PhoneDown
PhoneDown is a privacy-first macOS menu bar app that helps you cut down on phone distractions while working at your computer. It uses your Mac's camera to detect when you reach for your phone — using shape and proximity, not facial recognition — and gives you a gentle nudge. A subtle menu bar counter tallies your daily reach-for-phone count, resetting at midnight, so you can see your habit and improve it. Everything runs locally on your device with no cloud uploads, no recording, and no account required.
What it does
- •Camera-based phone detection using shape and proximity (no facial recognition)
- •Menu bar counter that tallies daily reach-for-phone count, resets at midnight
- •Runs quietly in the menu bar — no Dock icon, no intrusive windows
- •Pause monitoring for calls, photos, or meetings
- •Privacy-first: all processing happens locally on your device
- •One-time purchase with lifetime updates, no subscription