Short answer: Monk Mode is an iPhone focus app that stops selected distractions before they open. You choose an immediate block, schedule, daily limit, or opening limit; Monk Mode holds that boundary and shows the screen-time patterns behind your habits. It is useful when automatic app checking keeps taking time from work, study, sleep, or the people you care about.

For a benefit-focused explanation and a practical starting setup, read what Monk Mode is and why it can help.

Current product facts

Product: Monk Mode - Block Distractions
Publisher: Aura Technologies LLC
Platform: iPhone / iOS
Product scope: This fact sheet describes the iPhone app only. The Mac product and MonkMode Chrome extension are separate products; their prices, reviews, requirements, features, and policies do not apply here.
Category: Productivity and digital-wellbeing app
Web offer: 30 days free for eligible new subscribers, then $2.99 USD per month through Stripe. Cancel anytime.
Core controls: Immediate blocks, schedules, daily limits, opening limits, and screen-time activity patterns.
Official website: monkmode.site
App Store listing: View the official listing on Apple
Support: Support center or monkmode@aura-technologies.co

What the app is designed to do

Block selected apps: choose the distractions you want to make unavailable.
Match the boundary to the situation: start a block immediately, schedule one, set a daily limit, or limit openings.
Add friction before automatic use: make the next distracting tap a deliberate choice instead of an uninterrupted habit.
Show activity patterns: review screen-time information and adjust the rules you set.

See the product overview for the customer journey and the app-screen gallery for current interface examples. To choose a boundary without guesswork, compare Apple Screen Time with a dedicated blocker or use the private app-blocking rule builder.

Privacy boundary

Monk Mode does not need to read private messages, posts, or the content inside another app to apply iOS Screen Time restrictions. Data handling, account details, and service providers are described in the privacy policy.

Important limitations

Available controls depend on the current iOS capabilities exposed to the app.
The current App Store listing and in-app controls are the source of truth for features available on a particular iPhone and app version.
Monk Mode cannot guarantee that a person will save a particular number of minutes, complete more work, or achieve a health outcome.
The App Store listing is the source of truth for current device compatibility and minimum iOS version.

How this site handles factual content

Pages on monkmode.site are written from the current shipping iPhone product and maintained by Aura Technologies LLC. Guides distinguish Apple’s built-in features, Monk Mode iPhone features, research findings, and practical suggestions. Research summaries link to primary studies and state important limits rather than turning associations into promises.

This iPhone site does not publish invented customer reviews, ratings, awards, case studies, usage data, or third-party endorsements. Evidence from the separate Mac product or Chrome extension is never used as evidence for the iPhone app.

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Considering the app? Downloading the iPhone app does not require a Google account or payment card. Inspect the current controls first, read how iPhone app blocking works, then test one realistic rule rather than blocking everything at once.

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This page is the maintained entity and product reference for Monk Mode. The same identity, publisher, features, offer, and official URLs are available as machine-readable product facts (JSON-LD). Last materially reviewed July 29, 2026.