Tap the Humanodoro Pad to start. Choose Phone-Free mode for real distance, or App Block mode to block the apps you select. Every session builds visible progress.
One Pad, two session modes in the free app. Pick the one that fits the moment.
Phone on the Pad
Phone-Free Mode
Deep work. Your phone lives on the Pad; lift it before the timer ends and the session breaks. No willpower required, just distance.
Distracting apps paused
App Block Mode
Some days the phone can't stay on the Pad, calls, maps, the group chat. So yes, we built an app blocker too; just the one we'd actually keep. The apps that eat your hours show a pause screen instead of a feed.
Been here before?
Tried app blockers? So did we.
Blockers live inside the same phone they're guarding, always three taps from “off.” The Pad is different: a real place your phone goes, out of your hand and in plain sight. You don't argue with a setting. You just see your phone resting where it belongs.
“Tried app blockers before, but they always annoyed me and I deleted them. Humanodoro isn't invasive. It feels more like building a habit than being locked out.”
DavidProduct Manager · Work
Why it works
Everything you need to
take your time back
The pad
Put your phone
where it belongs.
The physical pad creates a real barrier between you and your screen, no willpower needed.
Streaks
Build habits
that stick.
Miss a day and the flame goes out. Keep going and watch it grow.
Focus timer
Stay in
the zone.
Timed sessions train your brain to concentrate for longer, session by session.
Progress
Build a
streak.
Every finished session adds XP, levels, and a streak you can see.
Progress
See your
growth.
Detailed stats show exactly how your focus improves week over week.
Join the focus movement!
Real results from real people
"I used to check my phone constantly while working. Now I start a session, and when I feel the urge to grab my phone, the timer reminds me why I started. Most times, I keep going."
Markus K.Software Engineer
Work
"Time with our kids was disappearing into our phones. We started putting them down together at the same time. Even the kids noticed. That alone made it worth it."
MajaParent of two
Family
"I actually use this pad consistently. I was sceptical at first because I've downloaded many study apps which I sooner or later stopped using. But the actual pad somehow compels me to use it."
NinaStudent from Slovenia
Study
"I used to check my phone constantly while working. Now I start a session, and when I feel the urge to grab my phone, the timer reminds me why I started. Most times, I keep going."
Markus K.Software Engineer
Work
"Time with our kids was disappearing into our phones. We started putting them down together at the same time. Even the kids noticed. That alone made it worth it."
MajaParent of two
Family
"I actually use this pad consistently. I was sceptical at first because I've downloaded many study apps which I sooner or later stopped using. But the actual pad somehow compels me to use it."
NinaStudent from Slovenia
Study
"I used to check my phone constantly while working. Now I start a session, and when I feel the urge to grab my phone, the timer reminds me why I started. Most times, I keep going."
Markus K.Software Engineer
Work
"Time with our kids was disappearing into our phones. We started putting them down together at the same time. Even the kids noticed. That alone made it worth it."
MajaParent of two
Family
"I actually use this pad consistently. I was sceptical at first because I've downloaded many study apps which I sooner or later stopped using. But the actual pad somehow compels me to use it."
NinaStudent from Slovenia
Study
"I used to check my phone constantly while working. Now I start a session, and when I feel the urge to grab my phone, the timer reminds me why I started. Most times, I keep going."
Markus K.Software Engineer
Work
"Time with our kids was disappearing into our phones. We started putting them down together at the same time. Even the kids noticed. That alone made it worth it."
MajaParent of two
Family
"I actually use this pad consistently. I was sceptical at first because I've downloaded many study apps which I sooner or later stopped using. But the actual pad somehow compels me to use it."
NinaStudent from Slovenia
Study
"Spent way too much time on TikTok. What surprised me is that this worked because it feels like a journey, not punishment. The little characters actually keep me going."
LenaMarketing Student
Study
"Studying was impossible with notifications. Keeping my phone on the Humanodoro Pad in the other room, on silent, changed everything."
EvaUniversity Student
Study
"We connected in the Humanodoro app with friends and turned it into a challenge. Competing on minutes and levels made it stick."
AndréEconomics Student
Study
"Spent way too much time on TikTok. What surprised me is that this worked because it feels like a journey, not punishment. The little characters actually keep me going."
LenaMarketing Student
Study
"Studying was impossible with notifications. Keeping my phone on the Humanodoro Pad in the other room, on silent, changed everything."
EvaUniversity Student
Study
"We connected in the Humanodoro app with friends and turned it into a challenge. Competing on minutes and levels made it stick."
AndréEconomics Student
Study
"Spent way too much time on TikTok. What surprised me is that this worked because it feels like a journey, not punishment. The little characters actually keep me going."
LenaMarketing Student
Study
"Studying was impossible with notifications. Keeping my phone on the Humanodoro Pad in the other room, on silent, changed everything."
EvaUniversity Student
Study
"We connected in the Humanodoro app with friends and turned it into a challenge. Competing on minutes and levels made it stick."
AndréEconomics Student
Study
"Spent way too much time on TikTok. What surprised me is that this worked because it feels like a journey, not punishment. The little characters actually keep me going."
LenaMarketing Student
Study
"Studying was impossible with notifications. Keeping my phone on the Humanodoro Pad in the other room, on silent, changed everything."
EvaUniversity Student
Study
"We connected in the Humanodoro app with friends and turned it into a challenge. Competing on minutes and levels made it stick."
AndréEconomics Student
Study
How It Works
See it in action.
01
Pick your length
Pick your session length.
From a quick 15 minutes to a 180-minute deep-work block. You decide how long the phone stays down.
02
Phone on Pad
Place your phone on the Pad.
The session starts the moment your NFC phone touches down. That's the start button. No menus, no setup.
03
It stays, you focus
It stays. You focus.
Lift it early and the session breaks. That's the deal, and the reason it works when willpower doesn't.
04
Progress that sticks
Progress you can see.
Every session adds XP, levels, and a streak. Skip a day and the streak resets, so you keep coming back to the work.
Attention, by design
Built for brains that chase the scroll.
Every notification is a little dopamine slot machine. The Pad swaps the pull-to-refresh loop for a better one: phone down → timer running → streak growing. If your attention runs on interest rather than discipline, this is the version of focus that finally sticks.
Everything you need to know about Humanodoro in under a minute.
Proven to keep
your phone
right there.
Proven phone barrierNFC Detection2× XPNFC phones
↯Physical Barrier
Users report they stop picking up their phone once it's on the Pad.
x22× XP Boost
Every minute on the Pad counts double. Always.
◎Built to Last
Cork surface, solid frame. Stays on your desk for years.
✓Universal Fit
Fits any phone and most cases. Needs an NFC phone to start sessions.
Natural materials
Looks like furniture. Works like a doorman.
95% natural, biodegradable cork and wood, cut to sit beside your keyboard. No screen, no charger, no plastic shine. Just a calm object that earns its place on the desk.
Gift the Pad
About 1 in 10 Pads is bought as a gift: for a partner who scrolls at midnight or a student with one thumb in the books. Give someone their time back.