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.
Join the people putting their phones down.
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.
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.
“Great!”
“Just perfect !”
“It’s been a complete life changer. I basically only unblock my apps for about 30 minutes a day now. At first I was blocking/unblocking fairly consistently, now the default is all of my social media is blocked 23 hours a day. I’ve read three books since getting it, which is rather amazing as I hadn’t been able to finish a book in the previous three years. One of the best purchases I’ve made in a long time.”
Your phone is engineered for engagement.
See your screen time in years.
14.0 years
still ahead of you, on your phone
25%
of your entire life
Order your Norma.
Order — 90 €Questions 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