracting apps in the Slate app. They lock overnight on a schedule, or whenever you start a block — before you ever reach for your phone.
Take backyour focus.
Slate forces you to complete your morning routine
before unlocking distracting apps.
A physical routine system for phone-free mornings.A physical routine system for phone-free
mornings.
No willpower required. No subscriptions.
Just small white blocks placed around your home and a free app that turns “don’t scroll” into a routine you actually move through.
“Took around 3 mins to set up, now it saves me 15-20 mins each morning and probably at least an hour each day.”
Maya Ellison
Slate owner
Three steps to a phone-free morning.Three steps to aphone-free morning.
Pick the distracting apps inside the Slate app and set them to block on a schedule or on demand.
Place your blocks where your morning happens — closet, bathroom, kitchen, desk — and name each one.
Your apps stay locked until you tap every block in your custom order, one numbered checkpoint at a time.
Pick the distracting apps inside the Slate app and set them to block on a schedule or on demand.
Place your blocks where your morning happens — closet, bathroom, kitchen, desk — and name each one.
Your apps stay locked until you tap every block in your custom order, one numbered checkpoint at a time.
“I initially bought 4 blocks for my morning routine, but now I also use the daytime focus mode a ton whenever I need to get something done.”
Daniel Roe
Slate owner
Built seamlessly into your home.Built seamlesslyinto your home.
Bedside
Stop the scroll before it starts. The first block lives where you wake up, so getting up is the only way forward.
Around the house
Closet, bathroom, kitchen — each block is a checkpoint that pulls you through the morning you meant to have.
At your desk
End the routine where your focus begins, then use daytime mode to keep distractions out while you work.
Anywhere you focus
Kitchen counter, wall, bedside table — place Slate wherever you need a one-tap way to block and unblock.
Why Slate feels differentMade for morningsyou’re proud of.
Buy the blocks once and the app stays free. No subscription, no monthly fees, nothing to cancel.
Numbered blocks, custom names, and a routine order you can rearrange whenever your mornings change.
Simple routines, physical blocks, and no motivation required.
Three emergency unlocks a month for the moments that truly cannot wait. Unlock instantly, then restart focus when you’re ready.
“Slate has truly transformed how I interact with my phone! The blocks make it really easy to focus by making me have to scan them before I can go onto social media.”
Priya Nair
Slate owner
More from our first users
“I honestly didn’t think this would make much of a difference, but it’s kind of crazy how much easier it is to stay off my phone in the morning now. I used to wake up, check one thing, and somehow end up scrolling for almost an hour. Now I actually have a reason to get moving before I can open anything distracting. It doesn’t feel like some intense productivity system either. My mornings feel less rushed, and I’m usually already doing something before checking my phone.”
Anika Raman
“Life-changing.”
Eric Saba
“Setup took maybe 2 minutes. it's weird how something this simple actually works lol. I still check my phone first thing sometimes, just not before i'm up.”
Noor Haddad
“Thought I'd only use it for mornings, but I've actually been using the daytime lock way more. I'll turn it on whenever I'm studying and it's just enough friction to keep me from opening Instagram.”
Julian Okafor
“i've tried app limits before and always ignored them. this feels different because you actually have to get up. simple idea but somehow it's the first thing that's actually stuck for me”
Sienna Moretti
“Worth it for mornings alone. I keep one block by my toothbrush and another in the kitchen, so by the time my phone unlocks I've already brushed my teeth and started my day. Way better than I expected.”
Elias Vo
“Setup took maybe 2 minutes. it's weird how something this simple actually works lol. I still check my phone first thing sometimes, just not before i'm up.”
Noor Haddad
“Thought I'd only use it for mornings, but I've actually been using the daytime lock way more. I'll turn it on whenever I'm studying and it's just enough friction to keep me from opening Instagram.”
Julian Okafor
“i've tried app limits before and always ignored them. this feels different because you actually have to get up. simple idea but somehow it's the first thing that's actually stuck for me”
Sienna Moretti
“Worth it for mornings alone. I keep one block by my toothbrush and another in the kitchen, so by the time my phone unlocks I've already brushed my teeth and started my day. Way better than I expected.”
Elias Vo
“Life-changing.”
Eric Saba