Ochi is a productivity tool for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that blocks distracting apps and websites via scheduled filters.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users rely on Ochi to remove the cognitive cost of impulsive browsing by automating content restrictions across their Apple devices.
For Productivity-focused users who want to automate the restriction of distracting apps and websites across Apple devices.
What does it look like?
Key features
Synchronizes filter rules and blocking schedules between iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Integrates with iOS Shortcuts to trigger Focus modes and blocking filters via external events.
Prevents modification of active filters during scheduled periods to curb impulsive behavior.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model with a lifetime purchase option, gating advanced configuration and filtering features behind the Pro tier.
Velocity
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The app currently operates at a maintenance cadence, with only one release shipped in the last 79 days. Development is focused exclusively on minor stability improvements and ensuring compatibility with the latest iOS and iPadOS versions. There is no evidence of new feature development or live operations, indicating a stable but inactive product lifecycle. The current release pattern suggests a focus on long-term maintenance rather than active feature expansion.
Who built it?
Michael Tigas
7 apps tracked · Productivity
Dumb Phone (dp)
Shelf - Create Live Activities
Focused Work - Pomodoro Timer
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focusedOS: Focus & Screen TimeUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate shortcuts integration allows power users to automate focus sessions via external triggers like nfc tags and cross-device synchronization across apple hardware keeps focus boundaries consistent for users working on multiple machines.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Shortcuts integration allows power users to automate focus sessions via external triggers like NFC tags
- Cross-device synchronization across Apple hardware keeps focus boundaries consistent for users working on multiple machines
- Generous free tier provides sufficient functionality for most users to block distracting apps and websites
- Scheduled blocking filters fail to activate automatically, forcing users to manually trigger them during focus sessions
38 of 38 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Ochi: Block Websites & Apps
How's the Productivity market?
Ochi occupies a niche within the Apple productivity ecosystem, leveraging deep OS integration to differentiate from generic blockers. The current 4.5-star rating across 154 total ratings suggests a satisfied core, but the lack of updates in the last 80 days leaves the product vulnerable to OS-level changes.
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Key takeaways for Ochi: Block Websites & Apps
Where is it heading?
The productivity-blocking market is consolidating around tools that offer deeper OS-level reliability and active developer support. Ochi's current trajectory is exposed: without addressing fundamental reliability issues, the product will continue to lose its reputation as a dependable tool for focus, leading to increased churn as users migrate to more stable alternatives.
- Persistent filter bypasses and scheduling failures in the latest release erode the core value proposition, driving negative sentiment among power users.
- The current maintenance-only cadence (no new features in 80 days) suggests the developer is not prioritizing the product's competitive evolution.
The SWOT
- System-level Shortcuts integration enables complex, trigger-based productivity workflows
- Cross-device iCloud sync maintains consistent focus boundaries across Apple hardware
- Implement a 'hard-lock' mode that prevents app deletion to satisfy user requests for self-sabotage prevention
- Introduce granular domain-specific blocking for platforms like YouTube
Next best moves
Rebuild filter-enforcement logic because bypasses are the top complaint → restore core value proposition
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The lack of developer response is not just a support failure…
Read the full takeBottom line
Fixing the filter-bypass and scheduling failures would address the primary drivers of user frustration and churn. If Ochi cannot provide consistent enforcement, the automation benefits are nullified, leaving the product unable to compete with more reliable alternatives.
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Is Ochi effective for blocking social media?
Does Ochi work across all my Apple devices?
Is there a free version of Ochi?
Why are my scheduled blocks not working?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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