Neurox — Launching a Cognitive Screen Time Control App

The Problem

The problem isn't screen time. It's what screen time is doing to your brain.

Every notification interrupts your focus. Every endless scroll fragments your attention. Hundreds of small distractions every day slowly train your brain to crave constant stimulation, making deep work increasingly difficult.

Today, your phone tells you how many hours you've spent online. It doesn't tell you how those hours affect your ability to think, focus, or perform. That's exactly what Neurox measures.

The Solution

Finally, a health app for your brain.

Neurox goes beyond screen time tracking. It analyzes your digital habits, measures their impact on your cognitive performance, and helps you build personalized focus protocols that protect your attention throughout the day.

The goal isn't simply to spend less time on your phone. The goal is to think more clearly, work more deeply, and perform better.

Inspired by Opal. Built for Cognitive Health.

Apps like Opal proved that blocking distractions works. But they all ask the same question: "How much time did you spend on your phone?"

Neurox asks a different one: "How is your phone affecting your brain?"

Instead of measuring screen time, Neurox measures cognitive performance. Instead of showing usage statistics, it provides actionable insights that help you improve your focus every day.

Personalized Onboarding

Every brain is different, and your focus habits are unique. That's why Neurox starts by learning how you work. During onboarding, it analyzes:

Your daily phone usage patterns
The apps that consume most of your attention
Your biggest sources of distraction
Your productivity schedule
Your work and study routines
Your focus goals

Using this information, Neurox creates a personalized cognitive profile that becomes the foundation for everything that follows. From your Cognitive Score to your blocking protocols, every recommendation is tailored specifically to you.

Your Cognitive Dashboard

Your brain, explained.

The Neurox Home screen gives you a complete picture of your cognitive performance in seconds. Instead of overwhelming you with raw data, Neurox transforms your digital behavior into meaningful insights.

Your dashboard includes:

Cognitive Health Score
Daily Focus Score
Weekly Performance Trends
Time Recovered
Distractions Prevented
Personalized AI Insights

Instead of saying "You spent 3 hours on Instagram," Neurox tells you: "Your focus dropped by 18% after switching between social apps 47 times this morning." That's information you can actually act on.

Focus Protocols

When a protocol is active, distractions simply disappear.

Neurox doesn't rely on willpower. It creates an environment where staying focused becomes effortless. Blocked apps cannot be opened while a protocol is running—no quick overrides, no impulsive exceptions, no "just five minutes."

Because the moments when you want to break your focus are usually the moments when you need protection the most. Create custom protocols based on:

Work hours
Study sessions
Daily screen time limits
Specific apps
Weekly schedules
Focus goals

Your phone adapts to your routine—not the other way around.

Grant Screen Time Access Permission Dialogue

Available on the App Store

Neurox is live and available for download on iOS. Access to the app’s core experience after onboarding requires an active paid subscription.

Download on the App Store

Reflection

Designing the Neurox App required shifting away from traditional wellbeing patterns. The challenge was not how to restrict behavior, but how to make its consequences understandable and create calm interfaces that support attention quality.