This product was not featured by Product Hunt yet. It will not be visible on their landing page and won't be ranked (cannot win product of the day regardless of upvotes).
holdit.life
The app blocker that makes quitting harder than focusing
Block any app in one tap. holdit.life tracks your focus as daily streaks and includes Strict Mode, preventing uninstalls mid-session so there is no easy way out. Custom modes for Deep Work, Sleep, Meditation, and more. Free on iOS and Android.
Hey Product Hunt. I am Deep, and I built holdit.life because I was embarrassingly bad at the very problem it solves.
I was building this app while constantly getting distracted by Instagram mid-session. Every blocker I tried had one flaw: I could turn it off the moment I really wanted to. And I always really wanted to. So I built Strict Mode a feature that prevents you from deleting the app while a focus session is running. Three emergency unlocks per month if you genuinely need out. That is it. No other escape route.
The rest of holdit.life came from the same place: what actually changes behavior versus what just feels productive? Streaks work because losing a 14-day streak genuinely hurts in a way a screen time notification never does. Custom focus modes (Deep Work, Meditation, Sleep, Family Time) work because different contexts need different blocking lists. The one-tap lock mechanic works because the decision to focus has to be made before the temptation arrives, not during it.
holdit.life is free on iOS and Android and launched 7 days ago. We have 2 users and 4.0 ratings so far. Today we are here to hear from you, what would you add, what does not work, what did we miss?
Ask me anything in the comments. I will be here all day.
Congrats on the launch team! Strict Mode sounds like a smart addition especially for those moments when willpower alone is not enough. :)
About holdit.life on Product Hunt
“The app blocker that makes quitting harder than focusing”
holdit.life was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 11 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #37 on the daily leaderboard. Block any app in one tap. holdit.life tracks your focus as daily streaks and includes Strict Mode, preventing uninstalls mid-session so there is no easy way out. Custom modes for Deep Work, Sleep, Meditation, and more. Free on iOS and Android.
holdit.life was featured in Android (57.5k followers), iOS (110.8k followers) and Productivity (660.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 244.8k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted holdit.life?
holdit.life was hunted by Deep Rathod. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Want to see how holdit.life stacked up against nearby launches in real time? Check out the live launch dashboard for upvote speed charts, proximity comparisons, and more analytics.
Deep Rathod