Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.

4recommend
0warn against
Dec 28, 2025first mention
Sep 21, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used fornfc/barcode app blockingblocking distracting phone appsblocking distracting siteslocking apps with a qr codeapp and web blocking

Why people recommend it

“I can't recommend https://www.foqos.app/ enough”

“Based on my screen time reports, I got back about 2 hours per day average after blocking all my favorite sites.”

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“Check out Foqos. Free for iOS, lock any apps down with a QR code which you leave in a cupboard for the times you really need to unlock.”

“I just installed Foqos[0] (iOS, free) for this exact purpose. Excellent app.”

Caveats and dissent

No one in these comments warned against it.

All comments 5

“basically Brick but open source and with any NFC tag or barcode”

“I can't recommend https://www.foqos.app/ enough”

“Based on my screen time reports, I got back about 2 hours per day average after blocking all my favorite sites.”

“Check out Foqos. Free for iOS, lock any apps down with a QR code which you leave in a cupboard for the times you really need to unlock.”

“I just installed Foqos[0] (iOS, free) for this exact purpose. Excellent app.”

Threads where it came up

Data: foqos.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

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