Early App Store Connect numbers from May 10:
No paid ads yet, mostly launch posts and app directory submissions.
For people who have launched iOS apps before: would you focus next on screenshots/ASO, more traffic, or positioning?
I’m building an iOS app that blocks distracting apps during focus sessions.
The concept is: each mode has a different character and mood, strict mode, schedule mode, easy mode, puzzle mode, and workout mode.
I’m trying to make it feel more fun than a normal app blocker, but still serious enough for productivity.
Would love feedback on the visual direction, especially:
I struggle with opening Instagram/YouTube/Reddit while studying, so I made a small iOS app called EvoCat.
It blocks selected apps during focus sessions, but instead of just showing a boring block screen, a cat character stops you before you open the app.
I made it mainly because normal Screen Time was too easy for me to ignore.
Curious if other students have the same problem: do app blockers actually help you study, or do you always find a way around them?
I’m an iOS dev and used Rive to animate the main character for my app EvoCat.
I had never animated before, so Rive helped a lot. It made the character feel alive without needing a complex animation workflow.
Still simple, but I’m pretty happy I could get this working. Would love feedback.
After cutting down on games, I noticed I was still escaping into YouTube, Reddit, Instagram, and random scrolling.
So I built EvoCat, an iOS app blocker where cats stop you before opening distracting apps.
It has strict lock, breathing, movement, and small challenge modes.
Made for people who don’t just need another screen time chart, but something that actually interrupts the habit.
App Store:
How do you guys think of the screenshots?
Current stats:
• 1600 impressions
• 181 product page views
• 41 installs
• only ~3.51% conversion
I feel like the conversation rate is quite low compared to others
Would really appreciate honest feedback:
What would you change?
I’m working on a focus/app-blocking system where each character represents a different friction mechanic.
This one is Iron Cat.
The mechanic is simple: during a focus session, distracting apps are locked. No soft reminder, no streak reward, no “maybe later” button.
Most gamification tries to make users do more.
This is the opposite: the character exists to stop an automatic behavior before it happens.
I’m curious where people here draw the line:
If the goal is behavior change, can strict friction be considered gamification?
Or does gamification need to feel rewarding to count?