# Studious > Studious is an iOS daily planner and focus timer app that helps users stay on track by turning their calendar into a focus session with built-in app blocking. ## About Studious is a productivity app for iPhone created by Florent Perillat. It combines daily planning with focus timers and automatic app blocking. When you have events scheduled in your calendar (Apple Calendar or Google Calendar), Studious automatically starts a focus timer and blocks distracting apps so you can stay concentrated on what matters. No willpower or complex setup needed. Instead of manually blocking apps when you feel motivated, Studious makes sure your attention is protected automatically. The app was born from the frustration of juggling between planning apps and focus tools. ## Key Features - **Daily Planner**: Plan your day with a clean, intuitive calendar interface - **Focus Timer**: Automatically start timed focus sessions based on your calendar events - **App Blocking**: Block distracting apps during scheduled events to maintain focus - **Favorites**: Recurring events that can be added to your calendar with one tap - **Calendar Controls**: Manage your calendar directly from the focus timer - **Apple Calendar & Google Calendar**: Syncs with both ## Who It's For - Students who need to focus during study sessions - Professionals who want to protect deep work time - Anyone who struggles with phone distractions during planned activities - People who use time blocking as a productivity method ## Links - Website: https://getstudious.app - Blog: https://getstudious.app/blog - App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/studious-focus-study-timer/id6642672538 - Privacy Policy: https://getstudious.app/privacy - Terms of Service: https://getstudious.app/terms ## Details - Platform: iOS (iPhone), with macOS and iPadOS planned - Price: Free - Category: Productivity - Creator: Florent Perillat --- ## Blog: Introducing Studious: the daily planner that keeps you focused Published: March 10, 2026 We all share the same problem: we plan our day, but often struggle to stick to it. Distractions pull us away from what matters. Social media, notifications, and the temptation to scroll make it nearly impossible to stay focused. Suddenly, we lose all control over our plan and our sense of time. There was a real need for a tool that helps us execute our plans and protect our attention, without having to juggle between apps every time we need to focus. The idea for Studious was born from this frustration. Studious connects to your calendar (Apple Calendar and Google Calendar) and automatically starts a focus timer when you have an event scheduled. During that time, it blocks the apps that distract you most. No willpower or complex setup needed. Instead of manually blocking apps when you feel motivated, Studious makes sure your attention is protected even when you're not. We also know that scheduling your day isn't easy, and that this is why many people don't do it. That's why we designed Studious to make it incredibly easy to plan your time and keep it accurate as the day goes by. We created what we call Favorites: recurring events that can be added to your calendar with just one tap. We also built controls that let you manage your calendar directly from the focus timer. Since our phones are the most likely source of distraction when we need to focus, we decided to concentrate our efforts on building the iOS version first. We are planning to bring Studious to macOS and iPadOS soon. --- ## Blog: How Time Blocking Can Help You Be Less Distracted Published: March 10, 2026 Most people treat distractions as an attention problem, when more often, it's a planning problem. When you don't have a clear idea of what you should be doing right now, your brain fills that gap with any easy and comfortable activity it can do instead. Our brain is wired to look for comfort instead of effort, and in this day and age, distractions are so plentiful and so easily accessible (aka in our pockets at all times) that they become our primary source of comfort when we don't have a clear plan to strive towards. Think about the last time you got distracted (perhaps you even are right now). It never happens during something thrilling, does it? It happens when you're struggling, when you're bored, or when you have to do something that you really don't want to do. That sensation of discomfort is what makes distractions more and more tempting until the itch is too strong to resist. Time blocking is simply the act of scheduling your day in advance, for both your professional and personal life. The idea is to make time for everything important in an honest and plausible way. So don't start scheduling 5am wake-up times and 6am cold plunges. This will most certainly lead to you giving up for good, believing you have no willpower, and going back to winging it. You don't need to overhaul your entire day, you need to start with one hour. Schedule a single block of time during your day and try to deeply focus on an activity during that time. Put your phone in another room, or use an app like Studious to automatically block distracting apps the moment your focus session starts to reduce temptation. Your goal isn't to be perfectly focused, it's just to show up in a distraction-free environment. Then make it a routine and focus on consistency before you start filling your calendar with more time blocks. If you do this, I'm sure you'll quickly find your groove and be able to do more with your time. --- ## Blog: Why You Should Stop Using Your Phone Before Bed Published: March 11, 2026 A good night's sleep doesn't just happen magically once we close our eyes. Our brains need calm and time to wind down, and they do this by releasing melatonin, a hormone that signals to our body that it's time to rest. The issue is that blue light emitted by our phone screens suppresses melatonin production. So the more we scroll, the more we're telling our brain to stay awake. Since we all fall asleep eventually, we tell ourselves "I'm different", "It doesn't affect me", "Nah but I have Night Shift turned on" or whatever other excuse we find to justify the evening scroll. Content stimulates our brain. Whether it's a funny video, a stressful email, or a heated comment section, each of these triggers a small but significant emotional response that keeps our nervous system alert. This can reduce time spent in both slow-wave (deep) sleep and REM sleep, two stages vital for cognitive function. Poor sleep affects our concentration, mood, decision-making, and our ability to resist distraction the next day. Bad sleep leads to less focus, which leads to more distraction, which leads to more phone use at night, which leads to worse sleep. It's basically a vicious cycle that feeds itself. Your first line of defense is to block distractions at night. In Studious, you can schedule a nightly wind-down event that automatically locks your most distracting apps. Put a book on your nightstand, or even on your pillow to make reading irresistible. As Dr. Cheri Mah says: think of sleep as the beginning of your day instead of the end.