Ahonui
Ahonui vs ยท Brick
The Brick alternative that opens when the habit is done
Brick blocks your apps until you tap your phone on it. Ahonui blocks them until your habit is done, and checks it in Apple Health.
If you're looking for a Brick alternative, you already like the idea: a block you can't just wish away. Brick does that well. Tap your phone on a small device and your apps are blocked until you tap it again.
The distance is the point. Leave the Brick at home and the apps stay blocked all day.
But a tap can't tell you one thing: did you do the thing you were putting off?
No tap opens this. The run does.
A tap doesn't know what you did
The apps are unblocked when you reach the Brick, whether you trained or sat on the couch next to it. Where you left it is all it checks.
That still protects your attention, which is worth having. But nothing ties the blocked app to the habit you wanted.
Ahonui ties the block to the habit
No exercise, no Instagram.
You pick a habit and the apps that wait for it. They're unblocked when the habit is done, not when you find the Brick.
- Run with Strava. When your 30 minutes reach Apple Health, Instagram is unblocked.
- Water, fasting, sleep, weigh-ins and meditation work the same way.
- There's nothing to buy, carry or lose. It all lives on your phone.
Side by side
| Ahonui. | Brick | |
|---|---|---|
| Blocks apps | Yes | Yesuntil you tap the Brick again |
| Unblocks when you do the habit | Yes | No |
| How you get around it | A gem gets you 15 minutes, but your friends might troll you for using it | Tap the Brick, or use one of five Emergency Unbricks |
| What it tracks | Fasting, water, sleep, weight, movement, meals, meditation, medication | How long you stay blocked |
| Works on | iPhone | iPhone and Android. One Brick works with several phones |
| Price | Seven days free, then $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year | $59 for the Brick |
Which one is for you
If you just want a quieter phone, Brick does that well for $59. If you're on Android, or want one Brick for several phones, Brick is there and we aren't.
If you keep picking your phone over the gym, pick the app that knows whether you went.
Seven days free, on iPhone.