We’ve been tracking the release of Apple’s Screen Time product pretty closely – and not just for the obvious reasons. Screen Time, which helps people manage phone addiction, was released with iOS 12 and is now available to iOS users. So far, the reviews have been positive – with many pointing out there is much…
Steven Melendez of Fast Company has written a detailed piece on Freedom’s removal from the App Store. We’re glad to see coverage of this issue – and to see the article picked up by MacObserver and CNET’s The Download. Melendez writes: Users of the Durham, North Carolina, company’s desktop and smartphone apps or browser extensions…
In the effort to build more humane technology, Apple’s recent inclusion of features to combat smartphone addiction in their mobile operating systems is a major step forward. These features, launched with iOS 12, will provide insights into phone habits, enable fine-grained controls for notifications, and will even allow individuals to self-limit device use. For years,…
Important update: If you have previously downloaded Freedom for iOS, you can download it again. Important update 2: Freedom iOS 4.0, which blocks distracting websites in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, is now available here. Last summer, Apple temporarily removed Freedom from the App Store. This post outlines what happened, why it happened,…
The SaaS Podcast Featuring Freedom Founder Fred Stutzman This week, Omer Khan of CoversionAid and The SaaS Podcast hosted Freedom Founder and CEO, Fred Stutzman. ConversionAid is a company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and businesses build, launch, and grow successful SaaS products. Each week, Omer interviews proven entrepreneurs and startup founders to bring you actionable…
At Freedom, we are lucky to have many of our users write about their experience. From tweets to published articles – the Freedom community is buzzing with productivity strategy, advice, and experiments for a more focused, fulfilled life. This week’s articles focus on tackling major productivity pain points – including procrastination, focus, digital addictions, and…
Freedom was created by our CEO Fred Stutzman in order to help him avoid distractions and be more productive while writing his PhD. However, since releasing the new Freedom platform, our diverse and talented Freedom community has found many ways to use Freedom other than just to improve their productivity at work. Instead of us…
Getting rid of distraction January is the month of resolutions. We pledge to exercise more, eat better, save more, be more productive, be less stressed, wake up earlier, stop procrastinating, and just generally do more. We pledge to be happier. Unfortunately, life is complicated and come February or March, our new routines are often abandoned…