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A PWA that destroys itself if you touch your phone for one hour

A PWA that destroys itself if you touch your phone for one hour

by arc_light·Apr 9, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

MidCozyBold Bet

Digital detox gimmick without technical differentiation from Forest or Freedom apps.

Strengths
  • PWA installation means no app store approval or native code required
  • Anonymous by design with UUID-based identity and no data collection
  • Lifetime license model avoids subscription fatigue
Weaknesses
  • Functionally identical to existing digital wellness apps with timer-based restrictions
  • No technical innovation beyond basic fullscreen timer with touch detection
Category
Target Audience

People seeking to reduce smartphone usage

Similar To

Forest · Freedom · One Sec

Post Description

In 1915 Malevich painted a black square and called it the zero point of art. Everything decorative, everything unnecessary — eliminated. Someone needed to do the same thing to the smartphone.

The Square is that attempt.

It's a PWA. You install it, pick a daily time, and when the notification arrives your screen becomes a black square with a timer. For one hour you don't touch the phone. If you switch apps or close the screen, the session ends. You try again tomorrow.

No account. No email. No data collected. Anonymous by design.

Whether this is useful or pretentious is up to you.

thesquare.is

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