Start small.
Twenty-five minutes, fifty, or a little time of your own. Pick something that fits your day.
A little time. A small win.
You don’t have to do it all.
Just make a little room for what matters next.
Free beta research is open. App access will follow verified setup and recovery.
One thing at a time.
Open beta timerA verified account and phone approval are required. This page does not block apps or websites.
Twenty-five minutes, fifty, or a little time of your own. Pick something that fits your day.
A chapter. A first draft. The thing you keep putting off. Give it a little room.
In the beta, pause when you need to and see your browser-only sessions in local history.
iPhone + Mac + browser
Headback is testing a shared focus session across iPhone, Mac and browser. The current browser timer requires a verified account and approval from Headback on iPhone.
How beta access worksJoin the research list to be considered for a conversation or a later invitation. Confirming your email does not create an app account.
We’ll explain the tested iPhone, Mac and browser experience to invited participants before setup.
Current companion access uses a verified Headback account. Each Mac or browser connection needs approval on the phone.
iPhone Screen Time protection and browser extension blocking need separate setup. The website alone does not block distractions.
Less, but considered
Pause without losing your place. There’s no streak to protect or score to chase.
Browser-only history stays in this browser. Shared sessions use your private room and are not added to that history.
Good to know
After account verification and phone approval, the beta browser can run a browser-only timer with local history or control an existing shared session. It does not start anonymously. Shared sessions are not added to browser-only history.
The connected beta uses a verified Headback account and phone-approved companion access. We’ll provide current setup instructions to invited participants after the coverage checks are complete.
The iPhone app can shield selected apps and websites after Screen Time permission. A connected browser controls the same timer, while browser blocking requires the extension to be installed and connected. The website alone does not block distractions.
Yes. Choose 25 or 50 minutes, or set a custom duration from 1 minute to 24 hours. Pause and resume when you need to.
Your next small win
Research invitations are open; beta access is not yet available.