Mom
Disappointed, not surprised. Softest of the three — still not patient.
"Oh... you picked it up again?"
PUT IT BACK
A focus timer that notices when you can't leave your phone alone — and calls you out the moment you pick it up.
Motion-aware pickups
Live Activity countdown
Streaks & analytics
One-time unlock
A session, playing out
The timer runs.
The phone stays down.
The ring counts down. Motion is watched the whole way through. When the phone leaves the table, a voice line fires — and the escalation tightens with each pickup.
- Light at 1–2 pickups. Annoyed at 3–5. Aggressive after that.
- If the session gets interrupted, it recovers from where it left off.
- A clean session (zero pickups) adds to your streak. Everything else resets it.
25:00
Mom · 25-min focus
0 pickups
Voice packs
Three personalities.
One timer.
Sergeant
Loud. Stricter. Every pickup becomes a small disciplinary event.
"Eyes forward! Phone down!"
Therapist
Calm on top, passive-aggressive underneath. Surprisingly effective.
"I see you're choosing distraction. Fascinating."
Sergeant and Therapist unlock together in a one-time purchase. No subscriptions.
FAQ
Practical details.
What is Put It Back?
An iPhone focus timer. Pick a length, set the phone down, and the app tracks pickups while the timer runs.
How does it know I picked up the phone?
The app requests motion access during active sessions. Gravity and acceleration readings tell it when the phone leaves the table.
What is free and what is paid?
Mom is free. Sergeant and Therapist unlock together in a one-time purchase. No subscription.
What gets tracked?
Session records, pickup counts, completion state, streak info, selected voice pack, and last spoken line — all kept locally. Anonymized product events are sent to Firebase Analytics. Full list on the privacy page.
Privacy
Exactly what the app does with your data.
Motion access, local storage, the specific Firebase Analytics events, and StoreKit purchase flow — all spelled out.