Norma or Brick.
Both are physical objects you tap to make time-stealing apps disappear. The principle is the same. Here is what actually differs — including where it doesn’t favour us.
90 € — one-time, no subscription. 14-day returns.
The people who work at these companies put their phones down too.
What both do the same way.
- A physical object you tap, not one more app.
- You pick the apps to block once, then you tap.
- No battery, no charging.
- A one-time purchase, no subscription.
- Without the object, the apps stay blocked.
The comparison.
| Norma | Brick | |
|---|---|---|
| Physical object you tap | ||
| iPhone | ||
| Android | ||
| macOS app | ||
| Location-triggered blocking | — | |
| Scheduled blocking | ||
| Lock you can’t interrupt | — | |
| No subscription | ||
| No battery | ||
| Material | Stainless steel | — |
| Price | 90 € | see getbrick.com |
— : not publicly documented by Brick at the verification date. We’d rather leave a cell empty than claim an absence we couldn’t confirm.
Comparison verified on 26 July 2026 against getbrick.com. Brick’s prices vary by country and ongoing promotions — check their site.
How it works.
Set your apps once, then let the disc do the rest — one scan to block them, another to bring them back.
Build a preset
Pick the apps to block, once.
Scan your Norma
Hold your iPhone to the disc.
They disappear
Gone until you scan again.
Or start a scan fromSiriAction ButtonWidget
One scan. Every screen.
The same scan that quiets your phone clears your Mac. The distracting sites you chose go dark in every browser — until you scan again.
Everything lives in one quiet app.
One scan. The apps you chose turn off.
Group the apps you want gone into focus modes, then switch between them from the app’s home — work, sleep, dinner.
- Presets: One scan. The apps you chose turn off. Group the apps you want gone into focus modes, then switch between them from the app’s home — work, sleep, dinner.
- Wind-down mode: Focus that starts on its own. Wind-down mode runs on the weeknights you choose, and only inside the Places you set — like home. If you’re not there, it tells you.
- Rules: As strict as you need it. Stack rules on a session: a timer that auto-unblocks, a hardlock you can’t stop for up to two hours, or auto-block the moment you arrive somewhere.
- Insights: See the time you get back. Your total focus time, current streak, peak hours and longest session — tracked day by day, just for you.
- Leaderboard: Compete, if you want to. Off by default. Opt in to rank your focus time over 7 days, 14 days, or all-time.
- Achievements: Earn it, one session at a time. Hit streaks and milestones to unlock achievements — small, satisfying proof that your quiet time is adding up.
- Coming soon: Coming soon. Wake up by scanning — a morning alarm you can only dismiss with your Norma. And Mac sync — block distracting websites on your Mac, straight from the same presets.
What Norma doesn’t do.
Let’s be upfront: on these two points, Brick is ahead.
No Android.
Norma works on iPhone and Mac. If your phone runs Android, Brick is the right choice — we’d rather tell you here than after you order.
Norma costs more.
We are not the cheapest option and we’re not trying to be. No permanent sale, no countdown: one price, once.
People put their phone down.
“Norma made me realize how many times I unneccesarily pick up my phone. Blocking certain apps has helped me to focus a lot more. Also love the leaderboard feature! Gamifies it a bit which helps too :)”
“Great!”
“Just perfect !”
Your phone is engineered for engagement.
Order your Norma.
OrderQuestions we get.
No. Norma works on iPhone, with a companion app on Mac. If you’re on Android, Brick supports both systems.
The principle is identical: an object you tap that cuts the apps you chose. The concrete differences are the Mac (Norma applies the block on the computer), automatic triggering by place or time, and the fact that Norma is iPhone-only where Brick also covers Android.
No. The disc is bought once and the app is included, with no subscription and no in-app purchase.
Screen Time is switched off in seconds in Settings. Norma builds on Screen Time but makes unlocking depend on an object: if the disc is in another room, the apps stay blocked.
Yes. You have 14 days to return your disc under the European right of withdrawal.
One disc. Built to outlast every app.
Machined from solid stainless steel — cold, weighted, and permanent.
270 gStainless steel70 mmNo subscription